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33 minutes ago, Texasfiler said:

Ok thank you. He lives outside the US and will do his interview there - but I am wondering what next should I do when his priority date becomes prior - should I send in some form or what?

I think that he needs to wait until his I-130 gets accepted. Then NVC will send him "Welcome" letter.

But I might be wrong.

10 minutes ago, geowrian said:

It is fraud to use a non-immigrant visa as a means to immigrate (file for AOS).

I was not aware of it, but it makes sense. Thank you.

23 minutes ago, Texasfiler said:

Would someone be kind enough to tell me what forms I should include in my Adjustment of Status package ...for my child who is in the F2A Family Preference Category... he is outside the US at the moment.....and I am the mother LPR. I filed for him February 2019..thank you.

He can not adjust his status when he's outside US. But if he plans to arrive on some other visa, you guys should file I-485 and I-864. He can also file I-765 and I-131 if he will want to work and travel outside the country.

2 hours ago, JohnBCol said:

From what I've read, and again I'm not a lawyer,  for now with what the June Bulletin shows... filling under the "Dates for filling chart" will only help you to start earlier with reviewing and processing of your application. But yeah, you will have to wait until i130 and i485 are approved and also a visa number is  available under the final action dates.

 

At least you can hold on 485 Pending status, in case something happens to your husband's H1B status.

 

Yes, that is why we applied for it ASAP. And what's more - we filled with attorney's help and even he was surprised seeing such a jump in "Dates for filling" and first wanted to make sure it's not some random error.

So with that being said - even if "Final Action" would become current in July, that doesn't change much for people who already started the process regarding getting a green card earlier if I-130 and I485 are still pending. Especially when processing time of I-130 for F2A sent to California Service Center is approx. 19-25 months...

Edit: grammar

15 hours ago, JohnBCol said:

How did you find out that Charlie was talking about the Final Action Dates? I just read the link you posted.

 

In that sense, that would mean that there will be visas  available  for everybody under the F2A category? That is too much good to be true, we will have to wait and see.

 

Anyways, I just applied under the dates for filling. Since those are the only ones as of today published under June2019 Bulleting.

Me (LPR) and my husband (H1B) are in the same boat. We've sent his I-485, I-765 and I-131 yesterday. 

But I just found out Mr. Oppenheim's predictions and actually I am not sure if that changes anything for us? We submitted I-130 in October 2018 so it is still pending. 

So I think (please correct me if I'm wrong) he'll not get his green card until his I-130 gets accepted, which is still probably a year or more from now.

22 minutes ago, Shiran said:

There seem to be some confusion in this thread. My understanding is as follows: EAD and AP are processed at NBC, central location (Missouri) regardless of where the applicant lives, same way most 129F are processed in California Laguna Niguel. I-485 though, the Green Card apps are processed at local field offices, there are quite a few of those, and that is where the interviews are conducted. The local processing of I-485 is what causes huge disparity, with some people getting their Green Cards approved really quick, while others wait for over a year. EAD/AP is basically insurance policy in case AoS approval takes too long. If AoS approved quickly, then EAD/AP are no longer needed, and I think USCIS internally cancels them. 

I know that all.

But I'm still wondering why I-765 = Application for Employment Authorization, Form type: Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] can either be processed by:

- California Service Center,

- National Benefits Center,

- Nebraska Service Center,

- Texas Service Center,

- Vermont Service Center... 

... while (in my understanding) the majority of the users on this forum have their I-765 petitions processed by National Benefits Center. I thought that the address of the petitioner matters, but apparently that's not true. Anyway - we're seeing our attorney in June and I'll ask.

5 minutes ago, HSsweethearts4E said:

There are tons of eligibility categories for both I-131 and I-765 not just AOS so those cases are processed at different offices, for example my brother-in-law has applied for AP not based on AOS and his is being processed in Texas

Yes I know that. But in said California, they also process EAD "Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] - exactly the same like in National Benefits Center. That's why I asked.

EDIT: In Texas too.

2 minutes ago, Gigi2017 said:

If you will be married based with the AOS, it will be MSC and your EAD will belong to the NBC. 

That sucks! Anyway - thank you for the info!

2 minutes ago, Gigi2017 said:

Is your case number starts with MSC? Than it belongs to the NBC so the current processing time is between 6,5 and 8,5 months.

I don't know yet, because I'll be able to apply for my husband's AOS starting from June (according to visa bulletin). Our I-130 went for processing to California and we live near Detroit. So I was just hoping that EAD/AP will also be processed in California. 

11 minutes ago, HSsweethearts4E said:

If your case numbers start with MSC, then your EAD and AP are being processed at the National Benefits Center. It makes no difference where you live or are filing from

Well that sucks. But please tell me - which EAD/AP are processed in - for example - California? They have only 3-5 months waiting time. I don't get it. 

Exactly. Location matters.

Anyone from Detroit area? Where are your I-765 petitions processed? 

4 minutes ago, Lucy&Jason said:

Ead and AP will be retained at NBC. The I-485, once they done adjudicating it they will forward it to the specific field offices.

I see, thank you.

I was just hoping - since our I-130 went to California for processing, and we live near Detroit - that EAD/AP will also be processed by California's office. They have waiting time of only 3 months.

Hi Guys!

I have a question - where were your EAD cards processed? Did all of them go to National Benefits Center?

Thank you!

1 hour ago, BBK28jan said:

 

Hi all, do we still need to maintain status even after filing adjustment of status? Please advise. Thank you 

No. You just have to wait 2-3 weeks for Notice of Action after filling I-485 and you're safe to stay in US from this point on.

3 minutes ago, srajeevan said:

@Marta777 :What category your husband is in?F2A?

Yes.

And I just checked visa bulletin - they allow to use Dates for Filling for June 2019.

THANK YOU GOD!

16 hours ago, srajeevan said:

Those who are already in USA(similar to my case) on other visa can apply for i-485,i-765 and Advance Parole, if their PD is current with the latest filing date jump.

Exactly.

This drastic change will probably positively affect my husband's case. He's in US on his H1B and our priority date is in October 2018.

We're just waiting for information whether USCIS will allow using "Dates for Filling" for Adjustment of Status in June 2019. I pray they will - we would be set!

Good morning everyone.

I couldn't find that information anywhere, so I have a question regarding the summary (overall) time which will probably pass from filling a I-130 petition for a husband (who lives in USA on non-immigrant visa) while being LPR until him receiving his green card.

I am aware that there's visa bulletin and for now it's 1 year 11 months of waiting time only to got a free spot.

But what I am asking is th OVERALL time. So does it mean that after 1 year 11 months he will get his green card in his hands, or does it mean that after that time he could START his journey with USCIC, waiting for interview etc? Or this time can "contain" that other stages (security screening etc) ALREADY in it?

I'm asking because I was an immediate relative of US Citizen and STILL the whole process for me to get a green card took about the whole year (USCIS stage, then NVC stage, etc).

Thank you all!

10 minutes ago, houstonwilliam said:

Thanks. 

Attorneys only gives "official answers", not very helpful. I feel this forum and people like you are more helpful for giving out real-life experience. Only problem with this forum is too much information in there, hard to dig out.

Yup that’s right.

But even the information you’ll dig out can be useless in your case, because it’s really hard to tell how long will one certain case take. It can only give you an estimated timeline. Which is VERY frustrating, because there are our lives and our families at stake.

4 minutes ago, houstonwilliam said:

Thanks. 

My understanding is that paper is slower than electronic submission, since the documents need to be shipped to the embassy, maybe in quarantine for a period of time. I heard it is 2 months for paper submission versus 1 month for electronic submission after CC to get back from NVC for IV date which is one month ahead of time. It is hard to dig out information online about the how long it takes, I am not sure about my information. Please shed some light on it, with regard to whether my information is about correct. My embassy is Guangzhou, China.

I am not an immigration attorney so the information I have may not be 100% legit, but since what I read here, what people were sharing about their cases, I would say that: pivot/non-pivot is faster/slower - it’s not a rule at all.

It really depends on a certain case and then on a backlog at the embassy.

Logically, I would say just like you, that electronic documents move faster than papers by regular mail, but it’s not really a rule here.

Just now, houstonwilliam said:

Thanks you so much. It is so nice of you.

Is yours also paper submission? Is paper submission the so-called non-PIVOT, while electronic is PIVOT? Thanks.

My case is non-pivot, so it’s paper submission, just like yours.

But on that stage the waiting time really only depends on the embassy where you’ll have the interview.

14 minutes ago, houstonwilliam said:

Hello, I got CC on 06/13/2018. It is paper submission, not electronic. Any idea how far away from getting a interview date? Is it possible to get a interview date in August if not July? Thank you so much. Very anxious to wait for green card to get back to States...

Yup, even July is still possible!!!! 

My CC was 06/12/2018, only a day earlier than yours, and yesterday NVC mailed me my interview date: 07/25/2018.

Crossing fingers for you!

Just now, deema-alawwad said:

oh thank you but what the maximum
time to get the date of interview ؟

There’s no timeframe for that, no maximum time. It can be days, it can be a few months - depends on the embassy you have the interview at.

1 hour ago, deema-alawwad said:

Hello 
i want to ask about  the interview . how much of days should i witting from send all documents to get interview date ?    

It depends. Is your case a pivot or non pivot? It also depends on your embassy.

For example in my non-pivot case it was only 12 days. But it really varies.

5 hours ago, AH&J said:

So happy for you!!  The end is near!  Yay!

Thank you so much!!! Yes, the end is so close, but it’s been almost a year- I had no idea before that it’s gonna take sooo much time!

Wishing you the interview date in July, and as we can see - it’s still possible!

2 minutes ago, heythereluna said:

Congrats, Marta! Can you fill in your timeline? It helps other people (especially since I don't think there's too many Poles on this site).

Thank you! That was fast, wasn't it?

Sure, I will!

But I'm just quite different visa category.

It's still Family-based (I'm IB1, so it's self-petitioning after my mother's WAVA case), but on the NVC stage timeline is the same as for IR1/CR1 (8 weeks for getting a case number, then 6 weeks for review the documents etc.)