April 2018 Filers of I-130 for Parents IR5 of U.S Citizens

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

1 minute ago, rgarg said:

 

Your parents can enter from any port.

Correct

1 minute ago, rgarg said:

As per my understanding you don't have to pay any fee for the physical green card if that's what you are talking about.

Incorrect; green card fee payment info is given out following approval at the interview. 

1 minute ago, rgarg said:

Also, if your parents are over the age of 65, make sure you have a Quote for their medical insurance ready before the interview. The office may ask them to present that.

Important. Mumbai COs could ask to show plans for medical coverage for elderly immigrants as US medical not cheap. 

[Rohitynr 5]

On 3/26/2019 at 7:42 PM, RenoBound said:

 

Hi there.  

 

Still waiting for an interview date in Montreal.  Case approved March 9th, but no word yet on when I can go. 

 

Patiently waiting!

 

RB 

 

 

hi, any update? i hope u might be throuh by now!

[march16filer 153]

I just wanted to update everyone. My father's case was documentarily approved on March 6th and two days ago I received an email that his case has been scheduled for an interview at the US Embassy in Cairo. His appointment is on May 16th. Looks like this journey is close to being done. 

[janielee 0]

 

 

 

11 hours ago, march16filer said:

I just wanted to update everyone. My father's case was documentarily approved on March 6th and two days ago I received an email that his case has been scheduled for an interview at the US Embassy in Cairo. His appointment is on May 16th. Looks like this journey is close to being done. 

Hi, Congrats on your family's journey! I have a question, how long does it take for your father's case to be approved? and Did you apply from Dallas office?

[march16filer 153]

14 hours ago, janielee said:

Hi, Congrats on your family's journey! I have a question, how long does it take for your father's case to be approved? and Did you apply from Dallas office?

Thank you. I think it took about 5-6 months to be approved for the I-130. It took about 4-5 months at the NVC to go from processing to interview scheduled at the local embassy. I can't remember which office we filed to. 

[RenoBound 25]

On 3/26/2019 at 10:12 AM, RenoBound said:

 

Hi there.  

 

Still waiting for an interview date in Montreal.  Case approved March 9th, but no word yet on when I can go. 

 

Patiently waiting!

 

RB 

 

 

Interview date scheduled for May 14th in Montreal.  Exactly 4 weeks of notice.  We did the medical today in Toronto, smooth as silk.

 

All paperwork ready to go, AirBnB booked, passport courier booked,  can't wait!

 

Should we be successful, does anybody know the average turn around time for the passport and documents to be returned to us for travel?

 

Thank you,

[sss7 0]

Hi,

 

Im(naturalized last year) planning to apply the GC for my mom(my father deceased). I have a couple of questions.

 

1) my mom is a housewife and unemployed. Does it make any negative impact since consuler officers may think she’ll apply for unemployment benefits once becoming a permanent resident ?

 

2) my mom doesn’t have considerable money in her bank account(I as the son is the 100% sponser). Will it make any negative impact?

 

3) When i go through ir5 trackers and immigration forums, i can see that time takes for processing ir5 is roughly 11-14 months. Is it correct and does it depend on the country of residence of my mom ?

 

4) Online I saw multiple document checklists. For instance according to the uscis website only the i130, naturalisation certificate and petitioner’s birth certificate needs to be submitted while some friends in visajoirney had posted that they submitted copies of mom’s passport, mom’s birth certificate, marriage certificate of my mom and dad in addition to i130, pettitioner’s birth certificate and naturalization certicate. What is the document checklist that needs to be submitted along with i130 as of now?

 

Thank you in advance friends. Wish you all the best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2019 by sss7

[march16filer 153]

I have a question and maybe someone can help here.

 

The NVC has sent us the appointment date for May 16th and when we went to register the address for the return of the documents that was in the instructions, it said the date is May 21st. I am not sure now which date is correct. Has anyone experienced something similar to this?

[arpatel 16]

Hi All,

 

I have to pay the Immigrant Visa for my Mother's petition. She got Visa on April 26,2019 but when I go on USCIS immigration Visa page on the website, it shows following error message everytime " We couldn't find the A-Number ad/or DOS case ID you entered."

 

The reason is My Mother's Case ID is starting with Alphabets BMB then 12 digits number , but when I entered that on USCIS Immigration Visa page, it allows me to enter only 11 Digits after alphabets BMB. Does some one know the resolution of this issue ?  

 

[Ruszn 0]

On 3/16/2019 at 9:01 AM, Susan Richard said:

Hi Ruszn did u pay 120 each for both parents or just onetime?

 

On 3/16/2019 at 9:01 AM, Susan Richard said:

Hi Ruszn did u pay 120 each for both parents or just onetime?

Just one time I think - that was the AOS fee.

[CamMex 0]

 I-130 for Parents IR5 of U.S Citizens.

 

I started the process of petitioning both of my parents on 02/15/18. Received notification of documents received and completed case status from NVC on 01/09/2019. We are still awaiting for appointment interview at Ciudad Juarez (Mexico).

 

[march16filer 153]

Just wanted to update everyone. My dad had his interview last week at the embassy which took less than 2 minutes. Today, he received notification that his passport is ready for pick up. 

[marik1499 0]

On 8/25/2018 at 11:35 AM, Jazz_crazy said:

Update for my parent’s 130, 765, 485 concurrent filing:

Dad: his 130 and 485 are still pending but he got his EAD card (765) yesterday which is very confusing. I thought 130 approval comes in first.

 

Mom: her 130 is approved and we received rfe for her 485 ( i was sooo nervous about this but apparently the rfe was bec the doctor didn’t sign a page in her medical form - aaarrggh!). We already responded a month ago but her 485 status hasn’t change - still says “we request for additional doc...” I do have the fedex tracking that it was delivered... does it change for you guys when you respond to rfe?

Hi, I am planing to apply for visa for my parents. They are out side of USA. I am U.S. Citizen. I know that I need to apply for I-130. But I read a lot that people apply for some I-485 too.

What is it for? Do I need to apply for I-485 too?

Thank you.

Edited May 27, 2019 by marik1499

[Jazz_crazy 1]

59 minutes ago, marik1499 said:

Hi, I am planing to apply for visa for my parents. They are out side of USA. I am U.S. Citizen. I know that I need to apply for I-130. But I read a lot that people apply for some I-485 too.

What is it for? Do I need to apply for I-485 too?

Thank you.

Hi,  i-130 is for you to apply to petition them.. i-485 is their application to change their status to permanent resident.. you can submit your i-130 and their i-485 applications concurrently if they are already in the US and will have no intention of leaving the US while it is in process.

 

Goodluck on your application!

[marik1499 0]

1 minute ago, Jazz_crazy said:

Hi,  i-130 is for you to apply to petition them.. i-485 is their application to change their status to permanent resident.. you can submit your i-130 and their i-485 applications concurrently if they are already in the US and will have no intention of leaving the US while it is in process.

 

Goodluck on your application!

Thank you for your time to reply.

My parents are not in US and have newer been. So, I don't need to file I-485, just I-130.