F2A 2018 AOS Filers

[Bhumi 14]

Good luck.

[Dr_who 7]

Hi guys , 

Thank you for creating this forum . I have been here in USA since 2008 and wife is on GC . We filed the I 130 petition on May 7 2018 . 

 

Need some advice on when should i file the AOS . My i 797 receipt notice has priority date blank . As well i think it is current for Dec 2017 . Any suggestion would be hepful .has anyone have their priority date blank ?

Edited June 30, 2018 by Dr_who

[Bfree3 132]

12 minutes ago, Dr_who said:

Hi guys , 

Thank you for creating this forum . I have been here in USA since 2008 and wife is on GC . We filed the I 130 petition on May 7 2018 . 

 

Need some advice on when should i file the AOS . My i 797 receipt notice has priority date blank . As well i think it is current for Dec 2017 . Any suggestion would be hepful .has anyone have their priority date blank ?

Hello,

What is your current status ? 

[Bfree3 132]

14 hours ago, AhsanTX said:

After spending about 2 weeks for preparing the AOS package, finally I've been able to send it to the USCIS yesterday. 

 

Thanks to all of you guys for your shared information. It really helped me a lot step by step.

 

Special thanks to @Bfree3 and @Tenreyro for prompt response to my questions.

 

Hope everything goes well for all of us.

Looks very organized and well put together. Did you fill out g1145 for notification and make sure money order was in front ? 

Praying for fast acceptance and notifications for you. Glad you did the medical as well. If you don’t already have something to keep you occupied, I urge you to find something... it’ll help; trust me.  And you’re very welcome. It’s really no problem. I’m always happy to help 

Edited June 30, 2018 by Bfree3

[AhsanTX 18]

Yes, I made sure to put the photos first, then the cashier's check followed by G-1145.

[Dr_who 7]

On 6/29/2018 at 11:34 PM, Bfree3 said:

Hello,

What is your current status ? 

I am currently on temporary Protected Status valid till June 2019  with an EAD . I first came to US as a f1 Student

[Bfree3 132]

9 hours ago, Dr_who said:

I am currently on temporary Protected Status valid till June 2019  with an EAD . I first came to US as a f1 Student

The priority date is left blank on receipts for spouse of USC usually; but with your protected status I don’t know what that would mean for you. I’d schedule an info-pass appointment in your area to be sure. 

 

Sorry I can’t be more help. 

 

 

 

[Dr_who 7]

Thanks @Bfree3 . Does receive date in receipt notice mean priority date when you guys filed for AOS .

 

For example my i 130 was received in May 7 2018 . Current date to file AOS is Dec 1 2017 . I was wondering did you guys follow the same method ? File for AOS when receipt date becomes current while your i 130 is in state pending

 

[Bfree3 132]

1 hour ago, Dr_who said:

Thanks @Bfree3 . Does receive date in receipt notice mean priority date when you guys filed for AOS .

 

For example my i 130 was received in May 7 2018 . Current date to file AOS is Dec 1 2017 . I was wondering did you guys follow the same method ? File for AOS when receipt date becomes current while your i 130 is in state pending

 

We all had a priority date to follow. The received date is usually the same date but our priority dates were filled out as well on the receipt. My priority date for the i130 is April 24,2017 when I checked the filing chart which is Chart B  it was currently processing for May 2017. So that is how I knew I could file my AOS along with the others in this forum. In your case you don’t have that priority date filled but because of your status I think it would be best to check with uscis at an infopass( I don’t think calling will help, it seems they outsource those people and they can only answer certain questions and sometimes they give wrong info). 

[Clotillda 9]

Hey, guys! I created a different topic, but will ask here your opinion as well*)

USPS lost a package with my response for RFE. My mistake is that I didn't make any copies of yellow notices, so they are lost now. Should I wait till USCIS send me back the duplicate or should I right a good cover letter with explanation about what has happened and send the paper work again?

Edited July 7, 2018 by Clotillda

[Tenreyro 174]

16 hours ago, Clotillda said:

Hey, guys! I created a different topic, but will ask here your opinion as well*)

USPS lost a package with my response for RFE. My mistake is that I didn't make any copies of yellow notices, so they are lost now. Should I wait till USCIS send me back the duplicate or should I right a good cover letter with explanation about what has happened and send the paper work again?

Did you send it with tracking number? Also, why do you think USPS lost your mail, did they tell you that?

 

I don't know for your RFE, but mine specified to send a copy of the yellow paper, not the original. A rule of thumb is, if they didn't ask for the original, send a copy.

 

Lastly, my RFIE took a few days to update for them to let me know it was rrceived, and I heard of people that they never updated it, they only found out by calling. Start by making sure it was lost, and then proceed with USCIS.

[Clotillda 9]

@Tenreyro, yes, I called USPS before wrote here. They are trying to find it. Hopefully, they will be able to locate it.

I didn’t take copies, that’s my mistake>.<

[AhsanTX 18]

How long does it take (approximate) to get NOA after sending AOS packet to USCIS ?

[Bfree3 132]

1 hour ago, AhsanTX said:

How long does it take (approximate) to get NOA after sending AOS packet to USCIS ?

8 days from AOS package being delivered to cashiers check being cashed.

12 days from AOS package being delivered to Text and email notifications. 

16 days from AOS package being delivered to getting NOA1 in the mail. 

 

Bear in mind, you had a holiday in between your delivery and processing. This may have caused some delay. 

[metehiki 4]

Hello dear friends,

 

Thanks for creating this forum. I am a green card holder since 2016. I have been knowing my wife since 2015. In 2017 she decided to come to US with F1 Student Visa and we wanted to live together. She came here in November 2017, we got married in December 2017, we filed I-130 in January 2018, our PD is 05JAN2018. I have a couple of questions. Our marriage is completely real and bona fide. We are planning to do AOS if Chart B will be current for us.

1) Is it going to be a problem for us at the time of interview? (like why did you come here as a student? why did you get married asap and file I-130?, did you have an immigration intent?)

If yes, how do we have to answer these type of questions to convince them? Yes, she wanted to study for sure, but of course the main goal was to live with me here in US.

 

2) Is 90 day rule applied to I-130 filing or only I-485? If yes, we have not filed I-485 yet, because Chart B is still in December 2017. So we may file in August or in September, whenever we are under cut-off date. 

Please share your opinions, experiences. It'd be very very helpful. And thanks a lot for your contributions.

Mete

Edited July 10, 2018 by metehiki