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  1. appleblossom
    You only pay for one I-130. And when the time comes for the actual visa application if your sibling is the only one moving then it’s only one set of fees, if they change their mind in ~25-30 years and decide to bring any dependents then you pay visa fees, medical fees etc for each of them.
  2. appleblossom
    Yep. Does case tracking say the card is on it’s way now?
  3. appleblossom
    You can check current times on this page - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html For F2A’s, they’re currently scheduling those DQ’ed in Nov 2022, so well over a 2 year wait. But by the time a visa is available for your wife, that may well have changed (hopefully they’ll have reduced the backlog a bit). As @Crazy Cat said, your case won’t be sent to the consulate until an interview has been scheduled.
  4. appleblossom
    Don't panic, as you can easily get an ADIT stamp if you don't have the physical green card before your I-551 year ends. It's free, you get it mailed and that will give you another year.
  5. appleblossom
    The OP stated earlier in the thread that she hadn’t lived in the US long enough to pass on US citizenship to her children, which is why she’s having to petition them.
  6. appleblossom
    Ok. He’s likely to age out unfortunately, you need to hope the I-130 takes as long as possible for CPSA calculations - that’ll be another advantage to both parents filing for you, in case one takes much longer than the other. Do submit them asap!
  7. appleblossom
    No probs. How old is your child now?
  8. appleblossom
    That’s the petition cost if you file by paper, yes. It would be cheaper to file online. Then there will be other fees when you get to the visa stage, but that’s a long way off, and it will depend on how many of you apply for visas when the time comes (your child may age out, depending on how old s/he is now).
  9. appleblossom
    1. yes - then if something happens to one parent, you have a back up petition. 2. Your parents can only petition you. Your child and spouse will be derivatives on your application. 3. as above, it makes no difference as both countries are in the same category.
  10. appleblossom
    What’s with the secrecy? If you want to get information, you have to give information. Your country(ies) of birth/citizenship/residence are the single most important factors if you’re asking about the chances of a B visa.
  11. appleblossom
    Having had an interview already won’t help you jump ahead of everybody in line waiting. As @milimelo has said, use the time whilst you’re waiting to get everything up to date.
  12. appleblossom
    Got to admit, asking about a mother/father seemingly wanting to leave their children by choice isn’t something that sits comfortably with me. But you only ever apply for your sibling alone. In 25-30+ years when s/he becomes eligible for a visa is when dependents are relevant. If s/he is divorced and wants to leave her children then s/he can apply for just their own visa then, if any children haven’t aged out anyway.
  13. appleblossom
    Yep, you do, that does exactly the same thing as the plastic card so you’re all good. 👍🏻
  14. appleblossom
    Which country do you live in then?
  15. appleblossom
    Which country are you from?
  16. appleblossom
    Are you saying you had a F visa refused? Which country are you from?
  17. appleblossom
    It’s completely separate. 3 of us got our GC’s within a few weeks, my daughters never turned up. Note that they’re quoting 120 days to people at the mo (so yours is super quick!) so don’t panic if she doesn’t get it in 90 days.
  18. appleblossom
    It’ll be interesting to see what the ‘resident from’ date is on the card when it arrives.
  19. appleblossom
    Still too early I'd say, Mumbai is 3 months wait for an interview letter for 'normal' IR5 cases, and you've got to add on time for your case to be updated/sent back to be scheduled for interview. I don't understand what you mean by 'escalate to post' I'm afraid.
  20. appleblossom
    I think you'll still qualify under F2A then. You need to calculate it when a visa became available to you, and for family based preference categories that's either the date that the petition was approved, or the date that you could have filed an AOS application if you were in the US, whichever is the later.
  21. appleblossom
    Are you sure? Interviews are currently being scheduled for those DQ'ed in April. Even the quickest consulates are 2-3 months from DQ to interview date so that's not too much longer - there are other consulates where the wait is over 1-2+ years for an interview including other African countries. All consulates have a summer slowdown for immigrant visas due to the reasons you gave above, although I agree that a transfer can be worthwhile for some if they're eligible (it's not usually possible to just choose another consulate without a good reason i.e. being resident in that country).
  22. appleblossom
    Interesting, I thought any kind of theft was always a 'yes' to that question. We don't know what kind of fare the OP was evading, but for 40+ journeys on the train, even if it was £5 a ticket (could well have been ten times that of course) , that's a pretty hefty amount and I'd argue that would mean a 'yes' as it would have resulted in serious damage to the company if he hadn't been caught and had to pay it back.
  23. appleblossom
    I think ordering your ACRO is a good starting point, any conviction should show up on there, regardless of the nature of it - even a caution would do. So I'd be very surprised if it wasn't on there.
  24. appleblossom
    Well, you can safely ignore that advice. They don’t even know that the form doesn’t ask about crimes of moral turpitude any longer - and that changed years ago! So I wouldn’t heed any advice from them. I don’t know why your conviction wouldn’t show up on the PNC, but have you ordered your ACRO certificate to check? As said above, ask a genuine (registered with AILA) immigration lawyer if you want a definitive answer. Nobody else.
  25. appleblossom
    If a K-1 visa is in your future then don’t risk it unless you have written advice from a lawyer. Just say yes, I can’t see how theft wouldn’t be considered damage personally. And of course they can check, plus you’ll have to provide evidence anyway.
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