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Hello, 

 

I have filed an online IR-1 petition whilst my wife and I live in Canada, however, we will shortly be leaving Canada, and actually we have a few choices of where we could live, and I would like to know if this would make any difference to the process, or timeline for the petition. I understood it is a simple process to amend the address and we have the choice to live in either the UK, The Netherlands or we may move to Malaysia. Would there be any difference in these three countries? 

 

Any advice is much appreciated! :)

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As residents?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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3 hours ago, SimonB86 said:

Hello, 

 

I have filed an online IR-1 petition whilst my wife and I live in Canada, however, we will shortly be leaving Canada, and actually we have a few choices of where we could live, and I would like to know if this would make any difference to the process, or timeline for the petition. I understood it is a simple process to amend the address and we have the choice to live in either the UK, The Netherlands or we may move to Malaysia. Would there be any difference in these three countries? 

 

Any advice is much appreciated! :)

@SimonB86 If you are referring to the I-130 process, being in either of those 3 countries has no impact on the I-130 approval timeline. What does have an impact is which USCIS service center your case is assigned to adjudicate the I-130 petition. 

After I-130 approval by the USCIS  and after getting DQ'ed from the NVC process, yes there is an impact on the timelines of the specific embassy. For that you can take a look at the country specific forums to understand datapoints on how quickly each of those 3 posts have been prioritizing/ working IR-1 IV and whether they still have an large backlog to work through. Another metric- DOS also publishes statistics on how many IV's each post has approved by visa category.

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I-130 JOURNEY FOR 2020 Minor Child of LPR (F2A Online Application, MNL Consular Processing)

07/29/20 Online Filing for I-130, Same day Priority date 
07/31/20 Paper NOA1 mailed by USCIS, received on 08/03/20

07/31/20, 08/15/20, 09/01,20 Expedite Requests denied three times (self-submission and congressman outreach)

09/28/20: I-130 Approved by USCIS, received mailed NOA2 on 10/01/20

10/01/20: NVC electronically receives I-130 petition from USCIS, generates NVC case & invoice number, paid all NVC fees same day

10/05/19: CEAC ready for document uploads

TBD: Waiting for NBI Police Clearance to complete all upload of NVC docs

 

I-130 JOURNEY FOR 2019 Parent of USC (IR-5 Paper Application, MNL Consular Processing)

01/18/19 NOA1 I-130 (Priority Date)

08/02/19 Called USCIS to expedite I-130 after 196 days pending,  emailed expedite evidence 08/06/1,  expedite approved 08/09/19

08/13/19: I-130 Approved by USCIS, USCIS sent petition file to NVC 08/29/19 

09/09/19: NVC receives I-130 petition from USCIS, generates case & invoice number on 10/03/19 (paid all NVC fees same day)

10/07/19: CEAC ready for document uploads (AOS and IV documents uploaded to CEAC same day)

11/25/19: NVC Case Complete, NVC emails interview schedules interview on 12/18/19 for 01/06/20

01/06/20: IR-5 Interview in Manila Philippines embassy (MNL); forgot original signed I-864 resulted in 221G, USEM receives original signed I-864 via 2GO courier on 02/04/20
3/4/20: Immigrant Visa Issued by USEM, 2GO carrier picked up passport from USEM 3/6/20 and delivers to residence on 3/10/20

6/10/20: US POE

6/13/20: SSN card mailed date by SSA, delivered to residence on 6/18/20

7/3/20: LPR Green Card ordered, Production on 7/24/20, Mailed by USCIS on 7/27/20, delivered to residence on 7/29/20

 

I-130/ I-485 JOURNEY FOR 2019 Parent of USC (IR-5 Paper Application)

01/18/19: NOA1 Received I-130 (priority date, was not concurrently filed with I-485 as we were not sure if we were going to CP or AOS)

06/19/19: USPS receives I-485 package to lockbox (priority date); 06/24/19: Credit card charged ,  USCIS mails out NOA1 06/25/19 with receipt numbers (assigned to MSC National Benefits center),  Received NOA1 from USPS (07/02/19:)

07/05/19:  USCIS mailsout biometrics appointment notice with appointment date for 07/24/19, Received biometrics notice letter from USPS 07/11/19
07/12/19: Walk-in biometrics completed

07/18/19: Called USCIS to expedite EAD, Received mailed USCIS instructions on where to fax expedite evidence from USPS 07/26/19 , Faxed requested evidence for EAD expedite  07/27/19
07/31/19: USCIS approves EAD I-765 and Advanced Parole I-131, USCIS mails out combo EAD/ AP card 08/02/19, Received combo EAD/ AP card via USPS Priority Mail 08/07/19

08/08/19: I-485 Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview
08/26/19: I-130 Approved (NOA2) by USCIS

12/10/19: FO sends out I-485 interview appointment details for 01/28/20 interview date 

02/06/20: I-485 case approved and NOA2 mailed
02/05/20: Green card ordered, Production and mailed 02/10/20, delivered to residence on 02/12/20

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Note the immigrant visa interviews can only be conducted in the applicant/beneficiary's country of citizenship or country of legal residence.  Applicants cannot interview in countries where they are only "visitors".

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23 hours ago, SimonB86 said:

Hello, 

 

I have filed an online IR-1 petition whilst my wife and I live in Canada, however, we will shortly be leaving Canada, and actually we have a few choices of where we could live, and I would like to know if this would make any difference to the process, or timeline for the petition. I understood it is a simple process to amend the address and we have the choice to live in either the UK, The Netherlands or we may move to Malaysia. Would there be any difference in these three countries? 

 

Any advice is much appreciated! :)

a.) you should see if the embassy you interview has strict domicile requirements (some embassies - like Canada- want the USC to move back to the States before the interview) 

b.) the beneficiary should have legal residency in the country they're moving to.. . if they don't the beneficiary will have to get their medical and interview in their country of citizenship/ primary residency

c.) make sure you are a legal resident in the country you're moving to and the residency is not dependent on the USC- it would be a pain if the USC loses residency and the beneficiary has to move to a third country

d.) check the backlog for each of the countries... I'm of the opinion you should just move back to your country of citizenship/the country where the majority of your family resides. You're about to move to America... say goodbye to everything and everyone you love. Eat all the food you love at home and in your favorite restaurants. 

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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***Post violating the TOS (condoning immigration fraud) removed along with post referencing; Administrative Action taken.***

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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