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Thanks but please do fill your VJ timeline in (on your profile), as that will help all EB applicants going forward. And congrats on your visa.

As I said, 0.2% entry refusal rate at Canadian POE's. There's no break down for how many of those are first time visitors, but it's still a very low percentage. Up to the OP if they give it a go though, it may be that Canada or Mexico are their only options if she really can't fly.

Oh, I wasn't suggesting he moved to Canada, just visited there so the OP could get there more easily than flying to Nigeria. Approx 4,000 people are refused entry to Canada each month, but nearly 2 million do enter, so a refusal rate at POE of 0.2%. I think your experience of half being refused must have been very unusual.

It doesn't sound as though you have the funds to waste on a B visa application that is likely to be denied. Nigeria does have a high rate of refusals (46.51% last year), but that does mean half of the applications received are approved, so there is some chance - but only if he has really good ties to Nigeria. And realistically, with you in the picture, that reduces his chances further, so it's your call as to whether you try or not. But how about a third country - Canada maybe? Again, he may not get a visa, but it would be worth a try and you could potentially drive or get the train there instead of flying? Either way, you're going to have to meet, and likely several times for him to be granted a visa. So I'd start working out a way to do that and then take it from there. Best of luck.

Just make sure it’s a flexible flight. If you’re from Nigeria the chances of extended AP are high.

You may not even need the second flight, but could book the time off just in case. And if the visa does come back in the first two weeks then it can just be a lovely couple of weeks with him after he arrives in the US.

Okay, so if you both can take two weeks leave then why not stagger it? One of you goes for two weeks, with the other having the following two weeks off.

10 days isn’t likely to be enough. Can’t your wife go over and bring him back?

They’ll give you instructions for all that before your interview. Again, you wait.

Personally I would send them all of the above. You don't want to skimp on a RFE, this is your one chance to prove the marriage is Bona Fide. You should also include photos of the two of you together on those trips.

Congrats. Please take 5 mins to complete your timeline and fill in your interview review to help others going forwards, many thanks.

Yep, a couple of others. I believe that @Dxstat only became current at the start of the month, so their DQ date being from 2024 isn't as relevant as it would be for you as an EB1 that's been current since being DQ'ed. IL's are usually only sent on one day (although not all at the same time), so anybody that doesn't get an IL today would usually have to wait until next month. But as I've mentioned before, they do sometimes chuck in an extra set of IL's on another day just to confuse us all! So we can't assume that will be the case.

Just FYI, the person you've asked hasn't been on the forum for several months, not sure they're still active on here.

Oh, yes that could well be it.

Yep, perfectly normal. Refused is another way of saying Admin Processing, so sounds like they're doing more checks.

Refused isn't the same as denied. Just sounds like they're doing more checks. Nothing has changed, it's just a case of waiting.

It's nothing to worry about. If it said issued then that means the visa has been printed, are you collecting your passport or is it being couriered back to you?

Training and then not signing up doesn’t sound like foreign service to me? You were never on active service from what you’ve said. So I’m not sure a boot camp would meet that definition anyway but what does your lawyer say?

I’m guessing he ticked no on the ‘have you ever been arrested’ question on ESTA.

Once filed she's protected, but she's now out of status and subject to deportation. So you need to get it filed urgently, particularly with the current administration. And I would suggest she just stays home and under the radar until you've done that. Best of luck.

You can ask for an expedite for the petition, but it would serve no purpose. Even if granted, there is no visa available by law until the PD becomes current so no way of getting her there any sooner or saving any time.

So you have two different divorce certs with different dates on for the same marriage? I don't know how divorce works in Pakistan but I can see why they want to verify things, if they think he was not yet divorced when he married you, it would mean there would be no basis for him to petition you.

OK, so looking at the country specific guideline it says "For immigration purposes, a Muslim divorce in Pakistan is only considered valid upon the completion of a 90-day period after the notice of divorce is delivered to the Union Council. The Divorce Registration Certificate will indicate if the divorce was a Talaq (initiated by the husband) or Khula (initiated by the wife). " So what does the DRC say, does that say Talaq?

You submit what they've asked for and then wait. It sounds like they have doubts that you are your daughter's father, hopefully the evidence you provide will overcome that but if not you may be asked to take a DNA test. Good luck.

It's amazing to me that siblings can get visas (can't think of any other country that offers that), never mind their kids as well! 😂