Sponsoring Family
Four questions before you petition for someone else
The last review on this site, and it is the first one again with the roles exchanged — because the person who was sponsored eventually reads chapter one from th
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Sponsoring Family
Settling In
Four questions for the first year
A review to run at six months and again at twelve, when there is no checklist left and it is genuinely hard to tell whether a household is making progress.
Your First Month
Four questions for the first month
A review to run at the end of the first week and again at the end of the first month, when everything feels unfinished and it is hard to tell what actually matt
Getting Ready To Fly
Four questions before you fly
A review for the last weeks, when several deadlines overlap and the family is trying to dismantle one life and assemble another at the same time.
The Consular Interview
Four questions before the interview
A review to run once the appointment letter arrives, covering the four things that decide whether this stage goes smoothly.
Medical & Vaccines
Four questions before the medical appointment
A short review to run when the instructions arrive, covering the four things that cause almost every avoidable problem at this stage.
Petitions & Evidence
Four questions to ask while a case is pending
A short review for the longest stage of the journey, when nothing appears to be happening and the temptation is to either panic or forget about it entirely.
Before You File
Four questions to answer before anything is filed
A short review that closes this chapter: where you are, who acts next, what cannot be undone, and which slow task should already be underway.