April 2020 I-30 for Parents

[Demise 1,289]

7 hours ago, eddyafro said:

 

I Please can anybody shed some light on this issue, My husband was supposed to file for both my son and I...but due to the requirements to prove me as his wife, and also my passport was expiring, We decided to put in my sons application before mine, I haven't submitted mine yet, I'm in the USA with my husband but my son is in Kenya. Does anybody know if this will affect my son's application since I haven't submitted mine yet?

Well in order to petition him, your husband has to prove that he's a stepparent, which is one of those indirect relationships. Essentially he needs to prove that you and the husband are married, married while the son was under 18, and your son is well... your son.

 

It's a bit unusual for a couple to marry and for the USC spouse to petition for the stepchild first but no, it wouldn't cause any issues.

 

Also what issues you mean exactly when you said "requirements to prove me as his wife", at the I-130 stage the only things you need is a marriage certificate, some ID from you, and proof that the petitioner is a USC/LPR. If you're worried about the financial stuff, don't be, you won't get an interview for like 12-18 months which is plenty of time to get joint bills and accounts.

Edited September 1, 2020 by Demise

[AFRO20 4]

1 hour ago, Demise said:

Well in order to petition him, your husband has to prove that he's a stepparent, which is one of those indirect relationships. Essentially he needs to prove that you and the husband are married, married while the son was under 18, and your son is well... your son.

 

It's a bit unusual for a couple to marry and for the USC spouse to petition for the stepchild first but no, it wouldn't cause any issues.

 

Also what issues you mean exactly when you said "requirements to prove me as his wife", at the I-130 stage the only things you need is a marriage certificate, some ID from you, and proof that the petitioner is a USC/LPR. If you're worried about the financial stuff, don't be, you won't get an interview for like 12-18 months which is plenty of time to get joint bills and accounts.

Thanks alot, yeah I was worried about that...So I'm gonna go ahead and submit my papers ASAP!

[bubblyheather 60]

Hi Everyone! I got my approval today from both of my parents! I both applied for them the night of April 30th but both application received on may 1st but anyway after few months of waiting, they reviewed both the case on Friday 12/11 and today when I checked on it ,it was accepted!!!  I'm glad for the news before the year ends! 

[ankitpatel 10]

Congrats @bubblyheather

 

I got RFE, apparently I made a mistake and checked "Yes" for the gained citizenship by adoption. (which is not the case)

I am prepping a response to USCIS, hoping they do not decline the application.

[bubblyheather 60]

22 minutes ago, ankitpatel said:

Congrats @bubblyheather

 

I got RFE, apparently I made a mistake and checked "Yes" for the gained citizenship by adoption. (which is not the case)

I am prepping a response to USCIS, hoping they do not decline the application.

Thank you @ankitpatel 

 

Good luck! I hope you get your case settled! 

[AFRO20 4]

1 hour ago, bubblyheather said:

Hi Everyone! I got my approval today from both of my parents! I both applied for them the night of April 30th but both application received on may 1st but anyway after few months of waiting, they reviewed both the case on Friday 12/11 and today when I checked on it ,it was accepted!!!  I'm glad for the news before the year ends! 

Congratulations!!!

[bubblyheather 60]

Hi everyone! Just an update. My parents case got updated today.I was asked to resubmit birth certificates and 2019 w2.I was hoping to get an update soon.Will keep you guys posted! ☺️

[JessieDao 4]

On 3/30/2021 at 5:07 AM, bubblyheather said:

Hi everyone! Just an update. My parents case got updated today.I was asked to resubmit birth certificates and 2019 w2.I was hoping to get an update soon.Will keep you guys posted! ☺️

which center approved your parents' cases? I applied for my parents on March 08, 2020; but only my mom got approved for I-130 last October 2020 and my dad has been still processing. I cannot do the next step for my mom since my dad is presently in that processing status. I'm super worried and dont know what I should do for my dad's application

[bubblyheather 60]

7 hours ago, JessieDao said:

which center approved your parents' cases? I applied for my parents on March 08, 2020; but only my mom got approved for I-130 last October 2020 and my dad has been still processing. I cannot do the next step for my mom since my dad is presently in that processing status. I'm super worried and dont know what I should do for my dad's application

NVC approved both application the same day for my parents. I am waiting for both cases to be Document Qualified after the RFE it might take few months but can't do anything but to wait. 

 

I am sorry its taking long for your dads case to get approved. While waiting I would like to suggest that you start collecting required documents for both of them. It took me a while to get all the documents because some of them needs to be renewed and due to lockdown it took a long . 

[JessieDao 4]

On 4/1/2021 at 7:55 PM, bubblyheather said:

NVC approved both application the same day for my parents. I am waiting for both cases to be Document Qualified after the RFE it might take few months but can't do anything but to wait. 

 

I am sorry its taking long for your dads case to get approved. While waiting I would like to suggest that you start collecting required documents for both of them. It took me a while to get all the documents because some of them needs to be renewed and due to lockdown it took a long . 

Thank you for your suggestion. I prepared all those paperwork at the time of application. Do you think that my dad's case is in the normal processing time? In fact, there were many cases approved very fast or in a year, but my dad is over a year (13 months 1 week)...

[bubblyheather 60]

Hi guys! just an update both my parents case got Document Qualified! I am so happy! Just waiting now for schedule on medical and interview.

[ankitpatel 10]

Any update from anyone on their interviews?