ALL Potomac I-130 Filers (New Center) [merged threads]

[Bosna1234 17]

****USCIS ***

· 9/24/2015 Marriage <3

· 10/05/2015 Form I-130 Sent

· 10/06/2015 Email Notification <3

· 10/08/2015 NOA 1 Hard Copy <3

· 11/09/2015 transfer from Texas to Potomac (PSC) <3

· 11/10/2015 transfer Hardcopy (PSC) <3

· 4/8/2015 General Inquiry sent

· 4/14/2015 Inquiry sent over to officer

· 4/15/2015 Inquiry Complete

· 4/16/2016 RFE ...??? Via Text Waiting for letter?

· 4/21/2016 RFE letter via mail

> 4/22/2016 RFE letter in the mail arrived.(Marriage Certificate Needed Translations)

· > 4/25/2016 RFE letter mailed to USCIS …..

Still waiting <3 <3 <3

[JFH 12,190]

Thats probably not a good thing you did!? It states that you should not lie to the USCIS staff and now you have clearly lied by stating that your application was approved and that you did not receive your approval letter; once they look into your case and see that it has not been approved and is still within it processing timelines they will see you lied and USCIS could opt to deny you for lying!?

It's not lying. The person sent an enquiry saying that they hadn't received their approval notice yet. Which they haven't. The reason they haven't received it is because if hasn't been approved yet (and not because it has been approved but got lost in the mail) but "I have not received my approval notice" is not a lie. It's not deception.

I don't think you get it. These people are desperate. They filed in October last year and were sent to Texas. People who filed in December last year and were sent to Texas have already been approved. These people he were transferred to Potomac last November and are now watching people who filed in February being approved. I have every sympathy for them and if I were in their shoes I would be distraught. They have been given a really rough ride.

I'm sure with what they are going through, you and your other ID here and your childish remarks are the least of their worries. If you cannot contribute productively, take your various IDs elsewhere.

Edited April 26, 2016 by JFH

[eljourney 9]

I got my approval yesterday in mail. My PD 1/12/16. My case is still pending online and I did not get any email nor text(though I had signed up on the USCIS site).

So hang in there guys you might get your approval soon.

[mrskent 11]

I got my approval yesterday in mail. My PD 1/12/16. My case is still pending online and I did not get any email nor text(though I had signed up on the USCIS site).

So hang in there guys you might get your approval soon.

Ahh so exciting! Congrats! My PD is March 7th so I have a ways to go!

[EdinErvina 2]

I got my approval yesterday in mail. My PD 1/12/16. My case is still pending online and I did not get any email nor text(though I had signed up on the USCIS site).

So hang in there guys you might get your approval soon.

Congrats!

I registred at teh USCIS site but it only shows that my case was touched on March 12th, nothing of pending or something like that. Is that an other site you are using?

[eljourney 9]

Congrats!

I registred at teh USCIS site but it only shows that my case was touched on March 12th, nothing of pending or something like that. Is that an other site you are using?

I am using the same USCIS site. Sorry I meant to say my case status was 'Case Was Received'. Also my Last update Date was 03/12/16.

[EdinErvina 2]

I am using the same USCIS site. Sorry I meant to say my case status was 'Case Was Received'. Also my Last update Date was 03/12/16.

That is a good sign I should be getting then my approval soon I hope!! But I live in Bosnia so the mail takes about 3-4 weeks.

[Bosna1234 17]

how long does it take after they receive your Rfe untill the staues changes online thanks

[Studentss 6]

It's not lying. The person sent an enquiry saying that they hadn't received their approval notice yet. Which they haven't. The reason they haven't received it is because if hasn't been approved yet (and not because it has been approved but got lost in the mail) but "I have not received my approval notice" is not a lie. It's not deception.

I don't think you get it. These people are desperate. They filed in October last year and were sent to Texas. People who filed in December last year and were sent to Texas have already been approved. These people he were transferred to Potomac last November and are now watching people who filed in February being approved. I have every sympathy for them and if I were in their shoes I would be distraught. They have been given a really rough ride.

I'm sure with what they are going through, you and your other ID here and your childish remarks are the least of their worries. If you cannot contribute productively, take your various IDs elsewhere.

JFH, you did a very beautiful answer , it is really true that he broke my heart by saying that because he made me worried and i made a mistake truly but it has been more than six months we are not approved yet

and this is also true that i made a mistake 100% i did not do to deceive them that was not my attention i just wanted to inform them because i sent my file on 19/10/2015

Edited April 26, 2016 by Studentss

[MMteam 72]

I wish you guys the best and congratulations to all the couples got approved, we just got stuck with rfe from Potomac, they asking for a marriage certificate which we already did sent, and translated from ministry of justice in Egypt and USA embassy stamp on it, and yet they say we need to submit one and not marriage contract?!! If I may ask what you guys submitted and if you have any advice, we living together in Egypt since our marriage and they asking for more bona-fide marriage evadiance.. Any advice? Thanks a lot, it's confusing?

[alanuchi 2]

I wish you guys the best and congratulations to all the couples got approved, we just got stuck with rfe from Potomac, they asking for a marriage certificate which we already did sent, and translated from ministry of justice in Egypt and USA embassy stamp on it, and yet they say we need to submit one and not marriage contract?!! If I may ask what you guys submitted and if you have any advice, we living together in Egypt since our marriage and they asking for more bona-fide marriage evadiance.. Any advice? Thanks a lot, it's confusing?

We just experienced the same situation. We found a website (with an English version) from the Ministry of Justice from my country with an explanation of the types of marriage certificates they expedite. We sent a copy of that link together with original copies of all possible forms of marriage certificate documents, even if they are redundant. We put an apostille in all of them. If they are not happy with that, I don't know what else to do.

[MMteam 72]

Well we gonna print the USA embassy in Egypt instructions of marriage in Egypt page along with our marriage certificate again which was already signed and stamped by USA embassy as offical marriage document that what written on the front page the USA embassy put on our marriage, then we will address the more evidence they need, keep us updated how they reply your rfe, did you sent it already?

[Dave77 3]

Hi all,

Just to share my timeline, in case it helps some of you especially if you received an RFE.

PD California SC: 2015-10-28

Transferred to Potomac: 2015-11-09

RFE: 2016-03-24

I responded to RFE: 2016-03-31

RFE info received by Potomac: 2016-04-12

I-130 Approved: 2016-04-21

RFE was regarding marriage certificate, which we had already submitted. Sent again the certificate, both pages this time.

Good luck!

[Bosna1234 17]

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****USCIS ***

9/24/2015 Marriage <3

10/05/2015 Form I-130 Sent

10/06/2015 Email Notification <3

10/08/2015 NOA 1 Hard Copy <3

11/09/2015 transfer from Texas to Potomac (PSC) <3

11/10/2015 transfer Hardcopy (PSC) <3

4/8/2015 General Inquiry sent

4/14/2015 Inquiry sent over to officer

4/15/2015 Inquiry Complete

4/16/2016 RFE ...??? Via Email and text Waiting for letter 4/22/2016 RFE letter in the mail arrived.(Marriage Certificate needed translations)

4/25/2016 RFE letter mailed to USCIS!(Overnight FEDEX)

4/26/2016 –RFE arrived at Potomac

[Fost04mach 21]

Hello everyone,

I've been trying to follow the process at Potomac - since my petition got shipped there directly from the Phoenix lockbox. Something is rather confusing about the way they do things, so I'm hoping someone can shed some light on their process:

I've sent my I-130 in late January, they got it Jan 28th. I got the NOA1 shortly after as well as text/email to confirm it.

At the beginning of February, as I got the NOA1 I sent in my I-129F package. Got the receipt number for that one shortly after as well.
For up until March 12th I was not able to track the case online. On March 12 I was able to see a status of "received".

For over a month, I've been going through the various other receipt numbers to see where they were in processing, and things were not moving.

At the beginning of April they started moving and I see a lot of YSC receipt numbers are either approved, or sent to the state department. This is where things start to get weird.

They skip past my I-130 receipt number (low 6000s), and I figured oh, it must have met with the I129F along the way and they're processing it then (that's in the 12700s).

There were no updates between April 14th (when it was stuck at 10480), and yesterday April 26th. Searching the numbers yesterday I noticed 10481 was "skipped" and there were quite a few numbers past that with Approved messages. I got to 12600, that was approved, 12700 (and most all of the numbers I tried between 600 and 700) wasn't. Figured ok, maybe they haven't gotten there yet, fingers crossed they'll get to mine this coming week. Then for the hell of it, I put in 13000, and sure enough that one is approved. So that kind of blows my theory out of the water in that they're taking it in order of the last communication/receipt number on the case.

So question is, anyone else know what's going on with these "skipped" receipt numbers? What's causing some submissions from February being approved/rejected/etc (essentially moved on) but yet January or older ones being in "received" status still?