"I-130 can't be filed electronically" but my lawyer did just that?

[windboater 0]

All the instructions I see for I-130, say it isn't one of the forms approved for filing electronically. Back in January our lawyer filed my wife's 1-130 and I 485 electronically . I have the receipts! But can't talk to her, died a few weeks later.

[apple21 953]

The lawyer died?

You can check your case status here: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

By receipts, you mean the i797c Notice of Action?

[windboater 0]

I didn't explain enough, my wife's I-130 was denied due to abandonment. I'm now filing again. My only questing was: how come my attorney could efile the petition but the instructions on form say you can't. The I130 is apparently not one of the approved forms (I-140 is) for efiling. Any ideas whats going on here!

[NikLR 13,220]

No idea. Sounds like a bad lawyer? Have you thought about doing this yourself?

are you adjusting your status or doing the CR1 process outside the USA?

[dee&vee 79]

All the instructions I see for I-130, say it isn't one of the forms approved for filing electronically. Back in January our lawyer filed my wife's 1-130 and I 485 electronically . I have the receipts! But can't talk to her, died a few weeks later.

I have heard that lot of lawyers file this way. What they do is request all the signed forms and documents from you via email, print it and mail it to uscis. So it is not technically filing online, it just petitioner gets to send these documents via email or other online system to their lawyer. Strangely USCIS accepts forms this way as long as they are signed by petitioner. I am guessing your lawyer did the same thing? :S

[Ryan H 3,791]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to USCIS Service Centers forum; topic is about submission of forms to USCIS which is applicable to multiple processes and not a case status update.

[windboater 0]

No idea. Sounds like a bad lawyer? Have you thought about doing this yourself?

are you adjusting your status or doing the CR1 process outside the USA?

i would think the same except that uscis accepted it.

Edited August 4, 2014 by Ryan H

[NikLR 13,220]

i would think the same except that uscis accepted it.

Makes no sense as an answers to any of my questions.

[windboater 0]

Thanks for your reply Ryan, it was a response to your statement "bad Lawyer" -- "i would think the same except that uscis accepted it".

The answer to your question is yes I'm now making a petition on my own without a lawyer but I was interested in finding out why my lawyer as able to submit the I130 online when I can not according to the instruction is see from USCIS. John

[Darnell 8,478]

If you have USCIS receipts on I-130 and I-485,

then I suggest to you that

you not need to prep to refile.

So, whaddya got, when you mention receipts, back in post #1 ?

[windboater 0]

If you have USCIS receipts on I-130 and I-485,

then I suggest to you that

you not need to prep to refile.

So, whaddya got, when you mention receipts, back in post #1 ?

Thanks Wuhan Rocks first let me say I loved your absolutely charming videos (counting on the fingers and little girl on stage) Great organized kitchen! i will bet some great tasting stuff came out of there.

I think I have solved this question, the answer is i'm an idiot. I saw the receipts from the Locked box and thought it was an on-line submission . apparently it was just an email receipt initiated by the G-1145 form.

The learning curve is so steep, I really appreciate the patients of all the participants. Some day I expect to have the information to contribute to others in the process.

​Thanks Again, John

[Darnell 8,478]

ok - what you are chasing after, really -

is

the Notice of Action, Receipt Notices, on formletter I-797 or I-797-C. this is a piece of postal mail, probably sent back to yer attorney's office, if in fact he mailed it (I-130 + I-485) in.

The receipt # is in each receipt notice. You will have two receipt #'s, one on the I-130, one the I-485.

When you know the receipt # on each casefile (I-130 and I-485) then you can set up an account at CRIS and see some status (usually)...

CRIS website -

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

you mention electronic notification since you also filed with G-1145 - perhaps the receipt # is inside that electronic notification?

Edited August 8, 2014 by Darnell

[windboater 0]

ok - what you are chasing after, really -

is

the Notice of Action, Receipt Notices, on formletter I-797 or I-797-C. this is a piece of postal mail, probably sent back to yer attorney's office, if in fact he mailed it (I-130 + I-485) in.

The receipt # is in each receipt notice. You will have two receipt #'s, one on the I-130, one the I-485.

When you know the receipt # on each casefile (I-130 and I-485) then you can set up an account at CRIS and see some status (usually)...

CRIS website -

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

you mention electronic notification since you also filed with G-1145 - perhaps the receipt # is inside that electronic notification?

thanks so much, John

[Darnell 8,478]

So, when you checked stuff, whattaya gots for receipt #'s ? a USPS receipt # doesn't count, on this hunt.