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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you just need to be patient and wait. Yes, it absolutely sucks. But so does getting Covid and it's possible the office processing these permits or green cards has had a third to half of the staff out with Covid, in ADDITION to people quitting for all kinds of various reasons. Respect the backlog. Your desire for a vacation is not more important than other people's lives. [/quote]

Uh, no. USCIS red tape just sucks.

OP - the true and honest answer here is that the US immigration system is not set up for people to navigate it successfully. Unfortunately you are experiencing that in spades.

I'd search out other forums for this discussion - maybe reddit or elsewhere. Maybe speak with another attorney.

But you should be prepared to make the choice that is currently before you - abandon the green card (and the money already spent) or abandon the trip. USCIS has about $700 off of me as we were waiting on a renewal for a nanny. There's literally nothing you can do.[/quote]

Thanks.  You've summed our choice up well.  I have booked our flights for mid-July.  At that stage, it will be 15 months from applying.  I am quite prepared for the processing of the green card to possibly take years but, if the travel permit hasn't been issued then we will just cancel the application.  I would be sad for my son but I'm personally ambivalent about it - I do worry for the future of this country and might be relieved if he had no choice but to eventually leave.  However, that reflects my own thinking and I realise it should be his decision, not mine. Ultimately, I think it is important that my children see their grandparents.  Perhaps this is coloured by the fact that my father died one week after being diagnosed with leukaemia and I was not able to see him before he died (and it had been three years since my last visit). DS has three other citizenships, all excellent options even if he is not as connected to them and they have not been his home.  Certainly there are many people in very difficult or desperate circumstances who are suffering more with the backlogs.  [/quote]

You cannot be a citizen of the US with three other citizenships, FYI.  Only 3 total. [/quote]

I had three citizenships before becoming an American. Play the system, fool. [/quote]

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