Filing I-130 online experience

[Dispie 7]

On 1/9/2021 at 4:58 AM, acidonyx said:

Did you get any updates as of 2021? Planning to file online as well.

Sorry, missed the question.

 

Haven't heard back yet on the process yet. I had a chat with USCIS a week ago. They said no issues so far and since my case went to California Service Center, it is within the normal processing times - currently they are reviewing March'19 cases

[Dispie 7]

UPDATE:

It's been exactly 1 year since I submitted online I-130 for my wife and 11 months for my step-son's one. Just found an email from USCIS in my inbox. Logged in. Both were approved yesterday!

Edited April 1, 2021 by Dispie

[Dispie 7]

Here is how it looks. No updates all that time.

[Tango777 3]

Hey congratulations Dispie, 

 

We filed for my wife's adult daughter on Dec. 26 2020. The daughter has a 10 year old we would like to bring over but we did not submit for him yet. It sounds like you submitted both at the same time? Maybe I should go ahead and submit for the step Grandson? 

 

Thanks and again Conrats! 

 

Tango

[Dispie 7]

 

34 minutes ago, Tango777 said:

Hey congratulations Dispie, 

 

We filed for my wife's adult daughter on Dec. 26 2020. The daughter has a 10 year old we would like to bring over but we did not submit for him yet. It sounds like you submitted both at the same time? Maybe I should go ahead and submit for the step Grandson? 

 

Thanks and again Conrats! 

 

Tango

 

Thanks, Tango!

 

I'm not familiar with how it works for grandchildren. Just googled it. This article says, when you step-daughter gets approved, your grandson will become eligible together with her, if I'm reading it right.

 

Good luck with the process!

[aaron2020 11,651]

1 hour ago, Tango777 said:

Hey congratulations Dispie, 

 

We filed for my wife's adult daughter on Dec. 26 2020. The daughter has a 10 year old we would like to bring over but we did not submit for him yet. It sounds like you submitted both at the same time? Maybe I should go ahead and submit for the step Grandson? 

 

Thanks and again Conrats! 

 

Tango

Dispie filed for his wife and stepson as Immediate Relatives.  This is completely different from your US citizen wife filing for her unmarried adult daughter in the F1 family preference category.  

 

Your wife can not file anything directly for her grandson.  

The son is a potential derivative beneficiary on the petition filed for his mother.  When the Priority Date becomes current, he would be an eligible derivative beneficiary if his CSPA age is under 21 at that time.  Because of the long wait for a current Priority Date, he can age out and may not be able to immigrate with his mom.  Currently, it is taking about 7-8 years for an F1 family preference case to receive a current PD, so the son is unlikely to age out.  He will most likely get to immigrate with his mother.  If his mother gets marry, then the F1 case becomes an F3 case where the wait for a current PD is 13 years and the son could possibly age out and not qualify to immigrate with his mom.  Make sure your stepdaughter stays unmarried throughout the wait for an immigration visa if she wants her son to immigrate with her.




 

Edited April 1, 2021 by aaron2020

[aaron2020 11,651]

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Edited April 1, 2021 by aaron2020

[Tango777 3]

Thanks for this good info. So the I-130 my wife filed for her adult daughter falls into the F1 category for which the current wait for a Priority Date is 7-8 years ?

 

Thanks, Tango

[earthbi 1]

I am wondering about the current experience of filing concurrently the I 130 and I 1485, but the I 130 online. I see in this thread that some people advice against splitting them up (yet filing concurrently). I see much advantage to file I 130 online - easier for me not having to print everything, photos etc. But is there any rational way that it should be slower than sending both applications printed in the same packet? Any advice much appreciated.

[OldUser 4,818]

20 minutes ago, earthbi said:

I am wondering about the current experience of filing concurrently the I 130 and I 1485, but the I 130 online. I see in this thread that some people advice against splitting them up (yet filing concurrently). I see much advantage to file I 130 online - easier for me not having to print everything, photos etc. But is there any rational way that it should be slower than sending both applications printed in the same packet? Any advice much appreciated.

I strongly advice sending together. It reduces the chances of cases being "disconnected" from each other. You want the whole thing to be reviewed together ideally. You'll also get sequential numbers for I-130, I-485, I-131 and I-765

Edited March 4 by OldUser

[earthbi 1]

10 minutes ago, OldUser said:

I strongly advice sending together. It reduces the chances of cases being "disconnected" from each other. You want the whole thing to be reviewed together ideally. You'll also get sequential numbers for I-130, I-485, I-131 and I-765

Thank you, what does it mean to get sequential numbers for I-130, etc?

[powerpuff 5,906]

Zombie thread closed. Please do not resurrect old threads and do not post duplicate posts when you have a thread on the subject already. Thanks.

 

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