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  1. appleblossom
    OK, so your case isn’t current yet. The date for the Philippines in this month’s bulletin is 1st January 2005, so probably another 3-5 years to go. Good luck.
  2. appleblossom
    If the waiver hasn’t been granted then do you mean you’re going to wait two years then apply for the F-1? If enough time passes it shouldn’t be an issue. More pertinent will be things like the course you want to do, your existing education level, your country (and the ties you have to it), and the funds available.
  3. appleblossom
    You’ll be given a list of things to bring when you book it, but it’s also on their website - https://visamedicals.co.uk/united-states/ Please do fill in your timeline! Thx.
  4. appleblossom
    Sorry, I missed this. It’s the date NVC received your case from USCIS.
  5. appleblossom
    Then sounds like that’s the way to go, it should make it much quicker than Lagos. Best of luck.
  6. appleblossom
    Ah, I see, you said EB-2 not EB-2 NIW so I assumed you had a job offer. If you’ll genuinely be moving back to Germany and living/working there, then you can ask once you’ve moved. Good luck.
  7. appleblossom
    Why did you transfer to Lagos? There’s no minimum time to be in a country for a consulate to accept a case, most just require proof of residency but can refuse if they wish - they’re not obligated to accept a case. Yes, 2 years is normal for Lagos. Your DQ isn’t relevant as you weren’t eligible for a visa until this month anyway. As above, when does your employer want you to start? If they want you sooner they may have to sort you a temporary visa. Is it a company transfer, maybe L1 would be better?
  8. appleblossom
    Because you’ve filed your AOS/I-485 - the OP hasn’t.
  9. appleblossom
    Given you’d have to be resident/working/living in Germany for a while before Frankfurt would accept a transfer then it would probably be pointless as I’m guessing you’re some way in to the wait at Lagos? Plus you might get stuck in Germany due to AP if you’re from Nigeria, so that could be another lengthy wait, probably not worth risking. When were you DQ’ed? Please do fill in your timeline, thx. And when does your employer want you to start work? If they’re not prepared to wait for you to go through the EB-2 process then would they sort a temporary employment based visa maybe so you could get to the US sooner?
  10. appleblossom
    It’s not anywhere near as long as Lagos, but do you live in Germany? What’s your Priority Date?
  11. appleblossom
    No, you haven’t - click on ‘Timeline’ on your profile or next to any of your posts and it’s blank. If you could take 5 mins to fill it that would be super helpful. And just trying to help, I’ve given you the official link that tells you you need a new police cert. Not sure why you’d dismiss that.
  12. appleblossom
    Depends on the reason for the 221g and what background checks still need to he done. Not helpful I know but it can be anywhere from days to months to even longer. There’s no set timescale but assuming there’s nothing else needing checking hopefully it won’t be too long. Please fill in your timeline to help others whilst you’re waiting. Good luck.
  13. appleblossom
    You’ve not said which consulate (please fill in your timeline) but assuming it’s London you’ll be interviewed at then go to the country specific guidelines on the usual NVC website - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/enus-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/LND-London.html Hope that helps.
  14. appleblossom
    It’s not new, it was even current a couple of years ago. Once you’re a citizen you can ‘upgrade’ the petition anyway, but the petition is currently taking ~18 months so unless things speed up considerably, you may as well get things started and hopefully it’ll be quicker if you petition her now. The date for filing for that category is October 2024, so if you got married last year and had petitioned her straight away, she’d have applied for her adjustment of status by now. Good luck.
  15. appleblossom
    VFS Global is an official provider of services for many governments around the world, including the US. https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/general/about.html?from_section=0 I’ve no idea if the Manila consulate uses them though, and I seem to recall the Philippines recently changed their visa process, but hopefully those with experience of Manila will be along to help shortly.
  16. appleblossom
    No, currently those who applied 3 years ago are eligible for visas. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-april-2025.html So yes, it’s longer than if you were a citizen, but why wouldn't you just apply now and then be much further along by the time you are eligible to apply for citizenship? Rather than starting from scratch in 2028?
  17. appleblossom
    3025? You should have been given it by the doctors when you had your medical, are you sure you don’t have it? It’s nothing to do with the consulate, it’s where you had your medical that you need to get it from so if you didn’t get it at the time you’ll need to get them to send you a copy. Good luck.
  18. appleblossom
    Interesting, did that change very recently? It still says they prioritize immediate relative I-130’s on the USCIS website. And is it just F2A’s or are all preference based family petitions now processed in the same timeframe as IR’s?
  19. appleblossom
    Sure Citymed will give you the form? It’s nothing to do with the consulate, and unlikely they’ll be able to help. Any paperwork that needs to be complete prior to the medical should be provided by the medical company so I’d go back to them and ask them to send you a copy. Sorry, I missed your response above. Were you born in NZ? Or another country?
  20. appleblossom
    I’m so sorry to hear of your situation, but an expedite isn’t going to help. Even if you can expedite the I-130 with USCIS, there is still no visa available by law as the Priority Date isn’t current. I agree that trying again for a visitor visa using proof of your mothers situation may be the only option for him to see her. I assume she can’t travel to your brother? And I’m sorry to sound insensitive but would your brother still want to move to the US if his mother was no longer there and if so, have you petitioned him too as back up? I wish you and your family the very best.
  21. appleblossom
    You’re aware that you can petition your souse as a LPR? You don’t need to be a citizen to do so. It does take longer but no need to wait.
  22. appleblossom
    Thank you. It only takes 5 minutes but is a great way to ‘pay it forward’ and help others that follow.
  23. appleblossom
    Go to your profile and enter it there on the timeline section. Thx.
  24. appleblossom
    Yes, any income needs to be included. It’s effectively whatever you’ll report as income on your tax return.
  25. appleblossom
    On your profile please - putting it in posts isn’t helpful. Click on the ‘Timeline’ button by anybody’s name (mine for example) to see how you’d fill it in. Thx.
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