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Hi All,

I am a GC Holder and I applied for my Spouses's petition in Oct 2011. I still haven't got the NOA2. The website still says initial review. My case was sent to Vermont office. I am confused now, doesn't it really depend to which office the request was sent or is it a standard 5 months wait irrespective of where it was sent. Please help

Ok Great, thanks

But I have a question. In this case what will be the priority date? Is it based on when I received my NOA1 or will it be based on NOA2.I remember NOA1 mentioned priority date being Oct 11.

I still haven't heard heard anything from USCIS. Still waiting for NOA2. Filled the petition on October.

Hi All,

I am Permanent Resident of the US. I got my GC in Feb 2010. I stayed in the US for 7 months and returned to India for 2 years after applying for a re entry permit. I will be moving back to the US in Nov for good. I am confused about a couple of things

1. I applied for the re entry in Sep 2010 and traveled to India in Oct (while the decision was still pending for the re entry).

2. The USCIS mailed my re entry permit in Jan 2011 to my US address. My Re entry has a issue date of Jan 2011 and expiry Jan 2013

My Question is, can I go according to the re entry document (according to which I can go back to the US anytime before Jan 2013) or should I calculate 2 years from the date of my travel and accordingly return to the US.

Please advise. According to the document, I can travel anytime before Jan 2013. I came back to India in Oct 2012 and according to this, I should be going back in or before October.

Hey Guys, I just saw the Visa Bulletin and the prediction for April 2012 for F2A is OCT 2009 (a straight jump of 2 months). I hope it keeps going on like this

Oh really, my application was forwarded to Vermont Center (I think the wait is longer in that case). Yes, I am aware of the 3 years long wait I just hope that USCIS clear all their pending cases quickly. Hey, also if someone can tell me what are the chances for my spouse to get a Tourist while his petition is pending. Atleast if he gets a tourist visa, he can visit me once in a while.

Thanks Guys. I guess I'll just for some more time. And yes, in the NOA1, it says that our priority date is Oct 2011.

Hi All,

I am a Permanent Resident of the United Stated.I applied for I130 for my husband in Oct 2011.I received a letter stating that they have received my application but after that I haven't received anything from USCIS. I just want to know how long does it take before I receive USCIS's decision. Whether my Petition is approved or not.Please help

Thanks

Thanks all for your help on this matter. I seriously do not want to abandon my Permanent status, I did file my US tax return and have some of my family staying there like my brother and grandparents. One of the lawyers told me that now a days it only takes about 2 years for the spouses of LPR to get their visas and that was the only reason I applied for the re entry permit thinking that I shall stay here in India till things get going.

I also realise that my situation may raise questions at the time of returning to the US but I really wish everything works out fine.

At any cost I don't go back to the US and wait there till my spouse gets his visa which can probably take a few years and that's why I decided to be here with him till he gets his Visa.

My comments were related to your statement, as LPR it can take over 4 yrs before you can get your spouse in US, for USC it takes anywhere for 6-8 months.

I know you had applied for re-entry, but wht I meant was you cannot be in India for 4 years .... I know you understand that..

Ya, I understand that. I am anyway going back in the end of 2012. Lets see what happens after that.

So what is the sense of you filing, you are going to lose your green card, and your petition will be dead. To maintain your green card you must live in the US, you cannot live in India.

Ya, I understand that part of the GC which is why I applied for the re entry permit before coming to India and that allows me to stay in India for 2 years after which I will have to go back which I will for sure.

you cannot do that, you cannot wait in India until your spouse gets visa - you would be out of status and your GC would be expired.

In order to maintain your GC you will have to spend most part of the year in US.

Yes as LPR you can apply for your spouse, the consulate in Chennai would not accept it, you will have to mail it to US.

I have taken a permission to be here in India till the end of 2012, I really hope things start moving till then.

lpr's only file to the lockbox address in Chicago, sorry.

I think you're gonna have other problems being out of USA so long.

One of the things about filing to Chicago, when overseas, is having proof of USA domicile.

Whatcha got ?

As such I don't any proof of USA domicile. I might have a few bank statements and my phone bills which were sent to me on that address while I was in the US. I also worked for almost 7 months there and also filed my Tax return.

It all sounds very confusing to me. At any cost I don't go back to the US and wait there till my spouse gets his visa which can probably take a few years and that's why I decided to be here with him till he gets his Visa. I'll try send my application to the USCIS mailbox in Chicago, I really wish it gets approved.

As far as I know yes you can but you will need a US address to receive the mail at (someone hop in here). The wait time for an LPR petitioning a spouse is about 4 years and you will need to have income to meet the poverty guidelines and a US domicile when the priority date becomes current.

Thanks for the prompt reply. I spoke to the USCIS here in Chennai and they say that they don't accept applications from Greencard Holders. I do have a address in the US where I lived with my Uncle and he is also going to sponsor my Husband after the Visa date becomes current. I am just stuck at the first step whether to file it here or mail it directly to the USCIS mailbox in the US.

Hi All,

I need some urgent advise here. I am a Greencard Holder of the US since Feb 2010 and I was in the US until Oct 2010 after which I applied for I 131 (re entry permit) and came to India to get married. I got married in Feb 2011 and currently residing in India with my husband. I will go back to the US by the end of 2012. What I would like to know if I can apply for my spouse Petition (I 130) while I am in India and if yes, then how? If not, can I directly mail my application to USCIS mailbox in the US?

Please advise