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  1. appleblossom
    Could you please give me more than half a hour to respond?! I’m not online all the time. I had Bahrain in my head from one of your previous posts.
  2. appleblossom
    I don’t think any more than usual. If you’ve got a good travel history to the US and strong ties to Bahrain then there’s no reason to worry. Just wait and see, it usually changes to issued super quickly. Good luck.
  3. appleblossom
    What are you so concerned about, what do you think they'll find? It's just standard final checks before the visa is approved and issued.
  4. appleblossom
    Yes that's perfectly normal. Refused just means you're in Admin Processing, whilst they do the checks.
  5. appleblossom
    Ah, I see. Just the usual they do for any visa. Keep an eye on your status and when it changes to issued you know it's actually been approved.
  6. appleblossom
    Yes.
  7. appleblossom
    Which consulate? And have you only met in person once previously or more than that?
  8. appleblossom
    I’m confused. You were asking yesterday about filling in the DS-160, now you’re saying your visa has been approved? Did you have an interview? If you have had an interview then the final processing is just background checks. If you haven’t then I’m not sure what you mean, please clarify.
  9. appleblossom
    You won't need to look up any medical term, you can ask the doctors if you have questions but it's all very straightforward i.e. height/weight/x-ray. They're not going to chuck medical terms at you as part of it, it's just a quick check and then they put results in the report (rather than give them to you). But yes, you can have your phone. And they give you the police cert back. Good luck.
  10. appleblossom
    I meant on your profile on VJ - far more useful than the spreadsheet as then it helps all EB applicants and adds to the body of knowledge on the forum. It also means we have answers to the questions like which visa category, what your PD is, etc, without having to find it on the spreadsheet. If you're EB2-NIW then a job offer isn't going to be a valid reason for an expedite, as you don't need a job offer for that visa. As said above and on the link I gave you, usually only emergency medical situations qualify.
  11. appleblossom
    EB2 or EB2-NIW? And what's your PD? Please do fill your profile/timeline in. What's the reason for the expedite? You can contact NVC to ask, but job wouldn't usually be a valid reason - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html
  12. appleblossom
    Anybody filing under the 5 year rule can file 90 days early as they don’t have to meet the ‘marital union’ requirement at all - I’m one of them as I got my GC through employment. To add to @OldUser’s link, it’s also in the N400 instructions - https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/n-400instr.pdf
  13. appleblossom
    Interview for what? DV? She should have a detailed checklist of what she’ll need to bring and yes, marriage certificate is on it. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-interview/diversity-visa-prepare-for-interview.html
  14. appleblossom
    The marital union requirement is separate and must be met at the time of filing.
  15. appleblossom
    Yep, saw that - you posted at the same time as I did, edited my post! 😊
  16. appleblossom
    Then you did the right thing withdrawing, you weren't eligible to file yet. Best of luck with the second application.
  17. appleblossom
    Not necessarily. When you say you got your GC on 8/26/22, is that when you entered on your immigrant visa? Or did you enter on your IV earlier than that/get your green card through AoS and therefore live with your spouse before that date?
  18. appleblossom
    Congrats! That's pretty standard for any 'normal' application via London, mine was the same. Interview on Monday afternoon and I had my passport back with visa on the Thursday afternoon. AP is usually just a final box checking exercise, it's only unusual circumstances/people with links to high risk countries that will take longer for AP.
  19. appleblossom
    Before you decide, I'll ask @Crazy Cat to share their excellent comparison list for K1 vs CR1. Good luck.
  20. appleblossom
    You can travel and marry but then you would return to your home country and apply for a spouse visa via consular processing. AoS woudn't be an option. You haven't answered the questions about the age different or consulate? It could be very important, particularly if you've only met once. You might need to plan another few visits together before re-filing if it's a large difference and/or a high fraud consulate, another denial wouldn't be good.
  21. appleblossom
    Ok, so it sounds like they had some doubts about the validity of the relationship. Hopefully checking that will take less time than if it was other checks, but it’s just a case of waiting it out now. Good luck.
  22. appleblossom
    It can take a lot longer than 4 weeks. All you can do is wait it out I’m afraid. What were the additional docs they asked for?
  23. appleblossom
    https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Bonne chance.
  24. appleblossom
    I was asking about it for any future application.
  25. appleblossom
    What's the age difference between you both and which consulate? Just wondering if that might be difficult to overcome anyway, even if you refile with the correct documents.
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