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we got a letter in the mail on friday that the case was approved.  the website says it is still  under review, that website seems to be behind.  just waiting for the card in the mail now.  

On 1/17/2017 at 5:23 PM, jenni17 said:

Hello All,

 

Just wanted to give an update, we went to day to (attempt) to get the passport stamp extension but were told by the officer at the Baltimore field office that the receipt letter extends the GC validity one year from the expiration date of the green card and that they could not give the stamp until within 30 days of that date : ( They said to make another appointment and come back if not approved by then. They did check the status of our case and said that it had recently been assigned to an officer for review. So hopefully an approval is near and we won't end up needing to go back to get the stamp! Fingers crossed!

I dont think uscis has an consistent answer on whether the receipt letter extends from the GC date or the letter date itself.  regardless, its good news that your case was assigned 

5 hours ago, LittleSparrow said:

I just wanted to give everyone an update. After waiting a year I finally received a response from USCIS in the form of an RFE. I'm pretty upset. My status online did not change. I received the notice in the mail. 

I wouldnt be upset, at least someone looked at your file.  Just give them the extra information.  As I had said in my post earlier in this thread, the local uscis officer told me that they are asking for more information a lot more these days.  

update: my wife went to the local uscis office and got the 551 stamp. the officer said they are aware of the backlog and getting a lot of people coming to get the stamp. the officer also said as an FYI to be prepared for request for additional information as they are doing quite a few of those.

of note: if you go, leave plenty of time to get to the office. My wife was late due to a accident on the highway, but they still took her despite being 30 mins late

agreed when I call uscis she told me it was from the one year from the letter....my wife is traveling to canada in january so I want to try to get her stamp in....lets hope they do it

we have scheduled our appointment for dec 15, will take her passport, expired GC, the one year extension letter and ask for the stamp...will let the group know if they give it to us or not

just wanted to put my info in here.....we submitted the information and received the notice I 797 extended residence for one year on 1/26/16, from the VT center, She went for biometrics on 2/25/16. We have heard nothing back.

We called the 1800# and the nice lady told us standard answers and that they are handling Oct 2015 cases at this time. I am not sure if they will get to our case before the one year extension expires in January of 2017.

Every time we cross the border, they are asking her questions as to if she renewed the GC and wondering why we havent received the new one.

Unless they ask a question about it, don't bother bringing it up.

thanks for the reply, whats the biggest concern, that they will ask many questions on bonafide marriage?

Provided cousin marriage was legal in the jurisdiction in which you married and the US state in which you both intend to reside then it should be a non-issue. Of course, if asked you must be truthful.

I guess we will find out this wednesday during the interview

the state isnt legal, but the marriage took place where it was, so we shall see

I know what the uscis manual says, but I dont see any consistency

if I do a google or visa journey search for "k-3 denied cousin marriage" plenty of results come up, which is to be expected as the fiance visa application specifically asks if you are related, which the spouse form 130 application does not ask

if i do a google or VJ search for "cr-1/ir-1 denied cousin marriage" there are very few results, and even those cases there seems to be question of bonafide marriage, not its banned in the state they planned to live

the texas thing has come up, and some posters are in the opinion its OK if the marriage was taken in a place where its allowed

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/411309-first-cousin-marriage-in-texas/

and if one looks in this us embassy link, the cousin thing is mentioned under the K1, but not in the IR-1 section

http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/consul-archive0511.html

I dont know if there is a consistent answer, I guess we will find out this week and she will be truthful

question: should wife openly disclose at interview that we are related as cousins. i read through all of these threads on VJ website but found conflicting answers bout the whole situation:

https://www.google.c...iw=1366&bih=639

Since we are in the ir/cr1 and got married where its allowed, Im thinking it really shouldn't be an issue because form 130 (for spouse visa) doesnt ask if you are related unlike the 129f for fiance visa that specifically asks for it.

to prove its a bonafide marriage i have emails, phone logs, pics, finances, affidavits, etc.

i know this issue may be uncomfortable for some, but originally being from the M.E., its totally part of our culture

any thoughts?

question: should wife openly disclose at interview that we are related as cousins. i read through all of these threads on VJ website but found conflicting answers bout the whole situation:

https://www.google.com/search?q=cousin+marriage+ir1/cr1+site:www.visajourney.com&biw=1366&bih=639

Since we are in the ir/cr1 and got married where its allowed, Im thinking it really shouldn't be an issue because form 130 (for spouse visa) doesnt ask if you are related unlike the 129f for fiance visa that specifically asks for it.

to prove its a bonafide marriage i have emails, phone logs, pics, finances, affidavits, etc.

maybe i will start a new thread in general discussion so that others can also be informed if in this boat

i know this issue may be uncomfortable for some, but from the M.E., its totally part of our culture

any thoughts

what tax transcripts are recommended?

do the ones you get online and can print off count as original, or do we have to get it by mail to count as original document?

congrats

how long after you are approved does one get the paperwork/stamp to be able to cross into the USA?

question

the interview is set for end of march, but she had to go to business trip, and had to renew her passport as the current one expires in less than 6 months.

Do we need to submit any paper work? all the approved paperwork submitted was with her now (old) passport.

Or does she just take both to interview

thanks!

we got interview date for montreal for 31st march

I thought MTL was a 15 day wait?

just relieved to have a interview date I suppose

complete docs received by nvc on 1-28

case complete 2-12 ( i called yesterday to ask)

waiting for interview date now

anyone who submitted their files to nvc in january get approval yet?

trying to get a sense of where they are in reviewing applications

we called last week they said not complete and standard answer of 30 day waiting

for those of u who have sent in document (864, 260) and waiting for response from nvc, are you calling them to get status updates?

is that a good idea or will it just tick them off

wait wait

are there april filers who still havent gotten approval from uscis to get to nvc part?

thats f***** BS

Have you read post 1 and 2?

Once the invoices show up as paid, print off the bar coded document cover page and mail the documents to the NVC.

Very exciting to be near the end isn't it? Have you looked at Saylins description of the Montreal Consulate? She has some photos about where to line up and some drawn pictures of the inside.

hi no i have not seen her posts, i will search it

we are excited but worn out from the process....just hoping 260 gets approved with no issues and the interview line isnt in the many months waiting wise

update from us

fees paid, 260/864 submitted last week

just waiting to hear from nvc now

montreal embassy

what the laywer said is pretty consistent from what ive heard from others, including our own

the person you have sponsored obviously has immigrant intent, so the border officer can refuse entry....its very low chance, our lawyer puts it at 3% in his experience.

the "ties to the community" is subjective....b/c guess what, once your spouse paperwork comes thru the spouse is leaving that community/job anyways

Hi, can someone please help us on the clearance required for canadian resident?

we went to her local OPP, in Caledon, we filled the form and they told us response time is 2-6 weeks!

I thought this was supposed to be done in like 1 hour and that this isnt supposed to be a document that should take time. (thats the conclusion I came to after surfing the threads here)

Did we ask for the wrong thing? Any tips? should we go to a RCMP to get it?

there is a Criminal Record Check or a Police Record Check

which one is best? any help appreciated

thanks!

hi guys just wanted to let you know our 130 was approved, Im on vacation so really cant udate my profile or type in detail on this computer

but I got transferred to california, yesterday I got email that my alien registration # was changed, and today I got email that yesterday my application was approved

Im april 10 filer, my last email was on nov 21 that it was the local uscis office....so after they got it, they approved my application in a week time

I dont have any hardcopies as Im on vacation and only get email updates

Im only posting this to give hope to people to keep your heads up, I will fill my timeline when Im back from vacation

just got 2nd email, april 10

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN


Your Case Status: Initial Review


The I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was transferred and is now being processed at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you.