March 2019 Filers of I-130 for Parents IR5 of U.S Citizens

[VA-FEB 13 FILER 2]

17 hours ago, Shiellangsky said:

Thank you.After you submitted your I-130 form how long till you received your NOA1?

 

USCIS received our petitions (for parents) on March 11, 2019. We received NOA1 on March 21, 2019. About or around 8-10 business/ working days.

[Shiellangsky 1]

3 hours ago, VA-FEB 13 FILER said:

 

USCIS received our petitions (for parents) on March 11, 2019. We received NOA1 on March 21, 2019. About or around 8-10 business/ working days.

 

3 hours ago, VA-FEB 13 FILER said:

 

USCIS received our petitions (for parents) on March 11, 2019. We received NOA1 on March 21, 2019. About or around 8-10 business/ working days.

Hi I just received a letter from USCIS Today it’s form I-797C saying they received the petition.Is this NOA1?Thank you

[VA-FEB 13 FILER 2]

11 minutes ago, Shiellangsky said:

 

Hi I just received a letter from USCIS Today it’s form I-797C saying they received the petition.Is this NOA1?Thank you

 

Yes. In this forum we named it NOA1 because it is this first I-797 USCIS sent you.

[kcoyclay1 98]

On 4/5/2019 at 11:10 PM, staisy2228 said:

Hi everyone. I was looking for April filers but i don't see anyone posting yet. I am getting ready to send the paperworks but i am a little confuse if i need to send the original copy or just the photocopy of it. Please if someone can help. Thanks

You could have started April filers 😊. Someone did. 

[sss7 0]

Hi,

 

Im(naturalized last year) planning to apply the GC for my mom(my father deceased). I have a couple of questions.

 

1) my mom is a housewife and unemployed. Does it make any negative impact since consuler officers may think she’ll apply for unemployment benefits once becoming a permanent resident ?

 

2) my mom doesn’t have considerable money in her bank account(I as the son is the 100% sponser). Will it make any negative impact?

 

3) When i go through ir5 trackers and immigration forums, i can see that time takes for processing ir5 is roughly 11-14 months. Is it correct and does it depend on the country of residence of my mom ?

 

4) Online I saw multiple document checklists. For instance according to the uscis website only the i130, naturalisation certificate and petitioner’s birth certificate needs to be submitted while some friends in visajoirney had posted that they submitted copies of mom’s passport, mom’s birth certificate, marriage certificate of my mom and dad in addition to i130, pettitioner’s birth certificate and naturalization certicate. What is the document checklist that needs to be submitted along with i130 as of now?

 

Thank you in advance friends. Wish you all the best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kcoyclay1 98]

3 hours ago, sss7 said:

Hi,

 

Im(naturalized last year) planning to apply the GC for my mom(my father deceased). I have a couple of questions.

 

1) my mom is a housewife and unemployed. Does it make any negative impact since consuler officers may think she’ll apply for unemployment benefits once becoming a permanent resident ?

 

2) my mom doesn’t have considerable money in her bank account(I as the son is the 100% sponser). Will it make any negative impact?

 

3) When i go through ir5 trackers and immigration forums, i can see that time takes for processing ir5 is roughly 11-14 months. Is it correct and does it depend on the country of residence of my mom ?

 

4) Online I saw multiple document checklists. For instance according to the uscis website only the i130, naturalisation certificate and petitioner’s birth certificate needs to be submitted while some friends in visajoirney had posted that they submitted copies of mom’s passport, mom’s birth certificate, marriage certificate of my mom and dad in addition to i130, pettitioner’s birth certificate and naturalization certicate. What is the document checklist that needs to be submitted along with i130 as of now?

 

Thank you in advance friends. Wish you all the best.

 

 

Questions 1 & 2 does not affect your filing. It’s about you or joint supporter being able to support your mom. Immigration uses the poverty guideline for that. 

 

Question 3- the tracker is a guideline based on where they’re at with processing  

 

question 4- you need the documents on the list. Submit everything required or your petition will be held for those evidences  

 

3 hours ago, sss7 said:

 

 

 

 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

On 5/1/2019 at 8:43 AM, sss7 said:

Hi,

 

Im(naturalized last year) planning to apply the GC for my mom(my father deceased). I have a couple of questions.

 

1) my mom is a housewife and unemployed. Does it make any negative impact since consuler officers may think she’ll apply for unemployment benefits once becoming a permanent resident ?

 

2) my mom doesn’t have considerable money in her bank account(I as the son is the 100% sponser). Will it make any negative impact?

 

3) When i go through ir5 trackers and immigration forums, i can see that time takes for processing ir5 is roughly 11-14 months. Is it correct and does it depend on the country of residence of my mom ?

 

4) Online I saw multiple document checklists. For instance according to the uscis website only the i130, naturalisation certificate and petitioner’s birth certificate needs to be submitted while some friends in visajoirney had posted that they submitted copies of mom’s passport, mom’s birth certificate, marriage certificate of my mom and dad in addition to i130, pettitioner’s birth certificate and naturalization certicate. What is the document checklist that needs to be submitted along with i130 as of now?

 

Thank you in advance friends. Wish you all the best.

 

Pl do not post the same question three times. It's considered spamming. 

[sss7 0]

27 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

Pl do not post the same question three times. It's considered spamming. 

Sorry about that WeGuyGal. Sure.

[TomCat214 8]

hello everyone , do we have to send photographs of beneficiary along with i130?? 

[VA-FEB 13 FILER 2]

1 hour ago, TomCat214 said:

hello everyone , do we have to send photographs of beneficiary along with i130?? 

 

No. Not needed.

[Gemm 6]

On 4/4/2019 at 12:19 PM, VA-FEB 13 FILER said:

 

Sure. I will.

Hi I filled my parents Petition March 22 and still waiting! Case was send to Texas.. keep us posted and hoping hear from them very soon!  

[kcoyclay1 98]

Hi guys,

This is my update on my mom’s process. Yesterday, I received an RFE for her medical to be submitted by July 25th. She’ll be doing her medical today. As per USCIS parents and minors are normally exempted from interviews. My mom is in the US. A previous letter from USCIS mentioned that if there’s an interview they will schedule it and inform us to take the I-693 with us. If no interview is required, they will send an REF with the address for it to be submitted and then mail her Green Card. I got the latter, thus no interview. Will keep you posted regarding her timeline. 

[Curry and Cherry 1]

Hello filed for my mum in March, 2019 and I got an RFE for late registration of birth certifcate. Secondary documents were requested. However, I could only get school records. Even with that The school could only write a letter showing the name of my parent, my date of birth, place of birth and house address they had on file when I was a student. They also gave me a copy of my certificate of completion they had on file.

 

I had my uncle and aunt write affidavits confirming the relationship with my mum. I also opted for a DNA Test through the USCIS recommended lab.

 

Will these documents be sufficient to prove the relationship between my mum and I?

 

PS: I did not include baptismal or medical records as we lost those documents in a flood. And the clinic I was born is no longer operating.

[ultrasoul 51]

On 6/29/2019 at 6:29 AM, kcoyclay1 said:

Hi guys,

This is my update on my mom’s process. Yesterday, I received an RFE for her medical to be submitted by July 25th. She’ll be doing her medical today. As per USCIS parents and minors are normally exempted from interviews. My mom is in the US. A previous letter from USCIS mentioned that if there’s an interview they will schedule it and inform us to take the I-693 with us. If no interview is required, they will send an REF with the address for it to be submitted and then mail her Green Card. I got the latter, thus no interview. Will keep you posted regarding her timeline. 

 

@kcoyclay1 can you share more about the no need for interview letter you got? Was that from your local FO or was that from the (regional) service center? I also filed an I-485 AOS for my mom (from B2 tourist which I'm assuming is also what you did for your mom) and her I-485 status is showing awaiting appointment by local field office. I'm wondering if the no interview letter you got is because your mother is elderly unlike mine who is under 60? 

 

I was hoping that she would not need an interview in person as our I-485 package had all our necessary tax transcripts as well as the medicals already. My concern revolves around how long we would have to wait due to the I-485 interview backlog.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[kcoyclay1 98]

Approved! I just got my mom's approval/ welcome to America letter. No interview! Green card will be mailed and I should receive it in 3 weeks. 

 

03/30/19: Application mailed

04/03/19: Priority Date

04/26/19: Biometrics date 5/2/19 in NY - mom did a walk in in Florida on 4/26/19 (completed)

04/26/19: Received RFE for most recent tax document

04/26/19: RFE mailed

05/01/19: Touched: RFE received by USCIS

06/27/19: Received REF for mom's medical

07/14/19: Medical mailed

07/18/19: Mail delivered to 23 Federal Plaza NY

08/17/19: Received approval notices/Welcome letter for I-130 and I-485. Awaiting green card (to be received within 3 weeks as per letter)