dhman06

11 hours ago, Mike E said:

Really surprised the online form allows this ambiguity in the first place.

Yeah. The first thing I tried was to lookup the actual application, but couldn't find a copy of it on my USCIS account

9 hours ago, Mike E said:

I am surprised you are not able to download the I-130 as it was filed.

Yeah can't figure out why the application isn't showing up on my USCIS account

Just now, Mike E said:

Did you file I-130 by mail or electroncally?

Electronically

7 minutes ago, Mike E said:

That is the problem.

 

Read the entire question again:

 

The beneficiary is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in:
61.a. City or Town 

61.b. State

 

When you put in an answer for 61a and 61b, you were saying the beneficiary was in the U.S. and will adjust status in the U.S. 

 

For your mother, the ISO reading the petition saw that you meant to answer:

 

 

The beneficiary will not apply for adjustment of status in the United States, but he or she will apply for an immigrant visa abroad at the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate in:
62.a. City or Town 

62.b. Province
62.c. Country
 

For your father, the ISO did not give you that concession. That ISO held you to your error.

 

Hire an immigration attorney to handle these cases moving forward.

 

 

 

After looking at my mother-in-law's application, we filled out section 62 for her; not section 61; as both her and my father-in-law are abroad and will be applying for the immigrant visas abroad at a U.S. Embassy. So I think what this is saying we didn't fill out either section 61 or 62 for my father-in-law. I wonder if there's a way to download the application that we filled out since we didn't save my father-in-law's application

2 minutes ago, Mike E said:

What were the answers in each I-130 to:

 

The beneficiary is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in:
61.a. City or Town

61.b. State

The beneficiary will not apply for adjustment of status in the United States, but he or she will apply for an immigrant visa abroad at the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate in:
62.a. City or Town

62.b. Province
62.c. Country

 

Unfortunately, we didn't save my father-in-law's application. Only saved my mother-in-law's and for 61a and b it says Dhaka, Bangladesh. We essentially replicated the same application for my father-in-law by changing his personal information, but didn't save the file

My wife filled out I-130 applications for my mother-in-law and father-in-law back in March and June of 2022. Both of their cases got approved yesterday. For my mother-in-law's case, USCIS is forwarding the petition to NVC in NH, but for my father-in-law's case they've asked him to fill out Form I-824 (please see attached image). Both of them are overseas and both applications were filled out the same exact way. So we're trying to figure out why my mother-in-law's case was sent to NVC, but for father-in-law's case USCIS asking to fill out Form I-824 for which we would have to pay another filing fee. Anyone had any similar experience?

My wife, who is a USC, has recently filed form I-130 to immigrate her mother to the US and USCIS has confirmed that they received the petition. We've also found out that my wife is pregnant and having her mother as a caregiver would be very helpful for us. I know USCIS has a process to expedite petitions based on humanitarian reasons. Would like to know if anyone has gone through this type of process and what kind of evidence needs to be provided. Will doctor's notes and ultrasound images be sufficient? What would be the process to file this type of request? 

So my wife applied for her i-751 in Oct'18 and her N400 interview was scheduled for Mar'20, at which point her i-751 still showed fingerprint was taken. She was only requested to show up for her N400 which was cancelled due to the lock down. However, few months later her i-751 was approved along with N400 (without an interview). Similar thing happened with one of my friends. 

On 11/16/2018 at 1:52 PM, MariaRo said:

My story. I sent the package in October, 20. I got a text message with my EAC receipt number in October, 29. My case number is not tracking and I didn't get my NOA1. Today I called USCIS, they told me that they sent me a letter about biometric appointment in October, 25. I didn't get any letters from them and I'm not sure if they tell me the truth. They asked to call back in November, 25. The will be able to resend it. I want to call them back today and talk to another person. I want to know what another person will tell me.

My wife has her biometrics appointment tomorrow and her letter was sent out on the 2nd of November. If your biometrics appointment letter was really sent out on October 25th, you maybe past your biometrics appointment. Let's hope that's not the case as USCIS considers failure to appear for biometrics appointment as an abandonment to your petition. I strongly suggest you call USCIS as early as you can tomorrow and try to talk to a higher tier (Tier 2 or 3) officer to hammer out the details.

13 minutes ago, E&D1222 said:

Dear All- 

 

Got my appointment for biometrics. One thing though, it’s at 9 am a day after Thanksgiving. Are they open? 

 

I am at EAC

Since USCIS scheduled it, I think it'll probably be open. Call your field office/ the office where your biometrics has been scheduled to make sure. Don't forget to update the tracker btw.

Call USCIS tomorrow morning and try to get a receipt number. That way you have some assurance and you can use that to schedule an appt at your local USCIS office to get a I-551 stamp extension on your passport.

4 hours ago, Carley said:

Wow @dhman06 you got your biometrics appointment already?! That is exciting! I hope they keep up that pace with sending the appointment dates  thanks for updating us! 

Yeah. I was surprised to see that show up this early. Since I got my NOA on the 22nd (dated 19th), I was expecting the biometrics show up about a month later. Hopefully they keep up the pace. Looking around on various forums so far VSC seems to be pretty fast. 

I-751: October 2018 Filers (40 applicants)

Service Center Unknown (7 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName                         Date of I-751   NOA1 Date   Biometrics     Approved

LA BETE……………..........…...10/8/18……...…..--/--/18…….....--/--/18……......--/--/--  check cashed 10/15

MORGANANDMICHAEL..10/12/18……..... --/--/18……...…--/--/18.......….--/--/--  check cashed 10/19

LUCKY91………………….........10/13/18………...--/--/18……..…--/--/18….........--/--/--  check cashed 10/19

LEMONATOS....................10/18/18.....…...--/--/18..…...…--/--/18….......…--/--/-- check cashed 10/24

BRGIRLUS.........................10/18/18....…....--/--/18..….…..--/--/18…......…--/--/--  charge appeared as "pending" on card 10/23

BRUNOCHI2018...............10/22/18.......10/30/18…..…...--/--/18…....….--/--/--

SR_ZJ………..…..........................-/-/18........10/9/18…..…...--/--/18……...….--/--/--

California Service Center (8 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName                 Date of I-751    NOA1 Date     Biometrics     Approved

KARLA230515……….....10/3/18….……10/23/18….....--/--/18……....…--/--/--

MYAO………………….........10/1/18….…...10/8/18……....--/--/18…….......--/--/-- 

CANTOCAL..................10/1/18.........10/22/18.......--/--/18……....…--/--/--

CABLEWYRES………....10/11/18…...…10/18/18….....…--/--/18…..….--/--/-- 

LETSDOTHISQUICK..10/15/18.........10/19/18.......--/--/18……....…--/--/--

BANTER......................10/30/19.......--/--/18..............--/--/18..........--/--/--

MALAURIEA...............10/31/18.........11/05/18….....…--/--/18…..….--/--/-- 

NOZ............................10/31/18.........11/06/18…......…--/--/18…..….--/--/-- 

Vermont Service Center (5 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName                 Date of I-751    NOA1 Date     Biometrics     Approved

RFI1087.......................10/1/18........10/10/18.........--/--/18..........--/--/--

JALEM33……….............10/5/18…...…10/15/18…......--/--/18…..…...--/--/-- 

DANNYM_R………….....10/12/18……...10/19/18…...….--/--/18…..…...--/--/--  

MATT&SOPHIE……....10/15/18……...10/24/18…….....--/--/18…….....--/--/-- text notification 10/24

CARLEY………..….........10/29/18..........11/05/18…..…...--/--/18…….--/--/--   text notification 11/05

DHMAN06.................10/9/2018........10/19/2018.....11/19/2018...--/--/--

Nebraska Service Center (14 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName                 Date of I-751    NOA1 Date     Biometrics     Approved

SAJ66........................09/29/18......10/5/18..........--/--/18…………--/--/--

HIK07..........................10/1/18.......10/9/18..........--/--/18…………--/--/--

ESSENJAY………………....10/3/18….....10/10/18.…....--/--/18...….....--/--/--

SOS & OGS.…………...….10/3/18……. 10/20/18….....--/--/18……....--/--/--  

ANAINAMERICA.…......10/3/18…... 10/20/18…...…--/--/18…….....--/--/--   check cashed 10/10 , NOA1 rec 10/25/18

ELLETURK...................10/9/18.......10/25/18........--/--/18....…...--/--/--

SHOROUQ123……........10/9/18….....….--/--/18…..... --/--/18…...….--/--/--

NOCDOC…………..……...10/12/18…........--/--/18.....…--/--/18.......….--/--/--

GREENGEM................10/16/18......10/22/18......…--/--/18.......….--/--/--   

KIM&CLINT.................10/22/18.......10/26/18.......--/--/18...........--/--/--  check cashed 10/30

TUESDAYBL...............10/25/18........10/31/18........--/--/18...........--/--/--  text notification 11/02

PCKE2000..................10/26/18........11/02/18........--/--/18............--/--/--  packet delivered 10/29

ALEXPOP13………..…...10/29/18........11/02/18….....--/--/18……..--/--/--  text notification 11/05

LNTDENVER ..............10/29/19........11/05/18….....--/--/18…….--/--/--   text notification 11/05

Texas Service Centre (5 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName                 Date of I-751    NOA1 Date     Biometrics     Approved

LOLITA88………..…...…...10/1/18……….10/19/18…..... --/--/18…......--/--/--

SIMKEYUR………….....….10/1/18…..…..--/--/18…….…...--/--/18……...--/--/--  check cashed 10/9

TEXAS003………..…...….10/9/18……….10/16/18…..... --/--/18…......--/--/--

PROK...........................10/12/18.......10/22/18.......--/--/18.........--/--/-- check cashed 10/20

SOLEY..........................10/22/18.......--/--/18..........--/--/18.........--/--/-- check cashed 11/1

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9 hours ago, NikLR said:

Technically they are eligible at 3 years if thry have a) been an LPR for 3 years AND b) still married to the original petitioner for 3 years while living in a marital union (aka living together.) AND c) meet physical presence requirements. 

You need all 3. 

I think you're confusing the N400 part with ROC. All of what you said is valid for Naturalization for Spouses of U.S. Citizens. However, to get to that the spouse of U.S. citizen has to go through the i-751. There is no way around it or no shortcut to it. It's applying for I-751 and then Naturalization. A lot of folks just apply for ROC and then before 10yrs G.C is issued apply for N400 and become citizen before ROC. Maybe that's what you're referring to.

Doesn't matter how long a person is in the US. Per USCIS law, for naturalization, the spouse becomes eligible to become a citizen once he/she has been a permanent resident (green card holder) for at least 3 years. Since, his green card is only for 2yrs, the law requires he files for ROC for a green card extension and then citizenship. There's no shortcut to it. A law is a law.

5 hours ago, MASH said:

sorry everyone if I am asking a lot of questions,

 

for this form I am providing our photos at family events, taxes and lease agreements as proof of still being together

is there anything else I would need to put in? besides the funds of doing this and the 1-751 form itself?

If you have beneficiary forms from your or your spouse's 401K or IRA accounts you can add those as well as part of financial comingling. 

Just got my NOA1 with 18 months extension. No biometrics letter yet. They'll let me know if my wife needs biometrics or not. Now the real waiting game begins. 

Edit: I'm in Boston btw and my case was sent to Vermont even though I sent my documents to Dallas.

Just call USCIS and get the receipt number. Then create a DHS account (https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/) You should be able to track your application that way and if you have biometric you should be able to see that on the account. My check was cashed around 10/12 and I didn't receive any text or email even though I submitted an e-notification form. So i decided to call. The agent gave me the receipt number and told me that my letter was mailed out yesterday; about 7 business days after the cash was checked and application was received.

On 10/20/2018 at 7:50 PM, dhman06 said:

Has anyone seen this type of message on their USCIS account? We sent our i-751 packet on the 1st week of September which was sent back to us for using an outdated version of form i-751. So we filled out the current version of i-751 and sent it back to the Dallas office. It was received on Oct 3rd, but check wasn't cashed til Oct 15th. I attached a copy of Form G-1145 and even though checks were cashed I didn't received any text or email notification. After waiting for a while I decided to log into the USCIS account and saw the following message with October 4, 2018 date.

 

"Card Produced - (Non-DACA)
USCIS has produced your Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) and mailed it to the address you provided."

 

Is this some sort of system glitch? How would card be produced before NOA1?

 

Update: Just like I thought, it's a system glitch. My dhs account now shows the correct information. Some IT guy probably had too much to drink this weekend

5 hours ago, MorganandMichael said:

I’m really kicking myself for not remembering the e-notification option. Especially with the wait on the NOAs, I hate not being able to check the status of our case.

Just call them and ask for the case number. No big deal. I put the e-notification there, but didn't receive any text. So I called and was told that my letter was mailed out yesterday

22 minutes ago, Ledaron said:

Ooooh ! Too good to be true? But how can they produce the card before they send you NOA? That’s exciting though 

Lol yeah. My assumption is some sort of system glitch. 

15 minutes ago, Texas2016 said:

When did they update the I-751 form?

Forms were updated sometime in 2017. I just had an old copy from 2016. I downloaded that after my wife's i-130 was closed, but didn't realize that forms expire and got caught. 

Has anyone seen this type of message on their USCIS account? We sent our i-751 packet on the 1st week of September which was sent back to us for using an outdated version of form i-751. So we filled out the current version of i-751 and sent it back to the Dallas office. It was received on Oct 3rd, but check wasn't cashed til Oct 15th. I attached a copy of Form G-1145 and even though checks were cashed I didn't received any text or email notification. After waiting for a while I decided to log into the USCIS account and saw the following message with October 4, 2018 date.

"Card Produced - (Non-DACA)
USCIS has produced your Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) and mailed it to the address you provided."

Is this some sort of system glitch? How would card be produced before NOA1?

9 hours ago, E&D1222 said:

Hi all- I filled At the end of Sep but my checks did no clear! (Duh... I didn’t check the account) 😓 now the package is being sent back. Does anyone know about how long would it take to get it back from Dallas? Or if they give you a tracking number? Thank you and good luck 🍀 

Mine was rejected too for using outdated i-751 form. Dallas sent it back with on the 21st and I got it back around Sep 28/29. I'm surprised that yours took this long to come back. I guess it depends on when in September you filed.  I filed around 1st week of September and was received on the 12th.

Just got my I-797 rejection notice due to a stupid mistake I made and I think this can be a very good lesson for other VJ members as well. Somehow I filled out an outdated I-751 form. The form that I filled out expired on December 2017. I had an old copy, but I didn't realize I inadvertently submitted that one instead of the new copy that I downloaded from USCIS website and filled out. Just FYI for all -  I-751 has an expiration date on top right corner, it says EXPIRES MM/DD/YY. Painful lesson, but the good thing is it doesn't seem like it's a complete rejection. There's a green letter with I-797 Reject Notice that invited me to resubmit my application. There are receipt number (EACXXXXXXXXXX) and original application acceptance date and time on all of the evidences that I originally sent out. Just finished up the correct I-751 and will be sending that out first thing tomorrow morning.