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7 hours ago, pkingking131 said:

I am march 2020 AOS filer. And I-131/ travel is still pending . I am not sure when I-131 will be approved. My parents are not well and I have to urgently go to my home country.  What do I do ? Any suggestion?

Get the parents doctor's note (translated into English if necessary) and file for Emergency I-131 with your local USCIS office. Good luck!

Yep, this is the one.

Sent for AOS 4/24, received in Chicago 4/28, NOA mailed 5/20.

We got a I-693 courtesy letter in the mail yesterday.

Patiently waiting for mid-July to receive an invitation for biometrics 🤞

You can AOS with her married name. This way her combo-card and green card will be in her married name. SSN also (if apply I-765).

Until then she can only use her foreign passport as her ID document (with her maiden name).

The last question, Yes in the future she can travel with her foreign passport and combo-card (or green card) even if the last names do not match. She can always show a copy of her marriage certificate as a proof.

So, you left the US before you got your conditional green card? and before your I-131 was approved?

If yes, you are lucky to have got a tourist visa (hopefully, you told the truth on your B2 visa application).

Answering your question, you cannot apply for I-485 based on your son residence in the US. You cannot re-apply based on your marriage, either as the marriage ended with divorce.

You cannot AOS from the tourist visa, either.

You can fight for the custody of your child but it's a family matter not immigration.

55 minutes ago, Faith2020 said:

I’m so confused. This is the letter. 

OP, go to I-360 VAWA subforum. Even though you are a widow and not a victim of domestic violence, it’s still the same petition and same rules apply to you. There are knowledgeable and experienced people on that subforum, they will give you the right advice.

3 hours ago, payxibka said:

Service centers do the initial case review and they don't ever deal with the public at anytime.   Field offices do the final interviews, which hasn't been happening because the offices have been closed to the public.   So that should be actually extending the time to process not shortening 

And what about those I-485 where the field offices never re-opened? In Tucson where we live it is still closed. Does that mean even longer wait for my husband’s GC to get approved?

On 6/18/2020 at 6:27 PM, Faith2020 said:

Hi all- I’m coming for an update on my timeline. 

 

I applied 5/2020, I received response from USCIS: 

 

first one : 6/15/2020: I’m applying as a widow, so they received my I-360 and sent me a receipt via mail at my lawyer address. 

- I called USCIS on 6/13/2020 the agent told me there’s a rejection on my I-485(I was devastated and started crying) and told me they sent the mail to me on 6/11/2020 to my address ( I do have an attorney). I started calling them almost every day since 6/13/2020 because I didn’t receive any letter from USCIS as they told me it would come to my address and not my lawyer address. 

-6/16/2020 I called USCIS call center the agent told me my case has been marked sensitive informations and she can’t give me more informations and they no longer have info about my case and it has been transferred  to Vermont. ( I was very surprised of a sensitive informations since I’m not a VAWA ) She gave me the Vermont address in case I want to write to them.

- 6/17/2020 I called USCIS call center the agent told she  only sees a receipt for my I-360 on file and maybe the previous agent made a mistake as she doesn’t  see any rejection on my profile. 

-6/18/20 my lawyer finally received the rejection letter from USCIS. Apparently we need to include I-944. I’m still waiting  for I-765 and I-131. 

 

I hope my timeline would help some of us. If I may add a comment I think it’s useless to call USCIS call center and just wait as some of the agents do not even know what they are talking about. Good luck to all of us. 

OP, as I-360 self-petitioner you are exempt from filing I-944 or I-864. Your attorney is right. USCIS is known to make mistakes. And yes, all I-360 petitions are processed by Vermont Center. You need to answer RFE with the explanation letter. Good luck!

Are you a US citizen? Is your Mom now in the US? If not, it's fraud to have a pre-determined intent to AOS her.

If you are a US citizen, you can apply for immigrant visa for your Mom to bring her to the US permanently.

18 hours ago, aapl said:

Hi everyone, 

So we received mail about a month ago by USCIS saying my wife's case was received. 

 

Yesterday, I received a letter stating "the evidence submitted with your application is deficient for the following reasons......-a completed and signed I-693 was not submitted. You will be required to submit information and evidence to address these deficiencies. If you receive an interview notice, you must bring the information and evidence required to your interview appt."

 

So the I-693 is the report of medical examination and vaccination record. Since this can be turned in at the interview, I think we're on the right track, right? Especially if this is all the USCIS has sent us so far? Maybe it means everything else currently seems to be intact? 

You received a courtesy letter re: I-693.

Next step will be to get an appointment for biometrics as soon as those centers reopen.

OP, please fill in your Timeline and contribute to the VJ community. Thank you.

1 hour ago, Scandi said:

No reason to listen to random people when you can easily search for the answer on USCIS website. 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-policy-manual-update

Thanks, Scandi. And what does the following exactly mean, “USCIS is retaining      the current maximum...but calculating it in a different manner”?

8 hours ago, Scandi said:

It's valid for 2 years nowadays. 

Do you have a link please? In other topics people say it's valid 6 months only.

Can somebody please clarify the validity of medical exam for AOS from non-K1...is it 6 months or 1 year? 

The medical is valid for 6 months only, is it not?

If sent together now, won't the medical expire by the time of the interview?

43 minutes ago, TheIrishGal said:

Also, I've heard because of the uproar from many about how unfair it was for US Citizens married to Non-US citizens that were not Green Card Holders yet and therefore could only receive a "single" payment,

It's even worse than that. If a "mixed" couple filed jointly (MFJ status), with the foreign spouse missing a SSN, both receive ZERO. We are one of those "victims".

About next year, I heard that yes, the couple can claim the 2020 stimulus on their taxes next year (provided both spouses have SSNs).

22 hours ago, Buma said:

I sent mine in 04/22 received 04/23. I already received an RFE which I sent back 2 weeks ago and now received the courtesy letter. It's currently at the NBC. I'm hoping to get to the next steps now

What was your RFE for?

Just now, srihil said:

How about this?

You don’t need to start over, use the same forms. Good luck!

7 hours ago, Ayrton said:

ASCs didn't reopen on June 4th, so no biometrics will happen until they reopen.

ASCs, what are those?

19 hours ago, srihil said:

My case was rejected with a reason "The Payment amount is incorrect or has not been provided". I filed G-1450 and provided my credit card information and $1225 for (I-131, i-765, i-864). As far as I can tell credit card information I provided is correct. What could have gone wrong?

 

Also, can I reuse the returned form(s) when I resubmit my application or do I need to startover everything?

 

If I were you, I’d check with the credit card customer service. The amount is large enough to trigger an alert or something (in case USCIS tried to charge the card) and the decline as the result.

4 hours ago, tomw123 said:

Has anybody received bio metrics appointment since the offices re-opened?

In the other thread somebody mentioned that USCIS is going to re-start scheduling biometrics after June 22.

I am not sure about double first name but USCIS does not support special characters (including the apostrophe ‘) so you have to choose between “O Toole” or “OToole”. 

I filed for my sister in 2010, the petition was approved in 2014, and she is still waiting for her visa number. According to the bulletin and with the same speed as now, her visa will become available in 2024. 

1 hour ago, Letspaintcookies said:

You'll know when you get the ready to be scheduled for Interview status 

Are you sure? I thought that before that your status case should be updated with "Fingerprints are taken" (or something of this kind)?

10 minutes ago, srihil said:

It has been 35 days today our AOS packet delivered to lockbox and haven't heard anything whatsoever from them. lockbox hasn't replied to our email. 
Is it time for me to reapply? I only have few weeks before I-94 expires. Thank you for your suggestion.

Call USCIS or chat with Emma. Ask them if your case is in the system.

Emails to Lockbox are practically useless. We sent them twice, and got no reply. We learned our NOA case numbers through chatting with Emma. Good luck!