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Filing I130 for spouse and stepchild

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Lady G   9

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Hi everybody! My USC husband moved back  to the US just recently. I was left behind because he needs to petition me and my daughter. I am a Filipina but technically an Israeli by marriage ( my husband is a dual citizen a US born and a naturalized Israeli when he made "Alijah" more than a decade ago) I lost my Filipino citizenship when I got my Israeli citizenship. I didn't file for dual citizenship just yet. I live here in Israel together with my husband for 16 years  but I wasnt able to take my children to live with us since there is a restriction of children to nonJew even  if married to an Israeli citizen. NOw that we only have my youngest daughter to petition to live with us in the US as my other children has already aged out, she will be using the embassy in Manila and I will be using the embassy here in Israel. So here is my question guys,  do we send the petition in separate envelope to the USCIS lockbox ? Or in one envelope but separate petition? My husband seems to think that it should be sent separately  which means he will send it in two envelopes since my daughter lives in the Philippines and I am in Israel . But I am insisting to send it in one envelope but two separate petitions with their corresponding table of contents. Please enlighten me guys. Thank you so much.

geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,338

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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One envelope or 2 doesn't matter. What matters is that they get 2 separate petitions for the 2 individuals.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

millefleur Veteran

millefleur   5,047

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
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🇷🇺 CR-1 via DCF (Dec 2016-Jun 2017) & I-751 ROC (Apr 2019-Oct 2019)🌹

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Info about my DCF Moscow* experience here and here

26-Jul-2016: Married abroad in Russia 👩‍❤️‍👨 See guide here
21-Dec-2016: I-130 filed at Moscow USCIS field office*
29-Dec-2016: I-130 approved! Yay! 🎊 

17-Jan-2017: Case number received

21-Mar-2017: Medical Exam completed

24-Mar-2017: Interview at Embassy - approved! 🎉

29-Mar-2017: CR-1 Visa received (via mail)

02-Apr-2017: USCIS Immigrant (GC) Fee paid

28-Jun-2017: Port of Entry @ PDX 🛩️

21-Jul-2017: No SSN after three weeks; applied in person at the SSA

22-Jul-2017: GC arrived in the mail 📬

31-Jul-2017: SSN arrived via mail, hurrah!

 

*NOTE: The USCIS Field Office in Moscow is now CLOSED as of February 28th, 2019.

 

Removal of Conditions - MSC Service Center

 28-Jun-2019: Conditional GC expires

30-Mar-2019: Eligible to apply for ROC

01-Apr-2019: ROC in the mail to Phoenix AZ lockbox! 📫

03-Apr-2019: ROC packet delivered to lockbox

09-Apr-2019: USCIS cashed check

09-Apr-2019: Case number received via text - MSC 📲

12-Apr-2019: Extension letter arrives via mail

19-Apr-2019: Biometrics letter arrives via mail

30-Apr-2019: Biometrics appointment at local office

26-Jun-2019: Case ready to be scheduled for interview ⌛

04-Sep-2019: Interview was scheduled - letter to arrive in mail

09-Sep-2019: Interview letter arrived in the mail! ✉️

17-Oct-2019: Interview scheduled @ local USCIS  

18-Oct-2019: Interview cancelled & notice ordered*

18-Oct-2019: Case was approved! 🎉

22-Oct-2019: Card was mailed to me 📨

23-Oct-2019: Card was picked by USPS 

25-Oct-2019: 10 year GC Card received in mail 📬

 

*I don't understand this status because we DID have an interview!

 

🇺🇸 N-400 Application for Naturalization (Apr 2020-Jun 2021) 🛂

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Filed during Covid-19 & moved states 1 month after filing

30-Mar-2020: N-400 early filing window opens!

01-Apr-2020: Filed N-400 online 💻 

02-Apr-2020: NOA 1 - Receipt No. received online 📃

07-Apr-2020: NOA 1 - Receipt No. received via mail

05-May-2020: Moved to another state, filed AR-11 online

05-May-2020: Application transferred to another USCIS field office for review ➡️

15-May-2020: AR-11 request to change address completed

16-Jul-2020: Filed non-receipt inquiry due to never getting confirmation that case was transferred to new field office

15-Oct-2020: Received generic response to non-receipt inquiry, see full response here

10-Feb-2021: Contacted senator's office for help with USCIS

12-Feb-2021: Received canned response from senator's office that case is within processing time 😡

16-Feb-2021: Contacted other senator's office for help with USCIS - still no biometrics

19-Feb-2021: Biometrics reuse notice - canned response from other senator's office 🌐

23-Feb-2021: Interview scheduled - notice to come in the mail

25-Feb-2021: Biometrics reuse notice arrives via mail

01-Mar-2021: Interview notice letter arrives via mail  ✉️ 

29-Mar-2021: Passed interview at local office! Oath Ceremony to be scheduled

13-Apr-2021: Oath Ceremony notice was mailed

04-May-2021: Oath Ceremony scheduled 🎆 Unable to attend due to illness

04-May-2021: Mailed request to reschedule Oath to local office

05-May-2021: "You did not attend your Oath Ceremony" - notice to come in the mail

06-May-2021: Oath Ceremony will be scheduled, date TBA

12-May-2021: Oath Ceremony re-scheduled for June 3rd, then de-scheduled same day 😡 

25-May-2021: New Oath Ceremony notice was mailed

16-Jun-2021: Oath Ceremony scheduled 🎆 - DONE!!

17-Jun-2021: Certificate of Naturalization issued

 

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pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   13,250

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Filed: Other Country: China
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1 hour ago, geowrian said:

One envelope or 2 doesn't matter. What matters is that they get 2 separate petitions for the 2 individuals.

Correct.  Your address and stated place of visa application will be Israel and her address and stated place of visa application will be Manila.  The processes will separate at NVC anyway, but I see no reason not to send them together in one envelope.

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Lady G Contributor

Lady G   9

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8 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Correct.  Your address and stated place of visa application will be Israel and her address and stated place of visa application will be Manila.  The processes will separate at NVC anyway, but I see no reason not to send them together in one envelope.

Thank you Sir. Can I ask another question please? About the  copy of the divorce decree of my husband , Shall we copy all the pages including the child support and visitation rights that were included in the divorce decree or we just have to copy the divorce judgement which is the first 2 pages of the documents?  Please help. I want to finish up  with all these confusing paperworks so that my husband can send it very soon. 

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pushbrk   13,250

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7 hours ago, Lady G said:

Thank you Sir. Can I ask another question please? About the  copy of the divorce decree of my husband , Shall we copy all the pages including the child support and visitation rights that were included in the divorce decree or we just have to copy the divorce judgement which is the first 2 pages of the documents?  Please help. I want to finish up  with all these confusing paperworks so that my husband can send it very soon. 

All the pages of the divorce decree, if that is what comes with a "certified copy".  Some states have a condensed version available to order and some do not.  You will be sending a photocopy of a certified copy.

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Lady G   9

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4 hours ago, pushbrk said:

All the pages of the divorce decree, if that is what comes with a "certified copy".  Some states have a condensed version available to order and some do not.  You will be sending a photocopy of a certified copy.

Thank you again for that reply  Sir.

 
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