F2A Spouse I-130 2017 filers

[Weebee 57]

1 hour ago, vincentlina said:

My wife is in the US on vacation (B1/B2 Visa holder) with me currently, can she file AOS instead of waiting to process through NVC/counselor processing?

You'll face scrutiny for adjusting from a tourist visa. I honestly don't see the benefit in doing that too - you won't have to wait for NVC but you will have to wait for AOS. Same thing. I read the wait time for work authorization is about 5 months. 

[vincentlina 74]

1 hour ago, Paul & Mary said:

If she is in the US when the petition gets to the NVC she can adjust if the PD us still current.

Thank you so much for your feedback...this is positive news for me. I have one last question, if you don't mind. How can I tell when her PD is current? Are you talking about when the Visa Bulletin shows that her category (F2A) at that time the NVC has it as "C"? 

[vincentlina 74]

1 hour ago, Weebee said:

You'll face scrutiny for adjusting from a tourist visa. I honestly don't see the benefit in doing that too - you won't have to wait for NVC but you will have to wait for AOS. Same thing. I read the wait time for work authorization is about 5 months. 

Thanks for your feedback. I do appreciate your perspective. What is killing me is the waiting away from my wife (and children). My marriage is literally languishing because of this 2-3yr journey/separation. Living the two separate lives is very difficult on our marriage.

[Dallas2019 14]

12 minutes ago, vincentlina said:

Thanks for your feedback. I do appreciate your perspective. What is killing me is the waiting away from my wife (and children). My marriage is literally languishing because of this 2-3yr journey/separation. Living the two separate lives is very difficult on our marriage.

If your PD is current and your I130 is approved, I believe it’s better to go through NVC, one of my relative had same case and had to face 3 years bar from entering. Adjusting status on tourist visa is looked upon by the officials. 

[Dallas2019 14]

1 hour ago, Weebee said:

You'll face scrutiny for adjusting from a tourist visa. I honestly don't see the benefit in doing that too - you won't have to wait for NVC but you will have to wait for AOS. Same thing. I read the wait time for work authorization is about 5 months. 

You are right! Purpose of tourist visa isn’t to visit and adjusting while on tourist Visa might have bars later, it’s better to do NVC 

Edited July 29, 2019 by Dallas2019

[Just Paul 4,595]

36 minutes ago, vincentlina said:

Are you talking about when the Visa Bulletin shows that her category (F2A) at that time the NVC has it as "C"? 

Yes C is current.   Otherwise PD is the NOA1 Date.

 

2 hours ago, Weebee said:

You'll face scrutiny for adjusting from a tourist visa.

If OP's wife enters with the intent to adjust that is fraud.   If the OP's wife happens to be in the US when the visa number is available and moved to the NVC that is a different thing.

 

There are drawbacks including waiting 6 to 8 months currently for EAD/AP.    A majority of us here have waited for our spouses.  As a LPR you should have realized that there would be long times of seperation.

[vincentlina 74]

3 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Yes C is current.   Otherwise PD is the NOA1 Date.

 

If OP's wife enters with the intent to adjust that is fraud.   If the OP's wife happens to be in the US when the visa number is available and moved to the NVC that is a different thing.

 

There are drawbacks including waiting 6 to 8 months currently for EAD/AP.    A majority of us here have waited for our spouses.  As a LPR you should have realized that there would be long times of seperation.

Thanks for the advise. I will indeed heed this advise and await counselor/NVC processing. The last thing we need is to have waited 2+ years to then run afoul at the finish line. That would be devastating.

[Sep17 0]

On 7/1/2019 at 6:16 PM, putul said:

My I130 got approved on 25th April (PD was July 27th 2017) . Called NVC . They mentioned they received the document from USCIS on 28th of June and it may take upto another 8 weeks before they process my request in thier system.

Very frustrating .

 

 

 

Have you received welcomed letter yet?

[putul 0]

On 7/30/2019 at 2:39 PM, Sep17 said:

Have you received welcomed letter yet?

yes. I did. I got it on 07/23. (My I130 approval was on 25th April). So it seems NVC is taking almost 3 months to reach us after the I130 approval.

[Weebee 57]

I received a Welcome letter yesterday, to my great surprise. It's been 1 day short of 7 weeks since the petition's approval. Both me and my husband got the email. I didn't contact NVC in any way and I have no idea when did they received the petition. 

Now, I know most people have different experience. I suspect it was USCIS that fast tracked my petition to NVC because the approval happened past normal processing times. So no need for panic if you don't receive yours within the same timeframe. ☺️

[Sep17 0]

23 hours ago, putul said:

yes. I did. I got it on 07/23. (My I130 approval was on 25th April). So it seems NVC is taking almost 3 months to reach us after the I130 approval.

Congrats! Hope everything goes smoothly form now on.

[Sep17 0]

11 hours ago, Weebee said:

I received a Welcome letter yesterday, to my great surprise. It's been 1 day short of 7 weeks since the petition's approval. Both me and my husband got the email. I didn't contact NVC in any way and I have no idea when did they received the petition. 

Now, I know most people have different experience. I suspect it was USCIS that fast tracked my petition to NVC because the approval happened past normal processing times. So no need for panic if you don't receive yours within the same timeframe. ☺️

Thanks for the info and congrats 

[GreenUsa 0]

I submitted I-130 filled with my and my spouse's email addresses, also submitted G-1145 form, so NVC will contact both of us all the way by email?

They will not send ordinary mail?

[Weebee 57]

1 hour ago, GreenUsa said:

I submitted I-130 filled with my and my spouse's email addresses, also submitted G-1145 form, so NVC will contact both of us all the way by email?

They will not send ordinary mail?

They will only send you emails. NVC went paperless couple of years ago. They will only send mail to cases that didn't provide any emails for whatever reason. 

[GreenUsa 0]

 

Is it normal that https://egov.uscis.gov shows only "Case Was Transferred And A New Office Has Jurisdiction", but https://my.uscis.gov/ shows "Case Was Approved" ?

 

Here https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx I need case number from NVC which will be in Welcome letter?