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NIKE284   1

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Dear All,

this is my first post, I have a couple questions to ask

1. I'm a US citizen and I'm filing an application for my spouse from Taiwan,

I filed forms 130, 485, 765 and 131, I received the 797 form of action for

130, 765 and 131 but not for I-485, is 485 processed in a different facility?

is it normal to receive the NOA separately? my I-485 is missing some documents

2. how long does it take for the I-797 to arrive, my 130, 765 and 131 forms came within 7 days,

it's been 13 days for my 485, I called and they said to wait 30 days, am I just too impatient?

3. does the form I-131 depend on I-485, my wife needs to leave the country in September,

was hoping that she can do so. Does the I-131 form come down after the finger print for I-485?

or is there no dependency between these forms.

4. I also just moved to a new home with my wife for the first time, I did change my address

with USCIS, but I didn't forward my address from the post office since I heard in the past

some mails do get losted, I'm currently going back to my old address and checking mail,

should I go ahead and forward my address, or should I keep checking my old address,

checking my old address for 30 days is a pain.

5. if I don't receive the I-797 within 30 days, I know I should call in, but if they keep

telling me to wait and check the mail, if my wife needs to leave the country and abandon the

application...I'm not sure what I can do about it.

any suggestions?

06/30/12 sent out I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765

07/02/12 Receipved email confirmation for I-130, I-131, I-765 and I-485

07/09/12 received NOA through mail for I-130, I-131, I-765

07/18/12 received biometrics appointment for 8/3 (for I-765)

08/03/12 only got pictured took for biometrics

08/16/12 received biometrics appointment for 9/4 (for I-485)

08/30/12 AP&EAD card approved

08/31/12 biometrics done

09/06/12 AP&EAD card mailed

09/08/12 AP&EAD card received

09/08/12 Biometrics fingerprint failed, rescheduled for 10/3

09/09/12 Left the country, rescheduled for 11/21

11/21/12 Biometrics retaken

12/06/12 email notification of interview for 1/8/2013

01/08/13 Interview went smooth

01/09/13 received mail for police clearance letter, submit on 1/24/13

01/24/13 sent in the document and APPROVED 2 hours later!!!

Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,828

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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas; concurrent filing of an I-130 and I-485 is the start of the Adjustment of Status process from a non-family based visa.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

ibee Explorer

ibee   7

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Hi there, I can answer a few of your questions as best I can... see below, hope it helps!

Dear All,

this is my first post, I have a couple questions to ask

1. I'm a US citizen and I'm filing an application for my spouse from Taiwan,

I filed forms 130, 485, 765 and 131, I received the 797 form of action for

130, 765 and 131 but not for I-485, is 485 processed in a different facility?

is it normal to receive the NOA separately? my I-485 is missing some documents

-----------------------> It is normal to receive separate NOAs for each form. Did you include a g-1145 on top of EACH form? If yes you should have received emails. Not sure what you mean when you say your I-485 is missing some documents. All my NOAs came at the same time.

2. how long does it take for the I-797 to arrive, my 130, 765 and 131 forms came within 7 days,

it's been 13 days for my 485, I called and they said to wait 30 days, am I just too impatient?

-----------------------> I think it depends where you are. It took us over 2 weeks to get our hard copies but we got 3 separate emails ( for I-130, I-485 and 765) within a couple days.

3. does the form I-131 depend on I-485, my wife needs to leave the country in September,

was hoping that she can do so. Does the I-131 form come down after the finger print for I-485?

or is there no dependency between these forms.

4. I also just moved to a new home with my wife for the first time, I did change my address

with USCIS, but I didn't forward my address from the post office since I heard in the past

some mails do get losted, I'm currently going back to my old address and checking mail,

should I go ahead and forward my address, or should I keep checking my old address,

checking my old address for 30 days is a pain.

-----------------------> We moved 2,000 miles last month.. did change of address to a PO Box BOTH through the post office and through USCIS. No problems for us, our mail is being forwarded here. But apparently it is up to the mail man to forward mail to new address so I can see potential problems. We changed address individually for all important things (banks, insurance, and of course through USCIS).

5. if I don't receive the I-797 within 30 days, I know I should call in, but if they keep

telling me to wait and check the mail, if my wife needs to leave the country and abandon the

application...I'm not sure what I can do about it.

-----------------------> Is your local USCIS office nearby so that you can schedule an InfoPass appointment? Sometimes not much comes out of those but they could be useful... I keep thinking what those "missing documents" are that you mentioned

any suggestions?

March 2012 - Married <3

AOS Concurrent I-130, I-485, EAD
Day 0.....4/03/12 - Package mailed to Chicago via USPS Priority Mail 4/06/12 - Delivered!
Day 7.....4/10/12 - Email Acceptance Confirmation for all 3!
Day 13...4/16/12 - NOAs for I-130, I-485, EAD received in mail.
Day 16...4/19/12 - NOA for Biometrics appointment Received. Scheduled for 4/27/12.
Day 20...4/23/12 - Biometrics appointment completed, early walk-in at different location!
Day 66...6/07/12 - EAD Production!!! Lucky, 2 days before this we submitted a change of address from ND to PA
Day 70...6/11/12 - 2nd EAD Production 6/12/12 - EAD mailed! Interview scheduled for July 13th!
Day 73...6/14/12 - EAD in hand!
Day 82...6/23/12 - We mailed letter to old Office to confirm change of address and cancel our July 13th interview. Received NOA for an Interview scheduled in Philadelphia Office on July 24th!
Day 92...7/03/12 - July 24th interview was cancelled (file did not get in on time). Got NOA for interview on August 9th!
Day129..8/09/12 - INTERVIEW! Received card production email 8hrs later! 8/10/12 - Email NOAs, approved I-130 and I-485!
Day138..8/18/12 - GC DELIVERED!!! Emails received: 2nd card production email on 8/15, card mailed on 8/15, card picked up by USPS on 8/15.

12/13/12 - Filed for divorce 8/2/13 Entered Divorce Decree

ROC

NIKE284 Rookie

NIKE284   1

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I'm missing the biometrics fee for I-485

I received all my receipts for all 4 documents via email since I had G-1145 for all files

I just received a biometrics appointment, odd that they setup an appointment even

though I didn't send in the biometrics fee. I'm assuming the biometrics can be used for all 4

applications, this one was specifically for my I-765

I'm still waiting for my I-485 I-797C arrive with what I need to do to pay the biometrics.

Hi there, I can answer a few of your questions as best I can... see below, hope it helps!

06/30/12 sent out I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765

07/02/12 Receipved email confirmation for I-130, I-131, I-765 and I-485

07/09/12 received NOA through mail for I-130, I-131, I-765

07/18/12 received biometrics appointment for 8/3 (for I-765)

08/03/12 only got pictured took for biometrics

08/16/12 received biometrics appointment for 9/4 (for I-485)

08/30/12 AP&EAD card approved

08/31/12 biometrics done

09/06/12 AP&EAD card mailed

09/08/12 AP&EAD card received

09/08/12 Biometrics fingerprint failed, rescheduled for 10/3

09/09/12 Left the country, rescheduled for 11/21

11/21/12 Biometrics retaken

12/06/12 email notification of interview for 1/8/2013

01/08/13 Interview went smooth

01/09/13 received mail for police clearance letter, submit on 1/24/13

01/24/13 sent in the document and APPROVED 2 hours later!!!

Old_Dog_Barking Collaborator

Old_Dog_Barking   36

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I'm missing the biometrics fee for I-485.

You only need to send one (1) biometric fee of $85 for the I-485 application; the I-765 doesn't require a fee or a separate biometrics.

Day_01 05/05 AOS Package delivered (I-130,I-485,I-765).

Day_31 06/05 Biometrics done.

Day_46 06/20 Interview Notification

Day_79 07/23 Interview. Approved.

Day_86 07/30 Received GC and EAD

NIKE284 Rookie

NIKE284   1

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I know, I'm really confused why they gave me a biometric notice for I-765, hopefully

it links to my I-485

You only need to send one (1) biometric fee of $85 for the I-485 application; the I-765 doesn't require a fee or a separate biometrics.

06/30/12 sent out I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765

07/02/12 Receipved email confirmation for I-130, I-131, I-765 and I-485

07/09/12 received NOA through mail for I-130, I-131, I-765

07/18/12 received biometrics appointment for 8/3 (for I-765)

08/03/12 only got pictured took for biometrics

08/16/12 received biometrics appointment for 9/4 (for I-485)

08/30/12 AP&EAD card approved

08/31/12 biometrics done

09/06/12 AP&EAD card mailed

09/08/12 AP&EAD card received

09/08/12 Biometrics fingerprint failed, rescheduled for 10/3

09/09/12 Left the country, rescheduled for 11/21

11/21/12 Biometrics retaken

12/06/12 email notification of interview for 1/8/2013

01/08/13 Interview went smooth

01/09/13 received mail for police clearance letter, submit on 1/24/13

01/24/13 sent in the document and APPROVED 2 hours later!!!

NIKE284 Rookie

NIKE284   1

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What is missing with your I-485? you didn't elaborate.

as stated above, I'm missing the bio-metrics fee...

06/30/12 sent out I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765

07/02/12 Receipved email confirmation for I-130, I-131, I-765 and I-485

07/09/12 received NOA through mail for I-130, I-131, I-765

07/18/12 received biometrics appointment for 8/3 (for I-765)

08/03/12 only got pictured took for biometrics

08/16/12 received biometrics appointment for 9/4 (for I-485)

08/30/12 AP&EAD card approved

08/31/12 biometrics done

09/06/12 AP&EAD card mailed

09/08/12 AP&EAD card received

09/08/12 Biometrics fingerprint failed, rescheduled for 10/3

09/09/12 Left the country, rescheduled for 11/21

11/21/12 Biometrics retaken

12/06/12 email notification of interview for 1/8/2013

01/08/13 Interview went smooth

01/09/13 received mail for police clearance letter, submit on 1/24/13

01/24/13 sent in the document and APPROVED 2 hours later!!!

 
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