Mrpatient

Hello wonderful people! I am about to file my parents' I130s online. However, I was wondering how long its generally taking these days for I-130 applications to process and which application center would I be assigned to if I file the application from Seattle? The reason I ask is because I-130 times vary drastically from service center to service center - for example Nebraska is taking 7 months while California is taking 24-30 months. I cannot wait that long for my parents to arrive as they are really old and dependent on me. Additionally, my wife's I-130 is still pending (since June 2018) which was filed by our attorney via paper mail to CSC though we switched to AOS in Dec 2019 so may be that's what's delaying the whole process. Anyway, I am super confused seeing folks getting I-130 approved within 2-3 months on this thread and baffled how could that be possible when both my wife's pending application and processing times online indicate otherwise?

4 hours ago, Mrpatient said:

Read through the discussion. Thank you missads. The debate at the crux of it is whether someone who can be claimed as a dependent can opt out and instead file their own income tax and get tax credit benefits. From what I know that is perfectly fine from IRS ‘ perspective as well as from healthcare perspective. At least that’s what I found on the IRS website as well - under section who should file a tax return -extrapolated. 

 

Also, here’s a similar question when roles reversed- can a child less than 26 file their own tax return and benefit from tax credits : https://www.kff.org/faqs/faqs-health-insurance-marketplace-and-the-aca/my-parents-are-self-employed-and-buy-coverage-through-the-marketplace-they-earn-too-much-to-qualify-for-subsidies-im-24-and-only-earn-30000-a-year-about-255-of-fpl-my-parents-don/

Here’s another q&a that answers the same fundamental question: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.inquirer.com/philly/health/healthcare-exchange/faq/If_an_adult_lives_with_parents_what_counts_as_household_income_for_ACA.html%3foutputType=amp

Read through the discussion. Thank you missads. The debate at the crux of it is whether someone who can be claimed as a dependent can opt out and instead file their own income tax and get tax credit benefits. From what I know that is perfectly fine from IRS ‘ perspective as well as from healthcare perspective. At least that’s what I found on the IRS website as well - under section who should file a tax return -extrapolated. 

Also, here’s a similar question when roles reversed- can a child less than 26 file their own tax return and benefit from tax credits : https://www.kff.org/faqs/faqs-health-insurance-marketplace-and-the-aca/my-parents-are-self-employed-and-buy-coverage-through-the-marketplace-they-earn-too-much-to-qualify-for-subsidies-im-24-and-only-earn-30000-a-year-about-255-of-fpl-my-parents-don/

I have been posting in July thread but am actually an Aug 01 noa. I got approved/card in prod on nov 17th. Updated to in mail on nov 22nd and received my 10yr gc on nov 28th. CSC and divorce waiver. No rfe no interview. FYI for those still waiting.

13 minutes ago, sundanesse said:

Congrats for your approval...im a divorce waiver too july 2016 fillers. I got RFE 2 days ago because i missed to fill the part 4 on page 3. Hopefully ill get approve as well

anyway may i know what kind of evidences did you submit?

Thanks! I submitted tax returns for 2 yrs, couple affidavits from common friends, electricity bill, bank account statement, car insurance, life insurance with her as bene, a letter from car accident lawyer addressed to both of us, photos, zoo tickets, universal studio tickets with sequence numbers, common apartment lease, flight ticket with both names, and a personal letter detailing our story

I don't know if I should believe my eyes but I see ' card is being produced ' for the second receipt number from my biometric appointment.

Csc

noa date: 1 aug 2016

card is being produced: nov 17

divorce waiver

no rfe or interview

Seems like folks at CSC have gone on vacation. Approvals have again slowed down.

CSC, pick up some steam! Come November and the holiday season and I fear you're going to slow down even further. 

47 minutes ago, Alu21107 said:

HI everyone!

 

NOA letter was 7/08/16

biometrics on 7/25/16

 

checked my wifes status just now on uscis and we got approved sept 15! 

 

There is hope! Stay strong!

Congratulations

Even at the present positive rate of CSC approvals, which on average appears to be 5-6 a week on a good week, and projecting 90 July filers on VJ, it looks like another 5 months to get through all July VJ filers. That means early Aug filers should expect to hear something in mid Feb 2018. Of course I'm still secretly hoping that the situation will improve and roc will again be prioritized as in the past. 

Hello July '16 filers, I also filed end of July and my NoA is Aug 1st. 

My proof of pr extension expiration is oct 7th so today I went for proof of pr extension stamping. It went smooth and they only ask for passport for stamping and evidence of pr. The only interesting take away was that the officer informed me that my case was assigned to an immigration officer three weeks back. I am a CSC filer. 

From experience, does anyone know how long they generally take to act on cases post assignment?