Miller Family

They are absolutely correct.  My wife was denied a visitor visa and was explicitly told that she just has to wait for the I-130 to be approved.  It sucks, but those are the rules.

At least we got to go to Bogota and spend some time there. 😁

Have we started getting approvals for October yet? 

On 10/16/2025 at 2:12 PM, JeanneAdil said:

You are married so you can make sure u did IRS tax returns as married / best to have filed for ITIN with her as nonresident alien spouse 

you had to file as married in 2024 if married in the year or before it/  if u did taxes as single ,  correct it now by doing the 1040x

 

you can make sure she has certified copy of your passport and US ID like DL to show you are live permantly in the US / it can takes months for mail to reach a person in Moroc

make sure u do the 2025 taxes ASAP next spring / she will need them along with the I 864 for the interview 

I took this advice as well.  Thank you! 

I filed December 5th at the Nebraska service center.  Hopping in this thread and wishing everyone the best of luck. 

We're December 2024.  Hoping to see some April approvals soon. 

My wife lives in Colombia and we filed the I-130 in December 2024.  While returning from one of my monthly trips to Colombia, one of the CBP agents asked me why didn't I apply for a visitor visa for her for a few months instead of traveling so much.  I took that into consideration and we applied for her visitor visa.

She has a lot of strong ties to Colombia:  Family, our apartment, her leadership role in the church, a few businesses, contracts that are pending/in progress, and other property.

She had her interview in Bogota on Friday June 13th, and was denied the visitor visa.  They weren't interested in much of the documentation that she had with her, other than our marriage license and the I-130 receipt notice.  The main focus was the fact that she had an I-130 in progress and that was the reason for the denial. 
 

They essentially told her to wait for her marriage visa. 

Received our 48 month extension letter as well. Wasn't quite expecting anything from USCIS, so it threw me off when I saw it on USPS Informed Delivery.

@Cilllah You are absolutely correct!

Congratulations and Good Luck!

12 hours ago, Cilllah said:

I am sending mine out Wednesday. Super late but still making December. I just want to check two obvious things but I am a worrier.

$765 for the fee correct? The filing fee plus the biometrics for myself and five year old?

I am in South Dakota and sending UPS. Should I send it here?

USCIS
Attn: I-751 (Box 21200)
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100 
Phoenix, AZ 85034-4850

 

I haven't been as astute on the I-751 process as I have been on the other immigration processes.   I have a question:

For a variety of reasons, we waited until my wife's GC was almost expired to file.  When we receive the I-797, will that automatically extend her GC for 18 months, or is there additional action to take?  Also, will this impact domestic or international travel?   

Thanks in advance! 

Claudia and I had our interview on December 23rd.  It went fairly smooth, other than the phone connection with the translator, and then a billing issue w/ the translator company.

The officer asked most of the questions from the I-485 form and asked to see bank statements, insurance cards, and any other info that show "cohabitation."

We received approval 2 hours later, and Claudia's 2 year green card was shipped yesterday.  It should arrive early this week.

Now, here's the dumb question:  What's next? 

We had our interview today.  It seems to have gone well.  The officer was very nice, and she understood my wife's nervousness.  We had a phone interpreter, and so that made things take a little longer.

As I was typing this message, I get an email saying "New Card is Being Produced."

10 minutes ago, Kamakiri said:

Hi TandCaludia, 

We arrived about 40 mins earlier, so we waited in a car as we were not allowed to go inside the office until 15 mins before the interview time. 

After we went inside, we had to wait about 15-20 mins till our number was called.  

Only limited numbers of people were in the office. 

Thanks for your response.  i'm trying to coordinate with a phone translator and don't want to have to pay the translator for sitting on the phone while we wait for an officer. 

On 11/24/2020 at 8:16 PM, Kamakiri said:

I had an interview today and was approved!!

The case status was also updated to “New Card Is Being Produced”  

Was there a long wait time between the time that you arrived and the time that your interview started?  

We received notification for our interview on Wednesday December 23rd.

On ‎9‎/‎19‎/‎2020 at 9:35 AM, Kamakiri said:

Hi Guys, 

I’ve been waiting for my interview to be scheduled since my status change in March. 
How long do we need to wait our interview to be scheduled?

Any ideas?  
 

I'm curious about this as well.

29 minutes ago, fabianafcm said:

Hello everyone! My case updated to Case Is Approved for EAD and AP a couple of days ago after card is being produced. Do you guys know how long until I get my combo card? I only had bio done for AOS and EAD and apparently that’s all they need. Thanks! 

Mine never said "card being produced."  It went straight to "card was mailed."  It took 2 days to receive my card in Tennessee after it was mailed.

Congratulations!

Our case just got updated to "ready to be scheduled for interview."  Looking forward to getting through the next phase of the process.

On ‎9‎/‎3‎/‎2020 at 8:06 AM, TandClaudia said:

Thanks @mat2291

 

They don't have the tracking number yet, but at least it's processing.  I'll look for it sometime next week.

 

Once we get that, we'll get her state issued ID and continue to wait for her interview.

Well...that was quick.  She received her combo card in the mail today.

We can finally travel!!!!!!

Thanks @mat2291

They don't have the tracking number yet, but at least it's processing.  I'll look for it sometime next week.

Once we get that, we'll get her state issued ID and continue to wait for her interview.

Claudia's I-765 was updated this morning to show "card was mailed!"  It's only showing on the case tracker site though...….

Does anyone know how to track the shipment?

Claudia did biometrics yesterday.  It went fairly smoothly.  They didn't allow me in the building.

If you're doing a name change, make sure to take your marriage license with you.

I looked on the USCIS site.  Nothing has changed with her status.  We're in "hurry up and wait" mode.
 

Good Morning,

My "Case Tracker" app sent an update this morning stating that Claudia's EAD and AP were approved on 8/18/2020.  This is weird, because we received an approval notice via mail on 7/27/2020.  The USCIS website shows no updates.

USPS informed delivery shows a letter from USCIS.  I wonder if this is the new biometrics appointment letter? 

Maybe we will get super lucky and it will be her cards.