Wife interview in Oct., kid I-130 still pending

[CarlZ 0]

So what happened is that wife's I-130 got approved and moved to NVC when I was LPR. While waiting for NVC processing, we had a kid and since I was still LPR, the kid could use derivative status and no I-130 needed.

However this July I became USC, thus I had to file a separate I-130 for the kid.

Now wife's interview has been scheduled for October, but kid's I-130 still pending at USCIS - I have requested for expedited service, but received a letter saying I will be notified within 45 days...

Should we call the embassy to reschedule wife's interview and wait till kid's I-130 approved, or just go ahead do the interview twice: one for wife, and one for kid...

Thank you.

[LotofPatience 65]

So what happened is that wife's I-130 got approved and moved to NVC when I was LPR. While waiting for NVC processing, we had a kid and since I was still LPR, the kid could use derivative status and no I-130 needed.

However this July I became USC, thus I had to file a separate I-130 for the kid.

Now wife's interview has been scheduled for October, but kid's I-130 still pending at USCIS - I have requested for expedited service, but received a letter saying I will be notified within 45 days...

Should we call the embassy to reschedule wife's interview and wait till kid's I-130 approved, or just go ahead do the interview twice: one for wife, and one for kid...

Thank you.

Will you be able to travel to your country now? If yes, go to the U.S consulate there and make the child as U.S citizen, by "Consulate Report of Birth Abroad" and apply child's U.S passport. Entire process should be done in a month time.

Have you been in the U.S for the last 5 years?

Loto

Edited September 11, 2010 by LotOfPatience

[CarlZ 0]

Hey Loto,

You are always the first one to help!

Yes I have been in the U.S for the last 5 years, however when the child was born I was LPR not USC. So I guess I could not use CRBA?

Thanks

Will you be able to travel to your country now? If yes, go to the U.S consulate there and make the child as U.S citizen, by "Consulate Report of Birth Abroad" and apply child's U.S passport. Entire process should be done in a month time.

Have you been in the U.S for the last 5 years?

Loto

[LotofPatience 65]

Hey Loto,

You are always the first one to help!

Yes I have been in the U.S for the last 5 years, however when the child was born I was LPR not USC. So I guess I could not use CRBA?

Thanks

Carl,

You are absolutely fine with LPR & Citizenship status in the last 5 years. I had only 2.5 years citizenship status before our child was born. Before that I was also in LPR status. They just check the last 5 years 'physical presence' in the U.S, excluding the absence.

Loto

Edited September 11, 2010 by LotOfPatience

[CarlZ 0]

Ah, but I was still LPR when my kid was born,

btw your son is very cute.

Carl,

You are absolutely fine with LPR & Citizenship status in the last 5 years. I had only 2.5 years citizenship status before our child was born. Before that I was also in LPR status. They just check the last 5 years 'physical presence' in the U.S, excluding the absence.

Loto

[Darnell 8,478]

that's strange about the expedite request, it's supposed to 'go faster' if the spouse's I-130 is already approved.

Suggest you call back into USCIS, get a Tier 2 rep, an ISO, http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/gc_1221837986181.shtm#5

on Monday.

I suggest you 'delay the wife's interview' as much as possible - you've got 1 year from the time it arrived at the Embassy, to interview date.

[CarlZ 0]

Thanks will do.

I called to USCIS three times since NOA1 on August 25th (or somewhere around that date)

The first time got a tier-2 ISO, and she said she will create an email to the adjudication officier for expedite process - that was August 27th.

The second time I got a tier-1, he said he could not find any expedite request under neither my name not my kid's. So he created one and gave me the service request case # - that was Sept. 3rd.

Then shortly after I received a letter stating "will be notified within 45 days".

So I called them the third time. Got a tier-2 ISO again, and he told me the same thing as what the "45 days" letter said - this was this past Friday...

Lot of fun....

Guess you are in WuHan right now? Been there for 3 months back to the 90's. Isn't it hot there?

that's strange about the expedite request, it's supposed to 'go faster' if the spouse's I-130 is already approved.

Suggest you call back into USCIS, get a Tier 2 rep, an ISO, http://www.dhs.gov/x...37986181.shtm#5

on Monday.

I suggest you 'delay the wife's interview' as much as possible - you've got 1 year from the time it arrived at the Embassy, to interview date.

[Darnell 8,478]

yup - Mondo Hot. The heat/humidity is similar to Houston, so I fit in, easily. We left for the mountains last week.

re: USCIS expedite.

Call in again, on Monday - as something is really wonky - no one has a record of it.

Strongly suggest you engage the Immigration Liason Staffer at yer US REP/US Senator's office (there are 3, pick 1) on Monday - sign the 'release form', get it to an ILS human via fax on Monday, then have them make inquiry on Tuesday.

I'm betting that the 'email to adjudication officer' is lost in the queue, from the 27th of August. A 'congressional inquiry' from an ILS puts a stop to all of this 'back-and-forth' silliness, you betcha.

USUALLY, an expedite request of this type/nature is approved UNDER 3 weeks. Anyone at USCIS that tells you differently? They are clueless, and are making up some numbers to further the conversation.

somehow I missed that yer interviewing in Guangzhou - basically, you'll need to send an email off to the IV Unit via their web portal (see http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/immigrant-visa-unit-question.html ) to request a later interview date, to co-incide with yer child's interview date.

Also, since yer homed to Guangzhou - double wei - you qualify for NVC Electronic Processing - see http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Electronic_Processing - can use EP at NVC for faster 'scheduling' with GUZ IV.

Please confirm that you used 'this' expedite procedure, or not use it?--> http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/255138-k3-k4-visa-converted-to-cr-1-by-national-visa-center/page__view__findpost__p__3918125

Good Luck !

Edited September 12, 2010 by Darnell

[CarlZ 0]

Yes I followed the instructions in the link.

And thank you will do as suggested.

yup - Mondo Hot. The heat/humidity is similar to Houston, so I fit in, easily. We left for the mountains last week.

re: USCIS expedite.

Call in again, on Monday - as something is really wonky - no one has a record of it.

Strongly suggest you engage the Immigration Liason Staffer at yer US REP/US Senator's office (there are 3, pick 1) on Monday - sign the 'release form', get it to an ILS human via fax on Monday, then have them make inquiry on Tuesday.

I'm betting that the 'email to adjudication officer' is lost in the queue, from the 27th of August. A 'congressional inquiry' from an ILS puts a stop to all of this 'back-and-forth' silliness, you betcha.

USUALLY, an expedite request of this type/nature is approved UNDER 3 weeks. Anyone at USCIS that tells you differently? They are clueless, and are making up some numbers to further the conversation.

somehow I missed that yer interviewing in Guangzhou - basically, you'll need to send an email off to the IV Unit via their web portal (see http://guangzhou.use...t-question.html ) to request a later interview date, to co-incide with yer child's interview date.

Also, since yer homed to Guangzhou - double wei - you qualify for NVC Electronic Processing - see http://www.visajourn...onic_Processing - can use EP at NVC for faster 'scheduling' with GUZ IV.

Please confirm that you used 'this' expedite procedure, or not use it?--> http://www.visajourn...ost__p__3918125

Good Luck !

[LotofPatience 65]

Ah, but I was still LPR when my kid was born,

btw your son is very cute.

Carl, Now I got your point. Then you are not eligible to transmit the citizenship.

BTW, my avatar is our daughter's :-) Thanks for your comment!

Loto

[CarlZ 0]

Dear Darnell, Loto,Just got kid's I-130 approval notice - it was done on Sept. 8th,

The notice says that the case will be moved to NVC for further processing.

I called NVC today morning but of course it is not there yet.

Just wonderingshould I still contact my Congressman or Senator? Would their inquiries cause any delay for USCIS to send the approved I-130 to NVC?

Thanks, as always.

[LotofPatience 65]

Dear Darnell, Loto,Just got kid's I-130 approval notice - it was done on Sept. 8th,

The notice says that the case will be moved to NVC for further processing.

I called NVC today morning but of course it is not there yet.

Just wonderingshould I still contact my Congressman or Senator? Would their inquiries cause any delay for USCIS to send the approved I-130 to NVC?

Thanks, as always.

Carl, NVC will receive it in 1 to 2 weeks time. Wait little more.

Good news!

Loto

[CarlZ 0]

Thanks will wait then,

Carl, NVC will receive it in 1 to 2 weeks time. Wait little more.

Good news!

Loto

[Darnell 8,478]

Yup - 1 to 2 weeks.

Congrats on the expedite though !!! That's got to be a big relief.

You doing NVC EP ?

and

did you contact GUZ IV, ask for the wife's appointment to be rescheduled?

re: 8 SEP approval date -

--things get 'caught up' in the mail, eventually, so that's a good thing

--I wonder 'which' expedite input method worked here, since yer first post on this was for 10 SEP. At this point, it's only minutiae (which method) - what matters is that it got done.

--you might have some extra lag time between USCIS and NVC - I've read a few expedite cases here, where the casefile seemed 'lost' at NVC, but it wasn't lost at NVC, it didn't arrive in that 2 week window - USCIS stalled for some reason, after the expedited approval and actual petition approval - but I've read other expedited cases here WHERE there was no lag, past the 2 week 'toss it to NVC' process.

It is possible to get an expedite at NVC, as well - you'll need to call NVC, get a supervisor, and ask for it - but - you'll need to remind 'that supervisor' that yer an EP casetype, and 'with luck' you can pay quickly at the online payment portal, as well.

Good Luck !

Post back when you have initial NVC status?

Just wonderingshould I still contact my Congressman or Senator? Would their inquiries cause any delay for USCIS to send the approved I-130 to NVC?

No, it would not cause any delay. Edited September 15, 2010 by Darnell

[adios4ca 0]

Hey Darnell, thanks.

Yes I hope we can do EP - wife's case went through EP a few months ago in July.

I have not contacted GUZ IV yet, with the slim hope that kid's NVC processing could get done before the end of this month - dreaming big, am I?

There is a possibility that the second call for expedite service was the one.

Will post back w/ updates. Again, thanks

Yup - 1 to 2 weeks.

Congrats on the expedite though !!! That's got to be a big relief.

You doing NVC EP ?

and

did you contact GUZ IV, ask for the wife's appointment to be rescheduled?

re: 8 SEP approval date -

--things get 'caught up' in the mail, eventually, so that's a good thing

--I wonder 'which' expedite input method worked here, since yer first post on this was for 10 SEP. At this point, it's only minutiae (which method) - what matters is that it got done.

--you might have some extra lag time between USCIS and NVC - I've read a few expedite cases here, where the casefile seemed 'lost' at NVC, but it wasn't lost at NVC, it didn't arrive in that 2 week window - USCIS stalled for some reason, after the expedited approval and actual petition approval - but I've read other expedited cases here WHERE there was no lag, past the 2 week 'toss it to NVC' process.

It is possible to get an expedite at NVC, as well - you'll need to call NVC, get a supervisor, and ask for it - but - you'll need to remind 'that supervisor' that yer an EP casetype, and 'with luck' you can pay quickly at the online payment portal, as well.

Good Luck !

Post back when you have initial NVC status?

No, it would not cause any delay.