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  1. I'd just allow longer personally, you can do it just a week before but then you run the risk of the visa not being approved if it's not been received. Being a British citizen isn't usually enough for London, they require you to be resident in the UK, but if your case has been accepted there then just take proof that you only moved recently and fingers crossed it should be all good. Best of luck.
  2. Even spouse visas have a much longer wait for an interview in Lagos, and they are prioritised over EB cases. But you never know, maybe the backlog will reduce, fingers crossed. Just keep an eye on the VB to make sure your PD doesn’t retrogress. And please fill in your timeline, thanks.
  3. There are very few consulates that will accept cases from people who are t resident in that country. Perhaps Poland was the only one that would take it? But you can certainly try again asking for a specific consulate and explaining the circumstances.
  4. It's scheduled for you, you usually get about 4-6 weeks notice, and of course you'll need to have the medical done a couple of weeks before the interview so allow for that as well. Do you normally live in the UK but are just abroad short term? London can be funny about people 'consulate shopping' so make sure you have evidence of residency in case you're asked.
  5. Ah, that will be it then. I'm sure it will be good news, hopefully soon.
  6. It's not luck, there's always a specific reason for it. How long had your wife lived in London? Perhaps the other couple had lived there a much longer time so less non-UK background to check.
  7. Not fun but AP was pretty much inevitable with a Pakistani applicant that's transferred to another consulate unfortunately. I really hope you hear soon, I'm sure you will.
  8. You're usually put in to the school that serves your address and won't get a choice. But I wouldn't pay any attention to online ratings anyway, they're not terribly reliable. And if it's just elementary school, as long as your children are safe, happy and learning life skills, they'll be all good.
  9. That's a good sign - means they're looking at it and if there have been several unsolicited updates I'd expect a request to redo the medical soon. Good luck.
  10. Is the father actually planning on moving to the US? What is the mother's status in the US?
  11. Which visa category?
  12. As above, if he entered without inspection he's not eligible to adjust status. Consular processing was their only option.
  13. Adjustment of status isn't an option for him if he entered without inspection, so it will be a different process than your husband's. So the DS-260 is correct (DS-160 is for tourist visas, DS-260 is for immigrant visas), I-485/I-765 aren't relevant for him. Sounds like he will need a waiver though but that will be determined at interview.
  14. Mine wasn't for K1, it was for an EB immigrant visa. But it was just in my handbag, and went through Heathrow security in that. It'll be easy to see on the scanner that it's just documents so I can't see why there would be any issue at all. I also took another folder of documents in case they were requested at immigration on the US side, again they were just in my handbag and weren't a problem.
  15. That's super speedy! My daughter applied for a replacement card in May, her online account still says 22 months remaining. 😂
  16. Yep. Then when the time comes and a visa is available to your brother he'll be able to include any derivatives that are eligible for visas too.
  17. OK, both will probably age out but all you can do is wait and see. You just add them in section 4.
  18. This thread is for those that filed in March 2023, if you search you'll probably find a similar thread for your Priority Date. Good luck.
  19. His spouse will be a derivative on his application. Children should be added as derivatives too, but are likely to age out. You say they're under 21, but how old are they? And which country are they from?
  20. Definitely sign up for Informed Delivery! It's free and invaluable for peace of mind when tracking important docs, and you'll have lots more reason to use it with your AOS application etc.
  21. Have you got Informed Delivery so you can see when it's on the way?
  22. That's what the WOM is about. But after only 6 months they're unlikely to have completed all of the background checks needed to make a decision on your case, especially if you're self petitioning and from a high risk country. Basically, you can't compel them to do their job if they don't have all of the information needed to do that job, which is why cases are dismissed if they're filed too early.
  23. There's a guide on this forum (top of the page) which is great. Personally, for my immigrant visa, I found the official step by step guide really clear and useful too - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html Good luck.
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