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15 minutes ago, ImmigrantKrish said:

Well you have that option but you could present the case to IO during the interview. If he/she wants to put your app on ice until the final resolution then you can pay it and wait for the RFE to present the final outcome.

I would think they want to see it resolved before they approve.

Tricky situation for sure

The only concern about this route for me is how long it might take them process and aprove me through this RFE procedure.

1 minute ago, ImmigrantKrish said:

If you have a pending court case, why did you apply for citizenship?

You might get lucky and they might just MoveOn or ask you to get the case resolved before approving.

I had no idea about the traffic tickets being as issue before applying for N400. I am thinking about just paying of the ticket without taking the option of deffered probation. I will just show that I have paid of the ticket by pleading guilty and withdraw my contest.

I have a 2.5 years old school bus crossing traffic citation of over 500 USD. The ticket was controvarsial so I hired a traffic lawyer who is representing me for this case. We are still waiting for a court date on this ticket while I have N400 interview in two weeks. My traffic lawyer's office is saying that as I am not convicted yet so it should not be a problem. On the other hand many people and lawyer online say its best to not keep any citation pending during interview.Even if I try to pay this ticket I have the option to go on deffered probation for 6 months to make off record, if I do this my ticket will be eventually dismissed after 6 months but the immigration officer might hold off my decision until I send them proof of ticket getting dismissed through probation. Or I can pay off the ticket without probation option that way this ticket will be in my driving record, charge points but might not delay my interview decision. I am not sure what to do at this point. Can anyone help me find some answers to my questions?

My spouse's i130 was approved  she in the USA. We selected adjustment of status while filing the i130. Now we are changing to consular processing since her f1 visa is over and we did not file adjustment of status in time.
Can anyone tell me the consular processing time would be for our case? Will take too long to send the case to NVC by filing i824?

4 minutes ago, arken said:

Likely.

Why it would take so much time just to send something? Is not it takes only a week after i130 approval if consular processing was selected at first?

On 8/27/2021 at 11:42 AM, HRQX said:

Yes, OP should file Form I-824 with $465 filing fee and the I-130 approval notice: https://www.uscis.gov/i-824

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-824instr.pdf "If you are requesting USCIS to send your approved immigrant visa petition to the NVC, select Item Number 1.d."

 

Also:

 

Does it mean if we change to consular processing now, it will take one year just to send it to NVC?

On 8/27/2021 at 3:03 PM, arken said:

Check on your i130 if you have chosen for AOS in the US or consular processing abroad.

It is AOS yes. 

32 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

You said it was approved 9 months ago, did you get notice from NVC to pay fees etc?

We filed for the i130 while staying in the US with the US address. We only received an I-797 in our address in the US.

14 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Yes. She will just fly back to her home country for the interview.  I am not sure what you have done so far after the i130 was approved, so don’t know if you might need to fill in i824 to get it moved to a consulate, what did you put on the DS260 for interview location?

 

I don’t know the details of how reinstatement works and whether or not pending pauses the existing overstay, sorry.

Thanks for your reply. We did not do anything else since i130 application. 

8 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Is it this same wife? Why didn’t you file i485 back then? That would have preempted your current  issues …

 

 

Yes she is the same wife. We could not submit i485 back then because of sponsorship issue. We were about to submit it in next two weeks. But from what you have shared it seems like we can not do an adjustment of status anymore if there is no overstay forgiveness for her situation. Can she do a consular processing while she continues to stay in the US? She will do a F1 reinstatement application with her university, in case it gets denied will it be counted 180 days towards banned while it is pending.  

I am a green card holder(US permanent resident) and my spouse is/was a F1 student. Her i130 was approved 9 months ago. But we have not filed for her adjustment of status yet. She was going to pursue a higher degree in the same university after her graduation in May. Her university did not notify her that she needs to update the i20 within 60 days as a result she is out of status now for one month. Her university is advising her to apply for reinstatement. But to decide that we need to know if we can still file for her adjustment of status(i485) at the same time or should we wait for one or the other? Can anyone please suggest the best way to get out of this deep trouble or share their insight into the situation?

56 minutes ago, HRQX said:

What did you select for the following question? "For whom are you filing this petition? Select the relationship the beneficiary has to you (e.g., if the beneficiary is your parent, select "Parent")."

 

When you select "Spouse" it says the following:

You selected you are petitioning for a spouse

You will need to upload the Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary (I-130A) as a part of the evidence for this application.

 

Hey, Thank you for your response. It looks like I did select spouse and uploaded i130a file, just found it in the uploaded documents section. 

I have filled i130 online for my spouse back in January. I can anytime see the whole application and form and I do not see any i-130a with i-130. Do we need to send i-130a paper format as well even if we have filled i-130 online? My spouse is in f1 category right now case f2a.

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Interview for what? 

 

Strongly suggest ypu have a read of the guides and get to know the process.

Interview for adjustment of status. Thanks, yah I have read them but I am not understanding how filing an i-485 concurrently will help her even if she has to wait for approval of i-485

11 minutes ago, payxibka said:

No, that happens at the adjustment of status interview (i485).  

Yah, so will she be called for an interview while her i-130 still waiting for approval?

13 minutes ago, payxibka said:

There's your answer as to the advantage of the i485

Is it possible to get green card even if the i130 not approved yet

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

Where do you want the interview to take place?

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

Where do you want the interview to take place?

In the US obviously, as she is already here

8 hours ago, Boiler said:

Do you want to adjust or go through Consular Processing.

We obviously want the interview in United States as she is already here.

I am a permanent resident filing for my wife who is already in F1. Since f2a category is all current in latest visa bulletin, she is also eligible for Adjustment of Status-i 485. But I am having hard time to understand what is the advantage of filing i-485 as she still has to wait for i-130 approval. Will she get an EAD+AP until i-130 gets approved and interview scheduled?

8 minutes ago, Tracy-->NY said:

Fee must be paid for everyone who received visa, each should have a distinct A number. It is advised to be paid before travelling but can be paid after entry as the visa in passport is valid for a year after endorsement at POE.  Once paid the uscis.gov website states to allow 120 days for receipt.  However, I paid my IV fee a month before entry and received it about a month later, I paid my husbands two days after entry and he received his in three weeks this is for NY.

Thanks for ur kind info.
one more thing.When filling information before paying fees at uscis.gov did you need to put other passport information other than case number and A number? 

Visa catagory f4. After getting passport with visa an instruction is given for paying immigration fee of 220$. Is it to be paid for every person of the family? I think it should be.It is instructed to be paid before traveling to USA.Can anyone tell me how much time it normally takes to receive the green card after paying fees? Does the process initiate before or after traveling to USA?

Three of family memebers were issued family iimmigration visa f4 few days ago. Our petitioner is from Maryland. Is it necessary that our port of entry or final destination in Maryland? We want to go to another relatives house via Boston to Northcarolina route. 

We also got visa

Inquiry for someone:
"The National Visa Center (NVC) received all the requested documentation for this immigrant visa case.  The applicant is now in the queue awaiting an interview appointment overseas, where a consular officer will adjudicate the applicant’s visa application. "

Does this mean the case is completed ?

 

On 5/10/2017 at 0:15 AM, April Mora said:

Your interview date will depend on how busy your embassy is. I can't imagine why it would take yours so long for an interview. Maybe your can send an email to your congressman or obudsman.

 

How to get congressman's email? Can u tell me the procedure ?