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It will be different, as it’s two completely different processes. Consular processing timelines depend largely on the specific consulate though. Those applying via a quick one such as London could be 20 months or so. Those applying via a slow one like Islamabad will be 3.5 years +. No idea where SA is on that scale, but a search should tell you. Good luck.

I’m female. 😂

I’m not a Sir. That’s just the latest status, check them all to make sure your mother hasn’t missed an approval/rejection/RFE. But it sounds like you’re still waiting, so just see when your PD is current and then check. Good luck.

Priority Date. CPSA is taking away the time the petition has taken from your actual age, once your PD becomes current. So you want the I-130 to take as long as possible - as it’s been so long already there’s a good chance you’ll qualify. Are you absolutely sure the I-130 hasn’t been approved? 14 years is an unusually long time!

Who is the beneficiary? Your parent/his sibling? You won’t know if you’re eligible or not until your I-130 is approved and your PD is current on the Visa Bulletin. Only then can CPSA calculations be done, and there’s still many years to go until that point.

It’s not clear from your post. Who petitioned you? Which visa category? Has your I-130 been approved? As said above, migration to ELIS doesn’t mean anything, just that the case has been made electronic.

That increase was in 2016, are you saying you applied 9 years ago?

It was $220 before 1st April. So only went up by 7%, a fairly standard increase.

That’s exactly what you need to do. It says it in the quote you’ve given above! Is also in the instructions - "If your A-Number is fewer than 9 digits, insert a zero after the “A” and before the first digit to create a 9-digit number” https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee/immigrant-fee-payment-tips-on-finding-your-a-number-and-dos-case-id And no, no packet for family based applications, only employment based. Yours is sent electronically, on your visa it should say something like ‘IV docs in CCD’ which means it’s in the consular consolidated database and nothing physical is needed.

They give the timelines on their website - https://ca.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visa-process/ So on 3rd March they were scheduling for those DQ’ed in November, you should be very soon.

So is that right, did you ignore the instructions in your RFE? Or did you do it and it’s USCIS error?

Please remove your notice! It’s got all your personal info on it. Post a redacted version instead.

People will need more info than that to help. Do you know why you were denied yet?

Congrats @Ricky07. If you could add the details to your proper timeline (on your profile) that would be great, and very helpful for all going foward. Best of luck with your move.

Hmm, very odd! Maybe they think one is needed for Brazil. Hopefully you can clarify it at interview. Best of luck.

Go to ‘About the Fee’ and it takes you to the fee schedule @Crazy Cat has given you above. Bear in mind it may well change between now and then, fees do increase regularly, but it gives you an idea at least. And you’ll be told about it during the process. It’s on the usual step by step website (step 12 ‘after the interview’ - 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). Your spouse will also be given a handout about it at the interview.

It’s $235, you can pay it before your spouse travels or after, it doesn't matter - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee It’s not included in the DS-260 fees as you can’t pay it until the visa has actually been granted.

What date is on the DR certificate? It’s just that I notice it was uploaded on 30th March 2023, so nearly 2 years and I’m wondering if it has expired if you had it a while before that? If not then it may just be that they’ve seen Brazil on his address history and not looked at the dates properly.

EB2? Where were you born? Please fill in your timeline when you get a mo, thx.

Has he ever lived anywhere else? Have they specified which country they want a police cert for?

It’s NVC’s own policy quoted above, and that hasn’t changed. They don’t require a police cert for Pakistan (which is why Pakistani’s are often subject to additional AP).

And I suggested they check their existing healthcare, which may well run past the end date of their employment. Failing that, COBRA. That’s the easiest option, there’s really no point in them going through all the hassle of signing up to a new healthcare plan when they only need something very short term. Do suggest that they join VJ, there are lots of us that have been through the EB process so it’s a great place for info. Good luck to them.

Again, your approval date isn’t relevant. Only your Priority Date (i.e. the date you applied) is. So Table B is just for submitting your docs etc, there won’t be a visa available until it’s current on Table A. So that’s currently 1st July 2010, 2.5 years before your Priority Date. But it’s not linear, so you can’t assume it will be another 2.5 years until your Priority Date is current. If you go back and look at previous Visa Bulletins, you’ll see that it usually moves much more slowly. For example, if you go back 5 years and look at March 2020’s Visa Bulletin, you’ll see that the date on that was December 2007, so in 5 years it’s only progressed by 2.5 years. That’s why I said my guess would be another few years. The embassy in the UK doesn’t have anything to do with it yet, not until your case is being sent for interview. But no need to update anything now, when you do fill in the DS-260 you’ll update the address then. Everything is sent via email, not post. And I think @Boiler is referring to healthcare costs for retirees. Best of luck.

Yep, but he says he’s got that, so think that is sorted.

The OP was from Kenya so needed a transit visa. If you’re from Austria then you should be fine, but double check it on the link given above in this thread. https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa