F2b PD 2013-2 still waiting for 130 approval

[Igormad 1]

6 hours ago, skywalkerjedi said:

F2b petition - my Mother in law petitioning her two adult (unmarried) children.  Priority date July 2015.  Her petition got approved.  They received the notice of Immigrant visa case creation and paid the AOS fee and IV fees ($120 and $325).   Should they start collecting the documents and send them to NVC?  or should they wait until their PDs get current?  Also, what are the documents needed from the petitioner?  can you help me out and link the civil docs needed?  Thanks in advance.

Was that just approved? Is it F1 or F2B category? Final Action Date for F2B category is Jul 2015.

[Nicole06 1]

Hello i have a question. Im on the f2b category. Our documents were accepted BUT not documentarily qualified last june 20. We had a message saying Case Fe review note — does not meet minimum income so we added a joint sponsor. The documents were submitted last june 26, it has been more than 60 days and the nvc timeframes states that they are reviewing Documents submitted to them from june 30. Why aren’t our documents for joint sponsor accepted yet? Pls help. 

[zaback21 28]

23 hours ago, skywalkerjedi said:

F2b petition - my Mother in law petitioning her two adult (unmarried) children.  Priority date July 2015.  Her petition got approved.  They received the notice of Immigrant visa case creation and paid the AOS fee and IV fees ($120 and $325).   Should they start collecting the documents and send them to NVC?  or should they wait until their PDs get current?  Also, what are the documents needed from the petitioner?  can you help me out and link the civil docs needed?  Thanks in advance.

Congrats!

Now can you tell me whichever USCIS centre handled that case?

 

If you have received NVC letter, it has already mentioned what you need to do. Since you have paid AOS and IV fees, it means NVC also wants your documents. The documents that you need can already be followed by logging into that account. 

 

In any case, the county specific document link is here. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html

 

No, you don't need to wait to get PD current to complete NVC processing. You usually do all of them including the interview before PD becomes current. 

 

 

[zaback21 28]

18 hours ago, Igormad said:

Was that just approved? Is it F1 or F2B category? Final Action Date for F2B category is Jul 2015.

Well receipt date to inquire to USCIS for approval of your petition or to say it plainly, the case processing date in California USCIS is January 2015. So, yes people are still waiting to get their petition approved while their PD became current 6 months ago lol. So, people who got their petition approved, should consider themselves extremely lucky. 

 

And let's not talk about Vermont which is now taking 7-8 years to approve a petition. USCIS is now a total mess. 

 

In another note, Phillipines usually have a longer waiting period - 8 yrs 5 months, so it's on time for them. For the rest of the world, it's a mess. 

[jcracked52 55]

 

My I-485 is now approved! It's been a long wait but finally done. If anyone else need help with adjustment of status in this category (F1 or F2B), don't hesitate to ask me. Good luck to all!

[Igormad 1]

On 8/31/2020 at 3:18 PM, zaback21 said:

Well receipt date to inquire to USCIS for approval of your petition or to say it plainly, the case processing date in California USCIS is January 2015. So, yes people are still waiting to get their petition approved while their PD became current 6 months ago lol. So, people who got their petition approved, should consider themselves extremely lucky. 

 

And let's not talk about Vermont which is now taking 7-8 years to approve a petition. USCIS is now a total mess. 

 

In another note, Phillipines usually have a longer waiting period - 8 yrs 5 months, so it's on time for them. For the rest of the world, it's a mess. 

 

What about sending documents to NVC ? Can you do that ahead of time or you have to wait until the case is approved?

 

[zaback21 28]

14 hours ago, Igormad said:

 

What about sending documents to NVC ? Can you do that ahead of time or you have to wait until the case is approved?

 

You have to wait for your petition to be approved. Then NVC will contact you depending on your priority date,  then you pay fees online and also upload documents online.  

[Ankit G 2]

4 minutes ago, zaback21 said:

You have to wait for your petition to be approved. Then NVC will contact you depending on your priority date,  then you pay fees online and also upload documents online.  

Yes. Only once you receive NVC case number and Invoice ID, you will be able to submit online docs.

 

But you can collect few of the civil docs, that can save you some time later on:

1. Birth certificate

2. Filling of i-864, i-864a

3. Last three years income proofs,pay stubs etc essential to complete i-864 forms

 

Once your USCIS petition gets approved, and you have submitted requisite fees, apply for police clearance certificate from passport  office.

 

Hope you soon get your petition approved. 

 

Ankit

 

 

[Igormad 1]

@zaback21 @Ankit G Thank you so much for your quick response, I sure hope that petition is going to be approved soon. I will keep you posted...

[Igormad 1]

Our case was finally approved on November 4, 2020, it was at the California Center and Priority date is February 2016.

 

About a month ago we got the RFE about the Birth Certificate date, we responded pretty much the same day and the case was approved in less than a month from that RFE. Now waiting for NVC number and Visa Bulletin dates to start moving...

[zaback21 28]

22 hours ago, Igormad said:

Our case was finally approved on November 4, 2020, it was at the California Center and Priority date is February 2016.

 

About a month ago we got the RFE about the Birth Certificate date, we responded pretty much the same day and the case was approved in less than a month from that RFE. Now waiting for NVC number and Visa Bulletin dates to start moving...

Congrats! Lets keep us posted about your progress. 

Edited November 6, 2020 by zaback21

[Igormad 1]

A month after USCIS approval, NVC sent a letter with a case number. Now it's time to pay fees and upload all the documents... The only issue right now is this Visa Bulletin date not moving for the third month in a row.

Edited December 13, 2020 by Igormad

[zaback21 28]

4 hours ago, Igormad said:

A month after USCIS approval, NVC sent a letter with a case number. Now it's time to pay fees and upload all the documents... The only issue right now is this Visa Bulletin date not moving for the third month in a row.

Due to Covid-19 we have no idea how much each cases will be delayed. Not to mention the immigration ban + other restrictive measures this year. We most likely won't even go anywhere near the 216,000 visa numbers this year. 

[Caramel Swirl 54]

Looks like things are moving....surprise surprise.  We just got interview date for my son for March 15.  We were very shocked because we have been getting the disappointing emails every 60 days that no interview yet.  All the best everyone.