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Shouldn't be an issue at all. But he should also explore employment based sponsorship if he's a pilot - it may also mean his sons could come (with their mother's permission, if she's alive) if he went down that route rather than you petitioning him.

OK, so yes F1 category and probably a decade or so to wait as a rough guess. The boys will likely age out and be unable to get visas on the same application, he'd have to do the same and petition them as adults if they still wanted to move then too.

That's if he's unmarried - is he? The children are likely to age out so it would probably just be him (and any spouse).

As @Crazy Cat has said that's not correct. However, if you are from a high fraud consulate you want to avoid any red flags, a short relationship before filing may be considered one. How long have you been together and how much time have you spent together (in person) since your relationship started? How did the petitioner get their US citizenship?

Yes. Perfectly normal for lockbox or online apps, but it doesn’t matter anyway so don’t worry about it.

No way of knowing I’m afraid, but you still want it to take as long as possible so don’t chase it! It might suddenly retrogress and you don’t want to risk her aging out. When can her father apply for naturalization?

It’s not current yet then. Which country of birth, was that Pakistan as well? It’s a 2.5 year wait for an interview at the moment - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Does the applicant have any other citizenship? If not, bear in mind Pakistanis can’t get visas at the moment - although hopefully the ban will be lifted by the time the interview rolls around.

Don't use that 'advisor' again! They're completely wrong, you do have to complete the DS-160 (it's for lots of different visas, not just tourist visas). Follow the guide at the top of the page.

They say they're scheduling those DQ'ed in November though - so Sept and Oct should be done.

That's strange. Does your online status still say at NVC? And have you checked with your lawyer?

Congrats! But the most helpful thing you could do is to put all of this on your timeline (on your profile - click on mine, bottom left of my posts, to see a similar one). So thanks in advance for doing that. And I hope the US was worth the wait for you.

EB3 is also an immigrant visa and she became a LPR upon entry just as your wife’s friend did. @J.M. I would advise your friend try and resolve her working hours with her current agency, as suggested by @TBoneTX. Although technically, as a green card holder, she has the freedom to leave and go and work somewhere else, I wouldn’t advise it this soon after becoming a LPR. If there was any suspicion that she had got the green card and never really intended to work in that job, her status could be at risk.

It'll definitely be put in to AP - Jordan is on the list of banned countries, so she can't get a visa right now.

Are you sure it's worth it given she can't get an immigrant visa at the moment anyway? Or does she have another citizenship she can use? I'm reading it the same way everybody else is, i.e. London has accepted the case but they're just saying the interviewing officer will make the decision on the visa. But I'm not sure I'd be spending all that money on travelling to London if she'll then be refused and unable to get a visa for months/years anyway. I think I'd be waiting until the ban is lifted and then seeing if Jordan is an option for interviewing if so, to save travelling all that way.

You asked if it could cause any issues, I highlighted the only issues I could see. Unless there's something you're not telling us (that one or both of you has lied at some point i.e. if you were asked at your F-1 interview and lied about your then boyfriend, or upon entry after married you lied about having a husband that is a green card holder), it shouldn't be relevant at all. They will carefully check your immigration record and any answers you've given in the past, but if you were truthful you have nothing to worry about. Good luck.

OK, so you need to file asap. At the moment, your visa category (F2A) is current on the Visa Bulletin, meaning you can file for AoS if you're on a valid status in the US (even though you're not an immediate relative) but that doesn't happen very often. There's normally quite a long wait to file AoS for spouses of GC holders, so take advantage of it while you can! At the moment, Azerbaijan is on Trump's visa ban list, so just keep an eye on that as well. Good luck.

When will your current status expire? And which country are you from originally?

OK, so you should have received your IL quite some time ago, are you sure you haven't? Have you checked your junk/spam folder for it? They're currently scheduling those DQ'ed after you. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html If you've definitely not had it you need to contact NVC. Please fill your timeline in on your profile, thanks.

Which country were you born in? And what is your Priority Date?

Gosh that’s been a long time. Just to confirm, your spouse is a USC, not a LPR? What status are you adjusting from, K-1 or something else? If you could fill your timeline in (on your profile) it would be super helpful.

Congrats! Follow the official guidance, you're at Step 2 now - 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 Note that you don't book your own interview, that's only for K-1's. It'll be scheduled for you (approx 6 months after you're DQ'ed), so no need to worry about that. And then from that website make sure you read the country specific guidelines for Manila requirements - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Philippines.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MNL-Manila.html Good luck, hope the rest of it goes smoothly.

Congrats! The most helpful thing you could do is to please fill your timeline in (on your profile). Thanks and good luck in the US.

Ah, ok. I'll ask a kind mod to amend your thread title. Probably similar timescale though, currently those who applied in December 2011 are just now becoming eligible for visas, so maybe another 8 years or so for you as a very rough guess. Good luck.

That's because there isn't one. As I said in my response to you, both F1 and F2B's can have derivatives so it has no impact at all.

What does this mean? F4 is for sibling of USC’s. Approval of the I-130 could be any day, but that isn’t really relevant as there still won’t be a visa available to you for quite some time. If you applied in 2016 then I’d guess at another 10 years for that maybe? Unless you’re from India, Mexico or the Philippines, in which case it’ll be longer. This isn’t a DCF case so I’ll move your thread to the right forum.