US Immigration from Colombia

Hi everyone, we are filing an I-130 petition for my wife and her son. We are using an attorney in Colombia. The attorney filed the petition electronically and sent me the case number which says it is being reviewed. I never received a copy of the receipt notice in the mail and at the time I could not get ahold of our attorney. By the time he replied, apparently he had a medical emergency, I had already sent an inquiry to uscis about not receiving a notice in the mail. It is their reply that has me a bit concerned.

On 03/01/2022, you or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case. Some of the key information given to us at that time was the following:

Caller indicated they are:
-- Applicant or Petitioner

Attorney Name:
-- Information not available

Case type:
-- I130

Filing date:
-- 11/01/2021

Type of service requested:
-- Non-Delivery of Approval Notice


The status of this service request is:

We have received your service request. Our systems indicate that you are not the applicant, petitioner, or attorney of record for the receipt number provided. Therefore, we cannot release any information to you regarding this case.

The Privacy Act, 5 USC Sec. 552a, prohibits release of information to someone other than the affected party. The affected party is typically the petitioner, applicant or attorney of record. Disclosures of processing times and general procedures relating to certain form types do not fall under the Privacy Act. However, information given to someone other than the affected party, such as the beneficiary, which relates to the specific processing or adjudication of a particular petition or application is prohibited by the Privacy Act and Service policy.

In addition, only the petitioner or applicant may request a change of address or other changes be made to the record. We cannot process changes requested by the beneficiary or a third party.

We hope this information is helpful to you.

There is a few other things in the email that I omitted case number etc but basically it seems like they are saying my name was not on the petition?? Is something off here ? I double checked the case number was correct and it was what my attorney sent me. Also as of now I have seen a photo of the paper notice but for whatever reason my attorney has not mailed it to me as I asked him to do.

Hello, everyone!

I had an interview scheduled for next week at the Orlando USCIS office. I suspect it was a combo interview, since my husband and I have a pending I-751 (but I only ever received an invitation letter for the citizenship interview). However, it was cancelled last week when I checked online and just got the official cancellation letter in the mail today. I know of at least one other Visa Journey member whose naturalization interview at the Orlando office was scheduled a few weeks prior to mine, and theirs was also cancelled. I found out mine had been cancelled precisely because I had messaged them to ask about their ceremony, they told me they never even got to the interview, and then I checked the status of mine. I also notice in the VJ timelines that a few other people also with interviews set at the Orlando office recently haven t updated their timelines. It just makes me wonder if there s something else going on.

Is there anyone else here with the same issue at this office? Is there maybe a mass cancellation going on? Please, chime in with your experiences or opinions. Thank you!

I have a certificate from the orthopedic scheduling knee replacement surgery, which I need as soon as possible; They think I can apply to process my husband's permits faster. The waivers are in Nebraska, where I can apply and submit evidence. Thanks for your comments

Hello, all.

After 2.5 years since filing our I-130, my husband and I recently received a date for his interview for an IR1 visa. Now that we have a date to work with, we are attempting to make some plans, but have a question before we can get very far with that.

Context: Basically, my husband is in the process of moving his mom to a new home he helped her purchase back in Colombia and expects to be wrapping that up a little after the time we expect to have his visa issued (likely by the end of October). I, of course, would love for him to make his initial visit as soon as that happens, but since there will likely be movement with the home purchase in November or December, he will need to be in Colombia during that time. So my question is:

If he comes to the US as soon as he has his IR1 visa, would he be able to return to Colombia temporarily before his green card is received, if necessary? Or would he not be allowed to travel/would it interfere with the process if he is not present when the green card is issued even if he technically can travel?

From what we've read, it will likely take around a month after entry to receive his green card, but there's a good chance he wouldn't be able to stay that long during the first visit due to aforementioned circumstances. If he has to wait until after completing the process with his mom's home to guarantee he can stick around until his green card is received, that means another 2 to 3 months (or more) before he could come. We could, of course, get through a few more weeks like we have the last 5 years since meeting if that is the only way, but it might be understandable why I'm eager to have him visit ASAP. Plus I'd love for him to visit for the first time in fall.

Anyway, thank you for reading all of that and I do appreciate any advice anyone can give. I did extensive research and have not been able to find a clear answer, but folks on VJ are always helpful.

Thanks so much,

Derek

I am on USCIS website and it says this. So I am so confused. Can we literally send in a non-certified copy of a naturalization certificate??

You do not need to obtain a Certified True Copy if the U.S. government asks for a copy of your certificate for official U.S. government business. For example, if the U.S. Department of State requests your Certificate of Naturalization when you apply for a U.S. passport, you may use a normal photocopy that has not been authenticated. You may use a normal photocopy of your certificate for legitimate U.S. government business.

https://www.uscis.gov/tools/how-do-i-guides/us-citizens/how-do-i-obtain-an-authenticated-copy-of-a-certificate-of-naturalization