US Immigration from France

Hi,

I filed a i-130 form for my brother on October 2019. The only and last update I have is :

Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS

As of February 19, 2022, we are actively reviewing your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, Receipt Number xxxxxxxx. Our records show nothing is outstanding at this time. We will let you know if we need anything from you. "

Is there anything I should do? Is it average to wait that long?

I decided to create this thread because when I applied for a Fiancee Visa and then later when I was filing for ROC under extreme cruelty waiver, I was hammered by some members trying to shove down my throat a bunch of false information specifically when it goes to ROC under Extreme Cruelty I was forcefully and repeatedly told that "YOU HAVE TO HAVE a psych evaluation it is MANDATORY". I remember thinking "How am I going to put together $3000 to get a psych eval when my abuser prevents me from working and from getting care, and will abuse me more if I ask him to help with the $3000 out of pocket to undergo a psych eval to prove his own abuses?"

I remember thinking: This makes no sense...

I was alone without the slightest family member or friend around me and this fake information- yes I said fake- made me feel even more trapped, more abused, and more desperate. It could have pushed me over the edge had I not been as resilient as I am. I am thankful that a local Domestic violence association referred me to a specific non-profit with immigration lawyers on staff who were helping immigrants with their filing (or filing for them if needed). I remember meeting with a brilliant immigration lawyer, Erika, to whom, desperate, I said "I am afraid this is a lost cause, I have no broken bone to qualify for Battery, and no psych evaluation to qualify for extreme cruelty and since it is mandatory..."

Erika smiled and said "It is ABSOLUTELY NOT mandatory! If you have it, fine; but if you don't it is not mandatory at all". She directed me to the USCIS policy manual and there it was verbatim: "Evidence of battery or extreme cruelty may include, but is not limited to, reports and affidavits from police, judges, medical personnel, school officials, counselors, or the CPR. CPRs seeking a waiver due to battery or extreme cruelty are not required to submit a recommendation from a mental health professional"

And further: "Congress created the any credible evidence provision in recognition of the evidentiary challenges faced by abused spouses and children. An abused CPR may not have access to necessary evidence because the abusive spouse may control access to documents, or the abused CPR may have had to flee the abusive situation without being able to take important documents.

In recognition of these evidentiary challenges, officers cannot deny a case because the CPR spouse or child was unable to provide a particular piece of evidence or could not demonstrate the unavailability of primary or secondary evidence. Officers must consider whatever evidence is available, use agency records, and consider all evidence in the totality of the circumstances in the case. Therefore, when adjudicating a waiver based on battery or extreme cruelty, officers consider any credible evidence relevant to the waiver request submitted by the CPR"

Sure enough, in 7 weeks my Biometrics appointment was scheduled and 6 weeks later my ROC was approved without an interview and the filing fee was waived. When I saw Erika the next day, I told her how quick it had been, and to my surprise, she answered "You are not the quickest approval I have seen under this status"

I lately came back on here to update my timeline and here we go again, people were pounding on a desperate new member telling her that Psych eval was mandatory! When I jumped in to mention my experience (and that of my adult son) in support of this person, I was lectured on "Being humble"! Excuse me? So some are spreading falshoods and I should fall in line? That's not right! Not so much for me, I could not care less, but for members coming here for support.

So I think it is time we come together as a community and put a hard stop to false information and we should prevent people from revictimizing DV victims because this could push anyone over the edge and into taking desperate actions. OR we need to be more specific as to WHY USCIS required a Psych eval. In other words, there probably is a good reason why USCIS requested, if it ever happened, a psych eval and we need to be clear about this: Was the rest of the file weak in terms of other evidence?

What is your experience?

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-6-part-i-chapter-5#S-C-5

I am preparing the Form 260, which asks if the beneficiary was issued an Alien Registration Number (A-number) by the Department of Homeland Security. Can someone confirm if the A-number is the number circled in red in the image below? My spouse has a number just like this one in the NOA 2 approval letter from USCIS. TYIA.

I am gathering as much information as I can about the K-1 Visa. The objective would be for my girlfriend and I to start to file it once we know the details of the process, as I would be the one moving to the US. Throughout my research on this website and others, I've been able to draw a timeline potentially, but I have several questions and I hope one of you might be able to bring the lights on my questions.

1) I saw that no evidence of financial support is required when filing the I-129F form. When will this be required? I read the I-134 form might be filed before the interview process at the Embassy/Consulate but I would like to know about your experience. Also, the I-864 form must be filed when Adjusting the status when I would arrive in the U.S ?

2) My girlfriend left her job 4 months ago and plans to find another job soon. So far, even if she left, she earned in 2024, above 125% of HHS Poverty Guidelines (we plan to be a household of 2). She also had a steady income for 3 straight years before leaving. We know having a joint sponsor is a possibility but I was wondering with her situation only, if that would be possible to immigrate financially wise? Also how many pay stub, tax returns are needed, and for how long they should be dating back for the I-134 form and I-864 form?

Thank you very much in advance!

Hey guys, (venting here) I had my interview on May 30 at the Tampa field office and was approved. My status has been on "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled" since then..
I did request a name change so I found out after researching that It cause delays but I had no idea It could be this long. I reached out my State senator on Friday so I'm hoping this will move things along but this has been stressing me out I just want to be done I have no criminal background, never got a speeding ticket... Has anyone experienced this kind of wait?