I130 update to beneficiary status

[Ruchir 0]

I filed I130 for my spouse while I am a Permanent Resident. Got my 'Initial Review' text message on the 31st. My 4 years and 9 months are up in July, at which point I will apply for my citizenship. By best estimates, I should have my citizenship by November.

- Is there are a form that I need to send to update my status(petitioner) from LPR to Citizen? or do I have to write them a letter? If I do write a letter, which address would I mail it to?

- If I may take the opportunity to ask how long does it take to move from 'Initial Review' to 'Decision' status?

- How is a NVC selected? by Geographic area or by the country the beneficiary is from? I(the petitioner) am from Tampa,FL and the beneficiary is from India, is there a way to infer which NVC will my case be eventually transferred?

I greatly appreciate any insight or personal experience that you might share.

Thank you.

RBHindustani

[Mrs O. 29]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1306.html#5

And as far as I know, there is just one NVC in Portsmouth.

Edited April 2, 2011 by Mrs O.

[Ruchir 0]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1306.html#5

And as far as I know, there is just one NVC in Portsmouth.

Isnt there 4 different processing centers? Nebraska, Houston, California and something else.

The reason I ask because I wanted to check the times and priority dates.

[Ruchir 0]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1306.html#5

And as far as I know, there is just one NVC in Portsmouth.

Also, the link that you stated above does not mention where to send the letter/form to..a specific address would help.

What should the contents of that letter?

Is there a form that I can fill out that would allow me to update my status?

Does anyone know a quick method by which I can speak with a CSR instead on looping in a never ending maze of IVR prompts?

[Done--Really 331]

You will know the processing center when you get the hard copy confirmation. There is only one NVC, and it comes into play several months down the road.

[caly 48]

I believe you can call USCIS to upgrade the I-130 petition. Type "upgrading a petition" in the search bar up on the top of the page to look for more information.

[Mrs O. 29]

Isnt there 4 different processing centers? Nebraska, Houston, California and something else.

Thats not NVC

[Mrs O. 29]

Check which situation applies to you and take action accordingly:

What if I filed a petition for a relative when I was a

permanent resident, but I am now a U.S. citizen?

If you become a U.S. citizen while your relative is waiting for a visa, you can upgrade your relative’s visa classification and advance the processing of that petition by notifying the appropriate agency of your naturalization. When you are a U.S. citizen, your spouse and any unmarried children under age 21 will have visas immediately available to them.

• If you become a U.S. citizen after your Form I-130 petition

is already approved and it has been forwarded to the U.S.

Department of State’s National Visa Center (NVC), you should

notify the NVC that you have become a U.S. citizen. Requests

to upgrade petitions due to the naturalization of the petitioner

should be sent to:

National Visa Center

32 Rochester Avenue

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909

Please include a letter with information regarding your relative, a

copy of your Naturalization Certificate, and a copy of the petition

approval notice. Once the NVC is notified that the petitioner

has been naturalized, the NVC will immediately send the visa

information on your relative to the designated U.S. Embassy or consulate abroad. To confirm that your approved petition has been forwarded to the NVC, you can contact the NVC’s automated record message system at 1-603-334-0700 and, with a touchtone telephone, enter your USCIS receipt number.

• If you become a U.S. citizen and your relative’s petition has not

yet been approved by USCIS, you will need to notify the Service Center where you filed your relative’s visa petition. You should send the notification to the Service Center address located on the receipt notice you received when you filed your Form I-130 petition. Please include a letter with information regarding your relative a copy of your Naturalization Certificate, and a copy of the petition receipt notice. Call Customer Service at 1-800-3755283 for additional assistance or if you are unsure about the status or location of your petition.

• If your relative is your spouse and he or she has children who are

your natural children, stepchildren, or adopted children, and you did not file separate petitions for them, you must file a separate petition for each of them with evidence of your U.S. citizenship. Please include a copy of the receipt notice for the original petition.

[Ruchir 0]

Check which situation applies to you and take action accordingly:

What if I filed a petition for a relative when I was a

permanent resident, but I am now a U.S. citizen?

If you become a U.S. citizen while your relative is waiting for a visa, you can upgrade your relative’s visa classification and advance the processing of that petition by notifying the appropriate agency of your naturalization. When you are a U.S. citizen, your spouse and any unmarried children under age 21 will have visas immediately available to them.

• If you become a U.S. citizen after your Form I-130 petition

is already approved and it has been forwarded to the U.S.

Department of State’s National Visa Center (NVC), you should

notify the NVC that you have become a U.S. citizen. Requests

to upgrade petitions due to the naturalization of the petitioner

should be sent to:

National Visa Center

32 Rochester Avenue

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909

Please include a letter with information regarding your relative, a

copy of your Naturalization Certificate, and a copy of the petition

approval notice. Once the NVC is notified that the petitioner

has been naturalized, the NVC will immediately send the visa

information on your relative to the designated U.S. Embassy or consulate abroad. To confirm that your approved petition has been forwarded to the NVC, you can contact the NVC’s automated record message system at 1-603-334-0700 and, with a touchtone telephone, enter your USCIS receipt number.

• If you become a U.S. citizen and your relative’s petition has not

yet been approved by USCIS, you will need to notify the Service Center where you filed your relative’s visa petition. You should send the notification to the Service Center address located on the receipt notice you received when you filed your Form I-130 petition. Please include a letter with information regarding your relative a copy of your Naturalization Certificate, and a copy of the petition receipt notice. Call Customer Service at 1-800-3755283 for additional assistance or if you are unsure about the status or location of your petition.

• If your relative is your spouse and he or she has children who are

your natural children, stepchildren, or adopted children, and you did not file separate petitions for them, you must file a separate petition for each of them with evidence of your U.S. citizenship. Please include a copy of the receipt notice for the original petition.

Thank you. Just the information I was looking for.