MsDropofrain

thank you, everyone. Fingers crossed

Hello, and I apologize in advance for asking too many questions. A little backstory: My mother is a US Citizen and she filed I-130 for my sister in March 2012. At that time my sister was married and was under the F3 category. In May of 2022, she and her children came to the U.S. under UHP parole due to war in Ukraine. Last year my sister's pending divorce was finalized and her category was changed to F1. In December 2023 she received the "Expedite Notification" that the U.S. Embassy in Frankfurt, Germany, approved the request to process my sister's immigrant visa case expeditiously. We were advised that my sister can apply for AOS since they are lawfully present in the United States. Questions: I also need to make sure I understand the "Checklist of Required Evidence for form I-485" on the USCIS website. At first, they say this: Family Members: If you are the spouse or child of a U.S. citizen’s immediate relative, you must independently qualify for adjustment of status and file your own application. You cannot qualify for adjustment of status as the derivative beneficiary based on the immediate relative’s application. and later below A copy of the Form I-797, Approval or Receipt Notice, for the principal applicant’s Form I-130 (unless you are filing your Form I-485 together with the principal applicant’s Form I-485); 1. Do we fill out 3 forms and submit them together? And we can include one check for all three? 2. When completing each form separately, what do we provide under the household income for the girls if neither works? My sister has a job now on a valid EAD. 3. I am a joint sponsor, so I am assuming I have to include three copies of the Affidavit of Support? 4. One of my nieces will turn 21 in March. Should we be concerned that she will "age out" while waiting on the approvals? Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you!

that's great to hear! I am assuming that she first needs to finish DS-260, pay applicable fees, and provide all supporting documentation since there was almost no "grace period" between the NVC Welcome Letter and then Expedited Notification moving her case to the U.S. Embassy in Frankfurt.

yes, that is correct.

All right. So we have an update on my sister's case. First of all her category was changed to F1 and her PD was kept as March of 2012. She also received this letter yesterday: "The U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany approved your request to process your immigrant visa case expeditiously. We are forwarding your case file to the embassy or consulate for their action. The Consular Section will contact you to schedule your visa interview once they receive your case file. This can take several weeks.. If there is a change to your address (mail or email) or phone number, please tell the U.S. Embassy or Consulate right away to ensure they know how to get in touch with you. You can find contact information online at usembassy.gov." Everything went so fast with NVC that she wasn't even able to finish her DS-260 yet. They just moved her case to Frankfurt. Can she apply for the Adjustment of Status now since she's already been in the USA for the past 18 months? She already went through a biometrics appt to get her Employment Authorization Document and had her medical exams when she arrived in 2022. Also, I don't think that she can leave the country and come back if she is in UHP/parole status (?).

this is not accurate. On August 10, 2022 we got the following email addressed to the beneficiaries of of Uniting for Ukraine: Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has updated the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for beneficiaries paroled into the United States under Uniting for Ukraine. All beneficiaries aged 6 months and older must now have an attestation submitted attesting that they have received COVID-19 vaccinations both before traveling to the United States and after arrival in the United States, unless they are eligible for an exception. Previously, beneficiaries younger than 5 years old qualified for an exception to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement because the vaccine was not approved or licensed for use in that age group. Before Traveling to the United States: To receive travel authorization under Uniting for Ukraine, all beneficiaries aged 6 months and older must have an attestation submitted attesting that they received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration or a COVID-19 vaccine listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization, unless they are eligible for an exception.  After Arrival in the United States: After being paroled into the United States, all beneficiaries aged 6 months and older must have an attestation submitted attesting that they completed or will complete their COVID-19 vaccination series (in other words, they will be fully vaccinated) within 90 days of arrival or within 90 days of reaching the eligible age for vaccination according to the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, unless they are eligible for an exception. The attestation is a condition of parole and must be completed in the beneficiary’s USCIS online account. Beneficiaries are responsible for arranging their vaccinations. 

I suggest they come by a plane from Canada to ensure they get paroled for 24 months. Like someone mentioned above, it does not matter where their flight is from.

sigh. We are just worried that my niece who is 19.5 now will "age out" like my brother did - he could not come with my mom because he turned 21 while waiting on the approvals.

Thank you for your great suggestions. I will keep in them mind, but we can't submit DS-260 since her case wasn't transitioned to CEAC site yet. Today I was able to add the case number to my sister's USCIS account and this is what it says. July 16, 2014 Case Was Approved On July 16, 2014, we approved your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, Receipt Number WACxxxxxxxxxx. We sent you an approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice. However, back in November 2014, the following email was sent to me (as her agent) : "Due to the numerical limitations on immigrant visa issuance prescribed by law, this petition is not eligible for further processing at this time. The petition will be retained at the NVC until an immigrant visa becomes available. " I believe that there was no other communication since then. Since my sister is in the US though U4U program can we try to expedite her petition?

Hello! My mother submitted I-130 for my sister in March of 2012 under F-3 category. Because of the war in Ukraine, my sister was able to come to the States with her two daughters 4 months ago through Uniting for Ukraine program. My sister currently lives in San Francisco with our mom. We need to update my sister's info on her I-130 but I am not having any luck doing it electronically. First of all, she had another child which should be added to her mother's application/petition. Then, my sister legally separated and was in a process of divorcing her abusive husband when the war started. So, she wants to remove him off the original petition. Lastly, we need to update her mailing address since she will be living in the US for the next two years. Is there a way to update all of this information electronically? As far as I know, my sister does not have a NVC case number yet. Supposedly, her case was approved in 2014 and something was mailed to her but we were unsuccessful in retrieving that notification. Where do we start?

the Consular office in Poland put my 4 y.o. niece's photograph, name, and DOB into her mother's passport. They had no issues getting on the plane or crossing the border. both got parole stamps and separate I-94s. When completing the I-134, enter mom's passport number on both applications.