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  1. appleblossom
    Then yes, recent written job offer is required. "For employment-based visa applications: A letter from your U.S. based employer dated less than one month ago." https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html
  2. appleblossom
    EB2 or EB2 NIW? And which consulate?
  3. appleblossom
    Oh should be very soon then, do you have Informed Delivery? And yes, it should be sent to the address you gave when you entered.
  4. appleblossom
    You have to wait until 90 days have passed (from you entering the US on your immigrant visa, as that was the latest of the two dates) and then just fill in the form to report your card as not received. I wouldn’t bother with a congressman, just fill the form in and USCIS should sort it. But what does your online status say? Not sure you can, but just use the usual online status checking page to see when the card has been produced/despatched.
  5. appleblossom
    You need to fill in a specific form if it hasn’t arrived after 90 days - https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/ndc Not until your interview has been scheduled.
  6. appleblossom
    Family based applications don’t get an envelope, only employment based do.
  7. appleblossom
    Yep, it’ll be delivered to the address you have given within a couple of weeks.
  8. appleblossom
    No. You can turn around and return on the next flight if you wish. As above, the endorsed visa works exactly the same as the plastic GC for the first year. https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/temporary-i-551-stamps-and-mrivs
  9. appleblossom
    No, your endorsed visa acts as a temporary green card for a year. And yes. But are you sure you didn’t tick the box on the DS-260 to have it sent automatically? Most people do and then you don’t need to apply in person.
  10. appleblossom
    AP can take months or years unfortunately, no way of knowing his much longer yours will be, although if they kept your passport that’s usually a good sign. But you can ask for your passport back if you need it to travel. Good luck.
  11. appleblossom
    No. As you say it’s only for spousal beneficiaries. In case you haven’t found it yet, there’s an excellent guide on VJ to go alongside the official website -
  12. appleblossom
    It will do if you’re in the UK - London is one of the quickest consulates out there. But other consulates have a 2+ year wait for an interview. NVC processing times are updated weekly here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html Good luck.
  13. appleblossom
    Just checking, you’ve filed taxes as resident?
  14. appleblossom
    Ignore Google, go to the official source - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/global-visa-wait-times-DEACTIVATED.html Good luck.
  15. appleblossom
    You’re all good then, no immigrant intent when she applied for her non-immigrant visa. Best of luck.
  16. appleblossom
    That’s fine then (assuming you didn’t apply for the EB more than 3 years ago?). It would only be an issue if she had got her F1 when she actually had immigrant intent and could be accused of misrepresentation - but doesn’t sound like that’s the case at all. If you ticked the box on your DS-260, then you should receive them automatically within 2 weeks of entering on your immigrant visa. Ours were waiting for us at our rental house 8 days after we arrived. If you didn’t tick that box, you’ll need to go to a SSA office and apply in person.
  17. appleblossom
    Or before - GC fee can be paid anytime from when the visa is received, most people choose to do it before they travel so the 90 day clock starts ticking as soon as they enter on the IV. Thanks for filling in some of your timeline, if you could complete the rest when you get a moment that would be fab.
  18. appleblossom
    That’s good. That means exactly as they said, he’s been approved in principal pending final checks. He can check CEAC and see what his status says, it may change to ‘admin processing’ (final checks), then ‘approved’, then ‘issued’ (visa actually printed and in passport). Or may just go straight to issued.
  19. appleblossom
    It did to start with last time, then later on John Kelly said GC holders from banned countries could be admitted on a ‘case by case determination’. Then it was finally blocked in court. I wouldn’t risk it personally. But if you do then make sure you keep everything in the US, bank accounts, mobile phone, car etc - and file taxes as resident.
  20. appleblossom
    Which consulate?
  21. appleblossom
    Then you should receive everything anyway. Good luck.
  22. appleblossom
    No, not at all. Assume she was granted the F1 long before you applied for your EB IV?
  23. appleblossom
    Sorry, just edited my post. It’s possibly extra background checks then but I still think too early to worry about that if it’s only been a few days. Best of luck.
  24. appleblossom
    Yes, visa status can change to ‘rejected’ (which actually just means Admin Processing) after interview, verbal approval doesn’t mean a lot unfortunately. Were you born in the UK? If so I doubt you’ll be put in to Admin Processing unless your occupation is on the TAL list. AP is usually for those from countries that are high risk. But I really wouldn’t worry at this stage as it’s still early, just keep an eye on your status. Good luck.
  25. appleblossom
    There can be 2+ years between being DQ’ed and interview though. And NVC doesn’t make the visa decision or require original documents, the consulate does that. When I was at my interview, at least half the people I saw being interviewed were sent away with a piece of paper saying they needed to send another document in. I’ve no idea why when the checklist is pretty easy to follow but it was usually simple things like only having a photocopy of the police cert rather than the original. Which then means that interview was wasted - hopefully this step will avoid that and mean people are only interviewed when the consulate is satisfied they have submitted everything required, and meet the criteria for the visa. It should also speed the interviews up if docs don’t need to be checked again, so they may be able to do lots more interviews each day. Which could really help those consulates with huge backlogs and 2+ year waits.
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