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If the age of a minor freezes at the time the I-130 is "filed" how come there is no official definition of the "filing date" that I can find? Is it the date USCIS receives the petition (but isn't that the "receipt date")? Is it the date some clerk later enters it into the system? Is it the date they cash your check? Is it the date I mail the form? Or something else??

This is an important distinction to those of us that will have only a few days to file the form before a 21st birthday.

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Yes he is here legally.

aaron2020, I have given enough information for knowledgeable people to answer my question correctly. I am not being misleading - only being minimally cryptic because my predicament is a delicate one.

So that's an infopass appointment at a local office where I live, rather than "near" the lockbox in Chicago, right?

And would you do both: (1) Overnight send out the package (rigged your way) during that few day window I have and hope they process/file it on time, and (2) just to make sure, also try to do the infopass thing during that same few day window so I could give it to an IO personally? Or would that "overkill" potentially muck up everything? I have a few weeks before that short window occurs so I probably could make that appointment now.

BTW, on the USCIS website infopass section, it states:

And clicking on that link just brings me to the forms page, listing everything but nothing specific to the NY office.

Yes under 18 at time of marriage and here now. Please excuse my being slightly cryptic, I hope you guys understand...

So Darnell, they USED to help? But not now? I know the mailing address is a lockbox, but that in and of itself doesn't preclude an in-person filing if USCIS would allow it in some way, shape, or form. An older VJ post suggested an in-person drop off for a similar situation, but I don't know whether that was reliable information, and if so, whether it still pertains now. I will have only 3 business days (with a weekend in between). Anybody have further thoughts?

Does anybody know if documents such as I-130 and I-485 can be submitted in person?

Due to a variety of circumstances, next month my stepchild will have only three business days (and a weekend) before he "ages" out (becomes 21) to file these forms. We obviously want him to qualify for the benefits of the CSPA, and I don't think I can rely on the mail for this. And if the forms can be filed in person, is there any way to assure they are processed as quickly as possible?

I am under the same understanding that you are regarding the dates.

OK, Operator, I can see where you got the 2 year time period. Thanks for the informative reference. But... I still think that if someone quit the party more recently than 2 years ago, that person can truthfully answer no to question 40. Then, if the subject comes up in the interview, then further (truthful) clarification can be made. What do you guys think??

The Young Pioneers of China an involuntary organization run by the youth league that children are exposed to at school between the ages of 6 and 14. At 14 you are automatically out and if you care to continue your affiliation with the CCP you join the CYL which is for ages 14 to 28. So affiliation with the pioneers is both involuntary and occurs under the age of 16.

Below are some exceptions to being affiliated with or a member of a communist organization or government.

• If the membership is or was involuntary, solely under the age of 16, by operation of law or for the purpose of obtaining employment, food rations or other essential of living. OR
• The membership or affiliation terminated at least 2 years before application for admission and the applicant is not a threat to US security. OR
• The Attorney General grants a waiver to a USC spouse for “humanitarian purposes” to assure family unity or when it is otherwise in the public interest if the applicant is not a threat to the security of the US.

If the applicant joined the CCP and paid dues then they would have to answer yes to question 40. ©

One thing I am certain of is that not every applicant from China answers yes.

Question #40c asks about an applicant "...who is a member of or affiliatied with the Communist or other totalitarian party...." The word is is in the present tense, as in currently being a member. The question does not specify a time period after which a member quits the party that he is no longer can consider himself a member. Where did you get that 2 years prior to application for admission criteria?

I also assume you meant in the last sentence that not all applicants that are members of the CCP answer yes, and I am sure that is true.

_{Congrats, swzeng. Hope to be right behind you.}

_{I enrolled in Electronic Processing a couple of weeks after I mailed in my I-864EZ (by snail mail) and paid my AOS and IV fees. I did so since my I-864 and attachments were many pages long. Does that mean I have to send only all future documents via email (I hope), or do I need to resubmit the I-864 via email?}

Regarding the question about any affiliation with the communist party: Should a potential immigrant from China simply answer yes to this question on the DS-230 (since almost everyone with a decent job/education is in fact a member, even if they are not actively involved with or are officers of the party? If so, should we include a letter of explanation with the DS-230 filing and/or should a verbal explanation be given at the interview?

[sorry about the duplication but I posted a similar question on the wrong forum in an old thread and couldn't figure out how to move it here.]

So what's the verdict here? Should a potential immigrant from China simply answer yes to this question on the DS-230 (since almost everyone with a decent job/education is in fact a member, even if they are not actively involved with or are officers of the party? If so, should we include a letter of explanation with the DS-230 filing and/or should a verbal explanation be given at the interview?

I am new to this site, and have questions about electronic processing with respect to IV petition for my wife in China. I have already paid for and filed the I-864 and paid the IV fees.

What is the difference between opting in for electronic processing with (1) the NVC (NVCelectronic) and (2) with NVCGuangzhou? (I think the second one is for the embassy.) But what documents or forms need to be filed with Guangzhou directly before the interview? Don't they receive everything from the NVC, and aren't the originals brought directly to the interview?