US Immigration from Colombia

(I've done several searches and so far have not found a clear answer, so here I am raising my hand with my question...thank you in advance!)

I am filling in the I-864 form for my sponsorship of my wife and her children (my stepchildren). For the "mailing address" section of Part 2 (Information about the Principal Immigrant), I have a few questions after reviewing the I-864 as well as the published instructions. I may be overthinking this, but I felt like asking the community here would yield some great information as it has many times before.

- Is this intended to be a) my wife's current mailing address in Colombia, her country of residence, or b) her address when she moves in with me here in the US following issuance of her visa?

- If it supposed to be her current address, how might one signify characters other than those allowed by the form (i.e. # and -, in the case of Carrera X # X - X, etc.)? Should I simply fill it in by hand when I print it for signature (seems like the easiest option) or is there a better/more acceptable way?

- For the line regarding "In care of" name, should I list her name or leave it blank? She's the only adult resident at her current address in Colombia...if this is supposed to be her address once here in the US (my address), I'd assume that I'd list myself as the "In care of"...right?

Thanks in advance for your helpful insight!

Hello

I'd really appreciated your help in this subject, I sent my I-485 package to Chicago PO Box on May 6 2021 and they received it on May 15, but first I filled online the I-130 on May 1, I didn't send all together because I didn't have all the documents for my I-485 just until May 6.

They sent me the NOA 1 to the I-130 but I don't have any answer about my I-485, I called today to USCIS because they haven't cash the money and I'm a little concerned about this, maybe could be a problem that I didn't send all the documents together???

USCIS told me that they can't give me any information about it and I have to wait 60 days.

Please somebody answer about your experience or maybe something similar.

Thank you in advance.

Good Evening, It s been 109 days since USCIS has actively been reviewing my I-130 petition to get my wife from Colombia to join me here in the US. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn t the purpose of the I-130 to establish the validity of a bonafide marriage? What else goes into the I-130 process...are they waiting for responses from Bogota, are the waiting for the results of a background check...any thoughts? Her petition was opened in early February 2021...anyone else past 100 days of after USCIS opened their I-130?

I just returned to this site after 12 years as it was a lot of help for me getting my wife through the initial visa and following permanent resident process. Now a dozen years later I am requesting help with her failed naturalization part. She is horrible with tests and had a deaf interviewer with someone translating in sign language to him for her first test!

First, has anybody here failed both chances and then reaplied?

Now I understand that I can re-submit the N-400, another 800 or so bucks and go through the process again and can apply at any time? Correct? Asking here as I can not get anybody other then a computer when calling USCIS!

The next thing is on the denial letter it mentions possibly filing a form N-336 to request a hearing. It almost sounds like that would be a chance to get through it without taking the test? However, there is still an 800 or so dollar processing fee so if they don't approve her at the hearing we would need to pay 800 again to reapply with another N-400 making that decision a risk.

Has anybody done that?

Just looking for ideas as USCIS is useless to contact for a simple question.

Does anybody have a number that can actually reach a person? I know, good luck with that one!

And BTW, she is 45 and doesn't qualify for any special exemptions. Just unlucky. As an example, the second time preparing for the test she was doing well, except for questions regarding the constitution (her main bad part). 3 of the first 4 questions were those questions she just could not answer no matter how many times I went over them with her!

Thanks for any input or ideas.

Hello Everyone,

I hope that this message finds you well...I am curious about a couple of things and hopefully some of you who recently, 2021, became US Permanent Residents can help with the following questions:

After US Entry or Arrival on US Immigrant VISA issued by Consulate or Embassy:

1)How long did it take you to receive your green card? (entry Year 2021)

2) Did you select "YES" on the DS-260, if so did you get your SSC? If not, how did you make it work to get one since the SS-Offices are all closed and only taking "emergency" appointments.

I have been reading the forums for the 2020 year (not a surprise) and apparently, it was a such a mess! In my personal experience, even if you chose the DS-260 option, not a single person I know in over two decades gotten theirs that way (I assume some may have gotten theirs that way)... they always had to go in person and apply at their local SS-Office. The green card arrival upon US entry was a big range between 1 week to 2 years. Anyway... any recent experience/advise is appreciated....

best regards,