Calling all PARENTS PETITIONERS.

[mommyd 1]

Hi all, 

 

I am interested to know if some of the members had filed petition for their parents this year. I am a August filer. I would love to hear the processed that some of you went through so i can have an idea on the next steps. I just submitted the I-130 along with the other documents and G-1145 to pay for it. I hope to receive something from USCIS this week and i will update this group.

 

Petitioning My Mom

 

AUG 15,2018 - I-130 sent to CHICAGO LOCKBOX 

AUG 17,2018- Received 

NOW.. waiting for NOA1  

I hope some of you can share how long it might take. 

 

 

 

 

[Dee elle 1,368]

14 minutes ago, mommyd said:

Hi all, 

 

I am interested to know if some of the members had filed petition for their parents this year. I am a August filer. I would love to hear the processed that some of you went through so i can have an idea on the next steps. I just submitted the I-130 along with the other documents and G-1145 to pay for it. I hope to receive something from USCIS this week and i will update this group.

 

Petitioning My Mom

 

AUG 15,2018 - I-130 sent to CHICAGO LOCKBOX 

AUG 17,2018- Received 

NOW.. waiting for NOA1  

I hope some of you can share how long it might take. 

 

 

 

 

The time between NOA 1 and 2 will be about 8 months... then through the NVC stage, transfer to consulate and interview is currently running between 5 and 7 months, depending on background  checks, RFE etc or any other slow down,  such as delay in you submitting your paperwork 

[ipatientlywaiting 23]

Oh! I'm so glad I saw this! Please let me know when you receive a confirmation! I actually mailed mine out on the 10th, however, it's stuck in transit. I called USPS and they mentioned it was delivered... I'm still skeptical until the check is cashed and I receive some notification.

[mommyd 1]

@ipatientlywaiting  i received txt message, email today at 2pm that my case was transferred to nebraska, but the good thing is my mom has Case Number which means they sort the paperwork and so far no rejection. They will send me my original NOA 1 (Notice of Action) in a few days. Hope everything goes well to yours 

[ipatientlywaiting 23]

Thanks for the update! I'm going to suspect then it's possibly lost. I'll give the post office another call tomorrow and try to call USCIS as well. Thanks again

[mommyd 1]

@ipatientlywaiting if you have tracking number you can track it. i paid $20 for express, insured and with tracking number. We never know what can possibly happen to our important docus nowadays especially we are sending some important copies. May i know what form you sent ? is it for your parents as well ?

@Dee elle thank you, you are correct  i saw some timelines from uscis it says 7-9 mos. 

[ipatientlywaiting 23]

@mommyd I have a tracking number with insurance and everything, however, it's stuck "in transit." I called USPS and they said it was received by USCIS. However, there's no way to confirm if that's true until I receive a text confirmation or my credit card has been charged. I just sent an email to the USCIS dropbox to see if I can get a confirmation. As for who I filed the petition for, it was an I-130 for my wife. 

[mommyd 1]

@ipatientlywaiting i received a charge yesterday to my credit card then today i received the text and email. im sure its on the way, hopefully tomorrow you get yours 

[dzyrhetom 7]

16 hours ago, mommyd said:

@ipatientlywaiting  i received txt message, email today at 2pm that my case was transferred to nebraska, but the good thing is my mom has Case Number which means they sort the paperwork and so far no rejection. They will send me my original NOA 1 (Notice of Action) in a few days. Hope everything goes well to yours 

Hello mommyd,

It looks like your docs/case is in order now, hopefully. When I sent my docs to USCIS Chicago Lockbox, I sent thru USPS using their priority mail and I never had an issue with it.  I'm a December  '17 filer -petitioning for my Mom and if you would take a look at my timeline below (through my signature), you probably can get some ideas on how long it will take to receive NOA1, NOA2 until NVC stage (bearing the case #) but then again , this is a case to case basis.

 

Best of luck!

[mommyd 1]

@dzyrhetom Hi. I am so happy to see your response. I felt relieve seeing your timeline. Congrats, your mom is on her way now to be with you. Btw, if you dont mind, while waiting for approval, is there any tips like documents me and my mom should prepare ? In that way i can atleast make a list , i have some list but i want to hear from present experiences of filers what they did after getting approval. 

 

Thank you so so much 

[mommyd 1]

Hi all, 

 

I am interested to know if some of the members had filed petition for their parents this year. I am a August filer. I would love to hear the processed that some of you went through so i can have an idea on the next steps. I just submitted the I-130 along with the other documents and G-1145 to pay for it. I hope to receive something from USCIS this week and i will update this group.

 

Petitioning My Mom

 

AUG 15,2018 - I-130 sent to CHICAGO LOCKBOX 

AUG 17,2018- Received in Chicago Lockbox  

AUG 23,2018-  I received a text message that my case was received with RECEIPT/CASE #. Also saw a pending charge on my credit card of $535

 

NOW.. waiting for NOA1  in my mail. 

I hope some of you can share how long it might take. 

 

 

[ipatientlywaiting 23]

So I have some updates! I checked my mailbox today and I found my package sent back to me. I sent both a credit card authorization and a check as a backup, so it was rejected for this very reason. Looks like the postmark date was August 20th for me, so the timing checks out as it should have been received by the lockbox on the 14th. 

 

It'll be interesting since I sent out a package on Friday before checking my mailbox. I wonder if that'll get rejected as well since they expected back the original document sent to me! It's very enlightening to see how they actually organize the files and staple everything. 

[mommyd 1]

@ipatientlywaiting aww that is good to know though, i wonder why they sent it back ? i assume because you gave 2 kinds of payments ?? We only need to choose 1. I had to think about it before bec my husband used check all the time. It is my first time to use credit card. Did they say why it got rejected? 

 

Just went on my mail box and saw no sign of NOA1 so maybe monday  or sometimes next week i will get the original mail. I am eager to know on the paper what is the priority date for my mom.

Edited August 25, 2018 by mommyd

[ipatientlywaiting 23]

@mommyd Correct, I provided two payments--check and credit card. At least the package didn't get lost! My fear was all my documents went missing. 

[mommyd 1]

@ipatientlywaitingid say credit card is better in case something happen to our docus we can dispute the charge. It was also my fear before because i sent some copies and original docus last time. I am sure next time you send the package it will be alright.