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The only delay is just her waiting her turn in the queue. I think the backlog has reduced a bit now (it used to be 2 years or so for IR5's to be scheduled), but it's still likely to be a year plus. You can ask for an expedite if there is a good reason for it.

Nope. If eligible, you can apply from Germany and move on an immigrant visa - you become a permanent resident upon entry to the US. For employees, as many as possible really to stand the best chance of having the visa renewed. There's no fixed number though, but you have to show growth. You can't use a L1 if you just want to be a 'one man band' working in the US. I'd check out the possible IV options first, as the L1 will require you spending quite a bit of time and money before you can even apply for the visa, which may be money down the drain if it's refused. And if you know you want to stay permanently, it would be better to aim for a permanent visa if at all possible. Good luck.

To add to the above, VJ has a guide - She has to be accepted in to the school first, so that's the first step, she needs to apply to colleges. Note that if she's from Pakistan, and has her sister living in the US, her chances of a visa being granted are lower, so do bear that in mind.

Oh, and if your spouse is a USC s/he might want to petition for their sibling. It would take a crazy long time (20+ years), but would be back up at least in case the DV doesn’t come good.

It’s possible, but you’d need to leave the German operation running with somebody managing it. And for the US side you’d need to have premises and a plan to hire Americans quite quickly. If your plan is to stay permanently then I wouldn’t risk it before that - after the initial first year on the L visa you’d have to show growth and employees to renew for longer and if not that would be the end of it. So definitely feasible, but I agree with Boiler, maybe a few years down the line when you have a solid business with employees you can trust to run it in Germany for you and have a need for a bigger operation in the US. You could also look at the EB2 NIW or EB1A green cards - a good attorney will tell you if you’ve got any chance, but that would cut out the uncertainty and you’d go straight to the GC before even leaving Germany. I got my EB1 GC in 5 months last year. Good luck.

No, that’s not very promising in all honesty. Last year it went to 21k. But you never know, just keep an eye on the VB, perhaps more people will drop out or be found ineligible next year. Good luck.

😂 Understandable. Do make sure she signs/submits the DS-260 herself. Hope she's got a low rank number and gets through, good luck.

How old are the kids?

No, it's not a valid travel document. In the same way I couldn't get on an international flight to the US with just a valid green card and an expired UK passport.

No airline will board him without a passport.

And she told the truth on the DS-260 about where he was living? And in the interview if asked about him?

I don't think you're in AP from what you've said. Either you've aged out and are no longer eligible for a visa (probable), or your case isn't moving forward as you've not provided the evidence requested that the petitioner is moving back to the US. If you really wanted an answer you could have filed a WOM as advised years ago. That would tell you for sure. Are you saying your aunt has actually got a visa in hand?

It looks as though you've previously applied for a K-1, what happened with that? And what country are you from?

Exactly, so as above you can just apply for their passports. They're already US citizens, they were the moment they entered the US with you on their immigrant visas.

What type of case? As said above, please do complete your timeline. Are you male or female? AP for Pakistani males is unfortunately common and can take a long time.

No airline will let you board without a passport. What country(ies) are you a citizen of?

I'm sure you've probably already seen this, but just in case - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/China.html

Seems to be about a year for spousal cases, not sure about F4 though, can't find any others for comparison. But figure a year or more, once your PD is current and the clock starts ticking. Good luck.

Not sure what you mean by 'apply for an extended green card'? Depending on her job, skills, education level, she may qualify for an employment based visa. For most employment based green cards she'd need to be petitioned by her employer - and a lot are reluctant to do so as it costs them a huge amount of money, and of course then means the employee can immediately go and work for somebody else. So do factor that in, once she's found a job/sponsor, she must get it in writing that they'll sponsor her green card as it sounds like that will be crucial for you both. And of course, not all work visas are dual intent, so make sure she qualifies for one that will actually allow her to stay permanently.

That's good, it's been printed then and you should hear very soon.

Perfectly normal, but what does her online status say?

Your only option for an IV is Lagos. It’s a long wait, approx 18 months for spouses, not sure about F1 though. The closest example I could find is this person who is F3, he’s been waiting over 3 years for an interview - https://www.visajourney.com/profile/446906-walewale/ HTH.

Sorry, my bad - I meant the DS-260!

I’m with Boiler, don’t really understand why you’d do it that way round. Say the children get a visa in 18 months time, they then have to move within a few months and make the US their permanent home. If your wife has to leave the US to get her visa, then it doesn’t make much sense to still have them in separate countries? And in the US without a parent?

What's your Priority Date? And did your petitioner move back to the US? Seems that's why you were originally refused, that they were living in Jordan with no intention of moving to the US? Have you filed a Writ of Mandamus as previously advised?