September 2020 I-130 Filers Club

[angelabhardy 8]

1 hour ago, Linos said:

Woohoo! Congrats on getting approved so quickly! ❤️

Yayyy! Congrats, Linos! That's Awesome! Congrats on the speedy approval! 💜

[Linos 69]

6 minutes ago, angelabhardy said:

Yayyy! Congrats, Linos! That's Awesome! Congrats on the speedy approval!

That was actually Darthvador that got approved but fingers crossed we all do soon ❤️ 😘

[angelabhardy 8]

4 minutes ago, Linos said:

That was actually Darthvador that got approved but fingers crossed we all do soon ❤️ 😘

Oh! Well, congrats Darthvador! Hopefully, we will ALL get approved soon! 💜

[luckyfish123 33]

Just to add an another data point here. E-Filed on 2020/09/25 and still waiting to get "We are actively reviewing your application".

[Alex Prijn 29]

1 hour ago, luckyfish123 said:

Just to add an another data point here. E-Filed on 2020/09/25 and still waiting to get "We are actively reviewing your application".

Hiya, welcome! We're in a similar boat then. We also e-filed, NOA1 on the 25th of September and currently at the Nebraska Service Center.

 

Having seen multiple petitions from September receive their NOA2, has got me hopeful that we're up soon too, but it's annoying to see a petition with NOA1 of September 28th and one with NOA1 of October 20th get approval before us.

[luckyfish123 33]

23 minutes ago, Alex Prijn said:

Hiya, welcome! We're in a similar boat then. We also e-filed, NOA1 on the 25th of September and currently at the Nebraska Service Center.

 

Having seen multiple petitions from September receive their NOA2, has got me hopeful that we're up soon too, but it's annoying to see a petition with NOA1 of September 28th and one with NOA1 of October 20th get approval before us.

Basically the same thought. Hopefully, we will get something in response soon. Good luck to you as well, brother.

[Darthvador25 4]

22 hours ago, Alex Prijn said:

Hiya, welcome! We're in a similar boat then. We also e-filed, NOA1 on the 25th of September and currently at the Nebraska Service Center.

 

Having seen multiple petitions from September receive their NOA2, has got me hopeful that we're up soon too, but it's annoying to see a petition with NOA1 of September 28th and one with NOA1 of October 20th get approval before us.

My view on why I may have been fast tracked:

1. “Non problematic” country (France)

2. I already have a valid non immigrant visa (although not on it)

3. Post grad + cushy job in big firm on I-130a

4. Evidence submitted demonstrates significant income vs. age

5. Only immigrant sponsored (no kid)

 

Also my NOA2 actually says Nebraska so my case was apparently transferred but I never heard anything about it. 
 

hope you guys’ petition gets approved soon. 
 

best

[luckyfish123 33]

20 minutes ago, Darthvador25 said:

My view on why I may have been fast tracked:

1. “Non problematic” country (France)

2. I already have a valid non immigrant visa (although not on it)

3. Post grad + cushy job in big firm on I-130a

4. Evidence submitted demonstrates significant income vs. age

5. Only immigrant sponsored (no kid)

 

Also my NOA2 actually says Nebraska so my case was apparently transferred but I never heard anything about it. 
 

hope you guys’ petition gets approved soon. 
 

best

I think my case is pretty similar to yours except your point 1. China, you know, haha.

[Linos 69]

I’ve been stuck on ‘USCIS is actively reviewing your case’ for 21 days now 🥴 starting to think it’s a bit of a glitch now as most seem to be approved the next day after receiving this update 🤪

[luckyfish123 33]

Also one more interesting fact. I called yesterday to confirm which service center I am in since status update website said Nebraska and my actual receipt said Texas. Turned out to be in Texas so I guess believe your receipt not the website.

[Linos 69]

Just now, luckyfish123 said:

Also one more interesting fact. I called yesterday to confirm which service center I am in since status update website said Nebraska and my actual receipt said Texas. Turned out to be in Texas so I guess believe your receipt not the website.

Nice 👍 I am only assuming I’m in Nebraska and not Potomac as my case status changed...and Potomac is insanely backlogged right now. I never called to check but I asked live agents a few times and they always said Nebraska...hard to know tbh 🤪

[JKLSemicolon 413]

2 hours ago, Darthvador25 said:

My view on why I may have been fast tracked:

1. “Non problematic” country (France)

2. I already have a valid non immigrant visa (although not on it)

3. Post grad + cushy job in big firm on I-130a

4. Evidence submitted demonstrates significant income vs. age

5. Only immigrant sponsored (no kid)

 

Also my NOA2 actually says Nebraska so my case was apparently transferred but I never heard anything about it. 
 

hope you guys’ petition gets approved soon. 
 

best

Just out of curiosity, what evidence in the initial petition did you include for point #4 (demonstrating significant income)?

[Darthvador25 4]

1 hour ago, JKLSemicolon said:

Just out of curiosity, what evidence in the initial petition did you include for point #4 (demonstrating significant income)?

Besides the job in I-130a (finance industry), I added the invoice for expensive wedding rings from one of the top global jewelers and made sure to include in the photo evidence pictures of us in business class, and at fancy hotels in “expensive” destinations (e.g., safari). 

[angeljolie 188]

It's really interesting to know how the USCIS makes a decision on every petition. I don't think the financial aspect comes into play this early. I think this stage is about ensuring there is no fraud in play and that beneficiaries are deemed admissible, based on personal background.

 

12 hours ago, Darthvador25 said:

My view on why I may have been fast tracked:

1. “Non problematic” country (France)

2. I already have a valid non immigrant visa (although not on it)

3. Post grad + cushy job in big firm on I-130a

4. Evidence submitted demonstrates significant income vs. age

5. Only immigrant sponsored (no kid)

 Items 2, and 3 seem logical because you have been vetted by  the US DOS and the big firm you work for. 

[Alex Prijn 29]

1 hour ago, angeljolie said:

It's really interesting to know how the USCIS makes a decision on every petition. I don't think the financial aspect comes into play this early. I think this stage is about ensuring there is no fraud in play and that beneficiaries are deemed admissible, based on personal background.

 

 Items 2, and 3 seem logical because you have been vetted by  the US DOS and the big firm you work for. 

Yeah, finances are not taken in account in this stage of the VISA process.

 

I also don't think that expensive rings, business class and fancy hotels prove you have a stable high paying job. Taxes and pay slips prove that. Anything else you can save for, take a loan out for or have someone else pay for you.

 

In all I don't believe any of the points are why this particular petition went through faster. Most of us haven't even got a case update stating they are actively reviewing the case. All the points are void, if nobody has actually looked at our cases yet.

 

The problem is that cases seem to move through the system randomly.

It's as if they pass a case to a caseworker, I would assume, with the least cases assigned when it comes in regardless of origin and anything else. If you are lucky your caseworker has "easy cases" and moves through them faster.

 

At any rate, pretty much everything Darthvador stated applies to me too. I am from The Netherlands, which is with exception of the UK, the country with the longest trade relationship with the US, and also a non-problematic country. I don't have a non-immigrant VISA, because as EU citizens we don't need one. I have traveled to the US for work multiple times and for in-law visits on an ESTA multiple times over the past 6 years, without issues. I have a high paying IT job that will continue in the US (which I don't get to prove until the next step). And no kids for us either, just me. On top of that my wife and I have been married for almost 5 years, which is well past the bonified marriage condition of 2 years. It's an easy case that should get approval easily enough, as long as someone looks at it.