Approval of I-130

[ilovemyfrenchie 0]

Sorry I wasn't clear.

How long is the approved I-130 good for? I've heard one year.

thx.

[EmilyRugBurn 0]

Sorry I wasn't clear.

How long is the approved I-130 good for? I've heard one year.

thx.

ilovemyfrenchie,

Yodrak has already answered this in the other thread.

ilovemyfrenchie,

Until they decide that you've abandoned it when they realize that you're not following through and responding to their instructions for taking the next steps. Could be years.

Yodrak

Edited March 30, 2007 by EmilyRugBurn

[ilovemyfrenchie 0]

Sorry I wasn't clear.

How long is the approved I-130 good for? I've heard one year.

thx.

ilovemyfrenchie,

Yodrak has already answered this in the other thread.

ilovemyfrenchie,

Until they decide that you've abandoned it when they realize that you're not following through and responding to their instructions for taking the next steps. Could be years.

Yodrak

i'm sorry, the answer isn't clear. so, there's no real "deadline" by when it should be used??

Edited March 30, 2007 by ilovemyfrenchie

[EmilyRugBurn 0]

i'm sorry, the answer isn't clear. so, there's no real "deadline" by when it should be used??

How does one "use" an approved I-130? It is your question that is unclear.

After the I-130 is approved (and you receive your NOA2 in the mail, which is a receipt indicating the approval), your file is forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC). You will then receive further direction from the NVC.

The "approval" will not "expire" unless you fail to provide them with what they ask of you. Say, for example, you move and neglect to notify them of your new address/contact information and they don't hear from you and can't get a hold of you; they will then assume that you no longer want to pursue the petition and they will abandon your case.

So it's not that your approval expires, but that the NVC will abandon your case if you neglect to take action (or notify them of a change of address, or what have you.)

Does that answer your question?

Edited March 31, 2007 by EmilyRugBurn

[ilovemyfrenchie 0]

i'm sorry, the answer isn't clear. so, there's no real "deadline" by when it should be used??

How does one "use" an approved I-130? It is your question that is unclear.

After the I-130 is approved (and you receive your NOA2 in the mail, which is a receipt indicating the approval), your file is forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC). You will then receive further direction from the NVC.

The "approval" will not "expire" unless you fail to provide them with what they ask of you. Say, for example, you move and neglect to notify them of your new address/contact information and they don't hear from you and can't get a hold of you; they will then assume that you no longer want to pursue the petition and they will abandon your case.

So it's not that your approval expires, but that the NVC will abandon your case if you neglect to take action (or notify them of a change of address, or what have you.)

Does that answer your question?

Yes, now I understand. It was confusing because of other info I had gathered. THank you!!!

[IAH_YYC 0]

i'm sorry, the answer isn't clear. so, there's no real "deadline" by when it should be used??

How does one "use" an approved I-130? It is your question that is unclear.

After the I-130 is approved (and you receive your NOA2 in the mail, which is a receipt indicating the approval), your file is forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC). You will then receive further direction from the NVC.

The "approval" will not "expire" unless you fail to provide them with what they ask of you. Say, for example, you move and neglect to notify them of your new address/contact information and they don't hear from you and can't get a hold of you; they will then assume that you no longer want to pursue the petition and they will abandon your case.

So it's not that your approval expires, but that the NVC will abandon your case if you neglect to take action (or notify them of a change of address, or what have you.)

Does that answer your question?

Yes, now I understand. It was confusing because of other info I had gathered. THank you!!!

My question is along the same lines, but further along. After the I130 goes through and all the paperwork is in, and the interview is done, and you get the IR1/CR1 VISA (I130) in the mail, how long do you have to immigrate into the US? Does the final VISA expire if you don't cross the border within a certain time? Thanks!

[ilovemyfrenchie 0]

i'm sorry, the answer isn't clear. so, there's no real "deadline" by when it should be used??

How does one "use" an approved I-130? It is your question that is unclear.

After the I-130 is approved (and you receive your NOA2 in the mail, which is a receipt indicating the approval), your file is forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC). You will then receive further direction from the NVC.

The "approval" will not "expire" unless you fail to provide them with what they ask of you. Say, for example, you move and neglect to notify them of your new address/contact information and they don't hear from you and can't get a hold of you; they will then assume that you no longer want to pursue the petition and they will abandon your case.

So it's not that your approval expires, but that the NVC will abandon your case if you neglect to take action (or notify them of a change of address, or what have you.)

Does that answer your question?

Yes, now I understand. It was confusing because of other info I had gathered. THank you!!!

My question is along the same lines, but further along. After the I130 goes through and all the paperwork is in, and the interview is done, and you get the IR1/CR1 VISA (I130) in the mail, how long do you have to immigrate into the US? Does the final VISA expire if you don't cross the border within a certain time? Thanks!

Yes, you must enter the US within 6 months.