Model4life1

She will remain out of the country. By the time we finally get a decision, she will probably be in her 70s 😩

Wow I guess she will be living in Nigeria then. With the current administration, it's probably gonna take 5 years if I petition this year. Thanks for sharing your experience. It sealed up the decision cos they should have given your mom a break due to the pandemic but they didn't.

If she is likely to be detained at port of entry. I will rather have her not board a flight and just remain there for her sanity.

Sorry for the confusion. I have never heard of SB1 visa before until you mentioned it and I had to google it. All i was aware of about GC is that you can renew them as long as you want. I never knew holders can apply for any other type of visa. I'm learning from this thread.

I don't know the type of appointment she went for. I wasn't aware of her plans to go to the embassy, but she went and was denied. When I spoke to her few days ago, I asked her how she was able to be seen cos I didn't know GC holders can apply for visas when they are already resident. She mentioned "immigrant visa" was what they applied for her. Who are the "they", I don't know. If you go through my posts again. I had mentioned that she appeared and was denied.

She already pursued it last month. Can it be pursued multiple times? Best bet, if she flies in and no major issues at port of entry and recommended to appear before a judge. We can work that out together by being her interpreter and representative.

Yes, she said her appointment was in Lagos and was surprised how fast she was able to secure a date. I bet @ being the worst consulate in the world. She mentioned that there weren't a lot of applicants like back in the days. I told her probably cos student visas aren't being issued at this time. Well@ what she is going to do. She doesn't know much about immigration and kind of giving up. Except I do something like you had mentioned "hop on a plane" but it's summertime and tickets aren't cheap.

She just appeared without taking her mother's death certificate or her own personal medical record of being sick in Nigeria. She has been having leg problem for a while and she felt they could take care of it there cos its inexpensive. Yesterday, I told her that USCIS/Embassies work with proof in some cases, hers is one of them. And taking those documents could have favored her. She speaks limited English but those documents might have put the consular in the right direction to tackle her case. But what can I do after the fact. I didn't hear about her plan to visit the embassy. I only heard that she wasn't given. Probably she wanted to pull a surprise to be here and call.

I am grateful to God that He saved your life from misery, probably untimely death. This is the kind of man that would seize your passport, wouldn't allow you to have access to the mailbox or bother to follow up with your Immigration process by withholding USCIS correspondences. Four years wasted during the relationship is better than a decade in a marriage that is a definition of bondage. As others have said, cut your losses, take time to heal and dust yourself up. Because the whole narration of your relationship screams DOMESTIC VIOLENCE to me and wouldn't turn 360 degrees to become a loving one when you move in with him.

She lived here but went to see her mom once a year while she was alive. She was the only child of her parents. So she felt obligated and that was what torn her between two worlds.

She had spent more time here than Nigeria. I spoke to her today, she said she paid a fee to be seen at the embassy to renew her green card and was given appointment within 2 weeks. I wasn't aware and just heard the story of the embassy not renewing her green card. She said she paid for immigrant visa appointment.

She wanted to but she didn't have a home to return to.

I'm a bit confused. Isn't I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card? She is not replacing. It's expired. Please clarify. Yes, I don't mind her flying into Canada if she will be allowed entry into the US. I can drive 12 hours to pick her up.

Yes without re-entry. Yes it expired in 2023.