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Only for the PR card, which is just proof of status, not the status itself. The OP's wife has maintained her status so can just apply for a PRTD to travel back to Canada, and then renew her actual card once there.

They were, before the election - it always speeds up in an election year. Now it'll presumably go back to the usual pace as it's not a priority.

Ah, ok. Hope it's quicker for you then, good luck.

That's not correct. As you're a Canadian citizen, any time spent outside of Canada with you (regardless of the reason for it) counts as time spent inside Canada for her residency obligations. She has maintained her PR status from what you've said. https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-2.5/section-28.html

Just as another option if you don't want to be apart from your kids for that long, you could file and get your visa via consular processing?

You can check here for an idea - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ And the processing times section on this forum as well, it's saying about 7.5 months for those that filed recently. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/apstats.php?history=90 Good luck.

Congrats! Paris seems to be super slow for some reason at the moment, I hope it speeds up a bit for you. Good luck.

I know that you're sorted now but just for the sake of anybody finding this after a search in the future, the form number to select on the drop down is OS-155A.

It won’t be November if you were only DQ’ed in February - as said above it’s much longer for immediate relatives to receive an IL, and they’ll be prioritised.

Why do you think it’s urgent because you’re turning 18? That makes no difference. I’m sure they’ll be in touch fairly soon, good luck.

Ooops, sorry yes!

The official timescales page says they're working on applications received on 5th Dec, but as I said above you do have to add a bit of time as you mailed your docs. I'd guess maybe another 4/5 days, hopefully not long at all. Keep an eye on your junk folder in case the email goes in to there. Good luck.

You'll be asked about it in the DS-160.

Sorry, I misread and thought you said it was misrep. Unlikely to be an issue then, you'll just need to declare it and be honest.

Yes, of course. If there was misrepresentation then is there a ban?

Not really sure why you've tagged me - I didn't have a sponsor as mine was a self sponsored green card with no financial requirements, so not a clue on tax docs! My guess would be that it won't be an issue as their tax ID won't have changed even if their name has, and to provide the proof of name change just in case. But hopefully somebody with more knowledge will be along to help at some point, good luck.

She could always wait and have the medical after the interview if she wants to be sure she’ll be eligible for a visa first. When was the I-130 approved and which country is she from?

Yep, this. If you've applied under EB2 NIW you must have specialist skills that are in demand, but even so you may struggle to find a job offer without being in the US. Top tips: - make sure your LinkedIn profile is up to date and sells you well, and make contact with people in your field ahead of arrival and ask them just to meet you for a coffee, bring plenty of funds with you (everything costs more than you think it will, and you'll need health insurance before you find a job), and make sure you research where in the US would be best for your particular occupation. You presumably ticked the box on the DS-260 to get your SSN issued as soon as you arrive in the US, so it'll be with you in a couple of weeks (mine was about a week). Good luck.

NVC doesn't schedule the medical, you have to do that yourself. And yes, if you don't have proof of all the vaccines, you can have them done either yourself before the medical, or at the medical. There were quite a few vaccines we needed to have done and just got them done on the day at the medical appointment. It's not cheap though just to warn you!

You do need to add on a bit of time to that as we have to mail documents, unlike most applicants who just upload them. So I'd assume nearer a couple of weeks for EB applicants (from when the docs are delivered).

Everybody has AP for some period of time, for some people that can go on for weeks/months/even years, but for most it's super quick and is just the final checks they do before they print your visa. Mine was only in AP for a couple of hours before it changed to 'issued'. As long as there's nothing that would warrant a longer AP (i.e. ties to a high risk country, etc), then hopefully it will change to issued really quickly. Good luck.

That's not relevant. In a high risk country, you need to do everything you can to prove it's a legit relationship, and not seeing each other in person for over 2 years is a huge red flag.

If she’s sure she doesn’t want a visa, then there’s no point in her continuing.

OK, so she needs to cancel her visa application.

Surely that's up to her? She needs to decide what she wants to do, it's to something you can do for her - it's her visa application. And all you can do is carry on and submit applications for the rest of you as normal, and hope her overstay doesn't cause any issues. Good luck.