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    November filing of I-130 for Parents (mother and/or father)

    in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America

    Posted

    3 hours ago, igrant said:

    Hi everyone,

     

    I just came across this thread. I just had a quick question. Does anyone know what is the time range it is currently taking from filing I-130 till getting interviewed for parents of USC, or at least how long is it taking to approve I-130 applications for USC parents? 

     

    My wife filed for her parents and we sent the following list of documents to USCIS via USPS priority mail, which takes 2-3 business days to reach and it has tracking number.

     

     

    MOTHER:

    1. Money Orders of $500 +$35 for each parent. (Publix store offers money orders up to $500 max only so we had to make two money orders to make it $535 total)

    2. Completed form G-1145 for each parent just to get text or email acknowledgement that they received the package, otherwise this is not required if no need for text confirmation

    3. Copy of US Citizenship (naturalized) certificate of the petitioner

    4. Copy of name change form from the naturalization for the petitioner

    5. Copy of petitioner's birth certificate - non English

    6. Copy of English translation of the petitioner's birth certificate

    7. Completed and signed form I-130 for the Mother

    8. Copy of mother's birth certificate - non English

    9. Copy of English translation of the mother's birth certificate 

    10. Copy of parents marriage certificate - non English (this is not required for mother but we added as an option)

    11. Copy of English translation of their non-English marriage certificate (this is not required  for mother but we added as an option)

     

     FATHER:

    1. Money Order of $500 +$35 for each parent. (Publix store offers money orders up to $500 max only so we had to make two money orders to make it $535 total)

    2. Completed form G-1145 for each parent just to get text or email acknowledgement that they received the package,  otherwise this is not required if no need for text confirmation

    3. Copy of US Citizenship (naturalized) certificate of the petitioner

    4. Copy of name change form from the naturalization for the petitioner

    5. Copy of petitioner's birth certificate - non English

    6. Copy of English translation of the petitioner's birth certificate

    7. Completed and signed form I-130 for the Father

    8. Copy of father's birth certificate - non English

    9. Copy of English translation of the father's birth certificate 

    10. Copy of parents marriage certificate - non English

    11. Copy of English translation of their non-English marriage certificate

     

    We didn't include any of the optional dox people mentioned in this thread such as passport photos, driver's license, original documents, and etc. They will be needed for NVC or Embassy after USCIS approves the parents I believe. We shipped both applications in one package. Didn't ship them separately. Shipped the package on Nov 20th and we received 2 txt messages to my wife's phone on Nov 28th that they received and the receive date (this will become as priority date) as Nov 23rd, 2018. We should receive the paper acknowledgement (form I-797C) sometimes soon. 

    So if you are sending the optional documents that should definitely be fine, otherwise they are not required as per the I-130 instructions. 

     

    Thanks in advance.

     

    Thanks so much for your time and helping others for filing it correctly. 😊

    I looked some profiles it seems nearly 6 months for USCIS and then 4-6 months for other processing... so nearly 1 year for the whole process I guess. If you are lucky maybe you could get it soon too. Like 9 months. most probably it will take a year.

    November filing of I-130 for Parents (mother and/or father)

    in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Pritam-Amrit said:

    Thank you for the feedback! I was a bit surprised to note that you included your marriage certificate in your mother's petition.  Is that required?  

    Hi dear, I forgot to mention that I didn’t sent any originals. All of mine are photocopies and I sent marriage certificate of mine  because my last name changed after marriage. I read about this on USCIS website, So I included that. I told you that I did something extra because I always feel like if I give some extra  may be my file will move fast. But USCIS only asks a few . Birth certificate of the petitioner to check your mom name. Filing fee, Your naturalization certificate I-130 correctly completed and signed. Marriage certificate if you sponsor your dad. Like that. 

    November filing of I-130 for Parents (mother and/or father)

    in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America

    Posted

    1 hour ago, semsem said:

    Can I request to expedite my petition of bringing my mother to USA  due to my medical issue and I need her to be present in order to take care of my needs?

    Does anyone has experience with such cases or any suggestion?

    I have all my medical reports.

    Hi ,

    sorry I don’t know about that. But you can find through USCIS website and maybe from other forums. 

    November filing of I-130 for Parents (mother and/or father)

    in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Pritam-Amrit said:

    Would November filers share the checklist of I-130 petition for mother and father, please?  I read several threads and came up with somewhat inconsistent checklist such as birth certificate of beneficiary (parent), and their photos.  On reading the instructions of I-130 form, I found that petitioner's birth certificate for establishing relation with mother and father, and  parent's marriage certificate (for father's application) are the only supporting documents required.

    Would you please share your checklist? Thank you!!

    Hi I just sent mine through UPS and received notification from USCIS. My mom is a widow so this are the actual package of mine.

    My package was exactly like this order...

    1. Cover letter- you can find one from CitizenPath or other online formats.

    2. G-1450 - request for credit card payment 

    3.G-1145-request for information via email and text message .

    4.I-130- please see CitizenPath sample application so you could file it properly.

    5.Naturalization certificate of mine.

    6.Original Birth certificate of mine.

    7.Translated Birth certificate of mine.

    8.Original marriage certificate of mine.

    9.Translated Marriage certificate of mine.

    10.Driver’s license photocopy of mine- optional 

    11. Passport copy of mine- optional 

    12.Marriage certificate of my mother- optional in my case because I only sponsor my mom she is widow. If you sponsor both parents it’s must.

    13. Birth certificate of my mom - her BC is in English already so I don’t need a translation.

    14.passport front page of my mom 

    actually I sent lot of documents because I don’t want a delay in process. What ever possible to prove that strongly I will send with that. I think that makes the officer enough evidence to approve my application.

     Thanks.

     

    November filing of I-130 for Parents (mother and/or father)

    in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America

    Posted

    On 11/22/2018 at 2:33 PM, Pritam-Amrit said:

    November Filers:

    I need advice for filing petition for my father and mother. As I understand, I need to provide marriage certificate for their marriage. (for the father).  However, they don't have one.  They are 80+ years old, and never had a marriage certificate--a common situation in India of their time.  The question I have is whether alternative documents such as my father's pension certificate showing my mother's name as his wife will work?  They also have a government issue ID for my mom, showing my father's name as her husband.  Has any recent filer faced a similar situation. Please advise!

    Hi, I'm not sure about that. 

    When to file for citizenship?

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Hi,

    i just turned out citizen yesterday 😉

    My case is really tricky for me before, I was prepare for nutrulaization but no glue on any websites. now of course I believe it is not that hard to guess so. I and my husband were green Card holders at the time of my entry to the United States. But then my husband became a citizen after few months. Even though I have lot of family members here they don’t know anything about this at this point. So I started to look around information online but no evidence or details about this type of issue. My family and some immigration attorneys thought that I have to wait until 5 years. But I wanna clarify my doubts. So I wrote a message for a free attorney advice forum. So I can get at least the basic information. From that only one attorney advised me to apply in 3 years category. And you know that we can apply before 90 days early window( it’s important that you count exactly 90 days before your eligibility date, no 3 months) So I  did on July 13th, 2018 through online and paid $725 application fee. I submitted all the documents everything online and the next two days they sent a letter for biometric appointment, around 08/02/18  I went to the appointment. Then October 15 th they sent a letter for My naturalization interview letter and interview held on 11/20/2018 mount laurel office New Jersey. So I went there yesterday it was really smooth and enjoyable process. Truly I was nervous and scared about the interview but in person wow it was nothing if you studied those questions and basic English knowledge is enough. You have to read a sentence and you have to write a sentence that’s all for English test. Civics you should answer 6 out of 10 question. That’s it. 

    After passed the exam they gave me a letter that they congratulated me and informed about my oath ceremony. This is the biggest surprise for me....! Can you guess? Yeah of course the oath ceremony is the same day evening... hahaha😄 never heard anything about same day oath ceremony. My husband’s oath ceremony was taken 6 months after interview. Mmm I’m lucky ☺️ 

    so that is the main excitement about my application for naturalization. I hope this looooong description help somebody for something. Don’t give up your hopes and dreams ever 🤞

    Thank you for your valuable time.

     

     

    F2A March 2015 Interview

    in Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America

    Posted · Edited by san83

    I'm glad you got your SSNs :)

    Yeh, I didn't apply for it or have to do anything, I just received by mail some days after I arrived.

    Its 3 weeks of arrival but not received SSN yet...

    Thanks dear ny-a&up,

    Dear sona,

    I applied one week ago and I got it. When you arrived here after 2 weeks you can apply. Go to the SSD office ,Fill the application and bring your passport that's it.

    F2A March 2015 Interview

    in Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America

    Posted · Edited by san83

    Congratulations! It's nice to see how we are all finally arriving here to the U.S to reunite with our spouses :)(L)

    I got my SSN some days ago, actually like a week after I arrived, it was very fast. Now, I'm just waiting for my green card to be delivered :)

    Is it? When you applied SSN ? I went SSD to apply SSN a day after I came here. But the lady said "I can't apply now. And I want to wait 2 weeks." She didn't accept my application too.
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