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Congrats to everyone who already received their EAD!

I filed on August 24, biometrics done on September 20. Hoping for the best, it seems a lot of IOE cases are being approved these days.

On 6/15/2022 at 11:20 AM, KyleAaron said:

We had our interview yesterday for AOS and were approved  

Wow congratulations!

We just got a rejection, must be some error in our package.

This is the list that we followed:

1. Cover page
2. Check for $1,225 (Form I-485 @ $1,140; biometrics @ $85)
3. Form I-485: Petition for Alien Relative
4. Beneficiary’s passport (copy)
5. Beneficiary’s K-1 visa (copy)
6. NOA2 for I-129F (copy)
7. I-94 Arrival Record (electronic copy)
8. Beneficiary’s birth certificate (notarized translation)
9. Beneficiary’s birth certificate (copy)
10. U.S. Marriage Certificate of Beneficiary and Petitioner (certified copy)
11. Beneficiary’s vaccination records (copy)
12. Petitioner’s I-864, Affidavit of Support, and supporting documents
13. Beneficiary’s Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
14. Employment Authorization Card (copy)
15. Beneficiary’s Form I-131, Application for Travel Document

Is there something missing? 

Otherwise, it must be the contents of the application itself. 

Okay, I have actually found that the category is (a)(6), "Nonimmigrant Fiance(e) of U.S. Citizen".

Still unsure on the legal status after filing. 

Hello, everyone! Hopefully all couples are married by now and onto the next step.

We got married on 02/13/2022 and only now received our marriage certificate.

Saving up for I-485 filing fee.

Question arises if I can apply for EAD right now or after we file I-485?

When we do file I-485, what is my legal status for the purposes of filing EAD? It's a bit confusing in the form since we are not sure if I will still be considered a K1 visa holder even though it expired? 

Hey! Updated my timeline, visa got issued in October, just arrived in the US on Monday.

Passport control was fairly easy, they took my yellow packet and made a note on my visa so that I can't enter the US again with it.

Planning to get married at the court in January and start on next steps.

We just received our NOA2 valid from June 29 until October 28!

If we are getting our NOA2 soon, how long is NVC gonna take approximately?

We are done being separated too, going to a third country to be together while we wait for the interview invitation.

22 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

These are different times we are in, so your expectations will need to match. Many are finding their NOA2 took upwards of 7 months currently, some more some less. There are others who are experiencing more than a year, but they are unusual cases and not the norm. They tend to go to Vermont Service Center for adjudication.

 

CR-1/IR-1 would have been the better choice if you had known that in the beginning. Since embassies were processing CR-1/IR-1 cases through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic you would have been adjudicated sooner than a K-1.

Interesting about CR-1/IR-1.

We had a consultation with an immigration lawyer and they suggested that K1 process, even during this uneasy time, is faster and safer route to take.

Our day has come!

We received a message with receipt notice on Nov 19. 

It says form was received on October 26.

Waiting on the NOA1 letter now.

On 11/17/2020 at 2:42 PM, Greenbaum said:

USCIS is notorious about not sending an email notification even with a G-1145. Most don't receive an email but it's not typical not to receive a NOA1 or NOA2 by snail mail so keep an eye out for those. Normal processing times are two to four weeks. If you are beyond four weeks you should call USCIS customer service.

Hey, everyone!

Glad to hear some good news from fellow applicants.

Well, our packet was delivered 3 weeks ago. Should we keep on waiting or is there a way to check up on it?

8 hours ago, dmeister3 said:

I just looked up the cost of that service and omg! You should cancel that, that's doubling the price of the petition!

As I said, we already paid off half of it, and so far the service is adequate.

Thanks for your suggestion anyway.

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

Create an online depository where both of you can find all the documents. Google, Microsoft, Drop Box and more. Here is a website that will offer other providers. https://www.lifewire.com/free-cloud-storage-1356638. Throughout our process we used Drop Box and my wife was in the Philippines and she could get any document that she needed at any time. She uploaded as well as I. Never had a problem.

Thanks for your suggestion but that's not what I meant.

We have paid for half of our process at RapidVisa already anyway so we will stick with them.

13 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Welcome to the thread for October NOA1 filers. Let's get the unwelcome news out of the way. RapidVisa is not going to do anything you can't do yourself. Everything you need is here on VJ. We are a community that will help you self-file. So, if you haven't paid all your fees to RV I would suggest "firing" them as all they do is look over your paperwork and they aren't particularly good at do that. No guarantees that your work will be error free so why pay them. You're doing all the work. You can use the "search" box in the upper right-hand corner, and I was able to see many articles concerning RapidVisa here on VJ. It's an amazing tool to use. You'll get a better understanding of what I am speaking off. Of course, I understand you may have your own reasons to use them but I opine to give you a heads up just the same.

 

Ok. We can't say with any certainty when you will get processed. But the 6-8 months is pretty accurate. Most are under 7 months currently.

 

Also, we need a little housekeeping on your end. Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine their Embassy. The country that should be used is the country where the interview will take place.
 
So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 
Timeline: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RTx4pIFfcIXyW15L-nyLuBGzwqYRx5lI/view?usp=sharing

Country and Visa Type: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RyJiLo_7WTmqvkzXXqLuOlVHm9oyhAES/view?usp=sharing

 
Once you finish that then return and you will see a flag in your profile. Select it and see what wonderful information will open up for you.
 
Thanks 

Thank you for a warm welcome!

We have decided to go with RapidVisa just so we can have everything in one place. It's quite difficult cause we have 11hr time difference and only get several hours of both of us online to deal with visa stuff.

It has been very convenient to coordinate between us so far with the forms being in one account that we both can access any time.

We managed to complete our form and send it in less than a week so making good time so far.

Manifesting that processing times become way less for all of us ❤️

Hello, everyone!

We have finally managed to meet in September and started filing this month.

Our i-129F form was delivered to Dallas on October 26, 2020.

Waiting for NOA1 and hoping things do speed up.

RapidVisa is helping us file and they estimate that petition will take 6-9 months to finish.

But USCIS estimates case processing time from 5 Months to 7 Months right now.

So this is a little confusing but we are hoping for the best.