February 2020 filer for I130 - Parents

[LoveMomDad 1]

7 hours ago, DavidnThao said:

Hello guys,

 

Sorry I am late to the Feb-2020 filers party 😊

 

Here is my timeline:

USC Petitioner: Me

Beneficiaries: My parents (I filed for them both at the same time)

I filed online and the appications got assigned to Nebraska Service Center.

 

I-130 filing date: 1/31/2020

Priority date: 2/1/2020

Father's I-130 Approval date: 5/4/2020

Mother's I-130 Approval date: Pending (as of 6/24/2020)

Father's NVC account creation date: 5/7/2020

Father's NVC AoS and civil documents submission date: 6/19/2020

 

Im still waiting for my mom's I-130 to be approved but not in a hurry because CoVid19 has been delaying consulate processing anyway. One of the applications (I forgot which one) did ask for who you were sponsoring to the US with the petitioner, so I put my parents' names on. Hopefully they will get interviewed together once the HCMC consulate opens up again.

 

Hi, I have a question about online form. If you're applying for consulate processing, do you just need to leave it blank in the Other Information> Adjustment of Status?

 

Sorry for the naive question, but I just want to make sure I do everything correctly.

[DavidnThao 24]

3 hours ago, LoveMomDad said:

Hi, I have a question about online form. If you're applying for consulate processing, do you just need to leave it blank in the Other Information> Adjustment of Status?

 

Sorry for the naive question, but I just want to make sure I do everything correctly.

I left it empty 😊 the next questions would be the one you fill in your petitioner's nearby consulate/embassy (62.a-c)

[LoveMomDad 1]

1 minute ago, DavidnThao said:

I left it empty 😊 the next questions would be the one you fill in your petitioner's nearby consulate/embassy (62.a-c)

Thanks a lot!! I figured it out myself, but it was so confusing and made me feel like I should submit it by mail if I wanted consulate processing. For others who might have the same questions, it warns you if you click next once, but if you click twice it goes to the next.

[onek 306]

Haven’t seen any recent approvals for weeks. I hope USCIS is still processing IR-5 cases.

[goodsoohe5919 6]

Hello everyone I'm a new citizen, debating on when to apply for my parents I130. 

 

Did you guys all meet the income standards (they need 3yrs worth right?) 

 

I didn't make enough for the past 2 yrs and I'm worried about applying without a sponsor..

 

Any answer would help!- 

[onek 306]

44 minutes ago, goodsoohe5919 said:

Hello everyone I'm a new citizen, debating on when to apply for my parents I130. 

 

Did you guys all meet the income standards (they need 3yrs worth right?) 

 

I didn't make enough for the past 2 yrs and I'm worried about applying without a sponsor..

 

Any answer would help!- 

Nothing to debate. If there is no need or they don’t want to come, you don’t have to apply. 

[DavidnThao 24]

On 6/30/2020 at 7:36 PM, goodsoohe5919 said:

Hello everyone I'm a new citizen, debating on when to apply for my parents I130. 

 

Did you guys all meet the income standards (they need 3yrs worth right?) 

 

I didn't make enough for the past 2 yrs and I'm worried about applying without a sponsor..

 

Any answer would help!- 

Are you sure you would like to bring your parents here even though you did not make it to the required income level?

Having both parents here could bring you a lot of stresses if you are not emotionally and financially ready.

I would suggest you find a co-sponsor (best is your spouse) or wait for another year or so to hopefully get your income high enough to apply without co-sponsoring.

 

Good luck! 

[goodsoohe5919 6]

On 7/1/2020 at 10:36 PM, DavidnThao said:

Are you sure you would like to bring your parents here even though you did not make it to the required income level?

Having both parents here could bring you a lot of stresses if you are not emotionally and financially ready.

I would suggest you find a co-sponsor (best is your spouse) or wait for another year or so to hopefully get your income high enough to apply without co-sponsoring.

 

Good luck! 

They've been living in the US for the past 17 years but their visa is about to expire so I wanted to invite them. 

Total for family of 4 since my adult brother sponsored by my parent. (student visa) 

 

They have enough income to support them selves (never had money issue) but immigration wants my income and I didn't consistently make 33k+ for the past 3 years since I got married 5 years ago.. especially 3 yrs ago I only made 12k. 

 

Do you think even if I find a sponsor, this would be a issue..? 

[kendelle 103]

1 hour ago, goodsoohe5919 said:

They've been living in the US for the past 17 years but their visa is about to expire so I wanted to invite them. 

Total for family of 4 since my adult brother sponsored by my parent. (student visa) 

 

They have enough income to support them selves (never had money issue) but immigration wants my income and I didn't consistently make 33k+ for the past 3 years since I got married 5 years ago.. especially 3 yrs ago I only made 12k. 

 

Do you think even if I find a sponsor, this would be a issue..? 

You should be fine if you can get a sponsor.

 

[DavidnThao 24]

On 7/3/2020 at 11:00 AM, goodsoohe5919 said:

They've been living in the US for the past 17 years but their visa is about to expire so I wanted to invite them. 

Total for family of 4 since my adult brother sponsored by my parent. (student visa) 

 

They have enough income to support them selves (never had money issue) but immigration wants my income and I didn't consistently make 33k+ for the past 3 years since I got married 5 years ago.. especially 3 yrs ago I only made 12k. 

 

Do you think even if I find a sponsor, this would be a issue..? 

I dont think there is any issues. However, did you say your parents have been here for 17 years legally? 

 

If so, what kind of visa would allows them to stay that long. I only know that travel visa allows 6 months max.

[goodsoohe5919 6]

1 hour ago, DavidnThao said:

I dont think there is any issues. However, did you say your parents have been here for 17 years legally? 

 

If so, what kind of visa would allows them to stay that long. I only know that travel visa allows 6 months max.

They have E2 visa. Have their own company so they renew it every 10 yrs. 

[Boiler 43,588]

Think it is 5 years but a LPR would have more flexibility operating their business.

[Milasa 19]

On 7/6/2020 at 4:05 PM, goodsoohe5919 said:

They have E2 visa. Have their own company so they renew it every 10 yrs. 

If your parents have income from their business in US and can show it, then they can sponsor themselves.

[Boiler 43,588]

I assume they have 40 quaters.

[JessieDao 4]

Hi Guys,

 

I filed I-130 for my parents on March 08, 2020 and got receipts after 1 weeks. I read some posts here and realized that there were many cases filed in that period of Covid-19 that were approved very fast (around 3-4 months). I'm living in Union City, California and filed under an address of California state. I'm not sure whether my residency gets a big impact for approving those files? 

 

Please advise. Thank you!