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Ah, yes, different procedures everywhere. Not required before interview in London AFAIK.

Where have you read you need to book biometrics? I thought we didn't have to?

Yes, exactly. If his PD is 2013 then it became current in 2020 (ish) and so that's a 3 year (ish) wait for an IL, I've not heard of any longer than 2 years. If I were the OP (and his PD is definitely correct) I'd be kicking up a fuss by now.

Yes, it does - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/hepatitis-b-vaccine/#:~:text=These doses are given at,and 1 year of age. It depends on the age of the person though, my children both have Hep B but not Hep A, my husband and I have Hep A but not Hep B as when we were babies it wasn’t given. So we’ll all need at least one jab at our medical next week!

As above, your case won’t be transferred to the consulate until you have received an interview date - I got my IL on Saturday and 5 days later the status changed to ‘in transit’. How long the IL takes will depend on the backlog at your consulate, some have only a wait of a few weeks, others have 2 years from DQ date to interview. I’m afraid I have no idea about Panama City but it might be worth searching the forums to see if you can get an idea of how long it’s taking at the moment. Good luck.

They should be on it already if the I-140 was filled out correctly, your fee bill should be for all 3 of you and there should be a section for each of them with a DS-260 link. Check with your employer or their lawyer to make sure they were included and ask them to contact USCIS to correct the error if they were. Just FYI, it may be best to start a new thread with any questions in the relevant forum as not many people will see it here. Good luck.

What is your exact PD? It’s current and probably has been for quite some time so I’m confused as to why you haven’t had an IL yet if you’ve been DQ’ed since 2020. It would be helpful if you filled in your timeline so that when you ask questions people can see the info they need to help.

I'm just gathering all our paperwork for ours which is next week, the confirmation email does say urine sample is only for those age 18-24, just to confirm what @LaJumpa said. My 18 year old daughter was most disgruntled when told that! 😂

What visa category and country is your immigrant visa? Just wondering if you may be close to getting it so may not need to bother with the F1, or if you’re still a long way off.

Makes no difference for consulates with backlogs and Islamabad is one of them unfortunately. Here’s the thread for spousal applicants via Islamabad, it’s about a 2 year wait from DQ to interview date IIRC -

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html Depending on how long ago you submitted everything, if you definitely should have had DQ by now then there is probably something missing or wrong. But put a list of every document in a new thread in a relevant forum (not many people will look at this one, other than those of us that are also April NVC submissions!) and hopefully somebody can help. Good luck.

I'd start a new thread with details of your application, and details of exactly what you have uploaded (including the AoS form, and if for just you or a joint sponsor etc). Hopefully then those in the know can let you know if there is something wrong or missing. Did you look at the country specific guidelines and include anything on there for your consulate too? I've seen a few people miss stuff off that.

Just FYI, the status has today changed from 'at NVC' to 'in transit', so that's 5 days after the IL.

Documentarily Qualified - at NVC, after submitting all supporting docs - when they’ve been checked and approved the case is then added to the queue for an interview date if the PD is current.

Your PD isn’t current yet, you won’t get an interview until it is so keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin.

See above - potentially IL around the end of the year it seems. Are you the same person as the OP?

You’ve posted this in the DCF forum but I don’t think that’s relevant to you? So assuming you’re applying via the ‘normal’ route then you’ve got a long time before the I-130 is approved. But in the meantime, read up on the process so you can understand all the steps and what will be required - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html Good luck.

All EB applicants have to mail their docs, wherever they’re applying from. If you look at the April thread you can see how EB candidates were added to the table with a notation (myself included), if you add it from the date of receipt then it’s usually about the same timescale.

It still says at NVC, I checked it today. Status hasn’t changed yet.

I'd be gobsmacked if the OP was allowed in. A friend of mine is at Bassingbourn Barracks and if I go to see her she has to put me on the visitor list, give them my car reg, I have to take photo ID and then get a photo taken and a pass given to me that I have to wear at all times. I couldn't just wander in to go to a post office! I think the OP's best option is the lawyers, there's no reason they can't pay it for her and include it in their fees (I'm also EB1A and our lawyers did). The only other option I found when I looked in to it was if somebody had a bank account with a bank that offers a US dollar account as well - my business bank account is with Starling and they have a US bank account which I could have set up and used if I was really desperate. Thankfully our lawyers just sorted it for us.

Bit odd that your lawyer can’t do it, can you offer to put the money in their client account first so they’re not out of pocket?

No problem. My one question for the lawyer would be why they're suggesting EB2 for you if they think you're eligible for O1? EB1 is pretty much exactly the same criteria, so seems odd to me that they'd suggest EB2 instead. But that's just something to ask them, I'm sure there's a reason. If you get yourself a good lawyer, then hopefully it will all be good. Best of luck to you.

You're misunderstanding what people are telling you. You're quite right that AOS isn't illegal or fraudulent. But entering and pretending to be visitors when actually they have no intention of going home and are going to apply for an immigrant visa is. It's the misrepresentation on entry that's the fraudulent bit. Not worth them risking immigrant visa refusal or a ban, just apply the correct way and hopefully it will all go smoothly. Good luck.

It's a lot of documentation, you don't need things like birth cert for the I-140 app (that will come later if your petition is approved). What you submit will depend on which of the 10 criteria you're applying under - our lawyers said make sure you meet at least 5 of the 10 in case they don't agree you meet one of them (you need 3 or more to qualify). I met 7 and had to provide a lot of evidence to show each of those, the paperwork was a huge pile in the end! So for me it was high salary (payslips, job contract and evidence of the local salary in the US and how it is higher), media engagements (proof of appearances, screenshots etc), evidence of being asked to speak at globally important conferences, proof of publications (book and chapters/forewords for other books), evidence of awards I've received, evidence of executive leadership in organisations, proof of membership of association which is by invite only for my field, and published material about me. There were other categories I didn't meet - judging work of others (have never been on an awards panel), artistic showcases, and commercial success in the performing arts. I then also had to include other things including 3 (very lengthy) reference letters from people very high up in my field, and at least one of those had to be in the US (two of mine were, and one in the UK). Plus a case from my lawyers about my eligibility which ran to 12 pages. Our lawyers said was the first thing they look at is are you Googleable, and if so, is there lots about you - it's one of the first things USCIS do apparently! So Google your own name and see what comes up. And are you international rather than national? If you want the name of our lawyer or any other info just let me know. We've now had both the O1 and EB1 approved, similar criteria for both, so we submitted the EB1 the day after the O1 was approved just to make sure we didn't get the O1 refused or get an RFE. EB1 was applied for in February and should have immigrant visas in hand by the end of July so incredibly quick - once you get an O1 granted then hopefully the EB1 will follow quickly if you do want to go down the 'green card' route. Best of luck.

The only thing you have to wait for is the payment, once that has been processed (can take up to a week, as per the website below) you can then submit the DS-260 and docs in any order. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-3-pay-fees.html