I-130 approved for wife but not step daughter

[Kozmo 0]

Hello, I went to the USCIS website to check on case status today and it indicated that my petition for my wife was approved on Dec 29. However when I checked for her child it indicated still intial review. Both I-130 were mailed together and both had the same received dates. Is this normal? Also should I wait until I get confirmation on my step childs approval before I continue with NOA2?

Thanks,

Tony

[pushbrk 12,569]

Hello, I went to the USCIS website to check on case status today and it indicated that my petition for my wife was approved on Dec 29. However when I checked for her child it indicated still intial review. Both I-130 were mailed together and both had the same received dates. Is this normal? Also should I wait until I get confirmation on my step childs approval before I continue with NOA2?

Thanks,

Tony

The norm lately is for the website status to be inaccurate. Perhaps when you see the written notices, you'll see they are both approved. Lots of strange online status reports lately.

[daboyz 36]

I've posted this quite a few times. My case still shows pending on the USCIS website, and my wife has been here almost 2 years now. They can't seem to figure out how to update a website, but fortunately they can can figure out how to mail a letter. Go with what you see on paper from them.

[Kozmo 0]

So once I see the written notices then I can move forward with the NVC process. I hope this is the case then. Oh by the way, I will need some good advice on answering some of the questions on the DS-230 for both her & the child plus maybe some help with the I-864. Not so much with my wife, its the stepchild part that has me a little confused. If anyone has gone throught this before with a child I would appreciate any suggestions when the time comes.

Also, I have been reading the EZguidespouse and the LingChe NVC Shortcut guides but still am unsure of what will happen next. Once I get the written notice, then I will update my timeline.

Thanks again,

Tony

[Kozmo 0]

Well I recieved the notice in the mail today for my wife and she was approved however nothing on the step child. Both packet were sent together to the Chicago Lockbox, then both sent to California. This is frustrating. so either they are investigating the girl further or they have lost the packet. In the I-130, the mother was the only person listed on the birth certificate for the child because the father left when the mother was pregnant. I also added the copy of the Philippines Document on illegitimate children in the I-130's for both the mother and daughter. Any suggestions on what I should do next?

Thank you,

Tony

[sdw 10]

I would wait a day or two and if you still haven't heard anything about your step child. I would call USCIS. I had 2 children I had to fill forms out for.