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  1. appleblossom
    You have to wait until you're contacted by NVC with the 'Welcome Letter' (which is actually an email). At that point you pay the fees and start the process to become DQ'ed. The whole process is set out step by step on this website - 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 You're at step 2, waiting for your PD to become current. Once it's current on Table B on the Visa Bulletin (that date is currently August 2023 for your category, so a year ahead of you) you'll be contacted to start the NVC process. Best of luck and please do fill in your timeline to 'pay it forward' and help others in return. Thx.
  2. appleblossom
    And the travel insurance were made aware it wasn’t a vacation and she had moved with the plan of staying permanently? Normally they wouldn’t cover somebody in that scenario so that’s very unusual. Congrats on the interview, hope it goes ok.
  3. appleblossom
    You specifically said it asked you to list schools you've *attended*. Hence my response. But your call, I don't think it matters either way. But whatever you do, don't use Chat GPT for immigration info, it's utterly useless!
  4. appleblossom
    So if they ask you to list all the schools you attended, why is this college relevant? As you say, you didn't attend it! I agree with the above, just put HSD.
  5. appleblossom
    They'll be sent a full checklist when the interview is scheduled, but all of the info about required documents is on the usual website - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview.html Just make sure you look at the consulate specific page too. If your parents are interviewing in Lagos as per your timeline then they're a long way off the interview, so I'd wait until nearer the time in case any of the requirements change. Don't start gathering documents yet as they will likely need to be replaced/updated by the time the interview rolls around. Good luck.
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    Has she been filing her US tax returns?
  7. appleblossom
    Sorry to hear of your loss. Have you informed USCIS of his death with a copy of the death certificate? Are you in the US or elsewhere?
  8. appleblossom
    Do you have a link to that info? I know a couple of people who've been admitted for less than 90 days under ESTA, the date stamped was their return flight date so they couldn't change it and stay longer.
  9. appleblossom
    I think that's the OP's conundrum though, they say they're going to have to use their GC because of the Real ID rules. But definitely probably easier (and cheaper than the I-90 at $600ish!) in the long run.
  10. appleblossom
    Not sure you can tbh. You would normally file a I-90 (be aware that they are taking 2+ years at the moment so it won't be a quick process) to change the name on your GC, but you do need to provide evidence of the name change i.e. a marriage certificate or divorce certificate. If you want to go back to your married name but you're not divorced, I've no idea what you'd provide. Have a look at the I-90 instructions and see what they say. But do you really need to change it? After all, if you fly internally all you need to provide is your GC, you don't need a passport as well, so it probably doesn't matter if your name is different - just make sure you book the ticket in the name on your GC.
  11. appleblossom
    Do you have assets in Nigeria by any chance?
  12. appleblossom
    Congrats! If she can’t currently meet the financial requirements, and you can’t find a joint sponsor, then there doesn’t seem to be any option other than waiting until your wife can work again then. I assume she doesn’t have assets in the US she can use? FWIW, I don’t think it’s ’excuses’ that people are giving you if they’re declining to be a sponsor. It’s a huge financial obligation you’re asking of them, potentially for life. I certainly wouldn’t even consider it for anybody other than a very close family member.
  13. appleblossom
    Your spouse may have to return to the US and starting working there to meet the financial requirements.
  14. appleblossom
    Just to confirm, your spouse is a US citizen?
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    All the time. My daughter lost her GC and so has to travel using an ADIT stamp. Every single time the airline staff in the UK have to phone CBP to ask if they'll let her in as they never know what it is!
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    You can try, and also contact the consulate and point out that he shouldn't have been refused a visa as he didn't age out, and it is their error. I wonder if perhaps they misclassified his case as F2B so thought his PD wasn't current, but if you didn't check it there would be no way of knowing for sure. Contact NVC and the consulate urgently, and if that doesn't work you'll need to file to reopen the case, I think it's a I-290B that you'd need to do, but I'm tagging @family as they are the pros for this kind of admin error.
  17. appleblossom
    No, there's no way it should have been delayed like that. It was current when the I-130 was approved, so should have been sent straight to NVC and his visa application should have been done in 2022. What does the status say online, and did it say F2B or F2A? Did you chase it up at all in 2022/2023? Double check the dates and that it was current back in 2022, but I think I'd be consulting a lawyer.
  18. appleblossom
    So working it out exactly, and if my maths is correct (it's atrocious usually, so please do double check the below!) - Petition took 1 year, 5 months and 11 days to be processed, so he was only eligible for a visa under F2A if his Priority Date became current before 2nd April 2022 (as that was the date his 'calculated age' went from 20 to 21, meaning he was no longer eligible as the under 21 child of a LPR). But looking at the Visa Bulletins from early 2022, his category WAS current. Are you absolutely sure that his I-130 was approved in December 2021? His case should have been sent to NVC immediately if so. When did you receive the Welcome Letter from NVC asking you to pay the fees etc?
  19. appleblossom
    Hard to say without knowing your PD etc - please fill in your timeline.
  20. appleblossom
    Any other ties to the US? Do you have a home there? Bank account etc? Have you filed your taxes every year? If not, then I agree you're probably out of luck. You can try entering but as @Crazy Cat said, this is a bad time to be trying to do that, and you're likely to be pressured to give up your GC, or referred to a judge. If your status is gone then your parents could petition you, it won't be quick though.
  21. appleblossom
    Which bit of that do you think applies to you? So using the dates you gave above, and assuming the first of each month just to give you an idea in the absence of exact dates - Priority Date 1st June 2020, 1st December 2021 I-130 approved so the petition was pending for 18 months. Meaning he wouldn't age out until he was 22 years and 6 months old (roughly - again without exact dates it's hard to give you a definite age). So for him to stay in the F2A category, his Priority Date would have needed to become current before he was 22.5 years old. We don't know his birthday so can't say for sure if that was the case or not, but you can double check it yourself. Or give exact dates for somebody else to do it for you (including his birth date). The email from NVC about expediting isn't anything to do with his age, for some reason it's the same for all Manila cases (spouses etc). They don't send interview letters regularly like other consulates, they do them in batches and claim they've been 'expedited'.
  22. appleblossom
    Ah, ok. I thought you were London for some reason - if you could fill your profile in then it would help for the future, thx.
  23. appleblossom
    I wouldn’t risk trying to adjust status personally if you’ve overstayed in the past - the link from @Crazy Cat gives you info on that. Are you the sibling or dependent of a sibling for your F4?
  24. appleblossom
    I’m sorry to hear this, but as said above there is nothing to appeal as if he’s aged out there is no visa available to him by law. The delay in hearing from NVC was due to this too, not Covid - they wouldn’t contact you until nearer the time of him actually being eligible for a visa (Table B on the Visa Bulletin) anyway. Are you saying that he was scheduled for an interview though? That is very odd, they shouldn’t have done that until his PD was current (Table A on the Visa Bulletin). All you can do is keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin and see when his PD is going to become current. He’s probably got at least another decade or so to go, so if there is any other visa route for him (employment based for example) then you might want to explore that. Best of luck to you.
  25. appleblossom
    Just checking, you’re doing it here? https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/iv/information/iv_services
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