Willy Wilcox

On 7/31/2020 at 1:27 PM, Willy Wilcox said:

My application was received on the 9th of July.  So far we have received the text notification and the NOA1 for K2.  We're still waiting for the K1's NOA1.

Our NOA1's were received in the mail on August 1st (yesterday).  Hope this helps anyone still waiting.

13 hours ago, USOZ said:

My application packet arrived at the PO Box on the 23rd. I am assuming it's with USCIS now. Just curious how long is the average timeline for the application to be received and a text message to be generated?

My application was received on the 9th of July.  So far we have received the text notification and the NOA1 for K2.  We're still waiting for the K1's NOA1.

Hello,

We mailed our I-751 packet on July 8th and the package was signed for and received on the 10th of July.  So far I have received the NOA1 receipt (about a week ago) for the K2 but not for the K1 yet.  Has this happened to anyone else?

My wife received the text with her receipt number and the number is valid in the "Check Status" on the USCIS webpage but it seems strange that there would be this much time in-between when both NOA1's are received in the mail.  The website says to contact USCIS if the NOA hasn't been received by the 8th of August and that date is approaching quickly.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

15 hours ago, portorusa said:

Make sure mother has the custody proof or permission papers from bio father.

Is there anything specific for that (i.e. notarized letter) or is it country-based?

14 hours ago, portorusa said:

Was the child included in mothers K-1 petition? Follow-to-join would be faster, IMHO.

He was not included on the K-1 petition.  I'm assuming that excludes him from follow-to-join...?  I thought follow-to-join on a K-1 was only good for a year after the expiration of K-1...?

Hello everyone,

I have a couple of questions about how to go about filing for a step-child to come to the U.S.  My wife and other step-child received their green cards in September 2018 after having come in on K-1 and K-2 visas respectively.  In June 2020 we will start applying for their Removal of Conditions.  My wife has another son still in Colombia that we would like to bring here to the U.S. as well.  I'd like some advice or help as I'm a little confused on this process.  I will be filing the petition since I'm the U.S. citizen as it seems this is the "easier" or "fastest" way to go as I understand it.

The more useful resources I have found so far are the following:

https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/bringing-children-sons-and-daughters-live-united-states-permanent-residents

https://www.visajourney.com/wiki/ezguidespouse

Do I need to provide any evidence of me having a relationship with the child (15 year old) at this step or any further?  Him and I don't really have any kind of personal relationship.

I'm also a little confused about the steps after the I-130 is approved and it goes to the NVC.  What does this step entail?

Where can I find information about timelines and how long it is taking other U.S. citizens to get their stepchildren/family members to the U.S. from the beginning of this process?  I understand that since I'm the petitioner that his visa process isn't categorized (as it is with U.S. green card holders if I'm not mistaken).

Are there any other good resources for this process?

Any help is appreciated

Thanks!!

Is there any other further update with your case and getting your child here to the U.S.?

We have our interview coming up on the 11th of September.  Since we have the interview after filing taxes, do I need to fill out a new I-864 form?  I was just planning on bringing the 2017 tax returns, W2, and an employer letter along with bills, lease contract, etc. for financial evidence.  Opinions/advice?

We received the Social Security cards for K-1 and K-2 on Friday, August 10th.  This was 3 days after we received the EAD/AP combo cards.

We received our EAD/AP combo card on Tuesday, August 7th!  Our timeline is as follows:

July 31 - We are producing your card and will mail it to you

August 1 - We approved your case

August 3 - We mailed your card to you. The U.S. Postal Service will deliver it.

We're still waiting for the Social Security cards to arrive.

I received an e-mail this morning saying that there was action taken on my case.  When I checked the status via DHS MyAccount our case had changed to "We approved your case" for the EAD/AP.  How much time have people been waiting between this message and the one saying that the card is being produced and how much time passed between the "We approved your case" message and the NOA? Thanks!

I received an e-mail this morning saying that there was action taken on my case.  When I checked the status via DHS MyAccount our case had changed to "We approved your case" for the EAD/AP.  How much time have people been waiting between this message and the one saying that the card is being produced and how much time passed between the "We approved your case" message and the NOA? Thanks!  

On 7/14/2018 at 11:25 PM, Zulu Flights said:

Do we still have February fliers that have not received EAD/AP yet?

 

I've been waiting like forever ... No updates after my Biometrics/RFE 

I have not yet either.  Like you, I haven't had any updates since they received the biometrics fee. 

On 7/18/2018 at 6:39 AM, greenpriseca said:

Hello all. I had an initial interview (marriage based )on 3/27/18. Yet I did not receive any notice from USCIS.  Does anyone have an idea what to do? Should I contact to USCIS?  If so, Can I find a information for processing time? 

You should write your question in the AOS forum section.  I would think you want to get an InfoPass to see what happened, especially if you missed your interview.

On 7/16/2018 at 10:29 PM, hiepster said:

Yes it has after about a month. We're still waiting on the AOS appointment, it changed from Received yo Ready to Schedule about 2 months ago. 

Did you apply for the combo EAD/AP card or just EADs?  Also, my K2 is a 6 year old so I wasn't sure if it would be a problem applying for an EAD would be a problem.  Is your K2 a minor as well?  Thanks.

On 5/28/2018 at 6:11 PM, hiepster said:

Hi, I filed EAD for my Wife, K1 and Son K2 at the same time as the AOS.  Today I got notification that the EAD card for my wife is ready to be produced.  My son's EAD is still Received status.  Do they approve EAD for both K1 and K2 at the same time ?

That's what I was wondering.  It appears that they are processed separately which I was wondering about.  I see that a couple months have almost passed since you posted this.  Has your K2 EAD arrived yet?  Neither of ours has arrived yet but we filed at the end of January.

19 hours ago, pattyandvern said:

No problem  You will be surprised how many people from UK got RFE because of their birth certificate  they are asked to send the translations (eng to eng, isnt that crazy?), so if I was you I would just get a copy of the original plus translation, just to have a clear mind  

I agree with @pattyandvern.  I would err on the side of caution.  If it were me I would send a copy of the birth certificate in Swedish and English on top of having a translation (so three documents total).  I would think that would lessen the chance of receiving a RFE.

15 hours ago, JayDGODITRUST said:

Hey just wanna ask anyone In here who tried to get a state issued drivers license with their NOA

It probably depends on what state one is located in.

On 3/12/2018 at 10:48 AM, Kaitmarie said:

My husband needs a booster vaccine before our green card interview next Monday. Does anyone know if he can bring in proof he got the vaccine or does he need a whole new medical packet? Thanks!

I would think that proof from wherever you get the vaccine would be sufficient enough.  My wife had to get all of her vaccines before sending in the AOS packet and we had been doing them at the local General Health District.  We took in vaccination records that had been signed and stamped by a nurse from the health district for the civil surgeon.  They were accepted without a problem.  I would think that if you had proof similar to that then it would be sufficient.  A whole new medical packet would be unnecessary I would think just for a vaccine, and especially if you have already submitted an I-693.

1 minute ago, Etamkoos said:

Hey, just checked out your signature.  On the top line, where you state 'File Date', are you referring to the date you sent the package?

Yes, the file date is the date that we sent to the package via FedEx.

Our biometrics appointment letter arrived today.  Check out my signature to see our timeline.  Hope it helps!

19 minutes ago, Nikku777 said:

Anybody recieved their hard copies of NOA ? Does it mention the local field office on there ? 

I believe that your local field office will be mentioned when you receive the biometrics appointment letter.

5 hours ago, Nikolet Kamenov said:

What forms did you file exactly? Because the total should come up to 1760 with biometrics fee.

Check out this website for fee schedule:

https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055

2 hours ago, S*UK said:

Hi all, quick question before I send off my packet tomorrow...

 

In the form part 2 question 2: 

Are you applying for adjustment based on the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 245(i)?

 

I selected no. But just checking that this is correct because I don't actually know what INA is. Thanks! Hope everyone is well 

You are correct.  You should select no for this question.

Just want to give everyone an update.  We received all of our NOA1 notifications in the mail today.  We received the texts/e-mails on Monday night.