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Hello, I am new to VJ. I just had a couple of questions. I filed I-130 for my husband who’s currently in Jamaica & it was received June 21st, 2021, then actively reviewed January 26th, 2022. It was originally at the Nebraska Service Center, then got transferred to Texas. We’ve been together 3 years, married for a little over a year. First question, how can I (if I can) have a joint bank account here in the states with him not being able to obtain a social security number just yet? So, we can have more together than just the house we built in JA. (In Jamaica, it’s different than the states on things like this. Plus, we built it on his family’s land, so no paperwork or anything. It’s not required), so having joint things together is kinda difficult right now. So, I’m not sure of any other ways to run any other things jointly together to help our case. If anyone can shed some light or give me any ideas, that would be extremely helpful! Or maybe some things we could potentially do when I** go to Jamaica as I go many times during the year. We began adding me to his bank account there the time before last that I went, but I didn’t have the required documentation as it was a last minute thing & just decided to go to the bank & see what could possibly be done. So, if anyone has any other recommendations, I’m all ears! Second question, is there any sort of way to maybe find out which month a service center is currently working on per whatever petition is filed (in my case // I-130 not filed concurrently)..? Or at least get a round-about-answer as to where they’re at with reviewing said petitions..?? Of course, I know patience is the key here. But, going through this is already hard enuff missing your spouse and dealing with the anxiety and wondering if you’re doing it correctly & what not. Thanks for any help!

Hi All, I hope everyone is well and healthy. I am not so smart maybe, I am hoping maybe someone can make better sense of the process timeline. My fiancé and I submitted our request in July. Sent to Texas Lockbox and then transferred to California, I checked the process times for the California customer service center on USCIS and this is as clear as mud to me. Estimated time range Form type Receipt date for a case inquiry 6 Months to 8 Months K-1/K-2 - Not yet married - fiancé(e) and/or dependent child January 16, 2021 Is this 6-8 months before our process time will start? NOA2, DS-160 etc etc.. if our process time doesn't start until 6-8 months out our application will expire definitely, our application will expire in June 2022. If someone can help me understand this more, I will be elated!