F2A 2018 AOS Filers

[nocardyet 4]

Hello VG31,

 

I have tried doing that.. they couldn't help.. there is no way to re-issue a letter... in your case ..did you write a letter to transfer the case over to USCIS ?

[VG31 23]

20 minutes ago, nocardyet said:

Hello VG31,

 

I have tried doing that.. they couldn't help.. there is no way to re-issue a letter... in your case ..did you write a letter to transfer the case over to USCIS ?

My case is different, I filed AOS directly with USCIS since I was already in US at the time of filing.

[nocardyet 4]

Same here. I filed AOS directly with USCIS since I am already in US.

 

however , they have still sent me a letter saying its with NVC ..  how did you reply to that letter ?

[VG31 23]

1 hour ago, nocardyet said:

Same here. I filed AOS directly with USCIS since I am already in US.

 

however , they have still sent me a letter saying its with NVC ..  how did you reply to that letter ?

Sorry, I have never receive any letter from NVC.

[txa30 3]

2 hours ago, nocardyet said:

Same here. I filed AOS directly with USCIS since I am already in US.

 

however , they have still sent me a letter saying its with NVC ..  how did you reply to that letter ?

is it NVC or NBC ? Mine was transferred to NBC (Missouri)..check on myaccount of USCIS you may find some detail. myaccount(dot)uscis(dot)dhs(dot)gov

[Alialsaadawi 0]

Hello all,

I am a permanent resident and I applie i130 for my wife (Dutch) who has work visa here L1-B. I applied to Chicago office but they put our case in California and checked the website it says 22 months. Any ideas or estimated time?

 

Also, what is the Visa bulletin? We applied for 130 in October 2018 and status still as case received. Now F2A in visa bulletin says dec2016 .. could anyone explain that date? Is that the date of approval for i130 or date when I applied which is oct2018?

[issea 43]

On 1/19/2019 at 8:54 AM, Poohmini said:

If everything is ok and our PD are current NBC will transfer to local office for interview and further processing. 

I don’t think PD current or not is a factor for NBC to transfer the application to the local office. I filed AOS application as spouse of LPR, but now am that of USC. I recently contacted USCIS customer service and asked what I could do to update the status of my spouse (so that they could be notified that my PD is current), but was told nothing needs be done (given that my I-130 has been already approved). They said the interview date is not subject to the category of applicants (meaning no difference between F2A or IR-1). 

[Poohmini 1]

16 hours ago, nocardyet said:

Same here. I filed AOS directly with USCIS since I am already in US.

 

however , they have still sent me a letter saying its with NVC ..  how did you reply to that letter ?

Hi all, 

 

I received the letter from NVC too. Don’t worry my lawyer said NVC will cancel by themselves after 12 months since we already filed and started AOS in USA. I think that is the protocol of NVC. 

[Poohmini 1]

8 hours ago, issea said:

I don’t think PD current or not is a factor for NBC to transfer the application to the local office. I filed AOS application as spouse of LPR, but now am that of USC. I recently contacted USCIS customer service and asked what I could do to update the status of my spouse (so that they could be notified that my PD is current), but was told nothing needs be done (given that my I-130 has been already approved). They said the interview date is not subject to the category of applicants (meaning no difference between F2A or IR-1). 

Hi issea,

 

i might  not sure about PD but they do check completeness of application and finalizing process at NBC. My case is already transfer to local and said ready to interview but I haven’t received actual interview date yet 🤔

[VG31 23]

On 2/8/2019 at 7:49 PM, Alialsaadawi said:

Hello all,

I am a permanent resident and I applie i130 for my wife (Dutch) who has work visa here L1-B. I applied to Chicago office but they put our case in California and checked the website it says 22 months. Any ideas or estimated time?

 

Also, what is the Visa bulletin? We applied for 130 in October 2018 and status still as case received. Now F2A in visa bulletin says dec2016 .. could anyone explain that date? Is that the date of approval for i130 or date when I applied which is oct2018?

Hello,

 

The current wait time to process i-130 at CSC is 25 months. It seems you still have a very long wait time ahead.

 

The priority in visa bulletin has two charts i.e. Chart A and Chart B.

 

Chart A Date for F2A Category basically means that there is a visa available in that category and is eligible to issue for a Green Card when that date is after your i-130 PD Date.

 

Chart  B Date for F2A Category basically means that you can submit your file to do AOS while you're in USA once that date is after your i-130 PD. This will include submitting i-485 along with EAD and AP.

 

EAD and AP generally gets approved in 4-6 months from the date when you have submitted your AOS.

 

If you're still in USA with a valid entry, then you are eligible to file AOS once your Chart B Date passes your i-130 PD, this will put you in queue and you can file for EAD and AP together at the time of filing AOS (i-485).

 

It's very hard to predict when and how much  dates for Chart A and Chart B will move further.

 

It's a waiting game and require lot's of patience.

 

Good luck.

 

Thanks, 

 

Edited February 11, 2019 by VG31

[issea 43]

Hi there, I would like to share the update for my I-485 since today it shows the message "interview was scheduled". I hope it won't be a glitch. If not, that implies NBC arranges cases depending on the PD of I-130. The reason is I submitted the I-485 application very recently (12.27.2018) but I have an early PD on I-130 (2.1.2017). 

[VG31 23]

@AhsanTX PD Date is now Jan 08 2017, Is yours current now?

 

Anyone who's PD is now current? Any movement on your interview dates yet?

 

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	22OCT11	22OCT11	22OCT11	01AUG97	01APR07
F2A	08JAN17	08JAN17	08JAN17	15DEC16	08JAN17
F2B	01AUG12	01AUG12	01AUG12	22SEP97	22JUL07
F3	08SEP06	08SEP06	08SEP06	15JAN96	01JAN96
F4	22SEP05	22SEP05	08JUL04	08FEB98	01JAN96

[issea 43]

I got my interview date on March 19. Let's hope it's the date and won't get de/re-scheduled. 

[mmoazzem 3]

Does anyone know if I need to send copy of approval notice of I-130 to USCIS.

 

My timeline:

May 03, 2017: I-130 PD

May 01, 2018: AOS package PD (I-485, EAD, AP)

May 18, 2018: Bio-metrics Appointment Notice // Appointment: June 05, 2018

May 24, 2018: RFIE // June 12 USCIS received RFIE response.

July 18, 2018:  Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview.

September 19, 2018: Received combo card.

January 30, 2019: I-130 Approved. 

 

Waiting for interview date.

 

 

[AhsanTX 18]

On 2/15/2019 at 12:17 PM, VG31 said:

@AhsanTX PD Date is now Jan 08 2017, Is yours current now?

 

Anyone who's PD is now current? Any movement on your interview dates yet?

 

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	22OCT11	22OCT11	22OCT11	01AUG97	01APR07
F2A	08JAN17	08JAN17	08JAN17	15DEC16	08JAN17
F2B	01AUG12	01AUG12	01AUG12	22SEP97	22JUL07
F3	08SEP06	08SEP06	08SEP06	15JAN96	01JAN96
F4	22SEP05	22SEP05	08JUL04	08FEB98	01JAN96

My PD for i130 is Jan 12, 2017. I am not sure if they are giving interview dates based on the visa bulletin. Based on USCIS, the interview date on local office is based on the receipt date for AOS. Let's see what happens. The local field office for me is far behind from the receipt date that I have. Let's see what happens.