May 2014 I-130 Filers

[Phaedria 1]

No, no. I think people here are confused. The I-485 is to adjust status and you will never file that form or pay that fee if you're getting a CR-1/IR-1 visa. It is used, for example, by people entering on a K-1 visa, or by someone that is already living in the US on a work/student visa and gets married. When you do CR-1/IR-1, you get a green card upon entry to the US so there's no adjustment of status.

The I-751 is ANOTHER thing entirely. I-751 is the petition to remove conditions on residence. You have to file this two years after you enter the US if (and only if) you had been married for less than two years at the time that you got your immigrant visa (which would have been a CR-1, the C is for conditional).

The I-145 doesn't exist, I believe.

Assuming you will be in Canada and your husband in the US, the process is: 1) You file I-130 with USCIS. Big package. Lots of documents and evidence of your relationship. This package includes the check for $420. 2) USCIS sends you a letter saying they received the package. This is what people call a "NOA1" here. 3) You wait 5+ months (on average), USCIS approves your I-130. This first approval is what people call a "NOA2" here. 4) After that, USCIS ships your case to NVC. This is where you need to pay two more fees, which is what the other members are talking about (these fees increased recently). These fees, unlike the first one, are paid online. It's about $450 overall here now. After you pay these fees, you have to send two packages to NVC ("AOS" and "IV"). AOS does NOT mean "adjustment of status" here, it means "affidavit of support" (from your petitioner). The IV package is your immigrant visa application and contains documents from you, the beneficiary. 5) After a couple of months hopefully NVC approves everything, says your case is complete and ships it to the embassy in your country. 6) You go do the medical exam. 7) You are scheduled an interview. 8) You get your immigrant visa, enter the US, receive your green card in the mail (conditional 2-year green card if you have been married for less than two years). 9) If you got a conditional green card, two years after you enter the US you file the I-751 to remove the conditions and get a 10-year green card. This might involve an interview with you and your husband together. 10) Three years after you enter the US (if you entered on a spouse visa), you file the N-400 to naturalize and become a citizen.

Hi, thank you, well that makes sense...sighs thought I had it down pat. So what is a average time frame? 15 mos? Im thinking? Thank god my hubby is Indiana and we not doing Nebraska, sounds like things are real slow there!

[S. & A. 159]

Hi, thank you, well that makes sense...sighs thought I had it down pat. So what is a average time frame? 15 mos? Im thinking? Thank god my hubby is Indiana and we not doing Nebraska, sounds like things are real slow there!

The state where the US citizen lives is completely irrelevant. You get assigned a service center at random, depending on how they are balancing the workload at the time.

Average time frame is very variable. USCIS was very backlogged last year and that part of the process was taking 8-9 months on average. It's back down to 5-6 on average now, but NVC is backlogged instead and it's taking 5-6 months there (when it used to be 2-3). No one can say what the situation will be like next year, but I think right now 10-12 months is a reasonable expectation.

[ashleyveronica1 0]

May 28th waiting for Nebraska.

[ritbiv 95]

May 28th waiting for Nebraska.

Hope you get NOA2 soon.

[net2684 5]

IV package sent.

On another note - The AOS package just got a notice saying that I-864EZ, part 3 line 9 was wrong. I left it blank since it was not different from line 8. I was wrong, I should have placed "Same as number 8" in that section. Hope that helps! Good luck and God bless!

[VictorAshley87 8]

Got my case recieved at NVC on September 15..:-) they said 2-3 weeks should get the invoice.

[ritbiv 95]

Got my case recieved at NVC on September 15..:-) they said 2-3 weeks should get the invoice.

Congrats!!!!

[Kulfi 6]

Got my case recieved at NVC on September 15..:-) they said 2-3 weeks should get the invoice.

Congrats! I'm going to call today as well and find out if they've received it or not.

[ritbiv 95]

Congrats! I'm going to call today as well and find out if they've received it or not.

Hopefully we are next in line.

[VictorAshley87 8]

Yes both of you are . It wont be long now. Lets hope we get thru there nice and easy lol.. @kulfi @ritbiv.. and eveyone else here i hope ur NOA2 come soon and NVC case updates :-)?

[net2684 5]

Just got an email from NVC, recieved my IV package but due to High influx of immigration packages it will take 60 days till they review it. Between the AOS taking 60 days and now this, looks like the waiting part will be at NVC now.

[brandon86 4]

Just got an email from NVC, recieved my IV package but due to High influx of immigration packages it will take 60 days till they review it. Between the AOS taking 60 days and now this, looks like the waiting part will be at NVC now.

Damnit! that really sucks. Im not even at the NVC stage yet and Im mad. Im sure this backlog issue will continue for months and months to come. NOT COOL NVC!!!!

[jodari62 1]

PD 5/30....VSC for me and I'm still waiting

PD 5/23...I'm still waiting,,,VSC

Are any I-130's from 5/23 forward from VSC starting to get processed?

[PrincessBM 11]

PD 5/23...I'm still waiting,,,VSC

Are any I-130's from 5/23 forward from VSC starting to get processed?

we are from same location and waiting.

[ashleyveronica1 0]

any Nebraska May 2014 getting approved?