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Hi all,

I'd like to ask a question about a pending case. Here is my case information:

LPR Husband, Foreign Wife.

Filing category: F2A

Filing date of i130: 15JUL23

Filing center: CSC

Currently the case is pending, and we haven't heard anything since 19OCT23 when the status changed to "USCSI is reviewing your case".

Here are the current processing dates from what I can find:

Current Visa Bulletin (October 2025) F2A Final Action date: 01FEB24

Current CSC i130 case processing according to VJ: 31JUL24

We however have not heard anything yet. Is there another way we can find out where we are in the process or what might be wrong?

I assume I have to wait with filing with the NVC until we get the welcome email/letter, even though our category is current?

Thanks in advance!

"The National Visa Center's (NVC) records indicate you will turn 18 years old in 120 days or less. When you turn 18, you cannot receive benefits under the U.S. Child Citizenship Act. To ensure you can immigrate before this happens, NVC sent your petition to the U.S. Embassy/Consulate General in MANILA, PHIL for expedited processing. The Embassy/Consulate General will contact you to schedule a visa interview.

I'm keep checking my mail everyday,..

Is there any link or page that I can go to to set the interview myself..

Hi everyone,

I m a Spanish citizen and my fianc is an American citizen. We are currently living in the Netherlands and preparing our K-1 petition for me to move to the US. His residence permit in the Netherlands was issued under the Verification against EU law for Union citizen family members , granting him legal status as the unmarried partner of an EU citizen.

As part of our evidence, we want to submit proof of our unmarried partnership under Dutch/EU law:

• IND approval letter for residence as an unmarried partner of an EU citizen
• His residence card showing on the back that he is the unmarried partner of an EU citizen

Both documents are in Dutch. USCIS requires English translations with a translator certification, but I m unsure whether this must be a professional/certified translator, or if a Dutch native-speaker friend can translate these documents.

Has anyone submitted similar documents for a K-1 petition? Did USCIS accept a simple signed translation, or did they require a professional translation?

Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Hello, I'm trying to see if I have a chance of being approved for DCF processing.

I, USC, and husband, Chinese, have 3 kids together. We have been in China for 8 years and my family would like us to move to the US asap.

They would like to hire me as a live-in caregiver for my soon to be 90 year old grandma.

1) Could a lawyer issue me a job contract on behalf of my gma's estates?

2) Does it matter what company issues the job contract?

3) What information must be included in the contract?

when we got approved for marriage based green card we were married less then two years . But he enter US after two year marriage.

I m a bit confused and need clarification.

Last year, my husband entered the U.S. after we had already been married for over two years. We got married in South Africa. When he arrived, he was mistakenly issued a two-year green card instead of a ten-year one. We filed an I-90 to correct the error, and it was approved the card was updated to a 10-year green card.

However, this past weekend we received a Notice of Removal of Conditions, which shouldn t apply to us. I ve called USCIS several times one representative said those letters can be auto-generated because the system might still be referencing the original two-year card, while others sounded unsure since I provided two different receipt numbers (one for the old card and one for the corrected one).

I told them I wanted to schedule an in-person appointment to clear this up, and they said someone would call within 72 hours to confirm the request, but it could take up to 30 days to actually schedule the appointment.

My concern is that if their system is still tied to the old card, it shows an expiration date of 02/2026. We don t want to risk traveling and having my husband s card flagged due to a USCIS error.

Some people are advising us to file another I-90, while others say to wait for the appointment.

I just called USCIS again after work, and they told me they canceled my appointment request because it doesn t fall under one of the reasons they normally schedule appointments for. They advised me to write a letter to the address listed on the notice explaining the situation in detail. I guess at this point, I have no choice but to do that and hope it clears things up.
A year later getting conflicted information. Even an online lawyer saying hes not sure . We decided to be safe going to file to remove conditions. Because sending a letter will take time for usics to respond.