kat2017

2 hours ago, Abies said:

Congratulations on your approval.. Seems Texas is moving fast now at the moment. Did you include the beneficiary's birth certificate in your I-130petition?

Thank you .Yes we sent a copy of both of our birth certificates🙂

Hey friends just wanted to let y'all know real quick we got approved!!!!! ❤️👌🏽🙂

Tsc Jan 9 us citizen spouse I-130 

i am beyond happy..hang in there the approvals are coming

20 hours ago, zeven1 said:

Hi everyone!

 

The paralegal managing my relative petition case I talked to (because you rarely speak to an actual attorney) said that it takes 3 weeks to prepare the I-130 while I already gave them all my bona fide documents and the biographical information from my wife (US Citizen) and I. Afterwards we are going to meet to review it before sending the package and sign it.

 

i know that most of you did not choose to hire a lawyer and that it is not necessary. But, does it really take 2-3 weeks to file the I-130? Perhaps an immigration lawyer put this kind of stuff as low priority and doesn’t really work on it?

 

i now have to change the Return flight ticket date to a later one in order to be able to meet with my lawyer in the U.S. to review the I-130 together and sign before leaving for my home country and wait for the petition to be approved.

Ours did the same thing! He took an entire month and the only reason he got around to it was because we went in to ask why we hadn't received our noa1..

so intead of December 4ish our i130 was received jan9 😤.

its horrible I think lawyers get too many cases and end up making our process even longer because of the wait.

It's frustrating because around the time when we first filed  (dec-Jan); Texas was the fastest , other ppl would even say that if your case got sent to texas you were lucky because they were the fastest. And now they seemed to be overwhelmed with all the transferred cases 😩. Hope they come back with lots of energy from their 4th of July holiday day off.

17 hours ago, OKAAjide said:

 

Same date..no news yet either :/

Best of luck to ya

seeing the "processing times" section say January 17 made my heart skip a beat lol. Im Jan 9 Priority date and dying to hear some good news.. 

No news yet...I'm so bummed out about waiting, our priority date is Jan 9 and at first I was so excited about being sent to Texas center because it seemed to be soo fast in comparison to the other locations  and then you see some lucky people getting NOA2 after just a couple of months lol ... but it seems like we are going to have to wait the same as everyone else :/ good luck to us all.

On 5/2/2017 at 7:57 AM, Nick1027 said:

Hey Everybody

 

starting to fill out the I-130 form for my wife. I plan on filing this hopefully in the middle of June by the time i get everything completed. I am waiting that long because i am trying to find out if we need to change her name on here passport and file under her married name rather than her maiden name. if we file under her married name, will we run into problems with her birth certificate attached as it is her maiden name? 

 

I know that if we file under her maiden name, her green card, visa etc.. will be under that name and not her married name (which we want under her married name). If so, we definitely need to get her a new passport with her updated name and then i'm assuming we would file everything with her married name. or do we file under her maiden name and then name change when everything is processed. any help would be appreciated!

 

 

Hi ,what country is your spouse from?

in my case our attorney recommended to do it under my maiden name because mexico will not change your name on your passport even if you want to. then your passport and residency card will have different last names. If her country allows to change names then definitely go for it, it would be waaay easier.

Hi I was wondering how many letters from friends and family did you guys send for the 601a waiver or "perdon" packet?

thanks in advance 🙃

In our case we are going to have our interview at the Juarez consulate in mexico . According to our attorney the do not allow anyone but the beneficiary to go in to the building, maybe it is the same for other countries? 

10 minutes ago, Dilorena said:

Don't worry! the important portion of it is your receipt number, since you took a picture, you have it right? as you know, you track your case with it. 

Just be careful and don't lose  your I-797 Petition Acceptance Notice (NOA2) once it arrives. A copy of the NOA2 is actually needed later on in the process. I've heard USCIS charges a pretty penny to get a copy if you lose it!

 

thank you so much for your response ! i really needed to hear some input...i was going crazy over here.oh yeah i will be careful , i have definitely learned my lesson .

Hi my husband and I filed the i130 on January 2017, we received our NOA1 in the mail about two weeks later, One day instead of placing it in my  folder  I stuck it in a large pocket of the sweater I was wearing ( I know so dumb right!?!!)  Unfortunately after moving  and a couple of unforeseen family emergencies I completely forgot about it and  earlier today I noticed the left over paper in the pocket :/ Well my question is, will I need that paper down the line in our process? I took a picture of it when i first received it but it isnt very good . Can I call and explain my situation to get a new one or just leave it like that and print out the picture i took of it? thank you in advance for any advice.

1 hour ago, LuisAna said:

I know how everyone is feeling my husband has his interview on the 28 of March on CDJ embassy. When is your appointment!?  Im also so scared that they will denied his visa due to the same reason! ? He has quite a few tattoos his both last names one on each arm in old english his parents names and the name of his deceased brother in cursive; on his chest he has another piece of a samurai on his shoulder blade a unicorn, and lastly an his leg he has a tattoo of what looks like to be a mechanic leg. I dont think any of his tattoos are gang related, but we will have to see once we are there. In case our appointment is before yours I will let you know how it went. ?

Awesome, thank you! Let's all just keep our hopes up  maybe it's not as bad as they say it is.

1 hour ago, MOMO_SLZ said:

He's looking into covering it too.. It's so scary and nervewrecking!! ? I wish somebody with tattoos from Cd Juatez would share their experience. Was it a video with a lady attorney and the guns and roses tattoo?

Yes that one. I know there isn't much info out there, the thing is I guess it depends on the interviewer at the consulate..but its crazy that their decision can change our lives forever.  just based on  what they think. in my opinion a clean background check and fingerprints are good enough to prove we are not gang members , they are basically just judging us based on our looks. Cover ups are expensive tho :\ hope I can save up before my appointment. Please share anything you find out or updates to your case. 

On 1/10/2017 at 0:35 PM, Anitao83 said:

Odd question, a friend just advised me that when trump enters he will be taking away the 601a waiver I have not heard anything like this.

Has anyone else?

i130 accepted on 09/22/16

(pending)

 

My lawyer "warned me " about this before we started my paperwork. Every day I pray he doesn't do it because I don't think he needs approval from congress if he just does it as an' execuve order' .

Our i130 hasn't even been approved yet! Have you applied for the waiver yet?

On 1/31/2017 at 2:08 PM, Desesperada07 said:

Hello to all,

I don't know if anyone has been reading my posts, but as of yesterday our 60 days has past! We sent an inquiry on Nov 17, and got a respond on Nov 30, that an officer is currently reviewing our case and to wait 60 days for a respond! To this moment I have no answer nor does my lawyer! As I talk to my lawyer she stated that she will call them and see what's going on, well in the end all she can do was put in another f***** inquiry..(its what they told her, excuse my language). I can barely get a hold of my husband ever since he left to his hometown country (Oaxaca), there is barely any signal and we are lucky to even talk for 5minutes before it cuts off! (vive en un ranchito)! It's been like this since May sometimes it be a week and I don't hear from him which depresses me, but I got usto it! ( as long I know he is still alive I will be ok). So we cant call USCIS 3way and talk to tier 2 because it will just cut off after 5minutes! I don't know what else to do because they won't give me no information unless my husband is on the line. I am also not trying to pay more money to our lawyer just to have a conference call with them. (lawyers are expensive and I only work part time just to provide for my one year old!) Well February 25 will be a year for our waiver and 14 months since my husband left! Until then I will keep waiting any advice or prayers will help! Also I like to read updates on your journeys it gives me hope! 

Omg that is such a long time  keep calling your attorney , that's what you are paying them for!  Mine never replies my emails or answers my calls so I have to show up in person to get his attention...I seriously regret hirinbg him! Hope that you get an answer soon .prayers sent your way.

On 2/22/2017 at 1:44 PM, MOMO_SLZ said:

He has His OSHA Certificate and I believe some type of tattoo artist certificates so I'm hoping that helps. I did Google this and the tattoos that were denied did look pretty gang related. Like smile now cry later tattoos and stuff that honestly looks gang related. But we will keep our fingers crossed and I'm guessing we will be going before you so I will keep updating 

I have my last name on my arm in old English and other tattoos and although they are most definitely NOT gang related I can see why someone who doesn't know me would think otherwise (I was young and dumb and didn't think it thru when I got them) I saw a video on YouTube where an immigration attorney recommends taking pictures of the tattoos and describing  what they mean to you or if possible even print out the meaning from online websites ,,,in case they ask you about it in your interview. I am so nervous about it that  I am actually looking to cover them up  something more colorful because I don't want to risk it

On 2/22/2017 at 8:21 AM, nealreal1 said:

Ok thank you, just to make sure, the NAO1 is when you receive your WAC #number, correct?

I'm not sure about the WAC # ,,,but pretty much it is a physical notice and it has your priority date  and tells you where it is going to be processed.

13 hours ago, nealreal1 said:

Hi Kate, I am only a couple weeks earlier than you, (Dec. 23rd) I will let you know when I hear anything, expect to hear something, good or bad by end of March at latest. Good Luck!

Thank you . best of luck to you!!!

Positive vibes sent your way 

17 hours ago, nealreal1 said:

Hi, my K1 was received at Texas office Dec. 23rd. I am getting so many conflicting times when I should hear from them. My phone app case tracker shows active for 61 days, but got a notice on Feb. 15th that case was received?? Where am I at with this, I am finding it very confusing to know when I may actually get an NOA2?

I think the active days is how long since they received your application, I have heard that the physical NOA1 takes longer than the online updates to your case because its "snail mail".  Check the timelines similar to your case on here to get an idea of how long it will be.

10 minutes ago, ck10 said:

i just want to start by saying my wife is a cheater. she has been cheating on me ever since she got here with my neighbor. a couple people have told me. 

 

she is here on a k1 visa. we have been married within the 90 days but i did not submit the 485. no application for green card has been submitted. 

 

what can i do to send her back home?

I would hire a PI so that you can have evidence and be 100% certain.

after that I am sure you can contact USCIS and inform them of the situation.

20 hours ago, Pat&Vince said:

 

Hi! Our petition is also being processed in Mesquite, TX

 

It took about two weeks to receive the hard copy of the NOA1 (how frustrating, our lawyers hadn't filled the e-notification form!), and according to stats, it takes roughly 75 days to get the NOA2.

Fingers crossed! We hope getting ours before the end of April despite what the uscis.gov website seems to say.

 

Looking at the timelines on here (filtering to TX service center and sorting by NOA1), you can see the "roughly 75 days" estimate is about right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

thank you for the reply! the same thing happened with our lawyer! the reason we found out when we were approved is because we went on the uscis website ourselves. (and  for some reason i check it daily , just in case i am one of those lucky ones that get processed in the blink of an eye) no luck yet but like you said, fingers crossed!!

wish you the best of luck

We are on the same boat as you. My husband and I were hesitant to apply after the election, but we figured we have to at least try and just think positive, we just got our 'receipt notice' Im not sure if thats NOA1 but thats where we are right now...we got texas service center so i hope to go they process our i130 fast because I am still nervous about all these executive orders left and right and the tension with Mexico right now. Just go for it and dont forget to pray to god every. Wish you all the best of luck in your visa journeys  !!!!

Hi,I also would like an answer for this, We got our file sent to Texas...the estimated processing times aren't updated yet (they say as of nov.30) so if anyone filed recently and recieved their NOA2 your input would really help.. thank you in advance and good luck to us all

Hi my husband and I filed our i130 and we got the receipt letter (jan 9 )..i was just wondering if anyone had their paperwork processed at texas recently and how long did it take in between each NOA?..thank you!! good luck to all!