Filing I-130 from Turkey

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

Here is something shared by someone in Turkey.

On 10/9/2014 at 10:15 AM, PurplePassion said:

New update, Just send off our i-130 finally found a money order around here using the Main postal office. PTT! WISH US LUCK (: hope its accepted asap

[festin 2]

1 hour ago, truelove29 said:

Do you have anyone in the U.S. that can write a check for you? You can send your petition packet to them & have them include the check & mail it for you.

No, i don't have anyone. Thank you.

[festin 2]

1 hour ago, ColoradoBeauty said:

You won't know unless you give it a try and ask.

 

On 11/18/2014 at 4:15 PM, PurplePassion said:

our package was sent back to us and said return due to incorrect amount or no check. We sent the money with PTT western union money order with correct amount in usd.... I do not konw how im going to send the money to us from turkey. I have a very old bank account I barely used in usa. Would I still be able to contact that bank and do it? Its been years since I even touched that account.

Everyone I seen sends a check from bank accuont or family sends tehm money order which I do not have any trust worthy family within statess.

cant i just send it through my spouse turkish bank account?

 

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

You're right, PurplePassion ended up asking a friend in the US

On 1/2/2017 at 6:22 PM, PurplePassion said:

we searched everywhere in the country I am residing in for this nothing worked we ended up begging one of my friends in the usa to get a money order for us and send it to us. we had to send money to his bank account which cost extra 40-100 in our money to send money to his account just so we could a money order then had to wait for 1 month for us to recieve the money order from my friend.

 

sn. we tried the banking cashier check in USD. they didnt accept it. it got sent back. also I do not have a bank acocunt in usa.  thats why I had to find someone in usa who could send the money order. 

 

I think they only allow american bank numbers. cannot remember 100%

 

 

[festin 2]

2 minutes ago, ColoradoBeauty said:

You're right, PurplePassion ended up asking a friend in the US

 

 

Thank you very much.

[cyanmavi 101]

TEB has an agreement with Bank of America, I can use Bank of America ATMs in the US to withdraw money from my TEB Bank account. You can ask them.

[broppy 204]

2 hours ago, festin said:

No, i don't have anyone. Thank you.

Once you get past paying for I-130, in about six-to-eight months, you'll also need pay fees for the I-864 Affidavit of Support and DS-260 immigrant visa application. You'll need a chequing account in the US to pay those fees. And if your current income won't transfer with you when you move to the US (or don't have sufficient assets), you'll need someone in the US to be a co-sponsor and complete an additional I-864. You either need to find someone, or get yourself a bank account.

[festin 2]

9 hours ago, cyanmavi said:

TEB has an agreement with Bank of America, I can use Bank of America ATMs in the US to withdraw money from my TEB Bank account. You can ask them.

Actually, I have BOA account too and I've noticed that never been charged for ATM withdrawal transactions. Also I spoke with a TEB customer care she said i would have to contact BOA. I ordered my check with BOA to be delivered to me in Turkey but it's gonna take a month at least, with no tracking number shipment.

[cyanmavi 101]

11 hours ago, festin said:

Actually, I have BOA account too and I've noticed that never been charged for ATM withdrawal transactions. Also I spoke with a TEB customer care she said i would have to contact BOA. I ordered my check with BOA to be delivered to me in Turkey but it's gonna take a month at least, with no tracking number shipment.

Yeah it takes three weeks or so for regular mail from Turkey to arrive in the US. Does the check have your name and address on it? USCIS likes personal checks to have that information on them. I didn't have checks in my name at the time of filing so I got money orders.

[festin 2]

15 hours ago, cyanmavi said:

Yeah it takes three weeks or so for regular mail from Turkey to arrive in the US. Does the check have your name and address on it? USCIS likes personal checks to have that information on them. I didn't have checks in my name at the time of filing so I got money orders.

The checks coming from the US(BOA) to Turkey not other way round. Yes it's personal check linked to my checking account.

[Ryan H 3,882]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[cyanmavi 101]

On 11/17/2017 at 4:41 AM, festin said:

The checks coming from the US(BOA) to Turkey not other way round. Yes it's personal check linked to my checking account.

Just wanted to give you an idea of the timeline. They should work then. Good luck with everything!

[PurplePassion 1]

The I-130 was the most difficult for us. When I left Usa and moved to Turkey to live with my spouse I didnt have any trustable contacts or relatives. First we sent our I-130 with a cashier check in USD from "is bank". Uscis declined us bc the payment needs to be made with a USA bank or Money order from within USA. this made it difficult for us. I asked around for 2 - 3 months for help within the usa. I took a chance with an old high school friend and sent the money to their bank account from our turkish account (which cost us an extra 40- 50 $ usd just to send money internationally on top of the RISK) then gave them instructions on what to put on the money order and where to send it. Luckly they came through for us. I wished USCIS made an easier way for people like us to send money from abroad. I wish you luck.