kgkg

Sorry to hijack the post. Am I correct that  for a Chinese citizen, the PCC is the notarized 无犯罪公证? Thank you!

Thank you so much, Paul or Mary!

Dear VJ community,

I have learned so much from all of you. I am applying for my father's green card.  The I-130 was approved last month and his NVC case number was just emailed to me. It is my understanding that the shortcuts in the sticky do not seem to apply now since we no longer need to file DS-3032 and DS-230. Am I right? Do we have new ways to expedite the process? 

Here is my understanding of the steps to take, and I also have some questions for these steps.

1. Pay AOS fee and IV fee. I just did.

2. Submit I864, I864A with financial documents, and DS-260 online.

3. Submit other civil documents online including notarized marriage certificate, notarized birth certificate of me and my dad, and notarized non-criminal report.

4. Wait for NVC to process my case before transferring to Guangzhou, China. On USCIS website, that normally takes 45 days. Is that the average time?

5. Wait for NVC to transfer the case to Guangzhou. Does it take a few days, or several months?

6. Wait for P3 at home. What if my dad is not home? Can anyone in the same household with the same last name to accept the mail?

7. Fill out DS-160, pay fees at CITIC or at CEAC website, and mail all the documents to Guangzhou through CITIC.

8. Wait for P4.  Is the wait time around 3-4 weeks?

9. Schedule interview and go to Guangzhou for medical checkup. Can he do it in Shanghai? We do not live far away from the medical checkup place. 

10. Interview. After interview, wait a few days for the passport and an envelop to mail back to home. I heard if he got unlucky, that may take a few weeks.

Am I right in the above steps and average wait time? Thank you so much!

Dear VJ community,

I have learned so much from all of you. I am applying for my father's green card.  The I-130 was approved last month and his NVC case number was just emailed to me. Here is my understanding of the steps to take, and I also have some questions for these steps:

1. Pay AOS fee and IV fee. I just did.

2. Submit I864, I864A with financial documents, and DS260 online.

3. Submit other civil documents online including notarized marriage certificate, notarized birth certificate of me and my dad, and notarized non-criminal report. The non-criminal report is called in Chinese 无犯罪记录, correct?

4. Wait for NVC to process my case. On USCIS website, that normally takes 45 days. Is that true?

5. Wait for NVC to transfer the case to Guangzhou. Does it take a few days, or several months?

6. Wait for P3 at home. What if my dad is not home? Can anyone in the same household with the same last name to accept the mail?

7. Fill out DS-160, pay fees at CITIC or at CEAC website, and mail all the documents to Guangzhou through CITIC.

8. Wait for P4.  Is the wait time around 3-4 weeks?

9. Schedule interview and go to Guangzhou for medical checkup. Can he do it in Shanghai? We do not live far away from the medical checkup place. 

10. Interview. After interview, wait a few days for the passport and an envelop to mail back to home. I heard if he got unlucky, that may take a few weeks.

Am I right in the above steps and average wait time? Thank you so much!

I'm currently waiting for the new date.

You have to call them asap, and request to reschedule. I got letter saying they approved my request and nothing so far. My initial date is june 13, I will be calling them Monday to ask what should I do if I don't get new date before this one. really nerve-wracking(

Thank you! Please let me know after you call them on Monday. Good luck!

My wife is out of the country. Yesterday she received the interview notice through email. The date is July 10. However, her return flight is August 22.

Does anyone has experience with rescheduling interview dates? If I reschedule, how soon would I have the next reschedule date? Thank you!

Depends on what's more important to you. If you ask me I'll tell you that you should not reschedule.

Does anyone has experience with rescheduling interview dates? If I reschedule, how soon would I have the next reschedule date?

OMG, my wife just returned to China for a 3-month vacation yesterday. She got a email saying the interview is scheduled to be July 10. What should we do? Should my wife fly back for the interview and then fly back to China? or Ask USCIS reschedule? Thank you all!

I believe a local office. Everything was at the National Benifits Center. I'm not certain of anything right now ?

A naive question, all files need to be sent from Missouri to local offices before scheduling an interview, right? Thank you!

Just a quick update for everyone. Still waiting for the interview schedule date. Day 33 and still waiting. Opened a service request and I will have to call back if no response in 15 days.

Everything was moving along great .....wish me luck.

Are your files sitting in Missouri, or in local office now? Thanks!

It's funny you call it "canned message"... you are absolutely right! Talking to them is like talking to a text-to-speech software They just read exact message you see on uscis site like a robot. But calling them won't hurt. You never know, someone might go the extra mile to help your case

I just called. My file is still at Missouri. I was told they are still processing my files. It may take an additional 3 months for my file to be transferred to NYC. Then I have to wait another month for NYC to schedule an interview. Is it normal to have an interview after such a long wait? I filed AOS in February, and got biometrics done on 3/1, received my EAD card on 4/18.

Since March 1st??? I don't see your timeline. Did you get your EAD? When did you file? NOA? Biometrics? I am in NY but no update on EAD or Interview date. Check timeline. If I were you then I would definitely call them!

Approximate Time Line:

2/4 Mailed 485/765/131

2/19 The original 485 filed as employment AOS was transferred to local USCIS office

3/1 Figure Print Done, 485 shows testing and interviewing

4/10 EAD/AP approved

4/18 Received EAD/AP

If I call, would they give me the same canned message, asking me to wait another 30 days?

Anyone in NYC has an interview date yet? My AOS status has been testing and interview since March 1st. I need to go on an international trip starting from June to August.

Thank you, All!

Moving from adjustment of status from family based visas - to adjustment of status from work visa as the OP is adjusting from a work visa not a family based visa.

My wife's priority date is current, this is why we submitted I-485 last week. She is on H1B. Can she legally stay in the U.S. as she is adjusting from a work visa to family-based adjustment of status? Thank you!

Hi all, I am a green card holder. My wife's 485 based-on family was just filed with the Chicago lock box. She is on H1-B visa. We have a 8-month baby at home,so she wants to resign from the job and take care of the baby. Can she resign and be legally in the U.S. while waiting for her green card? Thank you!

Hi there, my wife filed an i-485 last year based on employment, but the priority date retrogressed. We filed another i-485 this month based on family, which has a current priority date. I read somewhere in this forum that before the interview at a local USCIS office, we need to request two I-485s to be combined.

Does anyone have the link to the information on how to combine these two I-485s? Thank you!