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Good luck(and congratulations) to everyone.

I am preparing to file the I-130 for my mother. I became a US citizen January 2023. Has everyone(or anyone) filed the I-130 online using the USCIS site or paper? I am filing on the USCIS site but there's something odd to me. During the application process it asks for an "A" number. Now that I am a US Citizen I don't need it correct? Even though I selected that I am a US Citizen, it seems like the site does not know it and keeps giving an error when I select "I don't have an A number". If I keep it selected, it will not allow me to submit the application. If I do not select it(but I don't put anything in the box) it will allow me to submit the application. Has anyone ran into that?

Did anyone have a date discrepancy on their NOA to extend your Green Card? My NOA's "notice date" is 5/2/21 but I didn't get this til November. Usually you'd get a document within a week or two from the notice date depending on USPS, correct?

On 11/9/2021 at 3:54 PM, Ycats said:

I just got my 24 month extension as well today. We resubmitted our case on April 8 and received our NOA on April 30th. I was looking through March and it seems like some people are getting their cards produced already! Good luck everyone!!!

You got an 18m ext on 4/30 then a 24m in Nov?😳

On 10/22/2021 at 1:13 PM, ElsieB said:

We received our 24 month extension letter today. Anyone else?

18m ext in May. 

On 11/16/2021 at 2:03 PM, eagle85 said:

No, there are few April Filers from Texas , SRC who got the 10 years Greencard approval a month before me. I think there are 4 or 5 peoples who got Approved without interview in Total for April 2021 Filers. Hopefully USCIS will approve all your GC soon. Finger Crossed! 

Wow! Am I on the spreadsheet...looks like there's only one approval.

On 11/12/2021 at 4:43 PM, eagle85 said:

I finally received the Approval letter for my GC today. I applied I-751 as divorced waiver. 

WAC Filer. 

-Sent the application end of March 30th

- NOA 1 : April 21st, 2021

- Biometric Appointment September 23rd, 2021

- Received 24 months extension letter in October

- NO Interview (GC Approved November 8th, 2021)

- GC letter Approval November 12th, 2021

 

Now i am waiting for another mail which is will be my actual GC. Good luck for everyone here! . May all of you also get the approval soon!. 

All the best! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations! Are you the first and only for April Filers?

On 4/18/2021 at 5:24 PM, elmers said:

4-6 weeks these days unfortunately.

wow!

After your submission is delivered(meaning the tracking shows it's delivered), how long before you get a NOA?

19 hours ago, RambaCat said:

I used the USCIS calculator on their website and put in the estimated date (June 10th 2022) and that's what it came out with: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator - because it is 90 days and both March and May have an extra day in them

I just looked at that calculator link. Geez, who thinks about extra days in the month? If we file on March 10th for instance, they probably would reject it and we would be heartbroken.

19 hours ago, RambaCat said:

I used the USCIS calculator on their website and put in the estimated date (June 10th 2022) and that's what it came out with: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator - because it is 90 days and both March and May have an extra day in them

Ahhh😮 thanks. And for the calculator link.

16 minutes ago, RambaCat said:

The three years starts from the date your wife got her green card, not the date you got married.

So the 90 days starts March 12th 2022

I dug through my notes from the Conditional interview and you're correct. Three years from the date my Conditional was approved(not married) or one year from the expiration date on the Conditional card. Minus 90 days will be March 10, 2022. So from March 10, 2022 to June 10, 2022 is the window to send the N-400

But why did you state "12th"? Did I miss something?

On 4/6/2021 at 2:48 PM, JeanneAdil said:

she came in june 2019 so you need to wait til l 2022  / it is not just 3 years from marriage but needs to include 3 years minus 90 days from date of green card

The "minus" is throwing me off. My wife and I got married March 2, 2018(we're past 3 years). Her GC expires June 10, 2021, so the 90 days started March 10. Are you saying I need to wait until June 10 to start the N400 process, or I could have started on March 10 just like the I-751?

10 hours ago, Boiler said:

It would make an interesting precedent if you could change your dates for reasons outside your control.

I would definitely take "interesting" if it will get me those changes.

I have had my flights from Phnom Penh to Houston, TX cancelled twice because of COVID-19. But the crazy part is when I look for another flight I still see the ones they cancelled as if those flights are still valid. Does anyone know for sure (like personally know someone) who has flown from Cambodia to the US? Because I see flights all day online but that does not mean people are actually flying here.

6 minutes ago, millefleur said:

The fee is what it is. It's unfortunate that the visa is expiring so so soon, but on the other hand, she's lucky to have a B visa. We see a lot of mother-in-laws here on VJ who apply and get flat out denied. If it were me, I'd gladly pay the $160 again with the peace of mind knowing she can get a visa, renewed even without the stress of the interview. Sure, it's lame to have to pay again, but a huge plus to know she can get the visa and visit. Glass half full! 

Yeah, bittersweet. Then again, I fear the person, after I pay again, who posts, "I got the validation period changed to expire at a later date. Sucks for you having to pay again."

Thanks for the "positive" spin. I'll take it.

48 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Unfortunately yes. My husband (non USC) also has to pay again for a new visa for Japan after a trip got cancelled due to covid flight suspensions. That's the way these things work.

🤮on the having to pay again. Thanks for the nfo.

19 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Ah thanks for that, I know some countries have shorter maximum periods but I didn’t realize there were countries where the maximum issuance was so short.

 

The good news is it looks like she can get a new visa without another interview. https://www.ustraveldocs.com/kh/kh-niv-visarenew.asp

For another $160?!

20 hours ago, jan22 said:

A three month, two entry visa is the maximum validity period for B visas issued to Cambodian citizens based on the Reciprocity Table.  The validity period and number if entries varies from country to country based on what validity period that country issues to US citizens.

 

There is no way it can be extended or re-issued if it is not used.  She can apply again when the non-immigrant visa unit starts processing visa applications if she has not been able to travel.

Thanks. Exactly correct. Which is why I asked about changing the validation date(probably wrong terminology) or what you called validity period. I already knew that the CBP Officer determines duration-of-stay, or that's what I researched. Unfortunate that there's no recourse for people who are unable to come because of the Pandemic. I figured they could extend the validation period to keep the visa alive until travel is "safe" again.

My mother-n-law has received a b1/b2 visa that's valid 2/28/20 to 5/26/20. She was supposed to come last weekend but the airlines rescheduled, cancelled, rescheduled, and cancelled her tickets again. I'm thinking there is no way she will get here by 5/26 because of the travel limitations/chaos caused by the Pandemic. Should that happen, how can I get the b1/b2 validation date extended? Or, say she get here before the expiration date, her daughter (my wife) is about to have a baby, what can she do to persuade the CBP Officer to give her at least 3 months duration-of-stay so she can help my wife while I'm at work?

On 8/25/2013 at 9:49 PM, aaron2020 said:

She doesn't need it.

The translator probably just want more fees.

The letter will neither help or hurt since she already has to disclose on the visa application that her daughter lives in the US. The letter adds no new information that would be relevant.

You can tell them no and have your wife and MIL blame you for for the denial, or you can suck it up like my brother did for his wife's mother because he would rather pay for unnecessary services if it cost him very little versus the bitching that he may have to listen to.

Sometime the right thing is what makes them happy and not blame you. It's often not what we think is prudent.

Although it's BS, my advice is to do it.

one of the best piece of advice I've seen on this site.

On 6/20/2019 at 8:28 PM, Jake H said:

 

Concerning TX Drivers License for AOS filers. One of the most helpful pieces of information I have seen on this site...

"My husband (who came on a K1 visa) recently had difficulty getting a TX driver's license during AOS. We read about a lot of people that were unsuccessful until they at least had the EAD, but he finally managed to get one, so we thought we'd share what worked. (As an aside, he has been driving with an international driver's license that is valid for a year, but we had a hard time finding a bank that didn't require a US driver's license and knew that car insurance would go down over time with experience driving under a US driver's license, so the sooner he had one the better.)

He originally went to DPS with his I-94 that was going to expire in less than a month. He was told his license would expire when the I-94 did, and then he'd have to apply for a new license all over again with other documentation. We had just received the email notice that our AOS, EAD, and AP applications had been received and our NOA1 was on its way. He showed the woman the email to see if the NOA1 would work as proof of lawful presence and she thought it might. Sure enough, the next day the NOA1 arrived and he headed to DPS. Of course, this letter only says you've applied for adjustment of status and your case has been received, and the lack of expiration date plus the giant words at the top "THIS IS NOT A VISA" didn't sit well with whoever he showed the paperwork to that day. He was advised to return when he had a document that showed some sort of approval, like the EAD if not the green card.

I wasn't pleased since the DPS requires "proof of lawful presence," and even though my husband's application for residency is pending, he IS lawfully here in the meantime. I ended up finding a document on the DPS website that showed that for our category (applicants for adjustment of status), the NOA1 served as proof of lawful presence. I circled and highlighted the words "form I-797" (NOA1) and "PENDING adjustment of status" and sent my husband back to plead his case. It worked.

https://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/documents/verifyingLawfulPresence.pdf

Whereas before he was sent away almost immediately, this time they at least tried to put his information in the computer to check for lawful presence. In his case, it wasn't instantaneous and he was told he would have to wait for a letter in the mail after further verification. (You can read about this process- SAVE- at the top of the document I linked to.) He got his letter a week later, took his driving test, and now has a TX driver's license that's good for a year.

Moral of the story: if you're in Texas and just married your K1 fiance, take all your documents AND the DPS "Verifying Lawful Presence" guide and convince them to put your fiance's A# in the computer for SAVE to decide whether you're lawfully present or not. Otherwise, they're not experts on the K1-AOS limbo and will probably just shoo you away out of ignorance or for convenience.

"

Thank you @racheld08

On August 10, 2018 at 12:06 PM, Lana&Tyler said:

Sigh starting to get impatient. 

 

USCIS got our packet on April 30th. Including

I-765,  I-131 and I-485 

got my noa1 2 weeks later and already had my biometrics appointment. 

Yet it still says “case recieved” on uscis case status. 

 

Its been over 90 days and I’d really like to start working and have a drivers license (Im not allowed to have one until I get my work permit) How long are wait times? 

 

Sigh!

My timeline is similar to yours. I'm hoping (early) September is our lucky month.

8 minutes ago, Tomalley said:

Hello, guys.

i am a bit confused here. I sent my GC/EAD/AP on May 23 and got e notice on May30.

 

Today I got a letter says case i485 and i765 and I have a bio appointment on June 20. But why it doesn’t say i131 on the case. I don’t understand.

 

Also, I never get any NOA1 notice. Since I applied for three different things, would I get three notice papers or just one? Seems I missed all those NOA1 notice. 

 

Can anyone help? Thanks!

I've received online case status notices of receipt for all three applications (AOS, EAD, and AP) but my letter did not state I-131 either, just I-485 and I-765. I assume the AP does not require a Biometrics or maybe it does and they use it from the I-485 and/or I-765.

I got a NOA1 for each application (AOS, EAD, and AP). So three NOA1's.

On June 6, 2018 at 9:27 AM, Shoegum said:

Sent ours 2 days ago expected to be delivered tomorrow

 

Heyyyyy @Shoegum! Fellow K-1 May 2017 Filer here. Congrats on getting your K1 approval. I wonder if there are any more K-1 May 2017 Filer's in this topic? We just did the Biometrics and are waiting now. I guess another interview is coming.