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My wife's mother passed away when my wife was 12 years old. Her grandmother (mother's mother) took legal custody of her. When my wife becomes a US Citizen, is there any chance that she can petition for her grandmother who was legally her parent? 

Has anyone else received an interview date yet or any notice beyond biometrics? I noticed something odd in the two tabs for our 485 progress. There are two different dates noted as "response received". Anyone know why this is or what this means?

1 hour ago, Demise said:

Yeah you're right, so she should just get a learner's permit.

 

Does your spouse have an EAD?

No she does not have an EAD. We did not apply for one either.

13 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

NY rules say the following

You need a Social Security Card or Ineligibility letter to apply for REAL ID compliant license or permit

a letter from the Social Security Administration issued within the past 30 days stating that you are ineligible for a Social Security Number

 

 

https://dmv.ny.gov/driver-license/applying-standard-license-without-social-security-number-or-ineligibility-letter

11 hours ago, nastra30 said:

If you don't care whether it's a REAL ID or not, then I vote for going the learner's permit route; seems like the least resistant route. Otherwise, get the ineligible letter from SSA and meet the more stringent points for REAL ID.

Would you guys know if my situation qualifies for ineligibility? My spouse applied for the SSN along with the I485 and my understanding is that we have to wait a year or more for this before we can receive the green card + SSN so are we ineligible at the moment? 

11 minutes ago, nastra30 said:

Some States like NY and NJ have recently been doling out DL to anybody regardless of immigration status. Therefore, NY will give you a DL irrespective of your immigration status so go ahead and apply. It won't be REAL ID though. 

I'm actually looking to apply for just a regular ID for my spouse, not even a DL but because we don't have the SSN, we don't meet the points of proof requirements. I was hoping to hear from someone who was able to get an ID without a SSN. 

I mistakenly thought the standard procedure to file for an SSN was to do so with the I485. Only afterwards, I realized it must be done two weeks after arrival and two weeks before the 90 days are up. Without the SSN which it seems like will not be available until we receive the green card, my spouse does not have enough points to qualify for an ID under the DMV rules. It seems like if you don't have the SSN, you also wouldn't be able to obtain other pieces of proof that the DMV accepts so I'm wondering if anyone has had luck finding a way around this? 

10 hours ago, Timona said:

That should do it

Thank you!

Just now, Timona said:

NYC is the field office where you interview will be conducted. 

 

Chicago is the processing center 

Thank you, so in this case should I be looking at the NYC or the Chicago office processing times to get an estimate of our timeline?

We are NYC based and given the directions of where to file our I485, we were directed to file with the Chicago USCIS. I did not realize that there was also a NYC USCIS office until reviewing the processing times just today and now I am confused why we were asked to send our AOS to Chicago when we are in NYC. Either way, how can we know if our case is with the Chicago or NYC office? 

My wife and I was not aware we could file for a SSN prior to her AOS and in New York State where we are located, it does not appear we have enough local documents to meet their proof to obtain an ID. Is it sufficient to have her foreign ID, a digital copy of her AOS NOA1 and a digital copy of her passport in case a police officer or ICE asks for identification? 

3 hours ago, Juan&Rocio said:

Do you know how far out the interviews are from the date you can schedule ???Thanks

I actually saw availability the same week but I decided to schedule ours for 3.5 weeks out.

5 hours ago, Seemoreglass83 said:

It says if your status says ready, you can schedule your interview

Thank you I saw that today as well. 

28 minutes ago, waiting1234 said:

Seems like a gamble at any rate. My lawyer is saying to wait. Wether you can or not is another question but I really don’t want to do anything that can cause a delay or confusion with the embassy as that would most surely end in much more wait time. I get that people are excited but what is 3 weeks after waiting a year and a half.

I'm leaning towards this as well. From the bits and pieces that I can gather, it sounds like people are able to make their appointments. However, I'm curious to know if anyone who has made their appointment before receiving the K packet ran into any issues. Either way, I'll probably wait the three weeks. 

We also received a notice yesterday from the NVC that our application was sent/is being sent to the Bogota embassy. Our NOA2 was Feb 4th 2021. I'm in a group chat and there seems to be some debate on whether this notification is sufficient for people in my position to make an interview appointment or whether you have to wait 3 weeks for the Bogota embassy immigration visa unit to send you the K packet instructions. According to the interview appointment website, you are not supposed to make an appointment until the IVU sends you the K packet instructions. However, others are saying that you can do it now and as long as you receive the instructions before your appointment date, you are fine. Does anyone have more insight on this?

On 8/25/2021 at 10:12 PM, Boston_Gary said:

Nothing can be done. Only thing they understand is lawsuits unfortunately. I will contact my Congressman to help transfer out of Bogota. My reasoning will be this embassy refuses to open and the limited cases they are processing are not done as specified. Other embassies are processing two months after NOA2. Bogota is getting to two years at this point. There are effectively a non-entity now. 

Which embassy are you thinking about transferring to? I'm interested in any options including suing or transferring to accelerate my case but I'd hate to end up in a situation where I might unintentionally delay my case even more, kind of like changing lanes in traffic and seeing the lane you were in end up going faster. Also out of curiosity, is the info in your timeline listed correct? Have you received your NOA2 yet? 

On 8/19/2021 at 8:52 AM, Seemoreglass83 said:

No one knows for sure. They just sent december 2020 so that's about 7 months before you. So maybe your case will be sent in 7 months. However, if they continue to ask for 3 months worth of cases at a time like they did this month, it could be in 3 months. No way to know for sure right now. 

This is great news, do you mind sharing where you get the information that they are processing 3 months of applications? And are these all types of visas? It sounds like K1s may not be a priority.

52 minutes ago, amarilloslick said:

Here is a link to the Embassy in Bogota that says they are still processing K-1 visas. 

 

Immigrant Visas | U.S. Embassy in Colombia (usembassy.gov)

Thanks. Looking back at my email, I received the same response back in April as well. Meanwhile, the Bogota embassy itself has confirmed with me they have been processing visas since March. So it looks like the folks at the NVC either are unaware of this OR they're just using that as a default response to get people to stop asking them questions.

I received a notice from the NVC on July 27th saying the embassy is closed for routine visa services. Does anyone know why they would close after being open for 4+ months and the covid situation improving? 

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Due to COVID-19 concerns, the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General in BOGOTA, COLOMBIA suspended routine visa services. The National Visa Center will not forward K1 visa petitions to BOGOTA, COLOMBIA until they resume routine visa services. The U.S. Embassy or Consulate General will resume visa services as soon as possible, but they cannot provide a specific date. For the most up-to-date information about the U.S. Embassy or Consulate General's operating status, please visit their website at https://usembassy.gov

2 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Yes, write unknown. You can add an addendum letter explaining the circumstances to why you answered unknown. Just be sure to label that extra page with personal information that will tie it back to the I-129f.

Much appreciated! 

Thank you for the quick reply. If she does find his full name and does not know his DOB or current location, is it better to write unknown for everything or just unknown for what we do not know?

My fiancee's mother passed away when she was a child and she has no relationship with her father, she is not even sure of his full name, DOB or current residence. What she we put for both of these instances and will this raise a flag for us?