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Hi guys! I hope you're doing well. Haven't seen much progression with approvals for almost a month now! Any news? 

20 hours ago, NYCruiser said:

Not sure why this stuff is even brought up in the USA. All media driven. Go to You tube and search 'Border Security Australia Border Force or Border Security NZ or UK or Canada.They check people's phones all the time. In the past, people used paper CV and letters..now its electronic!!

They don't check people's phones in Australia "all the time". They only do it if they're suspicious that you're up to something. 

I would pay more. The current processing time is 15 to 20 months at my location!

2 hours ago, Tenreyro said:

@Triple28 & @Michael2017 It is not reliable, 2 months ago he/she claimed his/her PD was March 23, and that received interview letter. 2 months ago the Final Action Date was not close to March 23rd, I think is someone with nothing better to do.

 

So he is a professional troll then? LOL

Hi,

It's been about 15 months (PD 1/24/2017 F2A) since I petitioned the I-130 for my wife (the beneficiary), and so far we haven't gotten any response, it could be months before we hear anything let alone for the process to complete. Recently my wife was given an offer to move to Europe for work, and I insisted that she takes it. Ultimately we prefer that I-130 situation resolves so she could move here, but I don't want to waste time waiting for a response. Regardless these are some of the questions that I have, and I'm hoping someone could help with them:

1- I-130 wasn't approved yet, but it could be approved in the next 2 to 3 months. Do we have to update the USCIS or NVC at any point in time and how? 

2- Is it possible to move the consular processing to the country she is going to move to, and how much delay, if any should we expect? 

Thanks in advance

14 minutes ago, Michael2017 said:

Do you have any concrete information?

Nope, just speculations. But I got you this paragraph from The Atlantic:

"Pompeo shared Trump’s disdain for the Iran nuclear deal, determination to wage no-holds-barred war against jihadist terrorism, and disgust with lax immigration and refugee policies."

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/mike-pompeo-foreign-policy/555593/

Like I said, its all a speculation. It could very well be that they're just backlogged. I hope the latter is the case.

9 hours ago, Michael2017 said:

Wow, so till now no one after May 1, 2016 PD got an Invitation Letter. This is not normal, because usually around the first of each months the interviews are scheduled. Normally this would mean that the Visa Bulletin does not move at all, but, as far as I know, also other preference groups had no movement yet. It is impossible that they run out of visas for all categories so early in the year. Thus, not sure what this means. If anyone after May 1 get IL, please post here asap.

It's a speculation, but I think it might have to do with the changes at the Department of State. 

2 hours ago, Michael2017 said:

Wow, so till now no one after May 1, 2016 PD got an Invitation Letter. This is not normal, because usually around the first of each months the interviews are scheduled. Normally this would mean that the Visa Bulletin does not move at all, but, as far as I know, also other preference groups had no movement yet. It is impossible that they run out of visas for all categories so early in the year. Thus, not sure what this means. If anyone after May 1 get IL, please post here asap.

Oh my god... No! I hope it moves at least.

8 minutes ago, Beast333 said:

Did they asked for your facebook,instagram account and their password?

No, just the handles. But they asked me to unlock the phone so they can look at it. 

They just gonna look for red flags. 

I was asked for my social media handle and my phone was checked by the DHS agent when I made the trip back to the U.S in 2016. (I even had/have Global Entry).

Now they're just making it official for everyone. I personally don't have any problem with it. You already have to assume that the Big Brother is watching you. So don't do anything stupid or illegal. 

1 hour ago, Din19 said:

Help!Pd October 12th csc 2016. Got rfe cuz of typo on i-130. I put august 14 instead of August 4 on the form. I got the correct date on my marriage certificate and its English translation only typo in the form. How should i respond to rfe?

Consult with a lawyer, this is a rather delicate process. After so much wait you don't want to make any other mistakes. 

2 hours ago, blessB said:

Can you share the site you got this message?

 

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ It has progressed to 4th of September, 2016 since. 

To be honest, I like the new site better. I just wish they'd be a little faster. 

Don't mean to be that guy here, but since you shared this with us I just find the whole premise of this story a little strange, to say the least. 

Had your husband been a real security threat they would have looked into it, and there is nothing he could do to hide his past. 

Your only way out of this is to establish that the marriage wasn't in good faith on HIS part. Which is not an easy to do so, you might end up incriminating yourself in the process. Consult with an immigration attorney as well as with a divorce attorney.

I'm obviously not a lawyer and this is not a legal advice. 

3 minutes ago, Michael2017 said:

No, she was not renting or paying mortage. She had a mailing address in the US and studied in Europe. She also worked in Europe. She has filed taxes always as resident of the US, being temporarily abroad. However, it seems that the residence requirement for the citizenship was broken, but she has clearly not abandon her residency, especially by filing taxes as resident, keeping a mailing address and having a re-entry permit. CBP admitted her always without problem, which is proof of valid residency. However, the 6 months period was jeopardized as she was outside usa for slightly longer once, 8 months.

Unfortunately, I think that might have broken continuous residency. On Naturalization form you're expected to enter your departure and arrival dates with the day count. But I'd still suggest you speak with an immigration lawyer as well, if you're in hurry. Many of them offer free consultation before taking you on as a client. 

1 hour ago, Tenreyro said:

The new table more than giving real timeframes, or where are they working, seems like a tool to avoid people from submitting inquiries until it has passed more than what THEY consider "acceptable".

 

The most recent cases have been from Nov 22, 2016, but this new table just puts everyone with cases from Oct and early Nov to sit down in a corner to wait without much of an option apart from accepting their fate and wait, because USCIS says 'you still cannot ask about your case'. Which, in turn, is unacceptable that they are the ones deciding when you can or cannot ask about your case.

 

The core of USCIS is shifting from "Applicants are Customers" to "Applicants are People that might have the privilege of getting our services". I hope that does not have an influence on USCIS's agents.

For over a year the processing time in CSC was August 22nd, 2016, so technically it moved 2 weeks in over 17 months. 

Additionally what most people who are not F2A don't know is that OVERWHELMING majority of the F2A cases are being "processed" by the CSC. 

20 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Quite a while away before they take all the truck driver jobs away  

 

Within 10 years (which is enough time to take action about a sustainable career). All the major companies that could afford it will have it (Walmart, FedEx, UPS, etc.), there might still be small independent companies that won't be able to afford it, but long-term prospect for sustainability of those businesses is bleak. The age of low-skilled jobs that could pay a livable wage is completely over. As a matter of fact most of these low-skill, obsolete jobs such as: car dealers, etc would have been gone by now hadn't been because of powerful Car Dealership lobby. Penetration of IoT in industries such as mining and oil and gas will make a lot of jobs that you actually need some training for obsolete in the next 5 to 7 years as well. 

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

Lol

how do you suppose those HVAC units are going to get around the country?! 

Self-driving trucks. You only need people loading and unloading the cargo. 

Don't waste your time. These jobs are going away very soon, despite what anyone here might have to say. Try learning a new skill such as HVAC repair and maintenance, welding, etc. 

Was she renting, paying mortgage, etc during the period of her absence from the U.S? Those are some of the factors they will take into consideration as well. Status of your residency while filing taxes is a very big one too. If she can establish that her absence was temporary and she didn't abandon her residency for the time she spent outside of the country it might count for something. 

It's best if you consult an immigration attorney to give you a tailored response specific to your situation. 

1 hour ago, Tenreyro said:

@Emmah1979 and Harry, I can assure you that Permanent Resident have not been advancing as much as you put it, as a Spouse of a LPR with a PD of Dec 19, 2016, and an unanswered I-130, I can tell you as much. 

 

Instead, USCIS seems to have been gathering Family preferences at California, while USC have been processed steadily at all the centers, leaving them out of CSC as much as possible, while keeping LPR cases out of the other centers, I guess they have kept a minimun quota of each at every center. But you can see it in the table attached, that is from last quarter of 2017, and available at USCIS website.

 

The bulk of LPR cases that are actually being approved right now are from Nov 21, 2016, but had been stuck for three months in November, because last December the most advanced case was From Nov 4th. Jump to the Family preference section of the forum, and see that for yourself.

 

USCIS pis playing an unfair game where everyone loses. Pending cases at CSC have reached the number of 690,000 of pending I-130 as of the last quarter of fiscal year 2017. While the second Center with most pending I-130 only reaches 20% of that number. I invite you to see for yourselves, and research AILA's website, where they keep CSC old processing times for reference, and youll see how litte LPR spouses and child cases have move, and how our wait has increased from 6 months to 16. (You can Googlr AILA CSC Procesing Time)

 

Thanks for reading my little essay aimed to encourage solidarity, understanding and union rather than anything else.

It looks that it has retrogressed even further back. Look at the new table:

Did the USCIS processing time retrogressed? 

3 hours ago, Our Journey said:

Did you ckecked your case in the USCIS WEBSITE?

I called the USCIS and was able to speak with a T2 officer. They said nothing is going on. I was suspicious that template may have changed.

I don't know if anyone have encountered an issue like this before or not, but I got a notification from the App indicating that there is an update, but when I checked what changed I only noticed one letter in the text that they had sent over a year ago was just updated. Does this mean my case is being worked on?!

Good to see some movement. 

Is there anyone with December 2016 PD that got their NOA2 approved?