How to stall approved IR5 I-130 application for parents without abandonment

[calberry 18]

My parents I-130 application were approved but they don't feel ready to move to the US yet. We would prefer, if possible, to not abandon the application and start over later.

 

Someone mentioned it may be possible to keep the case "alive" by "contacting NVC at least once a year".

 

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If you don’t pay the fees and send the support documents, the case won’t move forward. The NVC’s rule is, as long as you keep contacting them at least once a year, the case is still “alive”. So you keep contacting them every year

 

My questions are:

• Is this rule correct
• Is this a good idea
• What does "contacting NVC" mean
• Would paying the "IV fee" or "Affidavit of Support fee" help prevent the case from getting abandoned
• Does NVC email a warning before an approved I-130 application expires

 

Any thoughts on stalling an approved I-130 application for a few years would be really appreciated

[JeanneAdil 6,655]

you can stall for a year by emailing or sending a letter once a month to keep the cases (both need separate mailings) 

 

This is from the letter  i  recd from them 

it said they would keep case open for a year 

[Crazy Cat 42,317]

57 minutes ago, calberry said:

My parents I-130 application were approved but they don't feel ready to move to the US yet. We would prefer, if possible, to not abandon the application and start over later.

 

Someone mentioned it may be possible to keep the case "alive" by "contacting NVC at least once a year".

 

 

My questions are:

• Is this rule correct
• Is this a good idea
• What does "contacting NVC" mean
• Would paying the "IV fee" or "Affidavit of Support fee" help prevent the case from getting abandoned
• Does NVC email a warning before an approved I-130 application expires

 

Any thoughts on stalling an approved I-130 application for a few years would be really appreciated

Do not pay the fees and/or submit required documents until ready to proceed with the cases.  Keep in contact with NVC.

Edited August 30, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[calberry 18]

6 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

you can stall for a year by emailing or sending a letter once a month to keep the cases (both need separate mailings) 

This is from the letter  i  recd from them 

it said they would keep case open for a year 

Do you mean once a year or is it really once a month? 😬 Is there anything official someone could point us to to confirm?

 

 

6 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Keep in contact with NVC.

Could someone share how to "contact" NVC and what would be appropriate to say to them? When I login to https://ceac.state.gov/IV and click on "Contact Us" it just goes here. I don't see any options to mail or email. Is the "Public Inquiry Form" what it means to "contact" NVC?

[JeanneAdil 6,655]

1 hour ago, calberry said:

Do you mean once a year or is it really once a month? 😬 Is there anything official someone could point us to to confirm?

 

The letter  i recd from NVC said to contact once a month and they would keep case open  a year

It should say on the receipt letter/  and when u contact them do it for each case separately citing case # ,  name and DOB for petitioner and beneficary      don't  assume NVC will automatically tie the 2 cases together 

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1 hour ago, calberry said:

Could someone share how to "contact" NVC and what would be appropriate to say to them? When I login to https://ceac.state.gov/IV and click on "Contact Us" it just goes here. I don't see any options to mail or email. Is the "Public Inquiry Form" what it means to "contact" NVC?

send an e-mail to NVCINQUIRY@state.gov, call in the United States (603) 334-0700, or write to: 32 Rochester Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909.

Edited August 31, 2021 by JeanneAdil