piff

once taxes have been processed

2 hours ago, Umang Shukla said:

F2A

PD - 8 Mar 2016

NOA 1 - 11 Mar 2016

NOA 2 - 22 Jul 2016

 

May 2017 Visa Bulletin showed date for filing to be 08 Apr 2016

But could not file for AOS.

 

The AOS date is not moving at all for the last 3 months.

 

Any idea on when would I be able to file for AOS and EAD/AP have a trip planned to India in December else I will have to get H1B visa stamped before returning.

most likely in October

Did anyone recently get a newly designed GC?

On 10/8/2015 at 9:00 PM, April21 said:

Yes you are right. Thats how CSPA works. But SalSterling is very encouraging, he is referring to some USCIS rule that allows to get the F2A visa if petition was

approved before turning 21, and priority date becomes current within 12 months of turning 21(if USCIS, NVC etc are notified through a qualified attorney).

I really hope that works for me and others who are in the same situation.

who did it go for you?

On 6/30/2017 at 3:33 PM, piff said:

I see! If I was you, I would be by the USCIS office as much as I can before I can get an officer to speak to

does anyone have any news and/or updates?

44 minutes ago, Alexandra81 said:

I saw in a televion program that Trump and two republicans senators want to reduce to a half the number of visas for the next year i want worried if it could happen since this Octuber.

it is Congress who decides and there are not many supporters of Mr. Trump in there  

Hey guys, is anyone aware of the excuses that can be used to file for VAWA? I friend of my friend was married for a guy, USC, for over a year, then in the middle of the marriage he started cheating on her and abusing her, then she told him that she is leaving, he filed for a divorce and then a few months later he died, crashed on purpose. She has been really bad lately but my friend is trying to help her apply for VAWA, is there a way to get a 2 year rule excused?

No, there is no need to do so as this is an employment based petition. 

19 minutes ago, mido mashakel said:

yes Piff thats what we are going to do , but my Question was about her current annual income , how can i estimate it since she just start work jun/11 .. meaning we cant start counting from the begining of this year right ?

her employment letter, estimates to be done this way: ( hourly x 52 ) / [non-employed weeks]

40 minutes ago, mido mashakel said:

thanks Piff , i'm married and have 2 kids , my wife just got a new job since jun/11 , she wants to help me sponsoring my mother , how can i count her current annual income , she didnt work this year until jun/11 . can you please tell me how to count her current annual income

yes, just submit a separate I-864 for her and list her income on there + her employment letter. combined income has to cover 5 people in the household including your mother!

as long as the letter states that you are FULL TIME then it is roughly 12.8 x 2080 ~ 26,000 and it is on the boarder but enough considering the fact that you are not married and you do not have kids which will drag down # of dependents and you will need a higher salary. also, I-864 will be submitted to NVC and you will be notified beforehand and I've seen cases where IOs at the Embassy are not satisfied and ask for a co-sponsor. 

it depends on what you need it for. for K-1 abroad is one thing and they are pretty laid back but for AOS you will need a letter from work stating what your annual income is, and they may and may not include overtime or at least mention it

14 minutes ago, daigo said:

Sure, I suppose. If it was received by USCIS right before the end of the physician's signature validity and USCIS took its time after it was submitted. I'm guessing it wasn't submitted yet? If so, you just need to worry about the year validity of the physicians signature for now. Here's some info from the USCIS policy manual:

 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume8-PartB-Chapter4.html

sweet deal, then we just need to get interviewed by December and not worry about paying for a new exam  Something is a bit more logical with USCIS this time! thank you!

7 minutes ago, daigo said:

I believe the medical is valid at the time of submission if the physician's signature is less than a year. It is then valid for adjudication by USCIS for a year after it was submitted.

sweet, roughly speaking it could be valid for 2 years - 2 days at the max, right? which will never be the case with USCIS' processing times but in theory...

Hey guys, I was looking into this and I have a question: basically according to the policy by USCIS https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/Updates/20140530-I-693Validity.pdf - the medicals are valid for 1 year from the date of submission to USCIS, apparently not the date it was signed. My wife did medical sin December, but submitted her AOS in October, so we're hoping to get an interview in October-November but it is my prediction. Did anyone even run into this issue with medicals? I am trying to understand if you do not submit your medicals to USCIS along with the AOS packet, then what is the validity of those medical results? It is just a roughly weird explanation and can be interpreted differently. Anyone's comments and ideas are super welcome. Thank you all! 

Looks like Baltimore is taking a bit longer than a year, according to the report posted 2 days ago. any other updates so far?

They did say that the new cards will be used once all older design cards have been utilized. better than nothing  

1 hour ago, AnnaMBoros said:

Hi. My husband visited me already 3 times on ESTA without any problems. I am to submit DS 260 next week and my husband is planning to come to see me around October. Now, I know you were asking about B1/B2, but I just thought I would share my experience. Make sure you have proof of ties to your home country and a return ticket home. Me and my husband always prepared for a case that they would stop him at the border: he would tell them that he has no intentions of overstaying his visa, as he is going through consular processing and he knows it would just undermine the whole process for him. There is always a little risk involved of course though. Good luck! 

my wife has done it 3 times with success, last time she was here in August, her date was eligible for AOS and we just cancelled her return ticket and applied for AOS. her priority date to become current either August or September, but we're hoping not to get an interview until October due to a 2-year anniversary 

1 hour ago, Lizziecakes said:

After 3 service requests...

first one closed never got an answer 

second was completely ignored

third got a response but a generic one 

(posted processing times are USCIS goal... yada yada yada)

 

i checked email this morning for my daily mail summary from Usps.. I see an envelope from USCIS

could this be our interview ?

i had already checked status online before checking my e-mail, but I remembered reading on here that someone got their interview notice but their status never changed. So I go check status again .... i hit refresh ... and BOOM ! Status changed ..interview scheduled ! Effin finally! 

 

We are scheduled for July 31!

When did you apply and what office? 

Well deserved!

21 minutes ago, patelsp said:

Alright, I got you regarding gap of unlawful presence. Regarding Student F-1, I came on F-1 on Jan-2015 and graduated in Dec-2016. In Dec-2016, I had two options to opt EAD. OPT ead or i485 based ead. I applied for i485 ead. So as I did not applied for opt ead, I am no more in F-1 status and decision letter says this statement that "Your student visa is expired when you graduated in Dec-2016. You cannot stay in United States."

I see! If I was you, I would be by the USCIS office as much as I can before I can get an officer to speak to

46 minutes ago, patelsp said:

Hey piff,

So I have sent motion today thorough attorney. I understood that I am loosing money to pay fees but I am in very critical situation here. I have one very important question.

As my student status got void and and they denied this i485 on June 21st, Technically right now I am out of status. They give 30 days to file a motion otherwise this decision will be considered final. So when they will review this my motion, they will "have to overlook" my this gap of unlawful presence while correcting their mistake, right?

yes, it will be disregarded. at the same time go to the local office and deal with them over there, then you don't have to wait for motion to reconsider to be pending for several months. did you just stop going to school and this is how your F-1 got voided out?

29 minutes ago, patelsp said:

I understood. Let me see. Thank you very much.

Get them, good luck!!! Feel free to pm me

27 minutes ago, patelsp said:

No. Not visited field office without infopass yet. Let me see. Thank you.

and of course an attorney will be asking you to pay a fee to do the motion for you - I'd not do that, it is a serious immigration matter but they made a mistake. the fast you go there the more chances are that your file is still there

1 hour ago, patelsp said:

Hello piff,

Infopass appointment I got is for 13th June. Houston office is so much busy. My 30 days ends on 21st. So I am planning to file a motion with help of lawyer.

I am thinking on your statement that you were saying "I hope you don't have to file a motion to reopen". Is it not okey to argue their error thorough motion?

Did you try to go in there? Just go in therr and speak to a supervisor or branch manager.