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It's all online, the Welcome 'letter' is actually an email. Which family member has petitioned you? The wait will depend on that.

I’ve never been asked about who paid for my ticket, but in 10+ visits on ESTA I was asked about my job every single time. Three times I even had to pull my website up on my phone to show them.

You can Google and find an exemplar DS-160 form, I don't recall every question off the top of my head but it will ask about his work etc. And you can also search for info on Global Entry but essentially it's pre-approval for entry in to the US. Myself and my family all have it, means you don't even have to get your passport out usually, I just get 'anything to declare?' and then waived straight through. My daughter's boyfriend got it earlier this year to try to minimise stressful questioning whenever he visits here, and it's worked so far, he's not been questioned since getting it.

New details. I had the same with my son, we just took his new passport to the interview and we informed the officer the number had changed so he could update the DS-260, wasn't an issue at all. Good luck.

He can take those things to the interview, but they're not likely to be looked at. The decision is generally made on the details given on his DS-160. He can certainly carry them when he enters the US if he's granted the B2 though. What's his housing situation, does he own his own home? If the B visa is granted, he might want to look at Global Entry. I think he'd still be eligible for it with a refusal on his record (not 100% sure on that) but it would make entry much easier for future visits.

As long as you apply as soon as she's eligible, there's no way it should take that long. But winters out of the US should be fine anyway, if you spend 3 seasons in the US and only one out of it, then she'll easily meet the continuous residence requirement. Good luck.

Yes, so exactly the same as spouses, who also get 50% - 18 months out of 3 years. It doesn't matter if it takes 5 years for her to get to the citizenship interview, if she applies under the spousal provision, then that's what she needs to meet the requirement of.

She needs to meet the criteria at the time of applying, and 'up to the time of naturalization'. So no, she can't go over 18 months out of the country. If she wants to travel more then she'd be better off remaining a LPR and applying for a re-entry permit.

On your profile, not the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet isn't helpful to anybody that searches the forum, or uses the immigration timelines function, as most of us do. So to help all EB applicants (not just those applying via Montreal), please complete that as well, as the more info we have the better. Click on mine (on the left, where it says 'Timeline') for info on the one I mean. Thanks.

If memory serves me correctly, they'll be added under your account. But give it a go and see what it says. I actually mean on your profile, that timeline, if you could take 5 mins to do that it would be appreciated. That helps all EB applicants, not just those applying in Canada. Thanks.

Yes, you must follow the instructions you've been given really carefully - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html And please fill your timeline in? It 'pays it forwards' and helps others in return, many thanks

As Boiler said, AP is the biggest wait for any Iranian, whichever consulate they've interviewed at. But now the rules have tightened up (or, to put it another way, the rules that always existed are being enforced to stop 'consulate shopping'), the OP would only be allowed to interview in Turkey if they were either a Turkish citizen or resident there.

They are not insisting you move your case. They’re just telling you it’s an option. These are standard emails sent to most (all?) applicants.

Or father - and preferably both.

Not 2 years and 3 months of waiting for the interview? You mean overall? That's still a long time, did you have multiple RFE's? All you can do is keep checking for interview slots to open up, it will happen but can take a while. Good luck.

So by my calculations, you'll all definitely have aged out. Eldest is currently 30 years old, CPSA age 28 years. Youngest is currently nearly 26, CPSA age 24 years. And your PD isn't even current yet. A lawyer can't 'argue your case'. You're either eligible for a visa, or you're not, it's a matter of law. A lawyer will make no difference to that.

Just a bigger backlog for CR-1 I guess. Please fill your timeline in so that when you ask questions it's easy to see which visa category you are, etc, plus it 'pays it forward' and helps others too. Thanks.

Manila will be much quicker than Cairo (not sure why you couldn't see a date, but as said above, it's showing August 2025 for immediate relatives), but your citizenship isn't relevant, only your husbands. He would either need to be a Filipino or have residency in the Philippines to interview there, just visiting wouldn't make him eligible.

And which visa? Please do fill in your timeline, it's really hard to help you without basic info about the visa route you're going down etc.

Congrats! Please don’t forget to update your timeline with the latest info so anybody searching can see it. Hope the interview goes smoothly.

So have you not tried them? You not being a citizen isn’t relevant. They can still help you.

I'm afraid I agree with Boiler, this is likely a non starter. It wouldn't be EB-3 skilled worker as nannies don't require any training in the US, it would be EB-3 'other workers'. Realistically, no family is going to wait that long for you to be able to start work, if they are hiring a nanny then it will be because they have an immediate childcare need. And they're not likely to wait all those years and pay all the fees when they can hire an American immediately to fulfil that need. Plus the Labour Cert is going to be problematic, both for the reasons above, and because anybody already in America could do the job. Which consulate? And is this for a family you're already in contact with? Are they aware of the wait ahead of you?

It's based on income "at the time you file". So what does his paycheck say? Add that to your salary and see if it's less than $84,600 (assuming just the two of you).

Looks like you're a CR-1 applicant? So about a year - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Good luck.

For which consulate and which visa?