I-130 Filers March 2019

[Devon&Sandra 121]

14 hours ago, canadavisa22 said:

Right but this person was at Nebraska not Potomac. That's what makes it interesting. Currently everyone on VJ who has Nebraska is taking nearly a year. If this gets you approved in 3 months that's a pretty substantial difference. That doesn't seem like a coincidence or someone randomly getting their file looked at faster than someone else. 

I confirm this and also we are not the only ones - I know at least 3 outher cases getting approved within 6 months in Nebraska instead of usual 12 months!

And a lot of Nebraska people are going for it now (check out Nebraska alliance Facebook group). We will have more data in few weeks/ months

[Devon&Sandra 121]

13 hours ago, canadavisa22 said:

Definitely. I'd be trying this if I were in a position to do so. You need to use every advantage you can in this process. Like I said, kudos to those people that have done it and have had success. This seems way better than contacting your congressperson...

I think you can go for it even if you are both living abroad. 

[JudithnFranki19 5]

Hello,

I was hoping that someone in the group will be able to assist me with this. I have been putting to the side writing to my congressman to assist with my case because I have no idea how to go about it. I’ve read that people have done this and for some it has helped. I was hoping to see if someone would happen to have the template of how to compose this letter and what all I need to include. I currently have a I-130 pending and a I-129 for K3 visa also pending. It’s been 3 months since USCIS has received the petition. I know that it’s all about the waiting, but I wanted to at least feel like I’ve done all that I could. Thank you guys much. 

[Just Paul 4,595]

25 minutes ago, JudithnFranki19 said:

I have been putting to the side writing to my congressman to assist with my case because I have no idea how to go about it.

Once you have gone past the receipt date for case processing for the TSC you should contact the USCIS Ombudsman and your Congressman.

[Juliet57 304]

On 7/1/2019 at 12:29 PM, Juliet57 said:

I have news!

Not an approval that I know of but we got an update that my 'name was updated'

We could be expecting an approval any time soon or not, but other threads say the message means they are updating data on their system and it is probably because I have a middle name that was included in my I-130 but middle names are not added to NOA1 and yes my middle name is not shown on NOA1

 

We did not expedite or do anything, the only thing I can think of is I entered the USA on June 14th and needed an I-94 permit so of course I said I was visiting my husband, I returned to Mexico 4 days later and my hubby flew back with me.

If anyone is curious, nope still no updates 🤷‍♀️ Im wondering if they do data corrections early on and then approvals/rfes/denials are sent in the average time for every service center 😊 

Oh well

[Scott001 127]

The [edit] 4 case numbers prior to mine (both received in March) were transferred from Nebraska to another service center. Today, those cases are showing an RFE was sent. Mine..... still nothing =(

Edited July 15, 2019 by Scott001

[Juliet57 304]

6 hours ago, Scott001 said:

The [edit] 4 case numbers prior to mine (both received in March) were transferred from Nebraska to another service center. Today, those cases are showing an RFE was sent. Mine..... still nothing =(

Wow which service center were they sent to?

[Scott001 127]

7 hours ago, Juliet57 said:

Wow which service center were they sent to?

 

Sorry for the huge colored letters, I couldn't figgre out how to format it. =(

 

I have no idea. It just says the case was transferred to a different service center. So it seems I missed the lottery by one number. =(  Two of the case numbers show this now :

 

 

Notice Explaining USCIS Actions Was Mailed

On July 15, 2019, we began reviewing your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, Receipt Number LINXXXXXXXXX. We mailed you a notice informing you of the action we intend to take on your case.

 

Another one says 

 

Request for Initial Evidence Was Sent

On July 15, 2019, we sent a request for initial evidence for your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, Receipt Number LINXXXXX. The request for evidence explains what we need from you.

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2019 by Scott001

[erzengel 37]

Is anyone else having trouble accessing myUSCIS.gov?  I can log in and do the 2-step verification, but then it errors out.  It's been happening all week.

[snowdog 153]

9 minutes ago, erzengel said:

Is anyone else having trouble accessing myUSCIS.gov?  I can log in and do the 2-step verification, but then it errors out.  It's been happening all week.

Yep, same here. I just tried this morning.

[erzengel 37]

23 hours ago, snowdog said:

Yep, same here. I just tried this morning.

It finally worked today!  No update.  😥

[SNJOHNSON 59]

Thanks for creating this thread.  It is more useful when we all can kind of gauge how fast or slow our I130s will be approved. 

 

My timeline:

•  Marriage: 2019-02-14
• I-130 mailed: 2019-2-28
• Priority Date: 2019-03-01 
• NOA1 received: 2019-03-06
• NOA2: Pending

[Juliet57 304]

18 hours ago, SNJOHNSON said:

Thanks for creating this thread.  It is more useful when we all can kind of gauge how fast or slow our I130s will be approved. 

 

My timeline:

•  Marriage: 2019-02-14
• I-130 mailed: 2019-2-28
• Priority Date: 2019-03-01 
• NOA1 received: 2019-03-06
• NOA2: Pending

Welcome 🙂 which service center?

[SNJOHNSON 59]

1 hour ago, Juliet57 said:

Welcome 🙂 which service center?

Texas, I guess I should go update our profile.  I just realized it didn't say.

[Mrs.Williams 34]

Hi! I'm here to get you guys take on something. I applied for my step children at the same time, they were both sent to Potomac. I received a letter last week stating that they are transferring one of the children to another processing center so it can move quicker. Now my husband is freaking out b/c he wants both kids to come at the same time. Not understanding why they only looked at one application and not the other.