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AM I COOKED???
appleblossom replied to Trell's topic in Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America
What do you think the problem is? As long as you informed the interviewing officer then that's fine, no misrepresentation has occurred and you can petition him. -
You can marry anytime, and no need to wait the 90 days to file either. What work visa is she on? I think you'd struggle to argue that 'things changed upon arrival' given you've previously asked about marrying and petitioning her, so is the visa dual intent?
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It sounds like they won't be able to stay in the UAE as his job is ending. As @Boiler said, I don't think they'll qualify for asylum in the UK though, but that's probably a question for another forum!
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Yes, you can absolutely do that. You only get 6 months from the date of your medical to enter the US on your immigrant visa, so lots of people do that and then return home to wrap things up. You'll be asked for your address in the US when you arrive, but probably won't even be asked how long you'll be staying (I certainly wasn't).
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That was my though too. @goughying0912, exactly what ‘fake documents’ are we talking about?
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The paralegal was wrong! Frankfurt is pretty quick so you may well have your interview before your anniversary, but all you need to do it wait to enter the US until after your anniversary. I’d leave it a few days afterwards, as we’ve seen people travel the day after or even the same day and then have to get their green cards corrected as the immigration officer has calculated it wrongly.
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My point was that your PD isn’t current yet, so you can’t receive an interview. The date on the current Visa Bulletin is 1st Jan 2022, so only those that applied prior to that date are eligible for visas.
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I think it’s the change in administration that will make this not matter. If you don’t get citizenship until 2027, and if it’s still a 2+ year wait for an interview in Lagos, then by then we’ll have a new administration so the ban isn’t likely to still be in place.
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Very unlikely, but you can keep an eye on current processing times here - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
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Yep, spotted that just after I posted - don’t know how I missed it first time around!
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It’s exactly the same, just with a different consulate. But loads of people live in a different country to the one(s) they have citizenship in, it’s no biggie. You do need to adjust your expectations on timing though, it’s approx 14-17 months just for the first stage (the I-130), then the visa application follows. And because of the country your fiancée is from, there may be extra background checks which will add more time.
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My daughter has been travelling backwards and forwards on an ADIT stamp over the past 14 months and she's been taken in to secondary every time. But the most she's had to wait was an hour or so, it's usually a few questions and then she's on her way. Hope that helps.
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We used Fragomen, they were great and have an NYC office. But ours was a more complex case (EB1A), if yours is a K1 do you really need an attorney?
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He's already applied in April - see the later post. But it's F2A and Nigeria, so won't be 2 years.
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Help with CSPA
appleblossom replied to BHemisphereWorker's topic in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America
What does this mean? You need to know how long the I-130 took to be approved, that's crucial. It sounds like his eldest will qualify as they're almost current, but you do need to find that info out as you can't do a CPSA calculation without it. -
What document was missing?
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Do you mean they won't answer your query via phone? Assume you've tried the number on their website? https://de.usembassy.gov/contact/#frankfurt
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It is possible, but unlikely. AP can take months or even years. If you can reapply for next year can you do that asap, so that you can get the visa application in early maybe? Best of luck, hope you can find a way to make it work.
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Yes, you would likely get put in to AP again, but you'd have more time for that to be completed. So if it's possible then could you ask them to defer your place to the next year's program so you'd have a full year for processing?
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That and being Russian is probably it. Is there an opportunity to reapply for next year's program maybe?
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You don't get to select a date, you just send it in as part of your package, via VFS - https://qa.usembassy.gov/visa-interview-waiver/ So definitely wait until you return if you are about to travel and need your passport. What kind of visa are you applying for?
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It specifically mentions IR-1/CR-1. ´E.g’ means for example. As it is very unlikely to apply to you by the time Rachael becomes eligible for a visa I don’t think you need to plan anything, or worry about it for a long time (if at all).
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As it says in the link above, immediate relatives on CR1/IR1 are exempt from the current ban. But if you’re still currently a LPR then that’s not relevant anyway as your wife's case is F2A? She’s still many years away from a visa, realistically she probably won’t get one until the next administration is in power. So it’s fairly pointless worrying about something that isn’t likely to be relevant by then anyway. The only visa classes exempt from the ban are listed in the proclamation, B visas aren’t among them.
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If it’s only been 2 months then it’s probably just too early. But yes, assuming you did pay the fee you can track it using the receipt number here - https://egov.uscis.gov What does that say?
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They didn’t have a lapse, they’re asking for your daytime phone number, so that’s what you give them. Whichever number is best to contact you on. You simply add the country code i.e. mine was +44 7790 xxxxxx. If it doesn’t fit, make the font smaller or write smaller.
