I-130 Adopted Child

[aaron2020 11,651]

Just now, David & Paulyn said:

 

Good luck. 

You received good advice in May which you ignored.

You made assumptions which you shouldn't have made.

You have been given information directly from USCIS which said the adoption must be finalized before the adopted child's 16th birthday.

Proceed as you wish.  

[David & Paulyn 22]

4 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Good luck. 

You received good advice in May which you ignored.

You made assumptions which you shouldn't have made.

You have been given information directly from USCIS which said the adoption must be finalized before the adopted child's 16th birthday.

Proceed as you wish.  

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

[JFH 12,190]

To get back to the original question, you have two options to ensure that wife and child can immigrate together. One is a guarantee, one is a gamble.

 

You can either delay your wife’s case at the NVC so that your daughter’s case can catch up with hers and then proceed together through the interview stage. This one is a guarantee as you are in control if this. Provided you keep the NVC case active, you can delay it for as long as you need. 
 

You plead with USCIS for an expedite in your daughter’s I-130. This is a gamble as you have no control over the outcome. Not having prepared correctly is not normally a reason for expedite but it costs nothing to ask. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 

[David & Paulyn 22]

14 minutes ago, JFH said:

To get back to the original question, you have two options to ensure that wife and child can immigrate together. One is a guarantee, one is a gamble.

 

You can either delay your wife’s case at the NVC so that your daughter’s case can catch up with hers and then proceed together through the interview stage. This one is a guarantee as you are in control if this. Provided you keep the NVC case active, you can delay it for as long as you need. 
 

You plead with USCIS for an expedite in your daughter’s I-130. This is a gamble as you have no control over the outcome. Not having prepared correctly is not normally a reason for expedite but it costs nothing to ask. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 

Once my wife's visa is approved, doesn't that visa have 6 months validity? Theoretically, if I file tonight my daughter's I-130 and based on current timeline, isn't there a reasonable chance for it to be approved within 6 months?

I will also try to plead with the USCIS for an expedited I-130.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 minutes ago, David & Paulyn said:

Theoretically, if I file tonight my daughter's I-130 and based on current timeline, isn't there a reasonable chance for it to be approved within 6 months?

No. Current processing timeline for i130 child of USC by service center are 

CSC 14-18.5 months

Nebraska 7-9.5 months

Potomac 11-14.5 months

TSC 7.5-9.5 months

Vermont 24-31.5 months

 

[David & Paulyn 22]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

No. Current processing timeline for i130 child of USC by service center are 

CSC 14-18.5 months

Nebraska 7-9.5 months

Potomac 11-14.5 months

TSC 7.5-9.5 months

Vermont 24-31.5 months

 

Ok. I filed an I-130 for my wife on 8/2/20 and it was approved 12/17/20 with an RFE. It's slower for a child?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 minute ago, David & Paulyn said:

Ok. I filed an I-130 for my wife on 8/2/20 and it was approved 12/17/20 with an RFE. It's slower for a child?

That was unnaturally fast. The time for spouse and child are listed the same. Numbers above from official  uscis processing times website.

Edited December 22, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[David & Paulyn 22]

Just now, SusieQQQ said:

That was unnaturally fast.

That is what I thought also. Never expected it to go that fast.

[designguy 1,179]

6 hours ago, David & Paulyn said:

Ok. I filed an I-130 for my wife on 8/2/20 and it was approved 12/17/20 with an RFE. It's slower for a child?

It was approved after 4 months with an RFE? That’s pretty insane. Don’t expect your daughters to be that quick especially with the Covid slowdowns. It will probably take at least a year to approve 

[carmel34 3,635]

11 hours ago, David & Paulyn said:

Once my wife's visa is approved, doesn't that visa have 6 months validity?

Six months validity from the date of the medical so it's typically less than six months.  Your best path forward if you want them to immigrate together would be to delay your wife's case at the NVC until the adopted child's petition gets approved by USCIS and arrives at the NVC, then advance them both together at that point and request the same interview date.  Based on current timelines their interviews are likely to be a year or more from now if you file the I-130 today.  Good luck!

[David & Paulyn 22]

1 minute ago, carmel34 said:

Six months validity from the date of the medical so it's typically less than six months.  Your best path forward if you want them to immigrate together would be to delay your wife's case at the NVC until the adopted child's petition gets approved by USCIS and arrives at the NVC, then advance them both together at that point and request the same interview date.  Based on current timelines their interviews are likely to be a year or more from now if you file the I-130 today.  Good luck!

Thank you. Just called USCIS and requested an expedited petition. The agent said I have a compelling case. Will let me know within 5 days. If this fails, will have no choice but to delay my wife's case or let me daughter stay with one of her adult siblings.

[David & Paulyn 22]

4 hours ago, designguy said:

It was approved after 4 months with an RFE? That’s pretty insane. Don’t expect your daughters to be that quick especially with the Covid slowdowns. It will probably take at least a year to approve 

It landed at Nebraska again, just like my wife's. That's good, right?

[Boiler 45,553]

Nebraska handles Colorado cases.

[David & Paulyn 22]

Just now, Boiler said:

Nebraska handles Colorado cases.

Oh I see. My wife's I-130 was received in Vermont but the NOA1 said Nebraska. From 8/2 - 12/17. It was really fast.

[Boiler 45,553]

We can talk about average processing time lines, are there outliers absolutely but not something you can plan on and of course outliers go both ways.