RRR2016

3 minutes ago, Jnicole said:

Hello! My PD is 10/27/16 and we were transferred on the 16th of this month. Ive been wondering if we will be processed as soon as the new facility receives it or will we have to wait behind everyone already there? Tried googling but couldn't find anything about how transfers affect processing times. 

 I agree. Our NOA1 is 10/04/16 and we were transferred to Texas Service Center on 02/22/17. We haven't heard anything and have no idea if we will be sent to the end of the line or at what point our case will be looked at. All we can do is wait.

4 hours ago, mookie395 said:

Hi,

 

Has anybody heard anything recently on I-130 from NSC, the last update for the website say August 9th, but was wondering if anybody here with later dates have heard back from them.

I saw in the I-130 September 2016 Filers, some one from NSC was approved yesterday. His PD is September 6 and was not transferred to another Center. So most likley Nebraska is further than August 9th.

I'm sorry to say this, but I am really surprised this issue has not come up in the past when crossing the border. It might be a more recent issue, but yes in theory you need the approval from the biological father for the child to travel to other countries, even if the father is no longer or never has been a part of your stepchild's life. Did this issue not come up when applying for his green card? I was in a similar situation as you are and my best solution was to request full custody of my child through the court system in my home town. It was a 9 month process, but I was able to gain full custody based on the fact of the father's absence and no child support ever received. This was 5 years ago, but thanks to the document of the court ruling I have been able to complete many many procedures that usually require the biological father's signature. I would inquire if the father's approval will be necessary for the child to obtain U.S. citizenship, or when applying for his U.S. passport. But if I understood correctly both parent's consent/signatures are required even for the green card ... Best of luck to you.

Wow! What a journey it's been for you both. But I can relate, because I had to return to Mexico after my husband and I got married during grad school in the U.S. and I later found out I was subject to the two year home residency rule. My only path for residency was to return home and begin the Consular process one year later. It took us 16 months to be approved. So I can understand your worries and concerns.

First of all, it sounds like you went through Consular Process, which given your wife's situation is the correct path. I don't think you need to worry about the time she was denied entry to the U.S. or have to mention/prove all the times she's crossed the border. That type of information is only held by the U.S. border and is very difficult to obtain. 

Considering you already have an interview date, I'm sure your process is going rather well. If not, the office would have requested more documents. My advice is make sure your wife brings all the documents listed on her interview letter. Plan your trip so she has enough time to go the medical exam, fingerprint scan before the interview.

Best of luck and it's nice to hear you will be joining her in Cd. Juarez. The support from your spouse makes this process less stressful.

I'm curious about this subject, because I had my interview in Cd. Juarez in August of last year and did not have to show any police records during the interview, despite the fact I had been living in Mexico for the past 2 years. My letter of appointment marked this requirement as 'Unobtainable' and I was never asked for them at any point. Does your interview letter mark them as a requirement to bring to your interview?

I had my interview in August of last year and asked for my package to be sent to my home town in the Quintana Roo. The interview was on a Tuesday and I was able to pick up the package on Friday morning of that same week. I thought the DHL was rather fast considering how far our state is from Cd. Juarez and it arrived 3 days later. But if you are planning to pick it up at the DHL in Cd. Juarez the wait time would be much shorter.

1 minute ago, Emma5490 said:

I'm here on a visa waiver program because i'm a UK citizen we haven't been married that long we have alot of photos together and we have hours and hours of call logs from when i was back in the uk ( over 300 calls ) i'm unsure if we can get a joint bank account as my name isn't changed here legally because i obviously don't have a ss number and my uk ids are all in my maiden name. 

I understand. Well, if you guys were in a long-distance relationship before your marriage and have proof of phone calls, photos, visits, etc. just try to show as much documentation as possible. From now on, try to 'document' your relationship with any means you have. Things like meetings with friends, his parents and trips you make, etc. Given your situation, I don't think you need to worry much about bank accounts, SSN or work permit. With the AOS process, you will be able to apply for a SSN and work legally in the U.S. 

Just now, Emma5490 said:

As far as i've read our case seems very straightforward, I'm from the uk, we don't have a big age gap, neither of us have criminal records, It's our first marriage.

 

The only thing i'm nervous about is that we got married while i was here on WVP even though we certainly didn't plan to..

The age difference and the circumstances of your marriage should not be a problem, as long as you prove a legitimate relationship-marriage. My husband is 7 years younger than me and we did not have any issues. He is also my second marriage and showed documents of my divorce and did not have any issues either. We had been living together 3 years before we got married and I began collecting lots of evidence of our relationship after our marriage. A few suggestions, I asked for both our names to be on our home bills, merged our bank accounts, he added me to his vehicle tittle, I began taking lots of photos of us together, of our trips, etc. 

You mentioned a work permit? An EAD card? Are you here as a student? or other type of VISA?

I also think you do not need an attorney to file for your AOS. Just make sure to fill out and send all of the forms. And MOST IMPORTANT have as much evidence as possible of your relationship and marriage. Attorneys are quite expensive and I believe they are only necessary when your case is complicated. AOS seems rather straightforward and the wait time is shorter than the Consular Process.

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU! 

Just now, RRR2016 said:

We were transferred from Nebraska to Texas Service Center on 2/2/17 and no news yet. NOA1: 10/04/16

Sorry, transfer was on 2/22/17.

18 hours ago, brenthensarling said:

Just got moved to Texas this week from Nebraska. Curious if anyone has been transferred in the last month from Nebraska, has been processed?

We were transferred from Nebraska to Texas Service Center on 2/2/17 and no news yet. NOA1: 10/04/16

3 hours ago, Ulrica&Jesse said:

Is anyone here with PD 27th of September who got transferred from Nebraska? I'm pretty concerned about the fact that , you can't even fully rely on the case tracking apps or the website to get your updated info on time. I might be updating my app 1929347 times a day everyday but still missing some major news on my case  We kept calling USCIS hoping we would get a remotely helpful and knowledgable rep but no progress. In fact, every single one of them had different things to say, some of them kept telling me my case is being processed in Nebraska lol, while I kept repeating that it's been transferred from it on 23d of Feb. ... ugh  I'm so frustrated. Now we are thinking about buying another skype number again and try scheduling a callback from one of their immigration agents. Last two times we did it - zero luck, they were useless. Maybe this time we will get more lucky 

Our PD's are a week away from each other and mine is 10/04/16. We also were transferred out of Nebraska to Texas on Feb 22. The website says Texas received our case on Feb 24. The reason was to 'speed up processing'; which I hope is true. Other VJ member cases that were transferred earlier than us were approved 4-6 weeks after the transfer and at the moment it's only been 3 weeks for us. So quite possibly we may hear back in April? I know it's disappointing. We wanted our son to arrive before the school year starts, but with this delay I doubt it. We'll most likely enroll him in school back home and have him transfer after the interview and received his visa stamp .... Best of luck to you and will keep posted on any progress.

4 hours ago, lamafiosa69 said:

Hello Everyone:

I have reading this forum since I submitted my papers in October and I am now joining in because my case have been transferred to the Texas office. My priority date is 10/18/16.  According to Visa Journey, the Texas office is now processing cases in November. The USCIS website has not been updated since 01/31/17. Has anyone who has been transferred heard any additional information about their case?  Is there anyone in this forum who’s case was at the Texas office from the beginning been approved yet?

Same here. No news and no idea when Texas Service Center will review our case, considering our NOA1 is 10/04/16. You should join the Texas Service Center I-130 Filers (2016) forum.  

Seems like Texas was fast to process for many petitions, but in the case of us who were transferred, we are all in limbo and have no idea when our cases will be reviewed. I'm wondering if they will send us to the end of the line and they will review our cases according to the date it was transferred? (Ours was Feb 22nd).

All we can do is wait .... 

2 hours ago, Lucy Dornellas said:

Thank you both for replying.

 

My AED card is valid until 2018.

 

But what if they want to keep me indefinitely? What petition form would that be?

You can work for them until your AED card expires. I would advise talking to them soon to see if they would be willing to sponsor an H1-B visa. and they would need to file an I-140. However, these visas are for extremely qualified people and have to meet certain requirements. Also the employer has to prove there are no qualified U.S workers able to perform that job. They have to post the job opening for a certain period of time. The previous company I worked for was no longer willing to go through this hassle. So I would talk to them soon to see your options.

1 minute ago, Djodrey said:

@RRR2016 how long ago was this and have you heard anything since?

Feb 22 and have not heard anything! It's a slow process. NOA1 is 10/04/16

37 minutes ago, Djodrey said:

Hello All,

 

Just to update, today I got another alert that now says I have been transferred to another service center. I feel better about this knowing that other people are now getting the same message. Below is the actual message.

 

On March 15, 2017, we transferred your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, Receipt Number LINXXXXXXXXX, to another USCIS office. That office now has jurisdiction over your case. We sent you a notice that explains why we moved your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by April 14, 2017, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

 

Is this the exact message for those of you that say you have been transferred as well?

I did not receive this message by email because I had not signed up for alerts yet. But saw the same message on the USCIS website when I input my LIN case number. I received in the mail a  I797c Notice of Action that indicated it was transferred to Texas Service Center. The reason was to 'speed up processing'. The letter arrived a week after they transferred my case to another office.

On 2/25/2017 at 0:21 AM, JoyceJM said:

anyone here who filed there I-130 on October 2016 that been approved? mine still waiting for luck to receive the approval for my children to come to the US.

Not yet. NOA1 is Oct 4 from Nebraska. Transferred to Texas Service Center on Feb 22. No news yet.

14 hours ago, lacolinab13 said:

Are you already pregnant? When you wrote "hoping to have our first baby soon", it made me think that you were not yet pregnant. 

 

It seems that London DCF can be as short as 2-3 months. Since you want to move to the US ASAP for work, it makes sense to move now then have your pregnancy/birth in the USA. I understand that cost is an issue but I'm surprised to hear you aren't finding any plans that would cover you, since insurance companies can now not deny coverage due to pre-existing conditions, and pregnancy care is considered preventive care. Many states also have expanded Medicaid for pregnant women and children - you may qualify based on income level. Are you researching plans through the state insurance marketplace (ACA marketplace)? Have you looked at Medicaid? 

Mary,

When you say you 'we need to move to the US for work asap!' Will your employer not offer you medical insurance? 

I have to agree with many of the comments here that it is best to have the baby in the U.S. Yes the medical costs are higher in the U.S., but considering the long wait times for any immigration process, I believe it evens out.

I was in a similar situation as you two years ago. I was going through my Consular process and decided to get pregnant while I was waiting. Back home, I had great insurance that would cover the delivery in a private hospital and I would receive 3 months of paid maternity leave. After doing the research to obtain the CRBA and baby's U.S passport, we were looking at a wait time of 4-6 weeks after the baby was born. So any route is not immediate and has a wait time (some longer than others). Unfortunately my pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. But after all the research I did, I had realized at the time it was best to have the baby in the U.S.

I would advise you to look at the options in the U.S. through your employer or other medical insurances.

Seems like Nebraska is transferring out a lot of cases. Our NOA1 is Oct 4 and were transferred to Texas Service Center on Feb 22. No news yet. 

5 hours ago, Marco&Bettina said:

Still doesn't make sense to say "I am a US citizen" and then later "I don't meet the requirements for physical presence in the US."

She is a U.S. citizen, but in order to apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), she has to prove her presence in the U.S. for a certain amount of years. I believe it is five years or varies per case.

'The Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) is a mechanism whereby a U.S. citizen who has a child while living abroad may apply to have his or her child become a U.S. citizen.  If you are a U.S. citizen and you have a child abroad, the child does not automatically become a U.S. citizen; rather, an application for CRBA must be made at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the country where you are residing'.

'Evidence of physical presence/residence The U.S. citizen parent must bring proof of living in the United States before the child’s birth in order to transmit citizenship'

The physical presence requirement for the U.S. citizen parent(s) differs depending on whether the child was born to parents in wedlock or out of wedlock.  The requirements are below:

Child born to two U.S. citizens in wedlock
The only requirement is that at least one of the parents resided in the U.S. at some prior time; no specific period of time is required.

Child born to one U.S. citizen and one non-U.S. citizen in wedlock after November 14, 1986
Before the birth of the child, the U.S. citizen parent must have been physically present in the U.S. for five years, at least two of which were after s/he reached age 14.

Child born to one U.S. citizen and one non-U.S. citizen in wedlock between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986
Before the birth of the child, the U.S. citizen parent must have been physically present in the U.S. for a period of 10 years, at least 5 of which were after s/he reached age 14.

Child born to a U.S. citizen mother out of wedlock
Before the birth of the child, the U.S. citizen mother must have resided in the U.S. continuously for at least one year.

Child born to a U.S. citizen father out of wedlock
Before the birth of the child, the U.S. citizen father must have resided in the U.S. for at least 5 years, at least two of which were after s/he reached age 14 (if the child was born on or after November 14, 1986).  If, however, the child was born between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, the U.S. citizen father must have been physically present in the U.S. for a period of 10 years, at least 5 of which were after s/he reached age 14.  In cases where the Embassy questions the biological relationship between the U.S. citizen father and the child, the Embassy may require evidence of the relationship between the U.S. citizen father and the mother.  If documentary evidence cannot be obtained, a DNA test may be provided as evidence.  Sworn statements of the parents, by themselves, will not suffice to establish the biological relationship.

13 hours ago, NYCGUY226 said:

5 Months today...still waiting for NOA2

Nothing yet. Not even from Texas Service Center. Things are moving along very slow.

22 minutes ago, Mia12392 said:

Hello, i'm a us citizen and applied for my husband who is in pakistan to be a permenent resident. I submitted my i130 9/30/2017, its been 6 months and i havnt heard anything back from uscis. Please tell me how long it will take to get petition 130 approved!!! Please help!!!

Hi, I'm sure you meant 9/30/2016 and welcome to the club. There are many of us who have a NOA1 very close to your submission date and have not heard back. My NOA1 is 10/02/2016 and my case was assigned to Nebraska and then transferred to Texas Service Center 3 weeks ago, with the claim to 'speed up processing'. Until now, we have not heard anything. The good news is you were assigned to Potomac, which is probably faster.

You should join the I-130 November and the I-130 October VJ threads. There are many cases of us waiting to hear back.

Best of luck and the only thing we can do is be patient.

You can call them and inform them of the change of address. For my case, I entered the U.S. on an IR-1 visa at the end of August last year and paid the fees for the GC a week later. From there it took 6 weeks for the GC to arrive in the mail. So if you don't change address within that timeline, you should be fine.

The green card arrives through the mail. You do not need to be present at your home or sign anything. If you move and have your mail forwarded to your new address through the post-office, you should not have any problems. But if you were to move before you receive your green card, it is important to inform USCIS of your new address.

The green card arrives through the mail. You do not need to be present at your home or sign anything. If you move and have your mail forwarded to your new address through the post-office, you should not have any problems.