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Just now, Edict1113 said:

Sending you positive energy and vibes to get approved. Good luck. 
I’m a NYC November 2019 filer. My interview was scheduled for December 2020 but was canceled and rescheduled because of the snow storm. It’s in the end of January 2021 now. I can’t wait to get it over with. 

Thank you so much!  I’m so so sorry - what awful luck. Fingers crossed all goes smoothly from now on!!!!!

Hello!  I filed for AOS from L1 (so not a K1 visa) in NYC in December 2019 and had my interview today (scheduled on Nov 30th) and wanted to share as it was a little strange and hadn't seen similar cases when frantically reading through forums over the past few weeks....

Arrived at 7:45am for an 8am appointment, got called in at around 9:30am.  Officer was basically completely silent and just clicking through things on his computer.  He did not ask us to do oath...He asked us for passports, marriage certificate, and birth certificate but basically did not look at them at all.  Then asked for photo albums - we had brought three, along with a printed out "timeline" with photos from over the course of our ~6 year relationship with explanations of dates, people included, etc.  He looked through the albums in depth, asked us a question about where one photo was taken, and just quickly flipped through timeline.  He then asked us each in turn where we work and what we do, asked me (petitioner) my address, when I had last entered the country (had left and come back again since I filed, so showed him my new I94), and for our latest tax docs.  He then asked me a couple of yes/no questions (if I had been in military, if I had criminal conviction) and asked me to sign what I think was the I-485.  Then we we were good to go - no questions about our relationship, did not keep any of the documents except our 2019 tax return, and said we would hear back in the mail.  VERY silent and VERY short - not quite what I was expecting based on what I had read / a conversation with a lawyer.  Hoping to hear back about decision soon as I know I will be sleeping poorly until then - but happy to get this out of the way and feeling very lucky my wait for interview was quite reasonable....!

Cool - that's what I was thinking as well

I guess my confusion came about as I was filling out the DS-160, because when you log your days in the US they give the option of a stay having been for less than 24 hours.

Hi!

Hopefully someone has been through a similar process and can help me.  

I worked with a US company for a year, and then due to visa issues had to transfer to an office at the same company abroad in August 2018, with the intention of working there for about a year before I was eligible to apply for and return to the US on an L1 visa.  I am starting this process now, and have a small question about the best way to count days spent in the US, as I understand these count against the 365 day requirement.   

As an example of what I mean, say I arrive for a trip to the US on Wednesday 1st May in the afternoon; and leave Sunday 5th May in the afternoon.  Would this count as four days, or five?  It's not a huge deal, and I will probably err on the side of caution and go with the latter when booking my appointment, but would love to hear if anyone has more info on the topic..!  

Thanks!!

Hi!  I'm currently submitting my I-130, and would love if anyone has advice for the section where you decide which embassy/consulate you want to apply through.

RIght now, I live in Berlin and so assume that means I should put the Frankfurt embassy.  However, I will likely be moving to London in the summer / that is where I am originally from, so would rather do the process from London.  However, it says that the designated embassy has the right not to take the case if it's outside the country of beneficiary's last residence (which is obviously germany for me).  what happens if they reject it?  is it a safer move for me to just put frankfurt?

1 hour ago, USS_Voyager said:

No issue. You are allowed to change from consular processing to adjustment of status and vice versa. If you change from consular processing to AOS, you just need to simply file the I-485. If it's the other way around (which is not your case), one need to file another form I-824. 

 

https://www.murthy.com/2018/07/12/changing-from-adjustment-of-status-to-consular-processing/

 

 

Hi again,

Thanks so much - this is super helpful!  Just to be clear, what you are saying is that I would send off the I-130 for consular processing.  If I then do move to the US within that time frame, I file the I-485 when I've moved.  Would this entail a whole new application (rendering the first one null), or could it be a change/continuation to the initial one?

Is there a general idea of how soon one receives the EAD after filing the I-485?  

On 1/31/2014 at 4:20 PM, DutchandAmerican said:

Hello All!

We submitted an I-130 at the beginning of January 2014. Now my husband's employer said they would bring him over by an L1 visa (which is much faster I hear).

Has anyone had this happen in the past... where you submit an I-130 and are in process but now would like to go for a different visa, L1, in this case... do you need to cancel your I-130/CR1? or can you continue with your I-130/CR1 visa?

I don't think the L1 leads to a permanent visa so should we continue with the I-130/CR1? or do a change in our I-130?

Please let me know and many thanks!

Hi there!

I know this was quite a few years ago now, and you likely don't check the site anymore, but I am in a very similar position right now and was would love to hear what you ended up doing!

1 hour ago, USS_Voyager said:

Is your husband currently living in the US? At the I-130 stage, nothing is sent to you (the beneficiary). They will only communicate to him (the petitioner) at his address in the US. If you enter the US on the L1, you can immediately file the I-485 for AOS. If you go to the UK, you will have to attend the interview at the Embassy to get the immigrant visa.

Yes - he lives in the US!  Okay, so there shouldn't be any issue in terms of receiving correspondence.  I guess my question is whether they take issue with any changes to my address /answer to the question on whether the beneficiary is applying from the US or abroad from the I-130 to the later forms you submit.

9 minutes ago, LizM said:

Have you already been approved for the L1? My only thoughts would be that since it's a temp visa, it might be difficult to show nonimmigrant intent if you're in fact trying to immigrate already through the CR-1. But over all changing address while your petition or visa is processing is no problem.

As far as I'm aware, the L1 is dual intent so it shouldn't necessarily be a problem that I have a CR1 visa processing in the background?

Hi! 

My husband (US citizen) and I (UK citizen) are currently working on submitting the I-130 to apply for CR1 visa / green card for me.  We are hoping to send it off asap given the long wait for receiving and processing, but are now unsure whether that would be wise as I am 100% certainly moving while/shortly after the I-130 is received.  I currently live in Germany, but will be moving to either the UK or the US (on an L1) in September.  We have previously been told that that would be fine, and we could make adjustments to my address and the type of process we want (straight CR1 or AoS) once the I-130 is actually received, but I'm not sure this will be a big task as the I-130 actually asks for this information when you first submit.

Does anyone have any experience with moving (just address, or to the US) while the I-130 is being received / your wider CR1 case is being processed?  Would love to hear how you dealt with that, and any tips you might have.  Thanks in advance!