US Immigration from New Zealand

As I impatiently await my interview date I am starting to think about what I will need to bring to the interview. For all those who have had their interviews, let me know if I'm missing anything from my current thinking list below.

Tax returns dating back to 2017

Mortgage statements back to 2020 (we refinanced in 2020 and have lost access to statements earlier than then)

Green Card scan

Passport scan

Daughter birth certificate scan

Wife's naturalization scan

Marriage Certificate scan

Criminal records (certified copies from county)

Character references

I find it odd to have physical copies of uploaded documents but will take what I need and more.

Hello everyone,

Apologies if this question has been covered elsewhere, but I have not been able to find anything at all on this topic anywhere online.

In the My USCIS portal where I e-filed the I-130 petition there is a section titled: processing time . I have been monitoring this section and it does appear to be counting down, i.e. at the end of December 2022 the estimated time until a case decision was 3 months, and now (early Feb 2022) it is showing 2 months.

My question is: Does anyone know whether the processing time provided in the My USCIS portal is more or less accurate than the publicly available data?

The additional background is that I (US Citizen spouse) filed for my husband (NZ Citizen) at the start of November 2022. We are both living abroad, with our two children (dual US/NZ citizenship), and will undergo the NVC process via the overseas US Consulate. We married in August 2018, and have been living overseas but now intend to move back to the U.S. The I-130 receipt appears to be generated by the Texas Service Center. The Case Status has remained the same ( case is being actively reviewed ) since the submission date in November 2022.

Based on the public information, TSC seems to be processing 80% of I-130 s within around 11 months. The visa journey tracker suggests our fact pattern will likely be processed by around Nov/Dec 2023 (c.12 months).

I m now trying to reconcile the c.12 month estimate vs the My USCIS estimate of 2 months from now (c.5 months total). Anyone have any clue how the estimate is generated / why there is such a discrepancy? I thought there were more helpful facts about our application that would perhaps make the process quicker, or possibly by online filing that speeds things up? But, I also thought that applications are processed in the order received and so just because we filed online (and have been married for longer before applying for the I-130) wouldn t push our application up the queue?

Any thoughts /practical experience welcome! We re trying not to be too optimistic on timing, but also need to plan for an international relocation with kids schooling, pets, jobs, etc

Thank you!

I'll be submitting an I-140 for an EB3 visa. Anyone require an apostille for their birth certificate? If yes, did you need it in the initial stages or just before your embassy interview? Thanks!

Hi

I am gathering documents for the I-140 for my EB3 visa. I ve just looked at my nursing degree certificate and noticed the date says 2021/0222 when I think it should say 2021/2022 (not sure why as I finished school in 2020, graduated in May 2021). Will this be a major issue in my application? I ve already requested for a new certificate from my university but it could take up to two weeks. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks everybody

Hi all!

In about a week my I-129F will be officially outside the normal processing time, so I plan to contact USCIS about it. I was wondering if anyone has done the same and what may happen, if anything? Do they put in a request to the case so something can happen or do they sometimes just not do anything about it?

Let me know! I ve been waiting for 500 days and I ve lost all hope