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Someone else in FB comments of a group saying they were approved yesterday — NOA1 date 17th July, Potomac.

As the 18th and seeing the 17th being approved from Friday until now, this is killing me LOL I'm (hopefully) so close.

Judging by the Potomac group on FB, that service centre seems to be moving relatively steadily now, so let's hope it continues. Multiple NOA1 (or PD...? but I think they're NOA1) dates of the 12th approved at the beginning of the week, two 16th yesterday, one 17th today...

I'm the 18th so fingers crossed.

(Though I think people are confusing their PD and NOA1 dates a lot which is throwing things off LOL.) 

4 hours ago, Ptitchou said:

It seems like the only Potomac approvals lately have all been transferred cases? 

The two on FB were not transfers.  

Just now, Lucre said:

Can you send the link to the fb group, and to that thread in particular?

I don't think I am allowed to post links, but it's in two groups — the one you should be able to find is IOE Receipt Numbers - I130 CR1& K1 US Visa Alliance and the post is right at the top.  

Someone on FB with an NOA1 date of July 16th at Potomac called USCIS and were told they were approved already, the system just hadn't updated.

With an NOA1 date of July 18th at the same SC, think I'll ask my husband to call towards the end of the week and chance our luck to see what they say, haha. 

45 minutes ago, Daxnet said:

Mystery solved...

 

I believe that editing in the sentence was what caused the date change.

Hm, not necessarily! The e-filing sentence has been edited for me too but my last date change is October.

2 hours ago, Shemuz said:

Hi. I just realized after seeing your post that the “E-filing location” part of the status is no longer there in my case status either. I’m an October filer in TSC and had a date change on Feb 23. I wonder why they took out that part of the status. 

Mine no longer has this either, but it did earlier? How strange... 

27 minutes ago, Prime said:

Just got my approval today!!!! 

Service center - Potomac

PD July 15

Ohhhh we have the same priority date, trying not to get my hopes up for next week but...

Congrats!!!

10 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Excitment over here, just changed to case approved, just this moment. Best of luck to those right  behind me. Weekend has started

Congrats, excited for you!!! What a way to kick off the weekend. Gives me hope, my PD is around yours.

4 hours ago, corntop said:

Not sure if anyone is interested but I’ve created a Potomac filers FB group as seems like a good place to get information and other centres have their own communities. Don’t think I can share any links here but the name is “I-130 Petition Potomac Filers” so feel free to join and share it. 

 

👍

I tried to find it but can't!

28 minutes ago, corntop said:

I saw an interesting post on Facebook from a Potomac filer. They received their NVC welcome email but their case status on MyUSCIS hadn’t even updated to approved. 
 

My last “update” when logging in is from October still.

Just saw this too. They had a PD of July 9th... how weird. Guess Potomac are still moving though, at a crawl. 

19 minutes ago, Fergie876 said:

My case approved PD 12/7/19

Potomac 

Congrats! Was it approved today?

Just now, IsItLekker said:

I saw that in the September filers group. It's so mental.  I think there must have been a huge influx of transfers that we don't have any record of on here. Maybe some of the other visa types were given preference? 

Right? That's crazy. Damn. May have to start planning a visit trip though I was hoping to avoid it. 

Potomac now showing 8.5-11 month wait. Ahhhh.

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

8 minutes ago, Ptitchou said:

Any new Potomac approvals? The list shows there hasn't been much movement. I'm staring to wonder if I should've filed the I-129 after all. Has anyone noticed it's sped things up? 

My PD is the 15th (recently adjusted my timeline as I had the dates mixed up) and still nothing. I feel like filing the I-129 would be a waste of my time since we're SO close but BOY I wish we'd done it when we first filed. Or that we'd gotten Texas, to think I was so excited when we got Potomac. 😂

Just adding my two cents to say I went to America, got married, and returned home to do the CR-1 and it was fine!

I only needed my passport for the marriage license, but it varies to state to state and apparently even county to county sometimes. I'd check locally!

My PD is the 18th at Potomac. VJ thinks I'll hear back between the 14th-18th this month... we'll see, LOL. Somehow not confident (though if Potomac wants to prove me wrong, by all means, please!! 😂)

5 hours ago, corntop said:

There's something called "split year treatment" that I think might apply when we move in the middle of a tax year, I'm not 100% certain of the ins and outs, or if it applies, I've been trying to research this subject myself in preparation for how it'll all work, especially when we file 2020 US taxes having earned UK income as well as I'll be working pretty much up until the month I leave. We actually have similar timelines so it might be summer for us too. At least the tax treaty is in place so I don't think you'll be charged for the entire year? Would you just send another self-assessment once you're in the US? It's all very confusing to me!

 

Anyway:

 

 https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/residence-domicile-and-remittance-basis/rdrm12000

Thanks for the insight! Same, I've been trying to research, but I have no idea. I think I'm just going to have to contact HMRC right before I move and say, "hey, I'm moving, help." Haha. Hopefully split year applies.

Just now, Wuozopo said:

HMRC on leaving the U.K. https://www.gov.uk/tax-right-retire-abroad-return-to-uk

 

File P85

Thanks. Have read this, but I believe I do not fill out a P85 as I file a self-assessment. Self-employed.

More concerned about how much tax I will actually have to pay for that year, being self-employed.

Hey!

This is a bit of a preemptive question, but just wondering if anyone has any insight.

The way things are going, my move to the US will likely be this summer. I file my taxes via self-assessment, as I'm self-employed.

I'm planning on filing my taxes with HMRC for 2019-2020 pretty much as soon as I can (April/May) to get those out of the way and paid. But I will still have a couple of months left in the UK of being self-employed before I move to the USA. Does that mean HMRC next year is going to try and tax me on the whole tax year (2020-2021) rather than just the two or so months I remained in the UK?

(I'm pretty sure I've worked out this will not be the case when filing in the USA for 2020 since I can get a foreign tax credit for the time I was in the UK—to be honest, I'm more concerned about HMRC for the tax year of 2020-2021).

If anyone has experienced this situation and has an answer, I'd be really grateful!

3 minutes ago, ThePeripatetic said:

It’s absolutely fine to visit the US under an ESTA while your I130 is under review. Just be honest with the customs officers that you’ll be visiting your spouse and disclose that you have an i130 under review if they ask.

 

I’ve visited twice in the past 6 months under ESTA and it has been fine every time  

Good to know... thank you!! I've done it once, I'm just forever paranoid about CBP. Haha. 

I've been trying to wait out visiting with the CR-1 in process (aside from a visit late last year) but it's getting harder with the unpredictability! 

I was initially hoping to be there in April, but that's now looking impossible. If Potomac hadn't slowed down so much... ah well. 

1 minute ago, LuvCuite said:

what’s your PD? 

Texas too ?

hopefully soon

Yes moving fast ..

your case already Approved too?

Sadly no, I'm Potomac, PD July 17th I think! Hopefully soon...

Congrats to everyone, Texas really started moving fast!

1 minute ago, LilyJ said:

Much easier for those in VWP countries; no tourist visa is required, ESTA takes minutes to get, and VWP countries are generally low fraud; a tourist visa after I130 in a high fraud country is a totally different ballpark so it’s not comparable unfortunately. Even if a tourist visa is obtained, denial at the border is also very possible 

I know, that's why I included the part about it being difficult to get a tourist visa once filed! 🙂