I-130 August 2014 filers

[DrewC 3]

Sent I-130 to Chicago for my wife yesterday. The journey begins !! We both live together in Romania and I the USC have temporary residence here. I'm curious to see if things move any faster because of this. Good luck to all of the other August filers !

[UnaMexicana 153]

Welcome to August filers!

Sent I-130 to Chicago for my wife yesterday. The journey begins !! We both live together in Romania and I the USC have temporary residence here. I'm curious to see if things move any faster because of this. Good luck to all of the other August filers !

[ChristinaG 91]

Woohoo We are part of the August filers :) Our I-130 packages (for myself and both daughters) was mailed out this morning to Chicago Now the "hurry up and wait" begins!

[Jean.L 6]

Illinois. U?

Its on your acceptance letter.

I read that April is starting to get approved now. Thats good news.

Interesting, somehow I have been having the idea that you might from somewhere in Asia. Maybe last time i took the last active time as your current local time or what

I do have a friend who filed in late March got her NOA2, I'm sure yours is on its way

Woohoo We are part of the August filers :) Our I-130 packages (for myself and both daughters) was mailed out this morning to Chicago Now the "hurry up and wait" begins!

Welcome on board and good luck to all of us here

[eadilten 1]

Hi fellow August filers! We (I'm Irish and my husband is from the US) sent our i-130 to the Chicago lockbox on the 13th of August and we received our e-mail notification on the 20th. Our packet has been sent to California. We're still awaiting the NOA1 in the post!

[UnaMexicana 153]

Welcome to August filers!! Let's all hope for a quick approval

Woohoo We are part of the August filers :) Our I-130 packages (for myself and both daughters) was mailed out this morning to Chicago Now the "hurry up and wait" begins!

Hi fellow August filers! We (I'm Irish and my husband is from the US) sent our i-130 to the Chicago lockbox on the 13th of August and we received our e-mail notification on the 20th. Our packet has been sent to California. We're still awaiting the NOA1 in the post!

[UnaMexicana 153]

I just want to share an update to my case with you. There were some mistakes on the originally filed i130, as well as some translations missing (GRRR). My lawyer sent something called a "supplement", and it was received at Phonenix Lockbox on Saturday morning.

I hope this does not confuse the officers and that it actually makes it to my originally filed package.

Best,

UnaMexicana

[ANGUESSAN 10]

Our lawyer sent our I-130 to the Phoenix Lockbox on Aug 12... as of today i still haven't gotten any kind of response :/ ...however when i tracked the payment it was cashed on Aug 20th so we should get our NOA1 soon i hope? :/ its frustrating because i sent the G-1145

[Magazine 4]

Hello, fellow August Filers, my priority date is August 7. I got the mail from Texas Service Center. I have question about the bona fide evidence of marriage. Only showing affidavits is possible for me. How do I go about obtaining affadivit, I should go to a lawyer and get this? What did you guys do for your application for this requirement? I sent it my application without this, so how do I go about updating the application? Also, I see other posts saying "I have been transferred to X service center after a while, isn't that already taken place when you get your priority date?

[LK&M 0]

Hey All! I'm joining this thread as I just sent off our 1-130 and it was received yesterday at the Chicago Lockbox. Look forward to following along with you even if I'll be a little behind filing at the end of the month.

I've (USC) been living abroad with my husband in France for the past six years and am hoping to get the "filers from abroad expedite" that appears to be happening again like DrewC also mentioned above. We'll see!

Good luck all!

[UnaMexicana 153]

Our lawyer sent our I-130 to the Phoenix Lockbox on Aug 12... as of today i still haven't gotten any kind of response :/ ...however when i tracked the payment it was cashed on Aug 20th so we should get our NOA1 soon i hope? :/ its frustrating because i sent the G-1145

If check was cashed, then that is a good sign. You should be getting the hard copy soon. Did you put your lawyer's info in the G-1145 or your own? Perhaps they have already notified them.

Best,

UnaMexicana

[ANGUESSAN 10]

If check was cashed, then that is a good sign. You should be getting the hard copy soon. Did you put your lawyer's info in the G-1145 or your own? Perhaps they have already notified them.

Best,

UnaMexicana

My info was on the form when i called our lawyer he hadn't heard anything either... but i do know its a good sign i'm just frustrated that it's already been two weeks. i've seen other couples get theirs in 5 days or less :/

[UnaMexicana 153]

Hello, fellow August Filers, my priority date is August 7. I got the mail from Texas Service Center. I have question about the bona fide evidence of marriage. Only showing affidavits is possible for me. How do I go about obtaining affadivit, I should go to a lawyer and get this? What did you guys do for your application for this requirement? I sent it my application without this, so how do I go about updating the application? Also, I see other posts saying "I have been transferred to X service center after a while, isn't that already taken place when you get your priority date?

1) Sworn affidavits can be letters from people that know you both and the nature of your relationship (stating since when do they know you two are together, that you lived as a married couple, that they attended your wedding, etc.). They need to be in English but you do not need to hire a lawyer for that.

2) You mentioned that your PD is Aug 7... But you also mention that you did not send any evidence of a bona fide relationship. You NEED to send this ASAP. My lawyer sent a few translations that were missing and the corrected i130 because they made mistakes on it... all they did was add a cover letter on top addressed to the USCIS and explaining in bullets what was included. I mentioned that just a few posts above. Best of luck with this.

3) For Bona fide relationship I sent as much as I have. However, we did not include the affidavots that you mention. Each situation is different and our lawyer simply did not think we needed more than what I list... please see below as maybe you do have some things that you can use besides affidavits:

- Copy of marriage certificate and his previous divorce decree

- Joint bank account (no statements as we had only opened it because we had to follow this process, still that should help)

- Appartment lease agreement under both our names (from the apartment in Mexico where we lived when we married and where I live now, but still under both our names)

- Rent slips from this apartment, under both our names

- Utilities bills (gas, power) Power is not under our name because they are under the name of the person that owns this place, but they show this address

- Itineraries from previous vacations (Honeymoon, two vacations to the beach, a visit I made to Disneyland with him)

- Greeting cards he sent me when he was living in the US before we married

- Boarding passes showing trips he made before we married to see me

- Insurance policy from my job with him as sole beneficiary

- Medical expenses policy from my job listing him as my husband

- Engagement ring certificate of authenticity

- About 60 pictures of us with our family in parties, gatherings, etc. and of us as a couple in different vacations and day to day activities

NOTE: we keep sending each other letters and greeting cards just so we have even more evidence when my interview time comes up next year. He sends me money and I keep the wire receipts. We keep adding money to our joint account so that we have statements with an increasing amount that shows we do have a common goal - to be together!

I was specially cautious and scared because of our particular situation but I am confident that we are doing things the right way and being honest about this. Keep this in mind at all times. All we can do is play fair and hope for the best!

I hope this long winded post can help you and whoever reads it.

Best,

UnaMexicana

[UnaMexicana 153]

My info was on the form when i called our lawyer he hadn't heard anything either... but i do know its a good sign i'm just frustrated that it's already been two weeks. i've seen other couples get theirs in 5 days or less :/

I will pray for you to get it soon! Keep us posted

Best,

UnaMexicana

[Magazine 4]

1) Sworn affidavits can be letters from people that know you both and the nature of your relationship (stating since when do they know you two are together, that you lived as a married couple, that they attended your wedding, etc.). They need to be in English but you do not need to hire a lawyer for that.

2) You mentioned that your PD is Aug 7... But you also mention that you did not send any evidence of a bona fide relationship. You NEED to send this ASAP. My lawyer sent a few translations that were missing and the corrected i130 because they made mistakes on it... all they did was add a cover letter on top addressed to the USCIS and explaining in bullets what was included. I mentioned that just a few posts above. Best of luck with this.

3) For Bona fide relationship I sent as much as I have. However, we did not include the affidavots that you mention. Each situation is different and our lawyer simply did not think we needed more than what I list... please see below as maybe you do have some things that you can use besides affidavits:

- Copy of marriage certificate and his previous divorce decree

- Joint bank account (no statements as we had only opened it because we had to follow this process, still that should help)

- Appartment lease agreement under both our names (from the apartment in Mexico where we lived when we married and where I live now, but still under both our names)

- Rent slips from this apartment, under both our names

- Utilities bills (gas, power) Power is not under our name because they are under the name of the person that owns this place, but they show this address

- Itineraries from previous vacations (Honeymoon, two vacations to the beach, a visit I made to Disneyland with him)

- Greeting cards he sent me when he was living in the US before we married

- Boarding passes showing trips he made before we married to see me

- Insurance policy from my job with him as sole beneficiary

- Medical expenses policy from my job listing him as my husband

- Engagement ring certificate of authenticity

- About 60 pictures of us with our family in parties, gatherings, etc. and of us as a couple in different vacations and day to day activities

NOTE: we keep sending each other letters and greeting cards just so we have even more evidence when my interview time comes up next year. He sends me money and I keep the wire receipts. We keep adding money to our joint account so that we have statements with an increasing amount that shows we do have a common goal - to be together!

I was specially cautious and scared because of our particular situation but I am confident that we are doing things the right way and being honest about this. Keep this in mind at all times. All we can do is play fair and hope for the best!

I hope this long winded post can help you and whoever reads it.

Best,

UnaMexicana

Thanks for the reply. I sent in a marriage certificate. My marriage is an arranged marriage so evidence is scarce.. I-130 instructions said that in addition to marriage certificate, they need bona fide evidence. I heard it's very hard to update the application once it's sent in.