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4 hours ago, Khevinox said:

what about those, ready to travel with already a  CR1 VISA issued?

I Know, my fiance literally has the visa in hand, but couldn't take the plane to come here, what is going to happen to them??  Would they be able to still come. Those Visas are usually valid for 6 months from the date they were issued. 

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To update everyone, we took TBone's advice and she entered this morning in Fort Lauderdale no problem. Well, there was a problem because the Guayaquil Embassy lost our i-129f and she could't show it (

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Immigration could hardly be "more paused" than what it currently is for most of us here.

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speaking as someone with a political science degree, who has very strong opinions on immigration matters and is happy to discuss them at length in the appropriate settings, I can’t emphasise how deepl

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1 hour ago, Faisal1 said:

No no your visa is still valid until expire date .. 😁 

i'm not sure if the visa is valid until you enter the states? unless you've already entered on that visa then left again? don't quote me, but we're in that boat too and something tells me even though he has the visa in his passport, it'll be under a ban if it's not yet stamped

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2 minutes ago, nykolos said:

That's what I'm thinking as well.. Later today we should have some clarification.  I'm OK with a temporary halt on work visas, but a halt on pending immigration visas makes no sense, I don't see the justification in it..

 

I'm a big Trump supporter, but it appears he's doing exactly what many Governors are doing, using Covid19 as an excuse to restrict our rights and freedoms.

 

 

"Halt on work visas"...what do you think H-2A visas are (and they are not banning these)? They are especially for farm labor  --- that might I remind you, are especially essential for Americans to eat! Last I checked, I never saw a single American out in the farm digging dirt to feed the rest of us!

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Just now, randomstairs said:

I would look for the first flight today. You need to go through the port of entry to become LPR. A few folks here are in a similar situation... Best luck!

Thank you, I have a route to go, I plan to go from LHR-EWR-DEN. I've asked my husband to book me the first flight, I'm hoping for the weekend as I have a job which I'm transferring to the US as well so wanted to give my boss a couple of days notice.

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I'm currently in the US on a K1 visa and waiting for my birth certificate to arrive (my mom in my home country sent it to me) so we can get married and I'm terrified of something happening now. My visa expires on June 6th...

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Just now, HM4774 said:

No ive been a citizen for 20+ years. My wife is abroad filed for immigration, but this bs is on, so i just wanna leave for now.

I’m over it too but now I’m stuck without a passport and they have my citizenship certificate. 🤐

CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

4/2019: Submitted N400

5/2019: Biometrics (3 weeks)

2/2020: Interview (10 months)

3/2020: Oath & naturalization (11 months)

6/2020: Passport received (3 months)

Officially a U.S. Citizen! 

 

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2 minutes ago, markwebb said:

I called the embassy and they say IR1 is equivalent to a Green Card . Not sure what's true.

It's equivalent to GC unless all immigration is suspended. You need to go through a port of entry to be admitted as LPR (GC). We'll soon see the EO. Hopefully it will make exceptions for those with valid immigrant visas. 

03/04/2016 AOS (EB2-NIW concurrent with I-485) mailed to Lewisville TX Lockbox
03/07/2016 AOS delivered to USCIS and signed
03/12/2016 Case received by Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
03/14/2016 Text notification received for I-140/I-485/I-765/I-131.
04/08/2016 Biometrics notice received for 04/21
04/13/2016 Biometrics early walk-in completed.
04/15/2016 EAD/AP combo card received in mail.

 

Long wait begins...

 

11/04/2016 I-140/485 cases transferred from Nebraska to TCS
12/01/2016 Prepared package for EAD/AP renewal (expires 04/09/2017)
12/23/2016 USCIS suddenly changes several forms, invalidating my EAD/AP renewal package (not yet sent)
12/27/2016 USCIS suddenly reforms the entire NIW criteria system, replacing a 20 years old one. Uncharted waters. 
01/07/2017 (Saturday!) EAD/AP renewal package with new forms received in Phoenix "reception desk"
01/17/2017 EAD/AP renewal case accepted; text/email with receipt numbers was received
01/30/2017 Law firm finally confirms that USCIS has suspended processing all EB2-NIW cases due to new criteria. 
02/23/2017 USCIS slowly starts adjudicating NIW cases again.
04/21/2017 Extended EAD/AP received in mail. Valid for 2 years. 
05/06/2017 Received a massive RFE on I-140 NIW case.
07/20/2017 RFE response received by USCIS (a very long response with 30 pages of docs)
09/14/2017 I-140 NIW approved!!! 
11/28/2017 RFE for new medical issued (plus another request re Supp J for employment which is clearly issued in error)
12/04/2017 RFE received in mail
12/07/2017 repeated medical exam for I-485
12/08/2017 Attorney receives documents for responding to I-485 RFE
12/21/2017 Response to RFE received by USCIS 
02/09/2018 I-485 approval (text, email) :)
02/08/2018 I-485 approval notice issued (the "welcome letter") - I'm LPR now
02/16/2018 Green card received
 
11/14/2022 Filed N-400 online; receipt and biometrics reuse form received online
03/07/2023 N-400 Interview scheduled 
04/xx/2023 N-400 approved, same-day Oath ceremony completed. I'm a US citizen.
05/xx/2023 US passport in hand

 

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I hope it's not for cr1 visa I waited nearly 18 months to be with my hubby. I got my visa on 10th of March but my flight canceled due to lock down. Desperately waiting for all this to finish so that I can meet my husband and stress also as the visa for entrance is valid only 6 months. 

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1 minute ago, randomstairs said:

It's equivalent to GC unless all immigration is suspended. You need to go through a port of entry to be admitted as LPR (GC). We'll soon see the EO. Hopefully it will make exceptions for those with valid immigrant visas. 

I thought that, but I was worrying about the immigration ban like all the others. Hope it comes out soon to clarify, I'm in the midst of trying to wake my husband up (he's in Denver) to book me a flight for weekend. Fingers crossed!

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Oh man, I hope it doesn’t affect the cr1. Its really annoying that he states this with no details. Anyone knows when details will be spilled?

Feb 14 2019: Send I-130(a)
Feb 19 2019: Delivered

Feb 21 2019: Received NOA1 assigned to Nebraska Service Center

Oct 2 2019: Send I-129F

Oct 7th 2019: Delivered

Oct: 11th 2019: Received NOA1

March 30th 2020: I-130 Approved 

April 13th 2020: Case received by the NVC

May 1st 2020: NVC Welcome email received

May 1st 2020: Paid Bills, processed on May 5th 2020

May 15th 2020: First initial submission

May 26th 2020: Final submission

June 1st 2020: DQ NVC

Waiting for interview letter..

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1 minute ago, Vani & Henry said:

I hope it's not for cr1 visa I waited nearly 18 months to be with my hubby. I got my visa on 10th of March but my flight canceled due to lock down. Desperately waiting for all this to finish so that I can meet my husband and stress also as the visa for entrance is valid only 6 months. 

I've been waiting over 18 months, got my approval on the 13th March. I feel your pain. I'm trying to get my husband to move my flight to this weekend out of Heathrow to Newark to Denver.

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2 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

I’m over it too but now I’m stuck without a passport and they have my citizenship certificate. 🤐

This passport situation is unbelievable. It's practically banning you from leaving the country. When did you apply? Before they stopped issuing them?

03/04/2016 AOS (EB2-NIW concurrent with I-485) mailed to Lewisville TX Lockbox
03/07/2016 AOS delivered to USCIS and signed
03/12/2016 Case received by Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
03/14/2016 Text notification received for I-140/I-485/I-765/I-131.
04/08/2016 Biometrics notice received for 04/21
04/13/2016 Biometrics early walk-in completed.
04/15/2016 EAD/AP combo card received in mail.

 

Long wait begins...

 

11/04/2016 I-140/485 cases transferred from Nebraska to TCS
12/01/2016 Prepared package for EAD/AP renewal (expires 04/09/2017)
12/23/2016 USCIS suddenly changes several forms, invalidating my EAD/AP renewal package (not yet sent)
12/27/2016 USCIS suddenly reforms the entire NIW criteria system, replacing a 20 years old one. Uncharted waters. 
01/07/2017 (Saturday!) EAD/AP renewal package with new forms received in Phoenix "reception desk"
01/17/2017 EAD/AP renewal case accepted; text/email with receipt numbers was received
01/30/2017 Law firm finally confirms that USCIS has suspended processing all EB2-NIW cases due to new criteria. 
02/23/2017 USCIS slowly starts adjudicating NIW cases again.
04/21/2017 Extended EAD/AP received in mail. Valid for 2 years. 
05/06/2017 Received a massive RFE on I-140 NIW case.
07/20/2017 RFE response received by USCIS (a very long response with 30 pages of docs)
09/14/2017 I-140 NIW approved!!! 
11/28/2017 RFE for new medical issued (plus another request re Supp J for employment which is clearly issued in error)
12/04/2017 RFE received in mail
12/07/2017 repeated medical exam for I-485
12/08/2017 Attorney receives documents for responding to I-485 RFE
12/21/2017 Response to RFE received by USCIS 
02/09/2018 I-485 approval (text, email) :)
02/08/2018 I-485 approval notice issued (the "welcome letter") - I'm LPR now
02/16/2018 Green card received
 
11/14/2022 Filed N-400 online; receipt and biometrics reuse form received online
03/07/2023 N-400 Interview scheduled 
04/xx/2023 N-400 approved, same-day Oath ceremony completed. I'm a US citizen.
05/xx/2023 US passport in hand

 

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