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Maybe just as well you didn’t….it tends to suck you in, I was checking it 10 times a day throughout our whole application. 😂 Congrats on the visa being issued, it’ll tell you when it’s on the way too.

No need to be worried, it does take longer for those who mail docs, usually about a week extra but don't forget the processing time was much longer recently so you'll have been caught in that.

Sounds like you're logging in to CEAC rather than just using the status checker page - https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx HTH.

Yes. Your job has no relevance to a spousal application, you could be unemployed, or retired, or a student etc.

OK. I'm still confused, if you can answer the questions asked by others above that will help.

Are you asking this on behalf of somebody else? As Boiler said, your post history/timeline is very confusing.

That sounds odd, surely the only way to pay another visa fee is to reapply for another visa? I can't see how the system would let you pay twice for the same visa application. Could you keep the 8th appointment instead and not reschedule that one, even if you have to move things around to make it? That would be far less hassle in the long run unless you can't attend for a completely immovable reason.

So you can leave your job, no problem. You can't travel until you have AP, but once you have that you're good to go. Good luck with it.

How are you applying for a green card? Just checking as you've posted this in the spouse visa section, so your spouse is sponsoring you, it's not an employment based sponsorship?

Yes, you could have a US credit card or bank account whilst outside the country, but in that case they wouldn’t have local US transactions on the statements. Providing statements that show regular transactions at stores in the US for things like gas, bills, groceries etc are what will show you’re living in the US.

12 years is ridiculously optimistic. Here’s this months VB, you can see the current date on it for that category is April 2007, so 16.5 years ago. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-october-2023.html But it’s not linear, that category doesn’t move much so don’t expect it to advance quickly - @Boiler said the other day that it’s only moved forward 1 month in the past 3 years. You can see all previous VB’s on the website to give you an idea. So at that rate you’re looking at a heck of a lot longer than 16.5 years, which is why you shouldn’t expect anything before 20 years or even far, far longer. Then add on the time it will take for your brother to sponsor his children and that’s potentially another decade or two - more if any of them are married by then and he he has to become a citizen first.

It does mention it on the website, yours did go quite a bit over the week it says to allow before continuing on to the next step though.

There's no money to pay for them now, there would only be a fee if a visa is available for them in many years. No chance for the children aged 10+ IMO, possibly a chance for the younger - but which country are they from? I assume your brother knows sponsoring his then adult children would also take a long time and there won't be any way of them all moving together?

Perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. Usual time from DQ date to interview date for Ankara seems to be about 5 months, but I believe Turkish citizens are given priority from what I've read on VJ, so your wife may have a longer wait. This thread may be useful -

No, they’ll all be uploaded at the NVC stage, much later. How old are the children? Unless they’re infants and the I-130’s take a really long time to be approved they’re likely to age out, so it would just be his wife anyway.

No worries. Basically forget the passport thing - just as being born in a country doesn't mean you're automatically a citizen of it, not having a passport of a country doesn't mean you're not a citizen either. So just put down any citizenships you have. Good luck.

Yes, of course. It asks for all countries you're a citizen of, it doesn't matter if your passport has expired.

OP hasn't been on the forum for 13 years, this is a really old thread! Would suggest you start a new thread if you have questions about interview questions.

Everybody does go through AP, it's just a final check before the visa is issued, but it can be very brief or very long depending on various factors. My status was AP for only few hours before it changed to 'issued'.

This thread may help - Even the quickest consulate is about 3 months from DQ to interview date, so I think you'll need to be prepared to fly to her for the birth. Good luck.

OK, so if IR1 then should be about a year. If you search the forum you'll find lots of threads with info on, here's a very recent one - Good luck.

Usually around a year, but which visa category and what is your Priority Date?

OK, I'm still not understanding your post from 28th February with a letter from them saying they hadn't got a I-824 on file for you then. But I don't think the I-824 can be expedited, so you just have to wait. As said above, takes about a year so hopefully not too much longer. Good luck.

When did you send the I-824? It takes about a year and your post from February says you had a letter from them saying they didn't have one from you, so I assume you've sent it since then? So still too early I'd say. Are you the petitioner or beneficiary?

Are you the petitioner or the beneficiary? What are you trying to expedite and for what reason? Your timeline says your I-130 was approved nearly a year ago, and your previous post says USCIS said they never received a I-824 so it's not clear what stage you're at or what you're asking about. If you can give people more info then they can try and help.