Need advice.

[perun 0]

Hey,

It looks like I did something really stupid.

I'm trying to get Green Card for my wife. (I'm US Citizen). She is already in the USA.

I've send only i130 with G-325A, but I did NOT include i-485.

Application is already "pending".

Now, here is my question:

Can I just send i-485 to the same address, with some cover letter explaining my mistake?

Will they accept it?

I've tried calling INS but it seems there is no way to get to a live person.

Thanks,

Mario

[payxibka 10,045]

Not a mistake BTW... but yes you can just simply include the NOA for the I-130 filing as proof of a pending petition.

Edited December 1, 2008 by payxibka

[envy_me 18]

Hey,

It looks like I did something really stupid.

I'm trying to get Green Card for my wife. (I'm US Citizen). She is already in the USA.

I've send only i130 with G-325A, but I did NOT include i-485.

Application is already "pending".

Now, here is my question:

Can I just send i-485 to the same address, with some cover letter explaining my mistake?

Will they accept it?

I've tried calling INS but it seems there is no way to get to a live person.

Thanks,

Mario

u have to wait til they send u the RFE letter.. IMO..

[TayRivers 4]

Hey,

It looks like I did something really stupid.

I'm trying to get Green Card for my wife. (I'm US Citizen). She is already in the USA.

I've send only i130 with G-325A, but I did NOT include i-485.

Application is already "pending".

Now, here is my question:

Can I just send i-485 to the same address, with some cover letter explaining my mistake?

Will they accept it?

I've tried calling INS but it seems there is no way to get to a live person.

Thanks,

Mario

u have to wait til they send u the RFE letter.. IMO..

They will not send a RFE, they will treat the I-130 as a stand alone application. You need to send a copy of the NOA1 for the I-130 with your application for AOS and mail it to the Chicago Lockbox address.

[envy_me 18]

Hey,

It looks like I did something really stupid.

I'm trying to get Green Card for my wife. (I'm US Citizen). She is already in the USA.

I've send only i130 with G-325A, but I did NOT include i-485.

Application is already "pending".

Now, here is my question:

Can I just send i-485 to the same address, with some cover letter explaining my mistake?

Will they accept it?

I've tried calling INS but it seems there is no way to get to a live person.

Thanks,

Mario

u have to wait til they send u the RFE letter.. IMO..

They will not send a RFE, they will treat the I-130 as a stand alone application. You need to send a copy of the NOA1 for the I-130 with your application for AOS and mail it to the Chicago Lockbox address.

oh my bad..

i forgot i-130 can be a stand alone application..

[perun 0]

Wow. That was fast:D

I did not expect to get an answer that fast.

Thank you all.

btw. I have just one more questions. Are the processing times posted on uscis.gov real?

I know that my friends year or two ago were able to get green card within 3 months. Do I really have to wait up to a year to get GC for my wife?

Thanks again,

Mario

[payxibka 10,045]

Wow. That was fast:D

I did not expect to get an answer that fast.

Thank you all.

btw. I have just one more questions. Are the processing times posted on uscis.gov real?

I know that my friends year or two ago were able to get green card within 3 months. Do I really have to wait up to a year to get GC for my wife?

Thanks again,

Mario

Some have waited 3 years.... with 4-6 months being more typical, however, since this is a adjustment from other than a "K" visa, you WILL have a interview at your local USCIS field office and therefore the timeline is difficult to assess....

[keweul 1]

Wow. That was fast:D

I did not expect to get an answer that fast.

Thank you all.

btw. I have just one more questions. Are the processing times posted on uscis.gov real?

I know that my friends year or two ago were able to get green card within 3 months. Do I really have to wait up to a year to get GC for my wife?

Thanks again,

Mario

Depends where you live and how many cases your local office has , don't trust uscis site their dates are most of the time way off(...see my timeline below for an average of how long it might take

Edited December 1, 2008 by keweul

[LuisZ 0]

Wow. That was fast:D

I did not expect to get an answer that fast.

Thank you all.

btw. I have just one more questions. Are the processing times posted on uscis.gov real?

I know that my friends year or two ago were able to get green card within 3 months. Do I really have to wait up to a year to get GC for my wife?

Thanks again,

Mario

Depends where you live and how many cases your local office has , don't trust uscis site their dates are most of the time way off(...see my timeline below for an average of how long it might take

Hi Mario,

well in california it took us exactly 7 months to complete the "whole enchilada" from application to approval, hence, once we filed the I-130 we only got a confirmation of being processed nothing more, all subsequent letters where form I-485. interview was a quick 10 minutes which was to confirm what was in the form, no additional info. was requested from us.

[tanyaru 3]

Wow. That was fast:D

I did not expect to get an answer that fast.

Thank you all.

btw. I have just one more questions. Are the processing times posted on uscis.gov real?

I know that my friends year or two ago were able to get green card within 3 months. Do I really have to wait up to a year to get GC for my wife?

Thanks again,

Mario

Depends where you live and how many cases your local office has , don't trust uscis site their dates are most of the time way off(...see my timeline below for an average of how long it might take

Agree with an above poster. Seems like they are making a progress lately though.