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  1. That would depend on the category they've applied under. How old were the step children when you petitioned for them? Are they category IR2, F1, or F3?
  2. It’s 18-24 months as a rough guide, you can search the forum to find relevant timelines. Good luck.
  3. Then he’s still got many years to go. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-july-2024.html
  4. Unless he qualifies for a visa independent of family (investment, or employment), then no. 2 is the quickest option, but it’s still a long wait and isn’t likely to help your situation. Your mother naturalising would not make much difference to the timeline - as you can see from this month’s Visa Bulletin there’s only a few months difference between categories F2B and F1. So either way it’ll be a decade or so if your Mom petitions him. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-july-2024.html Good luck, I hope your Mom can get the care she needs.
  5. They have to wait for the PD to be current because there’s no visa available by law before then.
  6. If you're really happy with the wait at Montreal and are resident in Canada, then follow the process given here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp13 Good luck.
  7. This is a good overview of the whole process - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html But as Boiler has said, you just do step 1 for now. Step 2 onwards will be in 20+ years when a visa is available to them, so may well have changed by then.
  8. You can check it yourself - top of the page, immigration timelines, filter by type/location. You should have delayed things at the NVC stage and not got DQ'ed, but that ship has sailed now. Maybe get the visa and then file for a re-entry permit instead if you're not ready to move?
  9. Just wait and see if you're asked about it, you may not be. If you are then you can ask for a titre test to see if you have immunity - chances are you do. If we were asked that's what we'd have done, as none of us had any mention of it on our medical records or proof of having had it, just the knowledge that we had.
  10. Sorry, not sure what you mean by 'simply applying'? With siblings there's no way to speed it up, as above it's a numerically limited visa category with far more applicants than visas available each year, so it's just a case of waiting his turn.
  11. Yep. I originally said 25 years but then I saw your profile so I amended it to 35 years as Mexicans have a much longer wait. There is only a small amount of sibling visas available each year, so there's a huge line ahead of you for them. The Visa Bulletin will be what your wife needs to look at to give her an idea, as you can see in category F4 (siblings of USC's), those who applied in 2001 are only now eligible to get visas. Add on the time for your wife to become a USC, and additional time as the line gets longer each year due to more and more people applying, and I'd say at least 35 years personally. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-july-2024.html
  12. It would be 35+ years before her brother could come anyway, but if your wife makes enough to sponsor her brother on her own, then you wouldn't have any liability.
  13. Step by step instructions on the DoS website - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing.html Good luck.
  14. Yep. But just saying we were never asked for it, the box was ticked as a matter of course.
  15. They don't actually become permanent residents until they enter the US on those visas (before the visa expiry date), and no green card will be issued to them until they're permanent residents.
  16. The OP paid after the fee increase it seems, so it should have been $235 each.
  17. Being a citizen isn't relevant to your interview location, only residency is. But as long as you provided evidence of that London should have accepted your case and I can't see any reason why you haven't had an IL yet. Do you have citizenship of any other countries?
  18. You can search timelines, although that does rely on people having filled theirs in (please do yours!!). I can only find 4 other EB2 applicants in Australia and 3 of those are old cases. It'll certainly be a lot quicker than Islamabad though, so you might want to transfer back again if you wish to delay!
  19. OK, fab. Which consulate did you transfer from? If you are resident in the UK (and provided evidence of that), your PD is definitely current, etc, then I'd definitely chase it up again with an NVC enquiry.
  20. Yes, I just wanted to check to see what that says to make sure the two concur.
  21. Not the CEAC site - the one I linked to above. What does that say?
  22. I think that's actually a really good question! Hadn't thought of that, I just assumed they were already there.
  23. Good luck with it all, it will be fine I'm sure. The medical and interview were super easy and far less stressful than I expected! Hopefully it will be the same for you.
  24. Yes, Direct Consular Filing. As he has a job offer he should be eligible for it, and it'll mean the process is much quicker than the standard 18 months to 2 years. Has he filed his taxes as mentioned in your previous thread?
  25. Again, why do you think he has to move ahead of you? That's not correct. You can't 'convert from a visitor visa', that's visa fraud and illegal. However you do it (via normal consular processing, or DCF) then you can apply from the UK, and you both move together once you have your visa in hand.
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