Filing from APO

[Daron and Honey 6]

I will be filing overseas from APO(Army post Office) as an IR/1.  I am a contractor working on a military base.  Location for filing from APO'a is the Phoenix lockbox.  All post and comments are welcome. Hopefully we can get enough posts here to assist our military personnel a little better. I will try to keep my updated filings and procedures here as I go along.

 

My first try at filing was rejected because i filed a G-325 form instead of the I-130A and was rejected because of an outdated form.  I am almost happy that it got rejected the first time as my wife had given some incorrect information which mayb, possibly could have led to Administrative Processing.  which from what I have read, is something you do not want.  I am also immigrating along with my wife is her two children.  She had given me the spelling of her daughters first name by one letter missing.  I did not notice until I am ready to submit for the second time that it was spelled different on her birth certificate.  I am very happy that I noticed it and feel much better about filing now.

 

My suggestion for doing this, with a couple minor mistakes that I have made and learned from, is to make sure all your information is complete and correct. Good luck to you and all your families.

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[Daron and Honey 6]

What happens next?

 

  NOA1 has been received with a i-797C.  Created account and checking status on USCIS website, they say to follow instructions on the i-797C we have received.  Well, there aren't any, other than checking my information is correct and submitting to USCIS of any changes needed there were no other instructions, or what to expect next.

 

So,  what to expect next?  We just wait for approve for the next 6-8 months?    

[Daron and Honey 6]

I have read that there isnt really much difference from filing from APO than physically being in the US.  The wait times are the same.  The only difference is when filing your i-130 is that you do not need to have domicile in the US until you are ready to move back.

 

We were hoping to get our NOA2 in Feb2019 but it looks as if its going to be pushed out until June2019 by USCIS office.  Nothing we can do but just wait.  We are ready to go and look forward to getting there.