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You need a SSN to be paid, but not to start work. But if you've ticked that box on the DS-260 you'll usually get the SSN within about 10 days.

@Mrs. Hamza is a green card holder, not a USC - so different processing times as linked to above. There just isn't the same priority given to spouses of LPR's, as there is no visa available to them for several years anyway. Even once the I-130 is approved they've still got a long wait ahead before they are eligible for a visa, so priority is given to other I-130's.

Not sure where it says that but it shouldn’t! I’ve never heard of it being that quick, that’s usually only for those approved at the interview. Hope you get the decision soon so you can crack on with everything. Good luck.

If they were only delivered on Wed then it’s far too soon for approval. Your envelope is probably sitting in a big pile still waiting to be opened. If that’s all they need then it’ll maybe be 2-3 weeks as a rough guess. Good luck.

Thousands of USC's live in another country with their spouse and petition them from that country before moving to the US together once the spouse's visa is received every year. Probably tens of thousands! There are lots of forum members on VJ who are USC's living abroad with their spouses and going though the process now if you want to double check. There is no requirement to be in the US at the time of submission at all.

I honestly can't remember I'm afraid. But if you don't see it don't worry, you may not even notice it - the only one to look for really is 'issued' as then you know it's been printed and is in your passport. Good luck.

Mine went to Admin Processing (very briefly - for about 2 hours!), then approved, then issued. Then details of the shipping, once it had been sent, although I'd had that from the courier already by that point. Mine was interview on the Monday afternoon, passport delivered Thursday morning. No idea on how long it takes for collection though as every case I've seen has had it delivered. That was last year, London, EB case. HTH, good luck.

Yes, same process, and her parents would be classed as 'immediate relatives', so they'd have a similar processing time - maybe 18 months as a rough guide. However, her brother will take much longer as he wouldn't be classed as an immediate relative. If his parents petition for him, it will be several years before he's eligible to apply for a visa even if he's under 21. See category F2A on the Visa Bulletin. If they petition for him and he 'ages out' in to category F2B, it'll be even longer. So that's something they need to factor in and make sure they're happy with before they apply. Good luck.

No, they won't deny you, your case will just be held until they are received. But if it's 9 days between the two I'd think it highly unlikely they won't have them by then anyway. Best of luck.

They won't forget you. Personally I don't think it will be more than a few months, I've never seen a Paris IL take that long, it's one of the quickest consulates.

I wouldn't reschedule. Even if the medical isn't received by the time you have your interview it's no biggie, it just means your visa won't be approved until it is, but that's likely to take less time overall than rescheduling the interview will do. Plus I would bet good money that your medical will be received by the consulate in plenty of time for your interview anyway, I think they say 10 days just to cover themselves but I've never heard of it taking anywhere near that long. My family's medicals were all sent over to the consulate within 48 hours last year. Good luck.

No, just filing the I-130 wouldn't be enough. If you can't afford to file for them via AOS, maybe they return to their home country and do it via consular processing instead? It's much cheaper that way.

But you said above that the letter said the GC should be delivered within 90 days? Not sure how it works with AOS, but for my GC I had a separate receipt number from the one I had for my case. My case still showed 'approved' even when my GC status was saying 'sent for printing' 'mailed' etc. But either way it may just be that her case status is out of date, filing in that form should be your first step really so you can find out what's happening with it. It usually takes them about a month to get back to you. My daughter's GC status was stuck on 'payment received' for ages, we had to fill that form in to find out what was happening with it - she had to have her photo redone as it wasn't acceptable to them, but nobody had contacted us to tell us that! Once we'd done that form and got the answer, she then had her GC in hand in a few weeks. Good luck.

As explained above, you can't use it as an asset if it's your primary residence, regardless of your future plans for it. You'll need something else.

What is your PD? Please fill in your timeline, it helps when you're asking questions but also helps other EB applicants. There aren't many of us around, so the more timelines the better. Thx.

So a classic that other people waiting received. Maybe I will try to contact the embassy next... Looks like you've only been waiting a month? So I'd say a little premature to chase things up, you will have been added to the queue in April but probably all of the interviews had already been assigned for that month. So I reckon you'll get the IL fairly soon, I wouldn't chase it until 60 days passes. Good luck.

Same timeline still applies for that - remote work isn't permitted either, until you have the EAD in hand. Working illegally may be forgiven as the spouse of a USC, but it's not a risk I'd take when applying for AOS personally.

Has she filed this form? https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDCForm.do?entryPoint=init&sroPageType=ndc What does her online status say?

Not really, as your answers will be different to anybody else’s. But use the VJ guide above, and the I-130 instructions too. If you’re still struggling then perhaps it’s worth considering hiring an immigration lawyer to do the application for you. Is the mother of your child staying in Benin or are you filing for her too?

Ok, so it’ll be approx 4 years as you’re a LPR, there wouldn’t be a visa number available to her yet. But once you’re a citizen she’d be classed as an immediate relative and have no wait for a visa number - so maybe 18 months in total, much quicker. So you may want to consider applying for citizenship asap.

Whatever your class of admission was - it’ll be on your green card as ‘category’. You seem to have missed my questions above about when your daughter turns 21, or if you’re eligible to apply for citizenship. I’m not asking just to be nosy but it is relevant - presumably you’re aware that it will be many years before your daughter is even eligible for a visa if you’re not a citizen?

See Boiler's post above - his guess was 12-15 years. It will depend on the kids exact ages though i.e. is the 17 year old only just 17 or about to turn 18? It will also depend on when your parents actually move and petition for them - you expect your Dad to get an interview soon, but as a Pakistani male he may well be put in AP and that will delay things, so by the time he gets his visa the kids could be another year older. Etc, etc. Too many variables to know for sure, I guess all you can do is talk to your parents and make sure they're ok with the potential delay in your siblings being able to move. It's worth having a full and frank conversation with them before they move IMO, it would be awful if they moved and then regretted it. Good luck.

A bit longer usually, maybe 3-4 years, but if they age out of F2A category and are in F2B category, then it's a much longer wait as @Boiler mentioned above. Possibly the youngest will get through in time before s/he ages out of F2A category though.

No, as advised above they can apply immediately. But it'll be a long wait for them to get visas though. Your parents need to carefully consider if they are happy to live apart from them for that long I guess? Particularly as they're not likely to get visitor visas either.

Another vote for get on a plane asap. She can't be refused entry. She should take proof of any ties she has to the US (i.e. if she has a property there etc), and proof of her tax returns being filed - basically anything to show she didn't abandon her residency.