Axl7

9 hours ago, gstrength said:

Does she already have the visa? 

Yes.

Hello all,

My spouse is scheduled to enter stateside shortly after obtaining her CR-1 visa. However, due to my upcoming move, she will be arriving at a new address (same state - NJ) and I was wondering what is the best way to document the same with the USCIS? I have used my current address across all forms and have requested the SSN, GC to be sent to my current address as well. I want to make sure the SSN and the GC dont get delayed due to this impending change. I read somewhere that a change can be requested at the port of entry (POE). Is that accurate? If yes, what additional details will I need to provide to the immigration officer? If no, do I have to submit an AR-11? Any other options that I need to consider? TIA for your timely assistance.

19 hours ago, Mike E said:

See 

 

Do you want rhat to happen to you? Do you want USCIS to gas light you, and lie to you, and steal your I-751 fee? 
 

It is up to to you.
 

 

@Axl7 this comment from me confuses you as per your reaction:

I suggest your wife start posting here.

 

Until then, I’ve contributed all I can, and I don’t wish to argue or bicker, so I won’t post more in this thread. 

@Mike E The confused emoji was reflecting my current state of mind. I now realize the grave error that it reflected your post as being confusing - so, my apologies and I have updated the same. Your responses on these forums have been nothing short of phenomenal. Thanks so much for helping heavily addled individuals like us.

2 minutes ago, Thunderbolt said:

 

If your wife's visa is good after 10-02 then I would also suggest entering US after your anniversary date. We are 13 months in and got 48 months extension letter...

Thankfully my wife's citizenship date was coming up so we've applied and hopefully we will finish this silly waiting game soon. 

Thanks. Yes, my wife's visa is valid until 21 December 2023 and we would prefer not to go through the I-751 headache. When you say your wife's citizenship date is coming up, does that mean that with the 2-yr GC one can submit the N-400 while awaiting I-751 adjudication?  

My deepest sense of gratitude to everyone for providing their feedback here - it is indeed very helpful. We will try to factor arriving in after our 2nd anniversary date - its just that its been way too long a process to get through the I-130 application and now a further delay adds up to your frustration. We have a 4-month old child now and trying to make sense of everything with my very patiently waiting spouse. Thanks again everyone.

15 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

We had no RFEs.....no issues..... USCIS was just slow.  Now, USCIS issues a 48 month extension letter when an I-751 is filed.  Our I-751 was filed only after my wife filed her N-400. 

Thanks, this is frankly ridiculous! Once the I-751 is filed, is the spouse allowed to stay in the US until a final decision is made? Or will she have to go back to her home country after the 2-yr GC expires? Or as you note, maybe an extension is required?

Thanks so much for sharing your experience. 44 months does sound like a very long time indeed! Can you please let me know why does the process take such a long time? The I-130 approval in itself took such a long time and waiting an additional 44 months sounds insane! 

Hello all,

My spouse received her immigrant visa approval on July 31, 2023 under the CR1 category and we have planned her arrival to the US by September 2023. The consular officer gave my spouse a note about the removal of CR1 status, which had the following text - "If at the time of admission to the United States you will not have celebrated the second anniversary of your marriage, you will be granted conditional permanent residence by an officer of USCIS at the time of your admission to the U.S." Based on this can someone please elaborate, if the immigration officers at the port of entry will no longer consider this to be applicable if my spouse traveled to the US after October 2 (our second marriage anniversary date) and that we would not need to file I-751 for removal of CR status? TIA.   

Thanks Mike. Do I need to update the DS-260 at all?

Hello all,

My spouse is scheduled to attend her IR1/CR1 interview appointment on July 31, 2023. Since the I-130 approval and subsequent NVC delay, we have a new child that was born on March of this year. Our child has since acquired a US passport. Prior to the interview, do I need to update the DS-260 with the child's details? Or do I just carry the CRBA record and the US passport to the interview for confirmation? Please advise. TIA.

Hello all,

We recently got our I-130 approved and have submitted the necessary docs for the DQ process at NVC. While this is being done, my beneficiary may need to change her address. If she does happen to move, how do I notify the NVC about this change? Will it impact the overall processing time and will I need to submit a fresh PCC? I am not sure if the AR-11 would be applicable in this situation. Any thoughts you all can share are greatly appreciated. TIA.

17 minutes ago, GuidoArizona said:

I tried to do something every week to keep poking them.  Starting about 3 weeks after PD. 

How did you "poke" them? Any thoughts around that would be immensely helpful. TIA.

4 minutes ago, codycody said:

Still now your I-130 has not been approved yet? Seem like K3 does not work for your case.

Not yet, unfortunately 😢. What do you mean by saying that K3 does not work for my case? Are you suggesting that the K3 will likely get rejected? Any additional insights will be helpful. TIA. 

15 hours ago, codycody said:

When did you file I-129F (K3)?

March 3, 2022

Hello all,

My I-130 receipt notice has an IOE receipt number and states TSC at the bottom left. However, I subsequently received a USCIS online account access notice with VSC specified at the bottom left of the notice.  I have since applied for I-129F and that has been delegated to the VSC. So, I am confused as to whether my I-130 is being processed at TSC or VSC. Every day counts and it looks like TSC currently has shorter processing times. Any help on this topic from the group here is greatly appreciated. TIA! 

Thanks all for your very helpful responses. As an update, I did file the I-129F and it got referred to the VSC (No PD provided). However, the I-130 did move to the "being actively reviewed with no additional documents required at this time" status as of 03/05/2022. Does anyone here any experience as to approx. how long it would take from here to getting NOA2? Apart from waiting, anything I can do in the interim? TIA.  

Hello all,

I am a US citizen and I have already filed an I-130 for my foreign spouse (NOA - 12/08/2021) at the TSC. The current processing times indicate 10-14months of wait time before my spouse can join me in the US. As I was looking through the forums, I did the see the option of filing the I-129F as well for perhaps a faster entry of my spouse into the US (current processing times indicate 3.5-7months). However, the USCIS website (https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-of-us-citizens/k-3k-4-nonimmigrant-visas) indicates that the need for a K3 visa is rare as the I-130 is processed faster. So, I am in a bit of conundrum as to whether I need to file I-129F or just wait for my I-130 to be adjudicated. Greatly appreciate any feedback you all can share!