I-130 Filers March 2019

[BobanaP 6]

2 minutes ago, Tsp11022019 said:

We finally got approved today. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. But yes, we’re very happy and very grateful! 
we didn’t receive any mail. We checked online and the status still shows in process. But in the documents section, we could see the approval notice. 
Any comments on what should we be expecting now? 

Congrats!!! I am happy for you! We are still waiting  

[Tsp11022019 5]

1 minute ago, BobanaP said:

Congrats!!! I am happy for you! We are still waiting  

Wish you the very best! I sincerely hope you get some good news very soon!

Try calling them and reaching a tier 2 officer. We called them around 15 days and I don’t know if that helped!

[Gemm 6]

2 hours ago, BobanaP said:

Congrats!!! I am happy for you! We are still waiting  

Congratulation, when I saw your post I looked at my parents IR-5 and I Jump cause it was approve 4 days ago, I checked other day but all I saw was still on process but I didn’t realize the document section .. so happy and thankful! Getting closer! 

[shallot343 116]

19 hours ago, Tsp11022019 said:

We finally got approved today. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. But yes, we’re very happy and very grateful! 
we didn’t receive any mail. We checked online and the status still shows in process. But in the documents section, we could see the approval notice. 
Any comments on what should we be expecting now? 

That's amazing news! Congratulations!!  I imagine you'll get notice from NVC in a few weeks? Your letter may be delayed because of Thanksgiving. 

 

my partner is in the US this week for the holiday so we called USCIS again. The man we spoke to was really nice but all he could say was "the good news is, according to our published timelines you should be approved in just 3 months!". I am hoping he *has* to say that and we won't be one of the unlucky ones waiting 11 months for approval.  Also hoping our case isn't missing somewhere

 

Stupid question-- i don't have a "documents" tab in my USCIS account-- only "case status" and "case history". Did you always have a "Documents" tab, or did it just appear when you got your approval? 

[Tsp11022019 5]

On 11/30/2019 at 2:25 AM, Gemm said:

Congratulation, when I saw your post I looked at my parents IR-5 and I Jump cause it was approve 4 days ago, I checked other day but all I saw was still on process but I didn’t realize the document section .. so happy and thankful! Getting closer! 

Congratulations! And glad that I could help!

[Tsp11022019 5]

On 11/30/2019 at 8:12 PM, shallot343 said:

That's amazing news! Congratulations!!  I imagine you'll get notice from NVC in a few weeks? Your letter may be delayed because of Thanksgiving. 

 

my partner is in the US this week for the holiday so we called USCIS again. The man we spoke to was really nice but all he could say was "the good news is, according to our published timelines you should be approved in just 3 months!". I am hoping he *has* to say that and we won't be one of the unlucky ones waiting 11 months for approval.  Also hoping our case isn't missing somewhere

 

Stupid question-- i don't have a "documents" tab in my USCIS account-- only "case status" and "case history". Did you always have a "Documents" tab, or did it just appear when you got your approval? 

I had a conversation with Bobbana the other day. It seems like you can see the document section if you have the IOE number. Do you have IOE or SRC?

[Tsp11022019 5]

Hey guys!

Is there any site where I can see the average number of days taken by NVC to process the case? (Just like uscis at approval stage).

Also, where can I know how much time it is taking them to schedule interviews for my specific country?

I need some estimate on how much more time is this going to take. I’d be grateful if you guys could share some inputs. Thanks!

[Andres Gipo 0]

Hello ...

 

My wife, who is my petitioner, is going to present her taxes for the first time, who is helping her with this procedure says that she must present them as single since there is no information about me in the USA ... Someone who can indicate us about this, it is the first time she files her taxes because she lived here in Colombia.

 

Thank you very much.

[LilyJ 1,258]

4 hours ago, Andres Gipo said:

Hello ...

 

My wife, who is my petitioner, is going to present her taxes for the first time, who is helping her with this procedure says that she must present them as single since there is no information about me in the USA ... Someone who can indicate us about this, it is the first time she files her taxes because she lived here in Colombia.

 

Thank you very much.

A million times NO. Whoever is helping her, she needs to stop taking advice from them. She absolutely CANNOT file as single for her taxes while married. That would be tax fraud. She has 2 choices, apply for an ITIN for you so she can file "married filing jointly" with you (takes a few weeks), or she can print out all of her tax forms, file "married filing separately", write "NRA" where your (spouse's) SSN would usually go, and mail her forms in to the IRS. Those are her ONLY two options. She cannot cannot cannot file single while married

[LilyJ 1,258]

On 12/3/2019 at 3:36 AM, Tsp11022019 said:

Hey guys!

Is there any site where I can see the average number of days taken by NVC to process the case? (Just like uscis at approval stage).

Also, where can I know how much time it is taking them to schedule interviews for my specific country?

I need some estimate on how much more time is this going to take. I’d be grateful if you guys could share some inputs. Thanks!

You can check here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/after-petition-approved/begin-nat-visa-center.html

It gives a pretty accurate representation, though for some people it can take longer or shorter. The usual time frame for most people is 4-6 weeks, but some can take 7 or 8 weeks and some (very few) take just a few hours or days, and some just a couple weeks. But 4-6 is the norm

[Ms.F.Brown1 19]

7 hours ago, Andres Gipo said:

Hello ...

 

My wife, who is my petitioner, is going to present her taxes for the first time, who is helping her with this procedure says that she must present them as single since there is no information about me in the USA ... Someone who can indicate us about this, it is the first time she files her taxes because she lived here in Colombia.

 

Thank you very much.

I filed "HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD" on my taxes 3x's before my husband got here. She don't have file single nor married on her taxes. Don't let ppl tell her that. Then once you get here she can go back and amend her taxes and your name to them for the years you all was married. The IRS will owe her some money. Because you'll are married which makes you a added dependent.

Edited December 13, 2019 by Ms.F.Brown1

[BobanaP 6]

On 12/3/2019 at 9:36 AM, Tsp11022019 said:

Hey guys!

Is there any site where I can see the average number of days taken by NVC to process the case? (Just like uscis at approval stage).

Also, where can I know how much time it is taking them to schedule interviews for my specific country?

I need some estimate on how much more time is this going to take. I’d be grateful if you guys could share some inputs. Thanks!

Hi @Tsp11022019 !

We finally got approved today, after 287 days. Did you receive your case# from NVC yet? Did your online status change to “case was sent to the Department of State”? How long did it change from “case was approved” ?

[shallot343 116]

55 minutes ago, BobanaP said:

Hi @Tsp11022019 !

We finally got approved today, after 287 days. Did you receive your case# from NVC yet? Did your online status change to “case was sent to the Department of State”? How long did it change from “case was approved” ?

Congratulations!!! Hopefully it will all be smooth sailing now 🤞

 

we are still waiting but I'm hopeful now that we are seeing another March approval! did you receive the letter or receive a text/email or just check your case status online?  The official USCIS  site says they are processing early March, but I really hope we don't have to send in an "out of processing times" request because I know that only results in more waiting. 

[BobanaP 6]

3 hours ago, shallot343 said:

Congratulations!!! Hopefully it will all be smooth sailing now 🤞

 

we are still waiting but I'm hopeful now that we are seeing another March approval! did you receive the letter or receive a text/email or just check your case status online?  The official USCIS  site says they are processing early March, but I really hope we don't have to send in an "out of processing times" request because I know that only results in more waiting. 

Thank you!!! Online status changed, we still haven’t received notice in the mail. 

I really hope you hear the good news soon. I felt completely left out since many couples who applied at the same period as us are now in their final phase, waiting for an interview. But I am still so happy! I was afraid something was missing, but now I guess they maybe had to do large background check for me since I used to be a foreign exchange student in the US for a year back in 2010. I don’t know any other reason why this took so long.

[LilyJ 1,258]

On 12/12/2019 at 11:27 PM, Ms.F.Brown1 said:

I filed "HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD" on my taxes 3x's before my husband got here. She don't have file single nor married on her taxes. Don't let ppl tell her that. Then once you get here she can go back and amend her taxes and your name to them for the years you all was married. The IRS will owe her some money. Because you'll are married which makes you a added dependent.

Only applies for those who meet the criteria for HOH, not everyone meets these criteria. Either way she can’t file as single no way no how