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
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Your First Month
Your First Month
What actually has a deadline in the first weeks, and what only feels urgent
Everything feels urgent on arrival and most of it is not. Separating the genuine deadlines from the general pressure is the difference between a difficult month
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.
Petitions & Evidence
When a request for more evidence arrives, answer exactly what was asked
A request for more evidence is not a rejection and not an invitation to resubmit everything. It is a specific question with a date on it, and both halves of tha
Petitions & Evidence
The address on file is the weakest point in most cases
Immigration correspondence arrives on paper, to one address, with real deadlines attached. More straightforward cases are damaged by a letter going to the wrong