I-130 July 2018 Filers

[Stutters 43]

your husband can work. his IR1 has been issued. the stamp on entry to the USA 'activates it' my employer took a copy of my visa and stamp. that was enough to work.  the green card when it arrives, trumps the visa. as the visa eventually expires after one year

[Musicsaves 64]

13 minutes ago, Stutters said:

your husband can work. his IR1 has been issued. the stamp on entry to the USA 'activates it' my employer took a copy of my visa and stamp. that was enough to work.  the green card when it arrives, trumps the visa. as the visa eventually expires after one year

Oh wow we had no idea!! He is CR1 since we've been married less than 2 years. Hopefully he still can work, thank you so much for this info!!!!!

[Andy & Val 494]

We had a status update today stating that our file has been sent to the department of state.

We're slowly but surely getting to the finish line.

Yesss!!!

[KhoaKim 47]

On 8/6/2019 at 1:51 PM, Musicsaves said:

We still don't have green card...is there a different process for the social security card??

Green card can take up to 120 days. Some people got it at 60 days or less and some were over 120 days. It's a mystery. 

 

For the social security card, some people received it within a week after POE and some got it after 1 month. And there are people who never received it so they had to go to the Social security administration office to apply in person. A lot of people didn't want to wait long so they went to apply after 2 weeks of POE date and some even went after a few days of POE date. 

 

My husband immigrated to the U.S. on 7/25 and no SS card or green card yet. We are going to the social security administration today to do his ss.

 

 

[Musicsaves 64]

On 8/9/2019 at 11:30 AM, KhoaKim said:

Green card can take up to 120 days. Some people got it at 60 days or less and some were over 120 days. It's a mystery. 

 

For the social security card, some people received it within a week after POE and some got it after 1 month. And there are people who never received it so they had to go to the Social security administration office to apply in person. A lot of people didn't want to wait long so they went to apply after 2 weeks of POE date and some even went after a few days of POE date. 

 

My husband immigrated to the U.S. on 7/25 and no SS card or green card yet. We are going to the social security administration today to do his ss.

 

 

Yes, we'll go this week, my husband entered on June 3oth...I just wish I knew this sooner 😕 Good luck!

[KhoaKim 47]

42 minutes ago, Musicsaves said:

Yes, we'll go this week, my husband entered on June 3oth...I just wish I knew this sooner 😕 Good luck!

I recommend you make an appointment first before you go in or go near closing time 3:45 pm. Not sure about your local ss office but mine closes at 4 pm. They will close the door at 4 and will handle everyone's cases before 5 pm. I was there at 2 and had to wait til 4:45 pm for my number to be called. I didn't make an appointment so yeah I wish I knew it before. 

[Rapha85 6]

Almost 4 weeks ago (so 6 months after my NOA2 (!) I finally received a letter from the NVC stating i'm in line for an interview.

 

My question is: When did some of you get the actual interview appointment date after the NVC interview letter?

 

I'm very curious about this because it seems like every step in my case takes way longer than usual (i'm also a july 2018 filer).

 

[CamilaRemolina 181]

6 hours ago, Rapha85 said:

Almost 4 weeks ago (so 6 months after my NOA2 (!) I finally received a letter from the NVC stating i'm in line for an interview.

 

My question is: When did some of you get the actual interview appointment date after the NVC interview letter?

 

I'm very curious about this because it seems like every step in my case takes way longer than usual (i'm also a july 2018 filer).

 

I was about 3 days shy of two months of waiting for the interview letter.

[Musicsaves 64]

6 hours ago, Rapha85 said:

Almost 4 weeks ago (so 6 months after my NOA2 (!) I finally received a letter from the NVC stating i'm in line for an interview.

 

My question is: When did some of you get the actual interview appointment date after the NVC interview letter?

 

I'm very curious about this because it seems like every step in my case takes way longer than usual (i'm also a july 2018 filer).

 

I got case complete May 3rd and interview letter May 22nd. Our interview was June 20th.  Good luck!

[Rapha85 6]

Alright I guess I'll just have to wait another few more months. Thanks for your responses. Hopefully the end is near for everyone

Edited August 21, 2019 by Rapha85

[LiddiaJ 11]

Finally!! 5 weeks after receiving approval. So how long do I give them before i start harrassing them.. hmmmmmm.

 

August 20, 2019

Case Was Sent To The Department of State

 

On August 20, 2019, we sent your case, Receipt Number LIN1890547317, to the Department of State for visa processing. You can find general information on Consular Processing by visiting our website at www.uscis.gov . The website will provide information on what to do next, who to contact, and how to inform us of any changes in your situation or address.

Current as of today at 11:58 a.m.

[Musicsaves 64]

10 minutes ago, LiddiaJ said:

Finally!! 5 weeks after receiving approval. So how long do I give them before i start harrassing them.. hmmmmmm.

 

August 20, 2019

Case Was Sent To The Department of State

 

On August 20, 2019, we sent your case, Receipt Number LIN1890547317, to the Department of State for visa processing. You can find general information on Consular Processing by visiting our website at www.uscis.gov . The website will provide information on what to do next, who to contact, and how to inform us of any changes in your situation or address.

Current as of today at 11:58 a.m.

Ours was sent on December 21st and received at NVC Jan 22 but it took a while for case # to be assigned. You can check my timeline:) Congratulations!

[Rapha85 6]

1 hour ago, LiddiaJ said:

Finally!! 5 weeks after receiving approval. So how long do I give them before i start harrassing them

Well I don’t want to upset you but it took me 6 months (!!!) after this same approval to finally receive an interview letter. It’s horrible. So I had this ‘Case was send to the department of state’ status since February. Maybe you’re more lucky than me though 

[LiddiaJ 11]

1 hour ago, Rapha85 said:

Well I don’t want to upset you but it took me 6 months (!!!) after this same approval to finally receive an interview letter. It’s horrible. So I had this ‘Case was send to the department of state’ status since February. Maybe you’re more lucky than me though 

eeeep... I hope so too!! heres hoping you get some good news soon!

[CamilaRemolina 181]

6 hours ago, LiddiaJ said:

Finally!! 5 weeks after receiving approval. So how long do I give them before i start harrassing them.. hmmmmmm.

 

August 20, 2019

Case Was Sent To The Department of State

 

On August 20, 2019, we sent your case, Receipt Number LIN1890547317, to the Department of State for visa processing. You can find general information on Consular Processing by visiting our website at www.uscis.gov . The website will provide information on what to do next, who to contact, and how to inform us of any changes in your situation or address.

Current as of today at 11:58 a.m.

congratulations!