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Any immigrant visa - it's the same process for all of them. See the webpage above which gives you the current dates NVC are working on, it's updated every Monday.

As above, 6 weeks or so for the Welcome Letter, then the timescale will large depend on you and how quickly you submit your civic docs etc. Once you've done that, and been Documentary Qualified, you'll be added to the queue for an interview, and luckily London is one of the quickest consulates. 6-8 weeks from DQ to interview as a rough guide, could be quicker depending on when in the month you're DQ'ed (there's a cut off point, as interview letters are only sent out once a month usually). All of the info about what happens next is on the 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.

It's about 6 weeks for the Welcome Letter at the moment. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html

Again, when is your interview? Forget your UK application, it isn't relevant. No idea what a noc is but not sure why you'd need anybody's signature. Just take your most recent payslips, so you have them if asked - but you're not likely to need them anyway.

Your UK visa application has no relevance to your US one.

If you click on the 'timeline' section of somebody's profile, then if they have filled it in, it gives you their info. Seems they had the interview in April. Please fill yours in too to 'pay it forward' and help others. Thx.

I understand stressed, but unless there is something you haven't told us about (which would rather defeat the point of you posting on this forum), nothing you've mentioned is even relevant to your application. You may not even get a chance to present any documentation anyway, the decision may have been made from your DS-160, and even if you do then you just need to show proof of ties. It seems you've had a B visa before, so you know the process anyway. And having had a B visa granted in the past means this new application is more likely to be successful too. You were asked above about when your interview is? Is it soon?

Is it not in the documents section on your account?

Please tell me you didn't pay that lawyer anything?!? You seriously need to chill, no idea why you're so worried about your 'record' unless there's something you're not telling us. Just go to the interview, tell the truth, and you'll either be accepted or rejected, but all of this stuff you're worrying about isn't going to impact things one way or the other.

This month's VB. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-june-2024.html

Your PD only became current 5 days ago, so you've only just been added to the line for an interview, it'll be a while yet. Good luck.

Depends on the visa, but maybe $10k, more for an immigrant visa. They just need to get their lawyer to start the process, there isn't anything you have to do.

It's normal to say refused whilst Admin Processing is done. I would assume that @Sara DE's parents were born in a high risk country so background checks are being done before it will change to approved/issued.

I'm not seeing anything in that that says it's ok in your situation, that page isn't relevant to you. To be clear, Adjustment of Status is an option for some people i.e. if you were already in the US on a work visa and then wanted to get married to a US citizen and apply for a green card, that would be fine. But that isn't your situation. But do check it with immigration lawyers, and as above, if any of them say it would be ok, ask them to put it in writing. They won't, as they'd be risking their licence to practice law by doing so.

You have no way of knowing if that was a genuine call though (could have been fake just to wind you up - would she really have given your number out to her attorney??). And even if it was real, you don't know if the case actually went ahead. That may have been from an attorney that then declined to take her case once he found out she wasn't eligible for a U visa. But whatever the situation is, as said above there's nothing you can do about it. She's on her own now and it sounds like she's not in a great place immigration wise, but you can't worry about that. Focus on you.

Where are you reading that it's ok?

If there's no police report/no crime then she won't qualify for a U visa. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/U-Visa-Immigration-Relief-for-Victims-of-Certain-Crimes.pdf

If there were no police reports, why do you think she applied for a U visa? Do you mean a different visa type perhaps?

I agree with the above, this is sounding very odd. There's no just no way any genuine company is going to spend $5000+ on sponsoring his H1B if he doesn't have any relevant experience for the role. It sounds like one of the dodgy 'visa agencies' that you get that conjure up fake jobs for visas. He's not likely to get the visa anyway if he doesn't qualify for the job, I'd suggest you investigate it further with him and ask him if he's had to pay a penny for this job offer or visa - he shouldn't have done. If it turns out to be a dodgy 'agency' or job offer, cancel the application asap so he doesn't have a refusal or worse on his immigration record.

You can just look at all the previous bulletins. As said above, it’s not linear - in the past 3 years it’s only moved 7 months. So at least 20 years, my guess would be 25+ personally, as the number of applicants and the backlog increases every year. If somebody were looking at sibling sponsorship, I’d advise them to apply asap so they get their place in line, but then look at other visa options and keep the sibling route as back up. Even working their way up in a multi-national company and qualifying for a transfer, which may take a decade, is likely to be a quicker route. It’s particularly important if they have kids to look at alternative ways over, as any kids are likely to age out with the sibling route.

Not sure who’s telling you it’s fine but don’t listen to them! As above, it’s immigration fraud.

Your wife can take your name if she wishes, but it doesn’t make a difference to her visa eligibility either way. As for how to go about it, once you are a LPR (your profile says you have a pending AOS app?) then you can petition for your wife and any dependent children. Follow the guides on the forum for step by step instructions, as you’re not a citizen it will take several years though. Good luck.

Exactly the same as in the UK, and the US it seems. My marriage certificate only has my maiden name on it, I just assumed my husband's name from the date of the wedding and that was it, there's no official record of the change other than our marriage.

Just to add to the above, it looks as though you are Nigerian and have a CR1 visa application underway? So your chances are very low of being granted a visitor visa IMO, if you don't have one already. You may need to get your spouse to visit you instead. Good luck.

I don't think it's out of the ordinary though, I'd imagine most countries are the same and the marriage certificate will suffice. Same as if somebody got divorced and decided to revert back to their maiden name, there's usually no proof of that other than the divorce cert either. I'd just give them everything you've got. "For purposes of requesting immigration benefits, a married person may use a legal married name (spouse’s surname), a legal pre-marriage name, or any form of either (for example, hyphenated name, pre-married name or spouse’s surname). Requestors must submit legal documentation, such as that listed below, to show that the name used is the requestor’s legal name: Civil marriage certificate; Divorce decree; Family registry; Country identity document; Foreign birth certificate; Certificate of naming; or Court order." Good luck.