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That would still take pretty much as long, as he’d still need to wait for his PD to become current before he could file the I-485. Him being in the US wouldn’t change that. I assume you didn’t file for him when you were a green card holder, is he married? It’s a decade or so, but he can explore other visa options in the interim, if he’s eligible for an employment based green card then it can be MUCH quicker (got mine in 5 months). But that will depend on what he does and if he has skills in demand in the US. Good luck.

Admin Processing. But I thought you should have had a visa by now as you’d been put in the wrong category by mistake? What happened with that? If your PD isn’t current (you still haven’t completed your timelines so no idea if that’s right or not - you make it very difficult to help you without that!) then it’s NVC you need to contact, not the consulate.

You weren’t in AP before, what happened? Did you get a good lawyer and has your case been reinstated?

Looks like it -

Assuming your wife got an immigrant visa via her home consulate then it’s pretty much the same process, same timescale, same fees etc. So follow the same guide you did last time - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html As Boiler has said their child can’t be included so they’ll need to be prepared to be apart from him for a long time (his will take much longer as he’s not an immediate relative - probably at least 10-15 years).

Apply for what, and which consulate? If you have to travel internationally then don’t submit your passport until after you return.

Ok, so hopefully they won’t age out in to F2B then, if your MIL is already at the NVC stage. 🤞

Other EB applicants haven’t had it though. There’s no rhyme or reason it seems!

Only other thing is getting health insurance if you’ve not sorted that already, but nothing else for USCIS. They’ll have your address from when you paid the GC fee. Did you read the link I gave you above? Please do follow the links there, there’s tons of info on your obligations as a LPR and setting up life in the US including how to get an SSN.

When do you need to start the job? Please fill in your timeline, it’s really hard to help you without that info, and it helps other EB applicants too.

She needs to say yes and list every child. But you’re right, none of them are immigrating with her as her application doesn’t allow for dependents. So she says no to that, also no to a later date as that’s again for dependents on the same application, not those who might possibly be petitioned in the future. How old are her other children she’s hoping to petition? Is she aware it will be many years before they’ll be able to move and join her? For vaccines that sounds fine. On my DS-260 I ticked no as I hadn’t had some of the vaccinations required, I said something like ‘will be getting them done as part of the medical for my immigrant visa’. I was DQ’ed fine. Afraid I can’t help with the I-864 as I didn’t have to complete one. Good luck.

Do keep checking though, people cancel appointments all the time so one may just pop up.

If the've told you to continue waiting then I think that's all you can do. As EB applicants we do have to allow extra time because of having to mail docs rather than upload them and extra docs for an RFE will always add more time as they have to match it up to your case. But hopefully it won't be too much longer, good luck.

Remember that you're just speaking to call staff, not immigration officers with knowledge of the law. But they're right that just having visited Iraq isn't an automatic rejection, as there are exemptions i.e. being there on military orders, or visiting prior to 2011, and that's what they'll be checking for. If you do come under any of the possible exemptions then it is possible to still be approved.

Yep. It doesn't sound as though you were eligible to apply for it in the first place, so it's just a case of waiting for them to check the info and then reject.

I meant reschedule the holiday, but fingers crossed you get an earlier interview, and good luck - do let us know if you make it!

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer but I think you need to be prepared to not join them at all - there is a fair chance of being put in to Admin Processing if you've visited Iraq, so you may not be approved for a while. Your call obviously but can you reschedule it instead maybe?

**Thread moved to AOS from Work, Student & Tourist visas, as OP's husband is adjusting status from a student visa**

I don't think you lose it either, but I've never done it myself. As it's on the day of your planned departure you'd presumably have to cancel or reschedule it anyway as discussed on your other thread? In other words, does it matter if you don't have an interview on that day if you need to push the holiday back anyway?

Then you'll need to contact each consulate to find out if they'll take your case, but with Iraq do be prepared to be there for a long time as extended AP is very likely. KL or Amman will both be about the same wait for an interview, they're fairly quick, so go with whichever you can stay in for longer. Just avoid AD. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Good luck.

Although strangely they are still issuing them to some people, there’s somebody on one of the EB threads that entered in late April and received their SSN in the mail as normal. Which is why I suggested the OP gives it a couple of weeks first just in case it does turn up.

Certainly not Abu Dhabi, it’s years there. But where are you living? Consulates will only accept your case if you are resident in that country, you don’t usually get a choice.

For the sake of 6 weeks, I'd delay it personally. But everybody is different, so look at the paperwork involved in removal of conditions, and the cost, and then see what you reckon. There's a handy guide on here which may be useful -

Congrats! If you've paid the green card fee, then yes, it will come within approx 90 days - you can track it using the receipt number. SSN's used to be mailed automatically within 2 weeks if you selected that option on the DS-260. But I think that's changed, give it a couple of weeks and see if it arrives, if not then s/he'll need to go to a SSA office and apply in person. Follow the links at the bottom of the page here for more info - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview/step-12-after-the-interview.html

It's no problem but I think you're worrying unnecessarily and making it more complicated than it needs to be. The AoS form doesn't ask you for a legal address so not sure where you're reading that? If you currently live in Germany then yes, that's your mailing address and your physical address so you'd just put that. Domicile you can just use the address you'll be moving to together with proof you are making plans to move (i.e. researching shipping property or pets, talking to realtors, job hunting, etc). It doesn't matter if it doesn't match up with where you want the green card sending to. For the green card it doesn't matter now, I put a hotel address on my DS-260 as I had no idea where I'd be living if I was granted the visa. Then I just updated it when I paid the green card fee and also when I arrived in the US (immigration officer asked me where I wanted the GC sent to, I had the address of our rental printed out ready to hand over).