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Ah, ok. I'll ask a kind mod to amend your thread title. Probably similar timescale though, currently those who applied in December 2011 are just now becoming eligible for visas, so maybe another 8 years or so for you as a very rough guess. Good luck.

That's because there isn't one. As I said in my response to you, both F1 and F2B's can have derivatives so it has no impact at all.

What does this mean? F4 is for sibling of USC’s. Approval of the I-130 could be any day, but that isn’t really relevant as there still won’t be a visa available to you for quite some time. If you applied in 2016 then I’d guess at another 10 years for that maybe? Unless you’re from India, Mexico or the Philippines, in which case it’ll be longer. This isn’t a DCF case so I’ll move your thread to the right forum.

I answered this for you the other day?

I just assumed it was a cute nickname for his stepson. 😂

Thanks for clarifying. You referred to him as 'Apple', I'm guessing autocorrect! But where did you see he's changed categories and given another DQ date? I can't see that anywhere.

It's done by DQ date - see the link I gave above (5th post). Who's 'he'? And what change of category? I assume your stepson (going on your other thread) but it would really be better if you kept all questions to that thread rather than hijacking somebody elses. So I'd post over there, giving details and timelines of each of the two cases, and why the change in category (which would normally slow things down). Hopefully then somebody can help you figure things out.

Two separate biometrics and medicals, yes, they each need those for their visas. If you contact NVC and ask them to link the two cases they’ll be interviewed together though.

Cases DQ’ed in October are being scheduled for interviews now - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html So probably nearer 3 months until you get your IL, and then the interview date will be 1-2 months from that. Also, just checking but you mention ‘IR1 petition’ - you do have a separate IR2 case for her son as well? I’m sure it’s just the way you phrased it but just wanted to make sure! Good luck.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Please fill in your timeline too, thx.

Doesn't look like it from their timeline. As above, please do fill yours in as well, to 'pay it forward' and help others that follow. Thanks.

That's what's so odd. As you say it's not being canceled because of a DOB discrepancy, it's being cancelled because no visa was ever applied for. On the OP's first post they included a copy of their I-797, and that said that they were an Indian citizen. But even so, their PD would have been current in 2002, over 20 years ago! So I really don't understand what has happened since then. Hopefully the OP will clarify for us.

Yes. They just all have to enter before the visa expiry date, which will be 6 months from the date of their medicals. And make sure she’s got the recevant docs to prove the father(s) have given permission to take the kids to the US. Good luck.

The red flag is that you should have had your IL letter quite some time ago. And that your lawyer seems frankly, pretty useless. They should have submitted an enquiry months ago, your wife could be in the US with you by now and the delay is on them.

She can have derivatives under F2B or F1, either is fine. But she can opt out of the conversion to F1 if preferred. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp6 Just to confirm she’s never married?

A stay of 12 years isn’t tourism, no way you could argue that. And as said above, her maximum entry on a B visa would have been 6 months. The visa itself may be 10 years but that’s not the same as the authorised stay period. The issue you have now is that it looks as though she’s tried to hide her overstays by omitting them, which would be misrepresentation (risking a lifetime bar from the US). So you absolutely need to get ahead of this and have her fess up. Contact NVC asap, and the consulate. And you need to find out how she was able to enter all of these times (again, to make sure she never lied). She needs to get it all very clear ahead of her interview. Just to confirm, she hasn’t entered the US since 2015? Sounds like she’d have had a 10 year ban but that would have run its course by now - as long as she didn’t try and enter during it.

I'm so sorry to hear this, what a nightmare for you all. I'm guessing that your children would have aged out as it seems your I-130 was approved very quickly, so if it's any consolation I don't think this has impacted them as they wouldn't have been eligible for visas anyway. Your other thread (now moved as it was a duplicate and had your personal docs on it) had your I-797 on it, so you did have a case number? What's been happening in the years since your PD became current? It seems to say you didn't apply for a visa within the one year deadline, did you try but not have any luck because of the DOB? I assume you've got a lawyer, have you already taken legal action? What was the outcome if so and what does the lawyer say is the next step? I wish you the best of luck.

The 2 v 3 trips isn’t a biggie. The wrong dates are as it could look as though you’re trying to cover something up, so you definitely need to try and correct that to avoid a misrep charge. I would do as @TBoneTX has suggested but also contact NVC if the case is still with them, tell them you made some errors and ask them to reopen the DS-260 to correct it. On what basis was your Mom in the US all those years, what visa?

Were you definitely DQ’ed? If so, something is not right as you should have got your IL a few months ago - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html The rescheduling appointment thing makes it sound as though you were sent an IL. Have you been checking your junk/spam emails carefully? Just to confirm, you’re a US citizen? Not green card holder? What does your online case status say? And again, who expedited your case, USCIS or NVC? Lastly, when did you have the biometrics appointment?

Do the documents definitely meet the criteria set out in the country specific guidelines? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Philippines.html Who was it expedited by, USCIS or NVC? Have you paid the fees and submitted the DS-260? If you could fill your timeline in it would be helpful. Being DQ'ed should only take a couple of weeks, so if that still hasn't happened then there's definitely an issue somewhere. What does your lawyer say about the delay?

Thanks. Were you born in Ireland or elsewhere? If you're DQ'ed then you'll need to postpone any visa interview you get given, wait until the baby is born and then contact NVC to add the baby once s/he is born in July. They'll then add him/her as a derivative to your case and ask you to pay fees and complete a DS-260 for him/her. You can then interview after that is sorted. If you don't already have written permission from the children's father to remove them to the US, now's the time to get that sorted too. Best of luck.

It's not clear what stage you're at - current on Table A or Table B? Have you completed the NVC process and are now just waiting for an interview? Or have you yet to do the NVC side of things? What's your PD and which consulate will you be interviewing at?

Not at the moment - https://ae.usembassy.gov/cancellation-of-visa-and-u-s-citizen-services-appointments-due-to-security-situation/

Is she a Pakistani citizen only? It may be that they’re only interviewing those with dual citizenships (who can get visas) at the consulate, which is why the backlog (which used to be huge at Islamabad) has reduced so quickly. But even if that is the case, your mother’s case should still be there. Have you submitted an enquiry to NVC? It should have been transferred months ago.

She won’t get her GC straight away, it takes 6-12 weeks (ish) to arrive after she enters the US on her immigrant visa, so she’ll need insurance before that. I’d suggest you get some quotes for her now, just to give you an idea of price and make sure it’s feasible for her before you submit the I-130. Good luck.