December 2015 I-130 Filers

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

We received our NOA2 today as well! NOA1 was on Dec. 21, so 116 days isn't bad at all.

Congrats to you and KH7!!! Its been like a whole week since any of us got NOA2. I was beginning to think I inadvertently doomed the December filers when I wished everybody their NOA2s!

[Thesmiths2016 117]

Oh yes, and you probably want baby to be born in US also so you don't have any extra work to bring your baby to US.

Congrats on your baby news! Just thought I'd pitch in here even though I'm not a december filer (I'm just seeing what month they're on as I'm march haha).

My hubby and I are expecting too. We're both abroad, and will be in New Zealand for the birth. I just have to get the birth certificate quickly and ensure both names are on it, then there is paperwork to file with it to your local US consulate to "register the birth" within 10 days. From what I've seen, that means your baby will have US citizenship. Remember though that you wil need to still get baby a passport to be able to enter the USA. We are doing dual citizenship so will get her NZ one and her USA one, and she may just travel on a visitor permit if we have to leave before her USA passport comes through.

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Congrats on your baby news! Just thought I'd pitch in here even though I'm not a december filer (I'm just seeing what month they're on as I'm march haha).

My hubby and I are expecting too. We're both abroad, and will be in New Zealand for the birth. I just have to get the birth certificate quickly and ensure both names are on it, then there is paperwork to file with it to your local US consulate to "register the birth" within 10 days. From what I've seen, that means your baby will have US citizenship. Remember though that you wil need to still get baby a passport to be able to enter the USA. We are doing dual citizenship so will get her NZ one and her USA one, and she may just travel on a visitor permit if we have to leave before her USA passport comes through.

Hi TheSmiths, oh no that's not me with the baby news, its RSDP Maybe you meant to quote her instead of me. Congratulations to you on your soon to be baby!!! Yes thats right your baby will be a USC, and do the CRBA (I believe that's the acronym) to register her with the Consulate.

You're filing from abroad so I believe you will get approved very quickly as you are essentially bypassing USCIS, since I think you fall into the DCF (direct consular filing) category. If you have been married at least 2 years you will get 10 year permanent residence in US. If it's less you have to remove conditions before you get your Green Card.

[Thesmiths2016 117]

Oops yes I actually meant to quote both of you. RSDP about the baby news, and yourself about how the baby doesn't have to be born in the US to get citizenship easily if one parent is a USC.

I see RSDP does get DCF... Lucky! Us over here in Australia unfortunately don't :-(

Good luck to you all :-)

Edited April 17, 2016 by Thesmiths2016

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Oops yes I actually meant to quote both of you. RSDP about the baby news, and yourself about how the baby doesn't have to be born in the US to get citizenship easily if one parent is a USC.

I see RSDP does get DCF... Lucky! Us over here in Australia unfortunately don't :-(

Good luck to you all :-)

Oh I think I am confusing you or me or both a little.

RSDP is going back to US and having her baby there while waiting for her husband to get his Visa. Her's is not a DCF.

You said you are both abroad, do you mean both abroad in Australia? If he is filing the I-130 petition in Australia it ends up being like a DCF for you.

[daylightvn 0]

Just a quick look on the status of approval since this thread was created by looky on Dec 17 2015:

- RJS7: Jan 6

- Blanche: NOA2: Jan 12

- Dub42: Jan 13

- Deedah: NOA2 Jan 21

- Caleb: NOA2: Jan 26

- Fatigo: Feb 8

- Ponjor: Mar 29

- Gryphon: Mar 29

- ChanSwee: Mar 31

- Jack&Jill: March 31

- Floridays2016: Apr 4

- Mkatel0317: Apr 6

- Happy15: Apr 7

-GeorgeI: Apr 9

- kh75401: Apr 16

So basically Dec filers are doing not bad. Hope all has been approved doing well at NVC and good luck to people are waiting for NOA2, it is coming closer!

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Just a quick look on the status of approval since this thread was created by looky on Dec 17 2015:

- RJS7: Jan 6

- Blanche: NOA2: Jan 12

- Dub42: Jan 13

- Deedah: NOA2 Jan 21

- Caleb: NOA2: Jan 26

- Fatigo: Feb 8

- Ponjor: Mar 29

- Gryphon: Mar 29

- ChanSwee: Mar 31

- Jack&Jill: March 31

- Floridays2016: Apr 4

- Mkatel0317: Apr 6

- Happy15: Apr 7

-GeorgeI: Apr 9

- kh75401: Apr 16

So basically Dec filers are doing not bad. Hope all has been approved doing well at NVC and good luck to people are waiting for NOA2, it is coming closer!

Daylight, Daylight how come you're not on that list??? Alright I'll give you next week to get yourself on that list! Gryphon is a November filer, he just came in to crash the party!

[kh75401 0]

Congrats to you and KH7!!! Its been like a whole week since any of us got NOA2. I was beginning to think I inadvertently doomed the December filers when I wished everybody their NOA2s!

Thank you, fingers crossed for notice from the NVC by months end.

[daylightvn 0]

Daylight, Daylight how come you're not on that list??? Alright I'll give you next week to get yourself on that list! Gryphon is a November filer, he just came in to crash the party!

Whoever crashed this party will be considered one of us I got a good and strong confidence, April will be a great month for most of us (fingers crossed for myself).

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Whoever crashed this party will be considered one of us I got a good and strong confidence, April will be a great month for most of us (fingers crossed for myself).

Yup for Nebraska service center folks it looks like it'll be a great month! I hope the VJ stats are off but, Texas looks like its lagging about a month behind Nebraska.

[RSDP 1]

Got in the US today.... thanks so much for all the congrats..... I am hoping this month is rocking for all of us.

[Ms.F.Brown 7]

Got in the US today.... thanks so much for all the congrats..... I am hoping this month is rocking for all of us.

WELCOME BACK HOME ??????

Edited April 18, 2016 by Ms.F.Brown

[Thesmiths2016 117]

You said you are both abroad, do you mean both abroad in Australia? If he is filing the I-130 petition in Australia it ends up being like a DCF for you.

I'm in the waiting game with everyone else, hanging out in the Nebraska USCIS paper pile. There is no DCF available in Australia where live, or NZ where we are moving to in the meantime ... They only do it for emergency situations, as of a few years ago unfortunately.

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

I'm in the waiting game with everyone else, hanging out in the Nebraska USCIS paper pile. There is no DCF available in Australia where live, or NZ where we are moving to in the meantime ... They only do it for emergency situations, as of a few years ago unfortunately.

Oh ok, the reason I was saying that cause there were so many here that got their NOA2 in a month, filing from abroad, and they didn't even expect it. Blanche, one of the first one's here told me the same thing for Israel but they got approved in a month anyway.

[Thesmiths2016 117]

Oh ok, the reason I was saying that cause there were so many here that got their NOA2 in a month, filing from abroad, and they didn't even expect it. Blanche, one of the first one's here told me the same thing for Israel but they got approved in a month anyway.

There are a few that get expedited from abroad but it only seems to be from the CSC centre .... Or Phillipines as they have an expedite agreement. Still I keep my fingers crossed :-)