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[ShinningStar 0]

On 7/19/2020 at 11:08 PM, jcracked52 said:

 

I am inside US in this same category and have applied to adjust status. 

 

1. No, if inside US, you can file I485 based on pending i130 if date of filing chart allows it. 

 

2. It depends on local field office, but I filed in October 2019 and my interview is next month.

 

3. Yes, usually takes around 3-4 months if there is no RFE for I485. If there is RFE for I485 then they stop processing EAD until they receive response so it can take total ~6-8 months if you get RFE for I485. My EAD took 8 months to get approved because I had RFE for I485. 

Hello Friend,

 

Hope your case is going well. My sister who is in USA on F1 (student) and petitioned by my father PR, good news is that now her I-130 got approved as she got an email from NVC.

 

1. Can she start process as per given in NVC link to pay fees of AOS, submit documents etc? Or should she has to wait for her PD to be current? Her PD is April 2017.

2. Is there any adverse effect if she submit this before PD gets current?

 

Thanks in advance.

[zaback21 29]

On 8/7/2020 at 7:26 PM, ShinningStar said:

Hello Friend,

 

Hope your case is going well. My sister who is in USA on F1 (student) and petitioned by my father PR, good news is that now her I-130 got approved as she got an email from NVC.

 

1. Can she start process as per given in NVC link to pay fees of AOS, submit documents etc? Or should she has to wait for her PD to be current? Her PD is April 2017.

2. Is there any adverse effect if she submit this before PD gets current?

 

Thanks in advance.

If NVC asks you to pay fees and documents, then you do as usual. There is no adverse effect. In fact in the good old days of 3 years ago lol, NVC, interview and other formalities were usually done before priority date becoming current, so you don't wait a single day after you are eligible for visa. 

 

Now you may be eligible but your petition hasn't even been approved in 5-6 years,  let alone NVC or interview. Things have really messed up the last few years. 

 

Now USCIS is out of money and they almost furloughed 2/3 of the employees. 

 

Now to elaborate your question, you can't do anything unless they want you to. So the link to pay visa fees and documents will only work if NVC allows it. So, go ahead as usual. 

 

Now how long it took your petition to get approved? Which USCIS centre and your country? 

Edited August 10, 2020 by zaback21

[jcracked52 55]

On 8/7/2020 at 9:26 AM, ShinningStar said:

Hello Friend,

 

Hope your case is going well. My sister who is in USA on F1 (student) and petitioned by my father PR, good news is that now her I-130 got approved as she got an email from NVC.

 

1. Can she start process as per given in NVC link to pay fees of AOS, submit documents etc? Or should she has to wait for her PD to be current? Her PD is April 2017.

2. Is there any adverse effect if she submit this before PD gets current?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

NVC is irrelevant if she is in US and plans to do adjustment of status. The reason NVC probably sent this email is because on I-130 it was probably mentioned that she will do consular processing abroad instead of AOS in US. You must contact NVC and let them know that beneficiary is inside US and plans to do AOS, NVC will send approved petition back to USCIS. USCIS handles AOS, not NVC. NVC only handles those who are abroad.

[ShinningStar 0]

4 hours ago, jcracked52 said:

 

NVC is irrelevant if she is in US and plans to do adjustment of status. The reason NVC probably sent this email is because on I-130 it was probably mentioned that she will do consular processing abroad instead of AOS in US. You must contact NVC and let them know that beneficiary is inside US and plans to do AOS, NVC will send approved petition back to USCIS. USCIS handles AOS, not NVC. NVC only handles those who are abroad.

Thanks friend. You are right, there is one place in NVC FAQs it is mentioned to contact them and let them know if

it is AOS so they hold and USCIS will adjudicate the AOS. 

However, I double checked on i130 there is no place to differentiate the choice but in cover letter she mentioned that she is attaching current visa. Hope it won’t effect the process time.

 

Thank you so much.

 

[ShinningStar 0]

6 hours ago, zaback21 said:

If NVC asks you to pay fees and documents, then you do as usual. There is no adverse effect. In fact in the good old days of 3 years ago lol, NVC, interview and other formalities were usually done before priority date becoming current, so you don't wait a single day after you are eligible for visa. 

 

Now you may be eligible but your petition hasn't even been approved in 5-6 years,  let alone NVC or interview. Things have really messed up the last few years. 

 

Now USCIS is out of money and they almost furloughed 2/3 of the employees. 

 

Now to elaborate your question, you can't do anything unless they want you to. So the link to pay visa fees and documents will only work if NVC allows it. So, go ahead as usual. 

 

Now how long it took your petition to get approved? Which USCIS centre and your country? 

My sis is in USA on F1 student visa from India and there is no way she can go to attend NVC visa interview in Mumbai as mentioned in their email. She has to do AOS and that’s authority is with USCIS unless you have any concrete information.

 

but thank you so much for sharing your thoughts.

[zaback21 29]

On 8/11/2020 at 7:39 AM, ShinningStar said:

My sis is in USA on F1 student visa from India and there is no way she can go to attend NVC visa interview in Mumbai as mentioned in their email. She has to do AOS and that’s authority is with USCIS unless you have any concrete information.

 

but thank you so much for sharing your thoughts.

If you're doing AOS, then you follow the advice given above. My suggestion was for overseas consular processing by NVC.

[ShinningStar 0]

18 hours ago, zaback21 said:

If you're doing AOS, then you follow the advice given above. My suggestion was for overseas consular processing by NVC.

Yes. Thanks.

[mbrtn04 6]

Hi! My PD just got current this September 2020 Visa Bulletin. I'm under F2B. I already have my case number and Invoice ID when I called NVC. Still waiting for my Welcome Letter to arrive. NVC told me I have to wait about 6 weeks for my welcome letter because they are converting each case into electronic processing.

 

I was wondering if anyone has a similar case. Please kindly comment how long you've waited for your welcome letter after your PD became current in Chart B. Thank you

 

I've heard from other F2B who already got their WL and with same month of PD as I am, they were able to start the process even without the WL. It just needs to be activated. I wanted to know if someone has the same experience related to this. I would appreciate your comments. Thank you. 

[rodeo 11]

26 minutes ago, maiabarton04 said:

Hi! My PD just got current this September 2020 Visa Bulletin. I'm under F2B. I already have my case number and Invoice ID when I called NVC. Still waiting for my Welcome Letter to arrive. NVC told me I have to wait about 6 weeks for my welcome letter because they are converting each case into electronic processing.

 

I was wondering if anyone has a similar case. Please kindly comment how long you've waited for your welcome letter after your PD became current in Chart B. Thank you

 

I've heard from other F2B who already got their WL and with same month of PD as I am, they were able to start the process even without the WL. It just needs to be activated. I wanted to know if someone has the same experience related to this. I would appreciate your comments. Thank you. 

 

My petitioned relative is also from the Philippines, F2B, priority date is September 2015, and I think it is still not current in the visa bulletin.  I-130 is already approved early August 2020 and together with that email is an NVC number and Invoice ID, I don't know if this is the welcome letter that they were talking about in this forum, last week the CEAC online account allowed us to pay the AOS and IV fees online.  Are you in this process where you had paid your processing fees already?  I am asking because you said that your priority date is already current and ours is still in the waiting stage...

[mbrtn04 6]

Just now, rodeo said:

My petitioned relative is also from the Philippines, F2B, priority date is September 2015, and I think it is still not current in the visa bulletin.  I-130 is already approved early August 2020 and together with that email is an NVC number and Invoice ID, I don't know if this is the welcome letter that they were talking about in this forum, last week the CEAC online account allowed us to pay the AOS and IV fees online.  Are you in this process where you had paid your processing fees already?  I am asking because you said that your priority date is already current and ours is still in the waiting stage...

Hi. Thank you for your response. I am supposed to login but when I called NVC, they told me to wait 6 weeks because they are converting each case to electronic processing. There were others with same month of PD were able to proceed with the payments. So now I am wondering why it is taking so long for me to log in. 
 

see attached photo after logging in to ceac

[rodeo 11]

10 minutes ago, maiabarton04 said:

Hi. Thank you for your response. I am supposed to login but when I called NVC, they told me to wait 6 weeks because they are converting each case to electronic processing. There were others with same month of PD were able to proceed with the payments. So now I am wondering why it is taking so long for me to log in. 
 

see attached photo after logging in to ceac

So sorry, Maybe you need to be patient for now and I think there is some glitch in the conversion to the electronic system, btw what is your priority date?

[Chipz 3]

Hi,

 

Does the visa ban included permanent resident petitioning for spouse and child? I'm in the part of completing their d260 and submitting documents online.

[mbrtn04 6]

20 hours ago, rodeo said:

So sorry, Maybe you need to be patient for now and I think there is some glitch in the conversion to the electronic system, btw what is your priority date?

March 2012

[rodeo 11]

1 hour ago, maiabarton04 said:

March 2012

Don't worry your online account will gonna be activated soon....  for the meantime just gather the supporting documents for the AOS and IV processing....

[mbrtn04 6]

On 9/7/2020 at 12:26 PM, rodeo said:

Don't worry your online account will gonna be activated soon....  for the meantime just gather the supporting documents for the AOS and IV processing....

I already got my WL just now!