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You need to contact the consulate asap - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview/appointment.html#int12 And just to double check, you’re not married?

I’m afraid I’m going to be blunt and say you will probably need to wait until you are ready for marriage, then come via that route. Realistically, your chances are slim for any work via, and you’ve already missed the H1-B window for this year, so your next chance to start work on one (if you did manage to find a sponsoring employer and then get lucky in the lottery) would be October 2026 - so you may as well wait and then marry instead. You could always try in the interim, I always say that if you’ve got skills that are worth a US employer sponsoring, then generally they’ll be skills that you’d be headhunted for. So get yourself on Linked In, open yourself up to work in the US, and see if you get recruiters in your inbox. Best of luck.

Yep, that’s right.

I would put the J1 details too. It asks for last visa, not last visitor visa.

I never said that! I think you can absolutely get the visa, but in time when you have more ties and a more established life in the UK. Forget the ‘closest allies’ thing, that’s a load of nonsense and certainly has no bearing on visas anyway.

His ‘complete criminal history’ was referenced, so I wondered if there was something else that we didn’t know about.

Go back to the start of the website and try the page again, does this work? https://my.uscis.gov/accounts/uscis-immigrant-fee/start/overview If not, try another browser. He doesn’t need to pay before he leaves for the US by the way, he can pay after arrival. It just won’t trigger the green card process until he’s entered AND paid the fee, both need to happen.

Depends on the home country and if there is a tax treaty in place or not. PLEASE fill in your timeline! I know I’ve asked before, but it really does pay it forward and help others if you can just take 5 minutes to do that. Thx.

Reapplying quickly just makes you look desperate to get to the US, which really doesn’t help your case. Obviously nobody knows for sure, you could reapply in a month and be granted a visa, but the general advice it usually to leave it much longer before applying again. Do you live at home or have your own property? If you don’t have your own place then I’d wait until you do before trying again.

So at no point were you recommended for a waiver? I think that given your most recent refusal was due to 214(b), all you can do is leave it much longer and apply again in a few years. Try ESTA first, answering the question truthfully, and if that’s refused then it’ll need to be a B visa. As you’re young without many ties, work towards getting more for the next time. Good luck.

It makes no difference at all. All cases are gradually being made electronic.

Will your insurance cover her too? That would be very unusual, so do double check that as otherwise it’s likely to be incredibly expensive if she doesn’t qualify for Medicaid. I don’t think anything you’ve mentioned would be an issue for the medical, it’s more communicable diseases etc. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview/medical-examination-faqs.html Good luck.

I’m sorry that she is unwell, hopefully by the time the visa is processed she’ll be better. She will have to pass the medical to get an immigrant visa, but with all of that the bigger question for me would be can she afford the healthcare costs in the US?

Is this for a fiance visa or a work based visa? Please clarify what kind of application you’ve made and as @SalishSea said, where were you born? When they asked for your CV, how did they ask you to send it? Did you have it in an envelope with a courier label? Can you give us a copy of what you were handed at the interview (with any identifying details redacted).

Love how you don’t know how old your nephew is - just like my brother with my kids. 😂 Should be ok then. I’d guess at another 3 or 4 years until they get a visa, but if the I-130 took a long time to be approved then should be comfortably under the aging out time.

Congrats. Fingers crossed their category moves for them and it’s not too much longer. Do they have any children that may age out?

Like @Crazy Cat I‘m not really sure what the point would be now, as your I-485 isn’t waiting for anything (as your PD is current on Table B). And just checking, but you don’t have children that have also been petitioned as your derivatives?

OK, so just a case of waiting for the interview letter now then. Good luck.

OK, so they haven’t aged out. You’ve said 2023 and 2024 above, which is it? If it’s 2023 then I’d chase it up as I’d have thought you’d have had an interview by now, if it’s 2024 then it’s just a case of waiting.

As above, what’s the reason you’re scheduling it yourself? And are you EB2, what’s your Priority Date? If you could fill in your timeline it would be super helpful, thx.

How old are the children now? It’s current as long as they’re still F2A (i.e. haven’t aged out in to F2B), so sounds like it’s just a case of waiting for an interview. Nothing that can be done but wait unfortunately, a lot of consulates still have big backlogs.

Ask him where that change has been announced? I’ve certainly not heard that before and the current VB doesn’t say anything about it either.

Too late now, but it sounds as though you would have had grounds for a DCF application. You can ask for an expedite but doubt you’d qualify, only specific circumstances do and being apart from a loved one during the process is normal unfortunately. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/expedite-requests You can visit though, just make sure you don’t do it too often or for too long so you don’t run the risk of being refused entry. And hopefully it won’t be too much longer for you so you may only have time for one visit anyway. Good luck.

I’d imagine $18k is community college! It’s pretty cheap for an international student.

Is the credit card joint? It doesn’t sound though any of those are evidence you live together. So add in things like joint rental agreement, utility bills in both names etc that show you’re at the same address.