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Yes.

Petitioner must provide criminal records if there are any. Beneficiary will need police clearance. Both need to show evidence of final termination of prior marriages. These are requirements for the petition though, not the consulate. Some consulates will ask for further evidence of the parent-child relationship (beyond petition requirements), but you will not know until the interview.

What do you mean “your” interview? Or are you hoping to attend the beneficiary’s visa interview? What were you arrested for?

So when you overstayed he was not yet a citizen?

Not the address itself, but not being domiciled in the US definitely could delay things.

What Family (who is one of the kinder VJ members, in fact) is saying is that the consulate will not spoon-feed you the requirements to overcome this inadmissibility. Why? Well, because honestly that is not their job. If he really does want to immigrate to the U.S., it is 100% your husband’s responsibility to figure out his next step by contacting the clinic where he had the medical exam. Neither the clinic nor the United States consulate will be proactive about it- it’s entirely up to the applicant. I'm sure it’s frustrating for you to be trying to do this on his behalf, but really he needs to step up and take an active role in this, since it is entirely down to his choices.

As the biggest stakeholder in all of this, it is his sole responsibility to comply with the terms of US immigrant visas if he wants to live here. Just passively waiting a year and expecting it to “all work out” seems naive at best. You may want to look at relocating both of you to a different part of Columbia if you want your family to be reunited. I don’t foresee a different outcome a year from now.

You’ll need to replace the lost one. As to your other question, the residency rules for naturalizing are not going to be waived because you write a cover letter asking for that.

Not sure how a visa application could be done remotely. Don’t they all require biometrics?

You thought wrong. You’ll also be required to submit police checks from your country of origin, and anywhere else you’ve lived. Medical history will be documented via the exam. It sure sounds like you’re trying to hide something from the U.S. government, which could make you inadmissible? If so, don’t bother. They’ll find it.

The OP answered previously. It’s Pakistan.

US citizens are not eligible for immigrant visas. Have you looked at the link provided, as suggested? You need to start there to begin to understand this process.

No, he will need to obtain it.

1) Obviously 2) You mean, in the form of the medical exam, as required for all immigrant visas?

Right, you didn't fill the form out correctly. So now you have to file the I-824, along with the fee ($465 now?). It could take an additional year to get the the point of an interview.

Lack of understanding of one of the many roles of elected reps: assisting US citizens (their voter base) who live in their constituency with federal agencies.

Missed this until @Timona pointed it out. OP, this is absurd. Congressional representatives represent their constituents. Is your FIL a constituent? NO. Please don't waste taxpayer dollars on something frivolous. He has NO rights to a tourist visa. He has the right to apply, and that's it. Even if there were grounds to contact the rep for a legitimate reason, they will not interfere in a consular decision. I feel like you don't really understand the process here.

She won’t be considered an LPR until she arrives in the U.S. with an immigrant visa.

I don’t think you can be residents of both, especially in terms of things like provincial health benefits, etc. @Ontarkie

Hopefully by now you realize that they already know he has family in the US, and that omitting that info to deliberately deceive and say he wants to “visit Disney” is a really dumb idea, and actually decreases any small chance he may have left of getting a visa?

Sounds like she’s assuming it will be added to her I-130 petition at the CSC.

Again, they’ll be subject to whatever CBP decides at the airport, in terms of duration. Visiting once a year or so should be fine. Also good to know- they’d have no basis to adjust status on that B visa anyway, since it will be years before your wife is eligible to naturalize.

Marijuana remains federally illegal in the U.S., despite being legal in some states. Sorry, but your fiancé will have to prioritize immigrating over using if he wants that visa.

I assume the 3-year multi-entry means that they can come for up to 6 months per visit with unlimited visits for those 3 years correct? No!! It means nothing of the kind. “Unlimited visits” would be an egregious abuse of the B visa, and it would be revoked. They would likely be sent back on the next flight. How can they afford to stay for 6 months, if they have jobs and responsibilities back home? The length of stay will be granted at POE by CBP. If they did get a 6 month stay, the recommendation is to leave before the date on the I-94, and spend at least a year out before trying to come back. Please do some reading about this. If your in-laws plan to use a visitor’s visa to try to live in the U.S., it will be rightly denied or revoked. Abusing the terms of tourist visas can lead to issues for them later if they want to come back. If they want to spend more time in the US than for normal vacations, they will need immigrant visas.

There is only one option for them: B-2 visa. They apply on their own, and approval is based entirely on their own merits/ties to home. There is no sponsorship. They will have to disclose that they have family in the US when it comes time. I'm not sure if Russians are still eligible for 10 year visas, but since there is no functioning US consulate in Russia, they will need to be prepared to travel.