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  1. appleblossom
    I would, just in case. You never know what may happen in the future. Those that applied 18.5 years ago are now eligible to receive visas, yes. But it’s not linear. If you go back you’ll see that, for example if you look three years ago at February 2022’s bulletin, the date was Sept 2005. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2022/visa-bulletin-for-february-2022.html So it’s only moved forward 7 months in those 3 years. If you go back 10 years to Feb 2015, you’ll see it’s only moved 3 years since then- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2015/visa-bulletin-for-february-2015.html. So that’s why it’s just not going to take 18.5 years from this point.
  2. appleblossom
    No, only Montreal does immigrant visas. What you should have done (again, too late now, but just for others reading in the future) is asked NVC to link your and your wife’s cases. They would have done that before it was scheduled, then yours would have been held until hers was ready for interview too and you’d have been given slots together. Has your wife been DQ’ed yet? It may be worth asking NVC if they can still link them.
  3. appleblossom
    Exactly. Sadly, the parents aren’t likely to be around long enough so it’s going to be the OP that ends up being the petitioner, which means it’ll be 25 years at the very least.
  4. appleblossom
    The problem is people don’t do their timelines (or perhaps don’t update them throughout the process, hint, hint - please do yours to help others too!!). When were you DQ’ed?
  5. appleblossom
    Agree with @OldUser, I wouldn’t have rescheduled it either. But it’s done now, and to reschedule you need to follow the steps and reschedule it yourself online when a slot opens up - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html
  6. appleblossom
    Your PD is current, so you’ll be in the line for an interview now. How long ago is ‘recently’? Even the quickest consulates are around 3 months from DQ to interview date.
  7. appleblossom
    Yes they were, and yes probably. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/annual-limit-reahed-in-the-eb-1-category.html Please fill in your timeline to help other EB applicants, thanks.
  8. appleblossom
    That's nothing to do with the new administration, Montréal has always had quite a wait. It’s actually got much quicker, it used to be well over a year but now is just a few months. They’re currently scheduling those who were DQ’ed in September, so hopefully you’ll hear in a couple of months - https://ca.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visa-process/
  9. appleblossom
    Why did you meet with her?! I agree with the above, sounds like she’s been coached and she doesn’t want ‘to get to know you better’, she simply wants a green card and thinks you’ll be daft enough to fall for her nonsense. I really hope you pulled the I-130.
  10. appleblossom
    Ah, ok. So steps 2 onwards then. And you’ll be doing this via the Montreal consulate rather than London? It’s usually where you’re resident, not your citizenship. Yes, you have to leave your passport for the visa to be put in to it but unless there’s any issues it’s usually back with you within 10 days or so. Best of luck, hope the I-130 is approved soon.
  11. appleblossom
    Oh that’s such a shame. Unfortunately the wait has lengthened considerably since you first applied, and it’ll be 25+ years now. Your sister might want to look in to other visa options (investment if they have the funds, employment based if she or her husband have skills in demand, etc). Good luck.
  12. appleblossom
    DQ - Documentarily Qualified IL - interview letter And in response to the questions above - Steps for the interview part are set out 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 Not sure exactly whereabouts you are in the process (whether you’ve been Documentarily Qualified by NVC or not), but probably step 10 ish onwards? You can start making sure you’ve got all of the documents that will be required No, it’s booked for you Depends on what stage you’re at? You could order the police cert, that’ll be required from the UK. But your profile says Canada? So are you in the UK now? Good luck.
  13. appleblossom
    @topaz318, is this the same sister you mentioned in this thread or a different one? If it’s the same sister, what happened with this?
  14. appleblossom
    Yep, another vote for all 3 of you. Sadly you need backup for your parents as it takes so long so the more options the better.
  15. appleblossom
    It will depend on the reason you’ve not received it. Often you’ll have to redo biometrics, but then once that’s done it’ll be fairly quick. But they should get back to you soon and tell you why it’s not been processed - let us know what the outcome is and good luck. Please pay it forward and fill in your timeline too! Thx. It’s about a year to get an interview, so you should hear in the spring. Don’t worry about the DS-260 expiring. Please do fill in your timeline as well, the more EB timelines we have the better, it all adds to the body of knowledge. Good luck.
  16. appleblossom
    Any update is a good thing even if you don’t hear anything after it - every update is a step towards the end, so see them as positives. Best of luck.
  17. appleblossom
    When the visa is actually printed, hopefully not too much longer.
  18. appleblossom
    Just a case of waiting I’m afraid, you should hopefully have a change in status soon. Good luck.
  19. appleblossom
    Probably just means somebody has got round to opening the envelope with the docs in and updated the file to say they’d been received. Honestly nothing to worry about, you may find it ‘updates’ a few more times before you hear anything else. Good luck.
  20. appleblossom
    We never received it either, but it’s easy enough to sort - your A number will be on your visa, and your case ID is your case number.
  21. appleblossom
    OK, so have you filled in the form I linked to above? They should get back to you within 30 days of that, hopefully it’s something really simple - my daughter just had to go and have her photo retaken for hers.
  22. appleblossom
    Also, nothing to do with the visa, but you mentioned living in Nantucket - it’s a beautiful place but incredibly isolated, particularly in the winter when so much shuts down. Maybe he could look at getting a full-time job elsewhere? I just can’t imagine how tough it would be to move to another country and then live somewhere like that.
  23. appleblossom
    You say above he meets the income requirement though? If he doesn’t then you’ll need a joint sponsor. But get him to sort his taxes first and then he’ll know exactly what figures he’s working with.
  24. appleblossom
    There’s a great guide at the top of the page. But he needs to sort his taxes as the very first step, get him to focus on that and then you can start the process to get you over to the US. Good luck.
  25. appleblossom
    I think it’s still a bit longer - this is the most recent Mumbai case I can find, with an interview in December 2024. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=438645 And that was a spouse, EB cases usually take longer. Montreal has sped up considerably over the past year and will hopefully continue to do so, if I were @A.K.D. I'd stick with there personally, as it’s likely to be much more hassle to transfer to Mumbai and I’m not sure if it will be any quicker anyway.
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