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I find that hard to believe tbh, pretty much any employer should know that the documents listed on the I-9 list are acceptable. Just print that out and show it to them. From the official guidance "You must allow the employee to choose which documentation they will present from the Form I-9 Lists of Acceptable Documents and must accept documentation that reasonably appears to be genuine and relates to the person presenting it. You cannot specify which documentation an employee will present from the Form I-9 Lists of Acceptable Documents." Your son's endorsed I-551 is on the list of acceptable documents, so they cannot legally refuse it. Your son should report them if they do. Even after a year, he could just get an ADIT stamp, and that is also on the list. The plastic card is only evidence of his LPR status, exactly the same as the endorsed I-551 or ADIT stamp is, it's no different to either of them.

Right, and as explained above, his endorsed visa acts as a temporary green card for a year. So he just gives a copy of that to his employer, it does exactly the same thing. It's no. 3 on the list here - https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

I don't see how it would either, I think all it will do is waste time and money personally. But it's an option to try if the OP wanted to.

Good suggestion. OP could also try for a SB-1, I think the chances are slim to none, but you never know. The problem is that applying for anything else (1-90, SB-1) is just likely to delay the inevitable of having to file the I-130. With a decade plus wait ahead of him/her, s/he may not want to waste time on things that aren't likely to be successful.

It depends on how old they are and if you've been back to the country since then. The criteria is clearly set out on the usual website - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html What kind of case is this, are you being petitioned by a spouse?

There is no delay. If he entered on 18th August then he's still got several weeks to go until it would be considered delayed. And yes, he has to wait until that point to file a card not received, if he does it before it'll just be ignored. His online account won't tell him anything else, the online case checker does the same thing. Why is it such an issue if he doesn't have his card? It should make no difference to his day to day life. Frankly, it doesn't really matter if it never turns up!

You've missed things like the appointment letter. You'll get a document checklist with the interview notice, but you need to make sure you follow the instructions on the usual website really carefully and take everything specified on there (including the country specific guidelines) - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview/step-11-applicant-interview.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/list-of-posts.html As it's a high fraud consulate, make sure she takes plenty of evidence of your marriage and time together. Better to take way too much than not enough! Good luck.

That was unfortunately not a good decision. You've basically admitted that you don't consider yourself a permanent resident of the US anymore and are just a tourist.

Could be any amount of time, from a week to a year. No way of knowing unfortunately. What was the domicile issue, is your mother living in the US?

Oh. Then it sounds like that's your answer and you need to start from scratch. And you didn't apply for the re-entry permit before you left the US? Covid wouldn't have been a valid reason for not returning, green card holders could still enter the US then, and you should have been filing taxes. As @OldUser has asked above, how did you enter the US last year?

No, that's just the time for the petition. The second stage is a different thing, and that will largely depend on your consulate. Which one is it?

Only at the end of the process, once you receive the immigrant visa. As @OldUser said, you can't stay in the US whilst it's being processed unless you have another status allowing you to i.e. a work permit. The problem is, any non-immigrant visa (student, work permit, etc) isn't likely to be granted as you've already demonstrated immigrant intent.

IF you are deemed to have abandoned your status, it's not any easier for you versus somebody that has never even visited the US. It's the same process and the same wait time for all. But that's a big if. When exactly were you last in the US? What ties have you kept there - have you been filing your taxes? And what were the reasons for staying away? Just to confirm, you didn't apply for a re-entry permit at any point?

I’m a bit more pessimistic than @OldUser, I’d say 12-15 years if you applied now (and stayed unmarried). That’s because although those that applied nearly a decade ago are now becoming eligible for visas it’s not linear and the backlog is growing all the time. For example, if you go back to the Oct 2020 Visa Bulletin the date was Sept 2014, meaning it’s only moved just over 2 years in the past 5 years.

It depends on the country. Which is it and how long did you live there?

Anybody can work remotely, as long as they’re not ‘entering the Canadian labour market’. So they can keep doing their regular job, but they couldn’t (for example) work as a consultant for Canadian companies. Most countries are the same, the US is unusually strict on remote work.

He won't be interviewed without an appointment. But appointments are scheduled by NVC, it's them you needed to contact to get them scheduled together. The consulate has nothing to do with timings/scheduling.

3.75% of USCIS workers furloughed (https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/2025_0930_dhs_procedures_related_to_a_lapse_in_appropriations.pdf). So a limited impact but still could affect processing times to a minor extent.

**Thread Moved To Tourist Visas** Reapplying in just a few weeks isn’t going to help, it makes your wife look desperate. I would leave it much longer personally. Decisions are made on the info submitted on the DS-160, so I don’t think any extra documents will help. And none of the things you mention are compelling reasons to return anyway. Remember that all B visa applicants are presumed to have immigrant intent and it’s up to them to overcome that in order for the visa to be granted - really she can’t do that with an I-130 in the works. If you don’t think you’ll want to move for decades, if at all, then I’d withdraw the I-130. Then give it at least a year and reapply for the B. Good luck.

It does mention a job in the US, so I assume the OP plans to keep working in their current role remotely. But yep, staying in Canada for the entire time isn't going to be possible. A few visits should be ok though.

It shouldn't restart it, I think it was probably just sent in error.

That's really odd, sounds like an error. I'd just re-submit the one you sent previously, and tell them you submitted it when requested back in July.

She needs to get another copy of the welcome letter, she must contact NVC urgently. And for future reference, make sure she downloads and saves any email communications.

Ah, no that's not the Welcome Letter. You'll be sent that once your PD is current on Table B, it doesn't usually take long so you should have it by the end of the year. Good luck.

Ah, I see. Not sure what you mean about waiting to be contacted for document submission and DQ? You won't be contacted again now until you're DQ'ed. If you've had your Welcome Letter then you should be able to start the NVC side of things as soon as your PD becomes current in about 10 days time. So log on then and pay the fees etc. Please do fill your timeline in. It helps you, but it also 'pays it forward' and helps other EB applicants going forward too. Thanks.