July 2015 I-130 Filers

[theskeets 10]

Well I guess we're not July filers after all.

After calling many times because our check wasn't cashed I finally got someone to at least listen and look up if our application was received. It wasn't.

I don't have a tracking number because our lawyer didn't give it to me. We were initially going to file on our own,but we needed a joint sponsor. The son of my husband's friends agreed to be our joint sponsor, but only if we used the lawyer he is friends with and worked with before.

The lawyer just keeps telling me to be patient and wait. I'm starting to wonder if we got screwed.

I feel sick. All I want is to be with my husband. Why is that so hard?!?

The joint-sponsor plays a role at the NVC stage, not I-130.

I second zerocool and would void the check and re-file on your own. Better to be pro-active than reactive!

[LoveinGhana! 55]

We can't. It's a cashier's check and can't be cancelled for 90 days. We don't have enough money to refile.

I have copies of all my evidence, but not of the forms he filled out with our information.

I am sorry you are having issues. I hope it all works out and your case will be received soon.

[oncefuturealien 45]

That's a pity, JenRen. I would go nuts if I had to rely on a lawyer (or anyone) to do these things for me: if there are mistakes, I want them to be my own! I hope it sorts out soon. My fingers are crossed for you.

Hi, theskeets! you are still the only July filer in here to get your NOA2! I hope we all move on quickly

[zerocool3166 1]

Have you checked or looked into that lawyer on Yelp or something to see if other people had the same issues like you are having?

[dilhaitumhara 6]

hello

sorry my English isnt that good . I need to know whats the meaning of this .

Notarized translations are insufficient in lieu of a certified translation

Thanks in Advance

[Jenvds 15]

Have you checked or looked into that lawyer on Yelp or something to see if other people had the same issues like you are having?

[Jenvds 15]

Have you checked or looked into that lawyer on Yelp or something to see if other people had the same issues like you are having?

We looked into him on Yelp! He has about 38 reviews. All very positive. That's why I agreed to using him. But everytime I ask for information like the package tracking number, or if he filled out the email notification form and for what email address, he just keeps saying "just wait. You won't hear anything for over a month". He doesn't answer my questions, but in his reply he even says "feel free to ask any questions you have". Maybe he just doesn't respect me, or thinks I know nothing of the process.

Tonight I asked my husband to email him and see if he gets answers I couldn't.

Either way, we should have been filed by now, and we're not. And that's so upsetting.

I would just go ahead and file a petition on our own (because our other was not recieved) but now we don't have the money. Like I said earlier, our bank won't allow the "stop" on the cashier's check until 90 days. :-(

The only thing I can think of is that our lawyer is based in LA, but I live in Ohio. Maybe he sent it to the wrong lockbox and doesn't want to admit it?

Do California cr1 petitions go to Dallas or Chicago...? Because I live in Ohio and we were supposed to send it to Chicago.

Edited August 5, 2015 by JenRen

[zerocool3166 1]

I'm in California and I sent it to Arizona... I hope you get a reply or some sort of notice soon.

[oncefuturealien 45]

hello

sorry my English isnt that good . I need to know whats the meaning of this .

Notarized translations are insufficient in lieu of a certified translation

Thanks in Advance

Hi there, this is from the State Department website:

All documents not written in English, or in the official language of the country in which you are applying for a visa, must be accompanied by certified translations. The translation must include a statement signed by the translator stating that the:

• Translation is accurate, and
• Translator is competent to translate

So rather than notarizing a translation, I guess you have to have the translator write that the translation is accurate, and the translator is competent to translate, and sign it.

There is a thread here, too.

Hope that helps.

Edited August 6, 2015 by oncefuturealien

[Jenvds 15]

I'm in California and I sent it to Arizona... I hope you get a reply or some sort of notice soon.

Thanks. Me too.

[Thozelle 16]

I-130 went to Nebraska Service Center. Our NOA1 date of 01 July. Just checked status online and I-130 approve 05 August. Now to wait official notification.

[zerocool3166 1]

Do you live in the states or overseas?

[kc214 8]

Congrats Thozelle!!! Im jealous. Hopefully we get expedited too!!

[Kim&Jeff 6]

Wow Thozelle. That fast? Y'all sooo lucky. Congrats.

[Kim&Jeff 6]

We filed our I-130 last July 27 and we've just realized that the copy of my husband's birth certificate (petitioner) that we submitted is the photocopy of his very old birth certificate with his footprints on it. yay. My birth certificate, our son's birth certificate, and our marriage certificate are copies from National Statistics Office (Philippines). We just thought that we should've submitted his birth certificate issued also by the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Wish we won't get RFE for this, them requesting for my husband's birth certificate issued by Bureau of Vital Statistics.

My husband told me he won't wait for the RFE, find or ask for a copy from BVS, so he has a copy ready just in case.

We're crossing our fingers as we don't want this to be a reason of delay for the approval of our case.