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  1. appleblossom
    Could be any amount of time, from a week to a year. No way of knowing unfortunately. What was the domicile issue, is your mother living in the US?
  2. appleblossom
    Oh. Then it sounds like that's your answer and you need to start from scratch. And you didn't apply for the re-entry permit before you left the US? Covid wouldn't have been a valid reason for not returning, green card holders could still enter the US then, and you should have been filing taxes. As @OldUser has asked above, how did you enter the US last year?
  3. appleblossom
    No, that's just the time for the petition. The second stage is a different thing, and that will largely depend on your consulate. Which one is it?
  4. appleblossom
    Only at the end of the process, once you receive the immigrant visa. As @OldUser said, you can't stay in the US whilst it's being processed unless you have another status allowing you to i.e. a work permit. The problem is, any non-immigrant visa (student, work permit, etc) isn't likely to be granted as you've already demonstrated immigrant intent.
  5. appleblossom
    IF you are deemed to have abandoned your status, it's not any easier for you versus somebody that has never even visited the US. It's the same process and the same wait time for all. But that's a big if. When exactly were you last in the US? What ties have you kept there - have you been filing your taxes? And what were the reasons for staying away? Just to confirm, you didn't apply for a re-entry permit at any point?
  6. appleblossom
    I’m a bit more pessimistic than @OldUser, I’d say 12-15 years if you applied now (and stayed unmarried). That’s because although those that applied nearly a decade ago are now becoming eligible for visas it’s not linear and the backlog is growing all the time. For example, if you go back to the Oct 2020 Visa Bulletin the date was Sept 2014, meaning it’s only moved just over 2 years in the past 5 years.
  7. appleblossom
    It depends on the country. Which is it and how long did you live there?
  8. appleblossom
    Anybody can work remotely, as long as they’re not ‘entering the Canadian labour market’. So they can keep doing their regular job, but they couldn’t (for example) work as a consultant for Canadian companies. Most countries are the same, the US is unusually strict on remote work.
  9. appleblossom
    He won't be interviewed without an appointment. But appointments are scheduled by NVC, it's them you needed to contact to get them scheduled together. The consulate has nothing to do with timings/scheduling.
  10. appleblossom
    3.75% of USCIS workers furloughed (https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/2025_0930_dhs_procedures_related_to_a_lapse_in_appropriations.pdf). So a limited impact but still could affect processing times to a minor extent.
  11. appleblossom
    **Thread Moved To Tourist Visas** Reapplying in just a few weeks isn’t going to help, it makes your wife look desperate. I would leave it much longer personally. Decisions are made on the info submitted on the DS-160, so I don’t think any extra documents will help. And none of the things you mention are compelling reasons to return anyway. Remember that all B visa applicants are presumed to have immigrant intent and it’s up to them to overcome that in order for the visa to be granted - really she can’t do that with an I-130 in the works. If you don’t think you’ll want to move for decades, if at all, then I’d withdraw the I-130. Then give it at least a year and reapply for the B. Good luck.
  12. appleblossom
    It does mention a job in the US, so I assume the OP plans to keep working in their current role remotely. But yep, staying in Canada for the entire time isn't going to be possible. A few visits should be ok though.
  13. appleblossom
    It shouldn't restart it, I think it was probably just sent in error.
  14. appleblossom
    That's really odd, sounds like an error. I'd just re-submit the one you sent previously, and tell them you submitted it when requested back in July.
  15. appleblossom
    She needs to get another copy of the welcome letter, she must contact NVC urgently. And for future reference, make sure she downloads and saves any email communications.
  16. appleblossom
    Ah, no that's not the Welcome Letter. You'll be sent that once your PD is current on Table B, it doesn't usually take long so you should have it by the end of the year. Good luck.
  17. appleblossom
    Ah, I see. Not sure what you mean about waiting to be contacted for document submission and DQ? You won't be contacted again now until you're DQ'ed. If you've had your Welcome Letter then you should be able to start the NVC side of things as soon as your PD becomes current in about 10 days time. So log on then and pay the fees etc. Please do fill your timeline in. It helps you, but it also 'pays it forward' and helps other EB applicants going forward too. Thanks.
  18. appleblossom
    Ditto. As I mentioned, MA has the same rule, but only for people who aren’t taking up residency. So somebody on a 6 month visitor visa can drive on an international driving licence for that time no problem. Somebody that has moved to the US can’t. PA seems to be the same.
  19. appleblossom
    OP is a K-1 visa I think, all of the above is for spousal or employment based immigrant visas.
  20. appleblossom
    K-3 isn't relevant. Meeting for the first time and marrying in just 5 months may raise some red flags. Personally I would go home and apply for a visa via consular processing, building up more evidence before you get to the visa application point. I just wouldn't risk it with the current administration, but it's your call. If you do decide to do AoS then make sure you have plenty of evidence that you were only visiting in the US and you intended to return i.e. you can show you had a leave of absence and a job to go back to, you have a house you were going to return to, etc. And think really carefully about what you said upon entry to the US too. Best of luck.
  21. appleblossom
    Not sure what you mean by this - do you mean the Welcome Letter email? Or are you asking how long it's taking to be DQ'ed if you've submitted docs? What stage are you at? Please fill your timeline in and then people can help you properly.
  22. appleblossom
    MA has a similar rule, but it wasn't applicable to us, as we were taking up residency there. It seems PA is similar - "All new residents with out-of-state non-commercial driver's licenses must obtain a PA Driver's License within 60 days of establishing Pennsylvania residency. "
  23. appleblossom
    Ah, that sounds more like it! Hopefully you'll get the I-130 approved before then, but at least if you don't you know it's not too long to wait until you can start pushing on it. Best of luck.
  24. appleblossom
    2038?!?!? Again I think you might be putting the wrong thing in the top of the page. Just to confirm, you're selecting I130, then LPR filing for spouse, then SCOPS?
  25. appleblossom
    I don't think you're looking at the right thing. For F2A it won't usually give you a processing time (so if it says 97.5 months, you've put something in wrong). But it's the bottom of the page you need, down there you put your PD in and it tells you when you will be outside of standard processing times, and when you can submit a formal enquiry.
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