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It will take longer for Montreal. Have a read of the thread above, lots of timelines in there. This is the most recent post (March) from somebody that was given an IL to give you an idea - Good luck.

Sounds like you completed the DS-260 wrongly, what did you put in the 'is this child immigrating to the US with you' question? And what was wrong with the police checks, were they in accordance with the below? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/australia.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/NewZealand.html

When are you eligible to apply for citizenship?

The 10 years the I-130 has taken is good though, she may just scrape through under the CPSA, depending on when the I-130 is finally processed - they need to hope it's still a long way away from approval. Fingers crossed for them.

How old is the child? 10 years is good, means they're at much less risk of aging out. I'm sure you already know this, but even if the I-130 is approved soon, they've still got a long wait ahead of them for a visa to become available. The I-130 is only the petition and first step. Assuming they're from the Philippines, then those that applied in August 2002 are only just now becoming eligible for visas - nearly a 22 year wait. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-may-2024.html

Cases are transferred to balance out workload all the time, it may make things a bit quicker than if it had stayed in whichever service centre it was at but doubtful it will be by much. Does the son/daughter that is married have children? If so you want the I-130 to take as long as possible anyway.

That's the date for filing i.e. submitting supporting documents to NVC and completing the DS-260. Those people still aren't eligible for a visa yet, until their PD is current on Table A. Either way it's still a long wait though, unfortunately it's not linear (F1 category has only moved 9 months in the past 3 years), so who knows how fast it will move in the future. I'd guess at maybe 5 years to go, but it really is just a guess. All you can do is check it occasionally and hope it moves faster - and don't get married! Good luck.

Currently those who applied in July 2015 have just become eligible for visas, so 3 years ahead of you. But there's no way of knowing what the future wait is, all you can do is keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin and see how it's moving, once your PD is current then you'll be added to the queue for an interview. Good luck.

What kind of case?

Not sure why you're using the Boundless processing time rather than official ones, but presumably that's referring to the whole process i.e. getting the green card in hand? As there's no way it should take that long for just the visa. I'm not sure those would be reasons for an expedite, but you can certainly apply, it's worth a try. Good luck.

Wasn't an issue for any of us. "Do I need to have my number before I start working? We don’t require you to have an SSN before you start work. However, the Internal Revenue Service requires employers to use your SSN to report your wages." Or point them to this page - https://www.ssa.gov/employer/hiring.htm

You need a SSN to be paid, but not to start work. But if you've ticked that box on the DS-260 you'll usually get the SSN within about 10 days.

@Mrs. Hamza is a green card holder, not a USC - so different processing times as linked to above. There just isn't the same priority given to spouses of LPR's, as there is no visa available to them for several years anyway. Even once the I-130 is approved they've still got a long wait ahead before they are eligible for a visa, so priority is given to other I-130's.

Not sure where it says that but it shouldn’t! I’ve never heard of it being that quick, that’s usually only for those approved at the interview. Hope you get the decision soon so you can crack on with everything. Good luck.

If they were only delivered on Wed then it’s far too soon for approval. Your envelope is probably sitting in a big pile still waiting to be opened. If that’s all they need then it’ll maybe be 2-3 weeks as a rough guess. Good luck.

Thousands of USC's live in another country with their spouse and petition them from that country before moving to the US together once the spouse's visa is received every year. Probably tens of thousands! There are lots of forum members on VJ who are USC's living abroad with their spouses and going though the process now if you want to double check. There is no requirement to be in the US at the time of submission at all.

I honestly can't remember I'm afraid. But if you don't see it don't worry, you may not even notice it - the only one to look for really is 'issued' as then you know it's been printed and is in your passport. Good luck.

Mine went to Admin Processing (very briefly - for about 2 hours!), then approved, then issued. Then details of the shipping, once it had been sent, although I'd had that from the courier already by that point. Mine was interview on the Monday afternoon, passport delivered Thursday morning. No idea on how long it takes for collection though as every case I've seen has had it delivered. That was last year, London, EB case. HTH, good luck.

Yes, same process, and her parents would be classed as 'immediate relatives', so they'd have a similar processing time - maybe 18 months as a rough guide. However, her brother will take much longer as he wouldn't be classed as an immediate relative. If his parents petition for him, it will be several years before he's eligible to apply for a visa even if he's under 21. See category F2A on the Visa Bulletin. If they petition for him and he 'ages out' in to category F2B, it'll be even longer. So that's something they need to factor in and make sure they're happy with before they apply. Good luck.

No, they won't deny you, your case will just be held until they are received. But if it's 9 days between the two I'd think it highly unlikely they won't have them by then anyway. Best of luck.

They won't forget you. Personally I don't think it will be more than a few months, I've never seen a Paris IL take that long, it's one of the quickest consulates.

I wouldn't reschedule. Even if the medical isn't received by the time you have your interview it's no biggie, it just means your visa won't be approved until it is, but that's likely to take less time overall than rescheduling the interview will do. Plus I would bet good money that your medical will be received by the consulate in plenty of time for your interview anyway, I think they say 10 days just to cover themselves but I've never heard of it taking anywhere near that long. My family's medicals were all sent over to the consulate within 48 hours last year. Good luck.

No, just filing the I-130 wouldn't be enough. If you can't afford to file for them via AOS, maybe they return to their home country and do it via consular processing instead? It's much cheaper that way.

But you said above that the letter said the GC should be delivered within 90 days? Not sure how it works with AOS, but for my GC I had a separate receipt number from the one I had for my case. My case still showed 'approved' even when my GC status was saying 'sent for printing' 'mailed' etc. But either way it may just be that her case status is out of date, filing in that form should be your first step really so you can find out what's happening with it. It usually takes them about a month to get back to you. My daughter's GC status was stuck on 'payment received' for ages, we had to fill that form in to find out what was happening with it - she had to have her photo redone as it wasn't acceptable to them, but nobody had contacted us to tell us that! Once we'd done that form and got the answer, she then had her GC in hand in a few weeks. Good luck.

As explained above, you can't use it as an asset if it's your primary residence, regardless of your future plans for it. You'll need something else.