Process for Venezuelans Timeline and questions!

[maria22 15]

Hi! I wanted to share my timeline and hope we can discuss this topic on here  If anyone has some questiosn feel free to ask me

 

Process for Venezuelans

I-134 submitted - 10/18/2022

I-134 approved - 10/23/2022

Email received by beneficiary - 10/23/2022

Beneficiary submits data to USCBP - 10/23/2022

Received information about travel authorization from USCBP - Not yet

Travel Authorization Document- Not yet

[CyThk 0]

Hi, I’m filling the form I-134,  but they need the beneficiary have passport valid ( not expired).

Are you fill with passport not expired?
 

thanks

[Rafagus 68]

I would think that new rules for Venezuelan passports would apply

[Nuba 57]

Here is the official announcement from USCIS

 

https://www.uscis.gov/venezuela

 

At this link under The Process :

Note: The beneficiary must have a valid, unexpired passport. Certified extensions of passport validity serve to meet this requirement. If a beneficiary's passport validity has been extended, the expiration date of the extension should be reflected as the passport expiration date. CBP will not authorize travel if the beneficiary's passport or extension is expired.

[maria22 15]

13 hours ago, CyThk said:

Hi, I’m filling the form I-134,  but they need the beneficiary have passport valid ( not expired).

Are you fill with passport not expired?
 

thanks

Hey! Expired passports are still valid to travel to the US! From the USCIS website: 

 

"Note: The beneficiary must have a valid, unexpired passport. Certified extensions of passport validity serve to meet this requirement. If a beneficiary's passport validity has been extended, the expiration date of the extension should be reflected as the passport expiration date. CBP will not authorize travel if the beneficiary's passport or extension is expired.

Consistent with the National Assembly decree of May 21, 2019, certain expired Venezuelan passports remain valid. A Venezuelan passport:

• Issued before June 7, 2019 (even if expired before this date), without a passport extension ("prórroga"), is considered valid and unexpired for five years beyond the expiration date printed in the passport.
• Issued on or after June 7, 2019, without a “prórroga” is not considered valid beyond the expiration date printed in the passport.
• Regardless of passport issue date, with a “prórroga” issued before June 7, 2019, a passport is considered valid and unexpired for five years beyond the expiration date of the “prorroga.”
• Regardless of passport issue date, with a “prórroga” issued on or after June 7, 2019, a passport is considered valid and unexpired through the expiration date of the “prórroga.”

[maria22 15]

Guys, I got my travel authorization document 1 hour after I submitted my data to USCBP! The whole process was very fast (Only 5 days).

I didn't receive an email with the info about travel authorization, I only realiced I got it because I checked the Notices section on my USCIS account.

Timeline:

Process for Venezuelans

I-134 submitted - 10/18/2022

I-134 approved - 10/23/2022

Email received by beneficiary - 10/23/2022

Beneficiary submits data to USCBP - 10/23/2022

Received information about travel authorization from USCBP - 10/23/2022

Travel Authorization Document- 10/23/2022

Edited October 24, 2022 by maria22

[TBoneTX 45,591]

8 minutes ago, maria22 said:

I got my travel authorization document 1 hour after I submitted my data

This must be an all-time record.  Congratulations!

[Elvis&Sky 26]

We filed for my husband's friend, brother, and mom 10/18. The I-134s were approved 10/19, and the friend's travel authorization was also issued 10/19. However, there's an error with the mom and brothers' A-numbers, so we've been waiting since Thursday for a callback from USCIS. I ended up submitting new I-134s on Friday (10/21) in the hopes that maybe they'll just issue new A-numbers?!? Fingers crossed.

[maria22 15]

5 minutes ago, Elvis&Sky said:

We filed for my husband's friend, brother, and mom 10/18. The I-134s were approved 10/19, and the friend's travel authorization was also issued 10/19. However, there's an error with the mom and brothers' A-numbers, so we've been waiting since Thursday for a callback from USCIS. I ended up submitting new I-134s on Friday (10/21) in the hopes that maybe they'll just issue new A-numbers?!? Fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed here too! Best of luck for you and your family xx

Edited October 24, 2022 by maria22

[Elvis&Sky 26]

2 minutes ago, maria22 said:

Fingers crossed here too! Best of lucks for you and your family xx

Thanks, you too!! Do you have a date set to enter the US? We're hoping things get finalized soon so they can come before Thanksgiving. 

[maria22 15]

5 minutes ago, Elvis&Sky said:

Thanks, you too!! Do you have a date set to enter the US? We're hoping things get finalized soon so they can come before Thanksgiving. 

No yet. Tbh all seems a bit frightening! I'm in Venezuela atm, it seems like I will have at least 2-3 stops until my final destination. I still have to figure my intinery out 😪.  Is your family traveling from Vzla too?

[Elvis&Sky 26]

17 minutes ago, maria22 said:

No yet. Tbh all seems a bit frightening! I'm in Venezuela atm, it seems like I will have at least 2-3 stops until my final destination. I still have to figure my intinery out 😪.  Is your family traveling from Vzla too?

I bet! I'd probably be scared myself 🤣  but now that you have a the travel authorization, at least you have a bit of time to figure things out! The friend is travelling from Bogota to Seattle, but he'll have a layover......somewhere lol probably Miami. Mom and brother will make a similar journey, but they'll have to take a bus from their city in Venezuela to Bogota in addition.

[Landsend1 2]

1 hour ago, maria22 said:

Guys, I got my travel authorization document 1 hour after I submitted my data to USCBP! The whole process was very fast (Only 5 days).

I didn't receive an email with the info about travel authorization, I only realiced I got it because I checked the Notices section on my USCIS account.

Timeline:

Process for Venezuelans

I-134 submitted - 10/18/2022

I-134 approved - 10/23/2022

Email received by beneficiary - 10/23/2022

Beneficiary submits data to USCBP - 10/23/2022

Received information about travel authorization from USCBP - 10/23/2022

Travel Authorization Document- 10/23/2022

Congratulations! That’s so fast! 
 

I’m curious, what data did you have to submit to USCBP?

[maria22 15]

45 minutes ago, Elvis&Sky said:

I bet! I'd probably be scared myself 🤣  but now that you have a the travel authorization, at least you have a bit of time to figure things out! The friend is travelling from Bogota to Seattle, but he'll have a layover......somewhere lol probably Miami. Mom and brother will make a similar journey, but they'll have to take a bus from their city in Venezuela to Bogota in addition.

That's for sure. Do you know if we have to buy round trip tickets? Or one way tickets would make the cut?

[maria22 15]

1 minute ago, Landsend1 said:

Congratulations! That’s so fast! 
 

I’m curious, what data did you have to submit to USCBP?

They only ask you to scan your passport and  take a pic of your face through their CBP One mobile application. That's all.