US Immigration from Thailand

Hello VJ,

My wife (naturalized USC) petitioned on an I-130 to bring her 30 year old (now) daughter to the U.S. from Thailand.

Receipt date is 12/26/2020. I think that puts her in the:

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.

category ?

If this is true, according to the April Bulletin, they are on 2/08/2015 (Feb 8 2015) applications. If so, does that mean they at least as of right now, she can expect at least 6 more years of wait for any movement ? I have asked about this before but I still don't exactly get it. I am not sure if I understand the categories and the Visa Bulletin correctly. Thanks in Advance - Tango

My wife is a Legal permanent resident who has filed the N-400 for citizenship, is the legal guardian of a 6 year old niece in Thailand. I am a US Citizen by birth and we want to bring our niece here with the intent of adoption and citizenship. The child's father was killed in a motorcycle accident about 18 months ago and the mother is an alcoholic that has signed the guardianship paperwork in Thailand for my wife to become her legal guardian. The child is now living with my wife's parents until we can get her here. What visa do we need to apply for and would it be more advantageous to wait for granting citizenship or applying now for the nieces visa. How do we go about making this application.

Thank you in advance for your advice and council.

Dave

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I met a woman in Thailand (I am in the USA) and she has a valid B2 visa. I visited her in Thailand for 3 weeks, and we have become close friends. As such, she came back to the USA with me and is staying for 3 months to visit and sight see. She is planning to return to Thailand on the 16th of this month for matters to attend to, and after 2 months at home there, return to the USA to visit me for 6 months.

Is there any sort of restriction that would hinder our plans?

Thank you.

Hey all, I checked current processing times and it looks like work authorizations (form I-765) from December 2024 are currently being processed.

My wife's K-1 visa was approved earlier in 2024. We were married in July 2024 and within a few months had filed all subsequent necessary documents, including the I-765. Every other document has been assigned a case number and has been confirmed either as received or in process.

The I-765 is not listed. Maybe this is due to the fact it was initially filed with an incorrect fee. I can actually see that case was denied on 10/18/24 for that reason - there was a discrepancy in the fee our attorney sent and an updated fee based on filing other documents. We re-filed a new I-765 in mid-November, however, and the case is not shown anywhere nor has a new case number been assigned.

We have reached out to USCIS support that gave a copy and pasted line about how things can take a while. I asked them at what point should I be taking any action given there's a slim possibility the mail was either lost or somehow sent to the wrong address. I was then given the same copy and pasted line and disconnected. I've also tried an email inquiry with USCIS which I was told was received and that they'd try to reply, about two weeks ago, but no response there either.

Given there is no new case number assigned yet should I be concerned, or am I just experiencing unlucky variance on timing. Maybe with the new admin and general chaos there have been delays (layoffs?) and I should continue waiting? Or is thre any proactive action I should take?

Thank you,

Phil