Maria Medina

4 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

Nebraska also does spouse visas and when there are overloads at the different offices ,  cases get transfered

Don't worry,  at least USCIS ackowledges they have your case

 

BTW  you should always block out things like the case # before posting

i hope mine were transferred     Potomac take longer than Nebraska

(i did hide and delete last numbers of  case# and names )

4 hours ago, Misscloud said:

my husband filed i-130 petition for me on november 2020 and we sent it to texas ( hard copy) . but when we got the NOA, it said potomac and the receipt number start with IOE. though the moment we knew our receipt number and checked it on USCIS website t immediately said " Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS " and didn't specify being process in which place. 

thanks for share your experience, as i said before i hope our case were transferred to Nebraska because Nebraska USCIS center takes less time than others.  Potomac is processing November 2019 times. 

4 hours ago, JKLSemicolon said:

Others have reported that when this happens, the service center that is written on the I-797 Receipt Notice (NOA1) is the correct one. In your case that would be Potomac.

 

If you want to be sure, you can either try to send a message to USCIS through your account or call and get them to verify where your case is being processed. But you will probably need to be persistent in order to get an answer.

Potomac It is one of the centers that take the longest on average 12 to 16 months I am hopeful that I will be transferred to Nebraska they have an average of 5 to 8 months.  thanks for answering me   

When we review the status of our ioe (https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do) it comes out that it is in Nebraska, even when we log in to our uscis account it is in Nebraska

 but on the paper  says  that it is in Potomac.

Anyone in the group who has submitted their form i13o between october and have their ioe confirmation has the same error?

14 hours ago, JKLSemicolon said:

The attached document was shared somewhere else on the forum and I saved it at one point. It comes directly from CBP, so the more things you can provide from here, the better.

 

Also look at this page, which is still relevant to CR-1/IR-1 beneficiaries although it is directed towards those doing the K-1 process:

 

Thank you for the information. 

CBP.Ties.pdf 451.94 kB · 1 download

3 hours ago, Hilde said:

They asked him standard questions like "purpose of the trip" and "how long are you staying". The main thing here is always telling the officer the truth. You should have no problems.

thank u   

19 minutes ago, isis375 said:

CR-1 Visa Approved!

 

My husband and I married through Utah Online marriage ceremony in September 2020. I visited him in Costa Rica in October 2020 and filed for the CR-1. Our I-130 was approved January 29, 2021. We were DQ in the NVC on February 16, 2021 and received our interview date on February 24th.

 

My husband passed his interview this morning and now we await his passport and POE in the coming weeks.

Congratulations!!! can you let us know which USCIS office processed your case?? also as i understand he is in Costa Rica and you are un US, they didn't ask you to show up in his interview?

On 3/9/2021 at 11:10 PM, vtstang66 said:

The #1 thing is to be honest with the border officers.  Tell them how long you'll be here, what you'll be doing (visiting, NOT working in any way, even remotely for a job in your home country), and be prepared to show evidence that you intend to return home (a plane ticket, letter of employment, lease, etc.)

 

Then leave when you said you would.  My wife's visited me many times this way.  If you lie to the officer, or they think you're not being fully honest with them, things can go sideways.

Yes!!! my ticket is only for 16 days.  The most important is that my six years old son will be waiting for me (his visa expired during the Covid), also im going to take there a work certificate where says the years im working and my vacations period for those 16 days. I'm also paying my mortgage so i was thinking to show them those papers too.  Also show them my OIE case to prove them that im waiting for a legal proccess applying for the CR1

On 3/10/2021 at 11:59 AM, Hilde said:

My husband went on a few trips to the US (before the pandemic) on a tourist visa after having filed for the IR1. It was never an issue.  

does your husband remember what they asked him in the airport?  and his answers?   Im prepared to answer the routine but always is good to know if they ask something tricky.   Thanks

I was wondering, when the immigration officer at the airport asked me why I enter the country, is it correct that I tell him to see my husband and spend a few weeks with him (maximum 2 weeks)?

Hi!!  I am new to the group, I was wondering if among the members of the group there are people who have entered the United States with a Tourist Visa after having started the process for the CR1 (in my case I received the NOA1 in OCT 2020)? Is it possible to visit my husband while the process lasts?