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  1. appleblossom
    It would cost more though, and could take longer (depending on if the OP gets lucky with the service centre for the I-824 or not). If money isn’t a consideration then could both be filed perhaps? And see which gets to NVC first?
  2. appleblossom
    Yes, but not until you have the Welcome Letter (after the case is at NVC). And depending on the processing for the I-824 you might want to hold off doing that for whichever parent is approved first - depending on the service centre they’re sent to the processing time could be wildly different. So if they want to interview and move together you might want to slow down the NVC process for whoever is approved first.
  3. appleblossom
    You won’t need to pay any fee twice, but you’ll need to pay USCIS a fee for the I-824. https://www.uscis.gov/i-824 I’m sorry, I know it’s a total pain and waiting longer and spending more money will be the last thing you want right now. But hopefully this is just a blip and the rest of the process will go smoothly. Good luck.
  4. appleblossom
    No, you have to submit the I-824. There is no other way to fix this. Unfortunately you can expect a request for one for your mother too if you put the same thing on her application.
  5. appleblossom
    OK. All you can do is pay the fee and submit the I-824 as requested (if you haven’t already). Unfortunately it will add quite a bit of time to the process but your mother can pause things at NVC to allow time for your fathers case to catch up. Good luck.
  6. appleblossom
    If they’ve asked you to do the I-824 then it’s because there is some confusion about whether your father is applying via consular processing outside the US, or adjustment of status inside the US. The question is is that your error, or USCIS’s error. What did you put for questions 61 & 62 on the I-130? And have you submitted the I-824 as requested?
  7. appleblossom
    Everybody's case is different, it will depend on the checks they are doing and the countries involved. Which consulate?
  8. appleblossom
    You can ask for your passport back.
  9. appleblossom
    Not really, it's just background checks which they have to do - and unfortunately some countries take much longer than others to respond to any request. Were the documents missing (i.e. you should have taken them to the interview) or have they asked for something you weren't expecting?
  10. appleblossom
    Neither, although I did have it by the time we did the medicals - but when I booked I was told that they just needed the case number/DS-260.
  11. appleblossom
    I wouldn't trust any 'prediction' tools personally, how can they know what may be going on behind the scenes or what may crop up? Even the USCIS processing times page is often wrong. But if you find it useful then use it and just be prepared to adjust expectations. And glad I could help with the pre-clearance question. Not sure if you are limited if there aren't a big choice of flights, but if you wanted to do it closer to Germany, then Dublin also has pre-clearance if you can get a connecting flight from there.
  12. appleblossom
    We paid that about a year ago, I don't think it's increased recently.
  13. appleblossom
    Yup, we didn't have our IL either. @Haynes, just bear in mind the visa will only be valid for 6 months from the medical, so don't have it done too early if you can't move that quickly - we moved straight after we had our passports back with visas in, so it wasn't an issue for us, but if you want longer before you have to move then do factor that in.
  14. appleblossom
    Oh, ignore that completely then - notoriously inaccurate! Best to use the processing times on here which is much more reliable. And sorry, I thought you were asking about clearing US immigration at a land border crossing. But yes, some Canadian airports have pre-clearance too - https://www.cbp.gov/travel/preclearance Not sure where you're read about not being on the same flight as your fiancé, but that's not true. You can book a one way ticket but they're just usually more expensive. Good luck.
  15. appleblossom
    Not sure what TMVN is? But don't book flights until you have a visa in hand unless they're refundable or amendable. Every international airport has immigration, if you mean the border crossings from Canada, then yes, they can all process you as well. And yes, you can book a one way ticket, although you may find that it ends up being more expensive than a return so a return may be a better option, and then just don't use the return leg. Good luck.
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    It may do other stuff as well but I don't know. But you can't have an immigration visa interview there as per the link above.
  17. appleblossom
    Which country? Most only have one consulate that processes immigrant visas. If it's Pakistan, then you have to use Islamabad - https://pk.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/#:~:text=Immigrant visas to the United,the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.
  18. appleblossom
    Yep, absolutely fine. We had a hotel address on our DS-260 as we had no idea where we'd be living, we only knew where we'd be for the first 10 days. But when we entered we'd signed a rental contract, so then updated the address with the border officer and our SSN's and GC's came to that address. And welcome in advance to Boston! It's a fabulous city, we're really enjoying it here.
  19. appleblossom
    You don't need to post the question again, once is enough, but the thread may have some useful info in and it has lots of us that have been through it via London. Have a search and it'll pop up (or just scroll down the page, it's probably right there). Do also fill your timeline in when you get a mo - there aren't many of us EB applicants around so the more data we have the better. Thanks.
  20. appleblossom
    Your PD is current, so you'll now be added to the queue for an interview. My guess is you'll get an Interview Letter later this month or next month, and your interview date will be in June. London is one of the quickest consulates around thankfully. There's a thread specifically for EB applicants via London that it might be worth searching for. Good luck.
  21. appleblossom
    No problem. We opened UK Amex accounts 6 months before we moved, purely for that reason. Not sure on the job as I did have one, perhaps I'd have been given a lower credit limit without it? And we applied for them before we had our SSN's but I suspect it may make it easier if you did have it. Here's the info from the Amex website, make sure you use the 'I'm Already A Card Member' link on the application page when you do apply. https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/support/global-card-relationship/other-countries
  22. appleblossom
    I'd be careful about being out of the US for 7-8 months if you haven't already established ties to the US, that seems very risky to me. Anyway that you can make it less? SSN is usually 7-10 days, our GC's were 6 weeks but it can take up to 90 days. Do you have a UK Amex card by any chance? If you do then you can open up a US one online (super quick and easy), and that will give you an instant credit score - mine went from 0 to 750 instantly doing that, with a $15k credit limit too. I got a US number with Mint Mobile before I moved, so I have the two SIM's on my phone and can switch between the two easily (and still get UK texts from my UK bank etc). You won't need it until you actually move though, so no need to pay for months you won't use.
  23. appleblossom
    The package received by embassy? Just checking you don't mean the white envelope that isn't to be opened?? But yes, you can - the immi officer that processed us asked us for the address, but we also took it typed up on a piece of paper just in case.
  24. appleblossom
    It's usually about a year, but does depend on the processing centre.
  25. appleblossom
    AFAIK, yes they will. But make sure you have somebody there to receive it - often UPS won't leave it in an unattended mailbox.
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