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  1. appleblossom
    That would make more sense! So probably just missed the cut off for this month, assuming his PD is current.
  2. appleblossom
    You're aware that your PD isn't current? So you're not even in line for an IL yet as there is no visa available to you. A temp employment visa is your only option for August 2025, I can't see you having your EB2 by then, but any of them are going to involve the employer spending some money. Might be time to ask them for a chat with their immigration lawyer to discuss the options?
  3. appleblossom
    Is it EB2? And were you born in Iran or elsewhere? Is your DQ date right, just 3 days ago? If so you've got a long wait before an interview. Please fill in your timeline to help others, thanks.
  4. appleblossom
    What's your Priority Date? Please fill in your timeline, thx. A job offer won't be a valid reason to expedite an EB2 NIW - the whole point of that visa route is that you don't require a job offer for it.
  5. appleblossom
    It's made no difference at all, but there's probably at least another decade to go until there is a visa available. If you filed for the address changes then that's fine but your case is all electronic now anyway, so your next step will be an email when the case is sent to NVC. And addresses can just be updated when the time comes to do the DS-260. How old are the 2 children?
  6. appleblossom
    That’s for F2B but OP says spouse is a citizen now. So F1 category, possibly F3, depending on what ‘and family’ means. If that includes a spouse now then they’ve still a decade or more to go. @cmellgren, it doesn’t change anything, all of the old paper cases are gradually being migrated to the online system but that’s all it is.
  7. appleblossom
    There's no set timescale I'm afraid, it depends on the checks they're doing. It's just a case of waiting and keeping an eye on her CEAC status. Good luck.
  8. appleblossom
    Yes, if he's eligible (and sounds like he is if he has already been a joint sponsor). So if needed he can be added when they get to the point of the NVC side of things, which is a while away (possibly as much as a decade away, depending on the age of the kids).
  9. appleblossom
    Then you need to get his green card corrected, by filing an I-90.
  10. appleblossom
    Ideally both parents would petition them as it will take so long, so that you have a second parent application as 'back up' in case something happens to one of them. But if it's easier just your Mom could petition them, it doesn't matter that she doesn't work as long as she has a joint sponsor that qualifies. I'm not really following the name differences on each document, but if it's wrong on the green card/SSN then you need to get them corrected anyway.
  11. appleblossom
    Congrats! I know they say to allow a couple of weeks for passport delivery, but ours was nowhere near that, it's usually much quicker. I reckon you'll have your visa in hand by the end of the week. Not a bad Christmas present. 👍
  12. appleblossom
    No. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Pakistan.html
  13. appleblossom
    Eh?! I get that you’re annoyed with finding out how long it will take, but there’s no need to take it out on Boiler who’s just trying to help. He was only responding to your post that said you wanted your family around you. If you’d said that you have a life in the US that you don’t want to give up then I’m sure his response would have been different. Of course you can petition your brother (although there’s no ‘legal right’ to do so), it will just take a long time but there’s nothing to stop you at the moment. Good luck.
  14. appleblossom
    No other country that I can think of allows relatives like siblings to be petitioned for a visa, so at least it's an option in the US, albeit one with a big wait. I'd just file asap, and then get him to try and find other routes over, maybe employment based if he has specialist skills (and if he doesn't now, he could work towards it and it may still be quicker than you sponsoring him). Best of luck.
  15. appleblossom
    Not through you. He can look at other visa options though i.e. employment based, EB-5 investment visa, or perhaps there is another family member that could petition him and it would be quicker (i.e. a parent)??
  16. appleblossom
    That's only for the I-130 processing time then, so just the first step in the process. After that comes applying for a visa, and that cannot be done until the Priority Date is current on the Visa Bulletin, as you can see from that, those that applied 17.5 years ago are only just now eligible to apply for a visa.
  17. appleblossom
    Which website? It's wrong!
  18. appleblossom
    No, it gets him in the line for a visa. But it's a long wait, so if he has another route to a visa, he'd be better off trying another way as well (I'd still suggest you file for him, just as back up). File for him asap, then keep an occasional eye on the Visa Bulletin to see which filing date is eligible for visas. As you can see from this months, those that applied 17.5 years ago are now able to get visas, but that timeline is increasing as more people apply. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-december-2024.html And of course, there's a good chance Trump will try and end that visa category, so another reason to apply asap - it may be that those who've already applied are safe if he does, and only new applicants will be at risk.
  19. appleblossom
    20+ years as a rough estimate.
  20. appleblossom
    Depends on the category, as some are given priority. What type of visa?
  21. appleblossom
    Glad to hear it, congrats.
  22. appleblossom
    Every consulate will do the maximum they can, but what they can't control is the number of interviews required. CJ has a far higher demand on its time than other consulates, so there is a backlog. For instance, CJ issued over 300,000 visas in 2023 FY, Paris only issued 65,000 ish, but even with doing so many more interviews than most other consulates CJ has a backlog as many more are wanting interviews, hence the longer wait there. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visas-news-archive/immigrant-visa-prioritization.html https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/PDF-other/NVC_role_in_IVs_for_applicants_November_2016.pdf https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/Immigrant Visa Control System_operation of.pdf I get that it's frustrating, but this is a country specific delay because of the backlog at CJ, caused because they have a far bigger caseload than other consulates. And as it fluctuates month by month, there's no way for for them to accurate predict when you may get your interview, but you can get an idea from other cases at least. Good luck.
  23. appleblossom
    We don’t know that’s not the case though. Pfons may be scraping together his life savings in the hope of a WOM speeding things up, so telling him that it’ll just be chucking money down the drain is pretty good advice I think. Boiler is long done with the immigration process btw.
  24. appleblossom
    It’s not the consulate anyway, your interview is scheduled by NVC. The whole process is very transparent and the wait for the interview is the only variable in it which is pretty good really. I remember waiting more than 5 years for a Canadian visa with no info or timescale at all for any of it! But there’s not really any way for NVC to give a timescale for this stage, unlike all of the other stages this bit varies hugely by consulate and how many people are DQ’ed each month. Good luck.
  25. appleblossom
    Full course and a booster within the last year. Good luck.
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