Does approved NoA2 mean petition sent to NVC? (Merged 2x)

[Ryan & Rachaya 9]

I think everything is probably ok but I want to check.
We filed our I-130 in Aug 2022 and just received the approval notice (which I think is also known as NoA 2, is that right?).

There seems to be some contradictory information.

 

Our Case Status Page says "nothing is outstanding at this time" and they'll let us know if they need anything.

but

The Approval Notice PDF doc says "submit a copy of this notice, along with a Form I-485".

 

Do they mean that we should do that right now, or is this just sort of a heads-up as to what we'll need to do down the road (and so we should do nothing right now)?

 

Also, the visajourney Step-by-Step guide says that the NoA would "indicate... the forwarding of your approved petition to the NVC" but I don't see where our approval notice says anything about that. It acts like the NVS has it, but doesn't say anything about it being forwarded to them - but maybe I'm just not understanding the process. Is the simple fact that we got this document the "indication" that the Guide is talking about?

 

I've attached screenshots of the bits below. Is there something weird going on, or is this the usual procedure (and so we should just wait for further contact)? If we do just wait, is the next thing expected the "welcome letter" people mention and then the interview preparation packet with its associated To Do list?

 

Thank you.

 

 

Edited August 17, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

on your I 130 did u indicate a local US office instead  of foreign  country?

if so u must pay a fee and file form to correct it as it appears to USCIS someone is living in USA and trying to adjust status

expensive mistake

[Boiler 45,497]

Your timeline shows Consulate processing

 

That form suggest you applied to adjust.

[Crazy Cat 41,850]

2 hours ago, Ryan & Rachaya said:

I've attached screenshots of the bits below.

It doesn't sound OK.  Where is your spouse right now???

Edited July 30, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[Ryan & Rachaya 9]

Thailand.

 

[Boiler 45,497]

You need to check what you filed, may need an I 824

[Troy B 223]

then as stated by others you/your lawyer messed up and indicated your spouse would be adjusting status.  But in truth you need to file the i-824 & pay the fee, and the delay in time (probably 11 months or more) for it to get to the NVC to continue processing to get the appropriate embassy/consulate for Thailand.

Edited July 30, 2023 by Troy B

[Ryan & Rachaya 9]

 

We followed the steps and filed electronically, the I-130, 130A and such.

 

I'm looking over the I-130 and I haven't been able to find any problem.
It lists the Beneficiary's Physical Address as Thailand. Also the box after "Was the beneficiary EVER in the United States" is checked "No".

 

 

I wonder if us getting married online in the US caused some confusion? Or maybe there was another checkbox of some sort in the electronic filing process that I misclicked (but doesn't show on the printed form)?

 

Anyway, it looks like I need to contact someone somewhere eh? Any advice on who, and how I can explain the problem?

[Ryan & Rachaya 9]

I'm going over the steps in the Guide again and that's what we did, so I don't know what could have happened.

 

So, as a start, how on an I-130 would I have "indicated your spouse would be adjusting status"?

What box would I have checked or question would I have answered to indicate this rather than a 'plain old' CR-1 process?

 

 

Edited July 30, 2023 by Ryan & Rachaya

[Boiler 45,497]

Page 8 61 and 62

 

How did you complete that?

[Ryan & Rachaya 9]

24 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Page 8 61 and 62

 

How did you complete that?

61 blank, 62 Bangkok (Thailand).

 

Is it possible that someone (or some piece of software) saw that, legally, our marriage took place in Utah and therefore we got sorted to the "she's already in the US" pile?  Or could a previous Adjustment of Status attempt (different wife, years ago, canceled before Adjustment) have somehow gotten pulled from my file and mistakenly tied to this CR-1 filing?

 

 

Edited July 30, 2023 by Ryan & Rachaya
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[Ryan & Rachaya 9]

I just pulled a "fresh" copy of the electronic I-130 we filed and it doesn't match the copy it gave us at the time of filing, so that may be the problem. I'll look at it some more and see if I can figure out where they went wrong (I really wish we had just used paper and pen).

 

[Ryan & Rachaya 9]

Yeah, that's the problem. In the copy they have, "Bangkok" also got filled in for 61.a (though 61.b  (State) is still blank). I uploaded a note and corrected page 8 just in case the human that looks at it is in a good enough mood to help us out. Otherwise, yeah, back to the drawing board I guess.

 

Thanks for the help all. I suppose if anyone has experience on how to best try and correct this sort of error, let me know. Otherwise, I'll just assume it's worst-case scenario (ie. start over) as everything else in this process seems to default to that.

 

[SalishSea 17,829]

1 hour ago, Ryan & Rachaya said:

Yeah, that's the problem. In the copy they have, "Bangkok" also got filled in for 61.a (though 61.b  (State) is still blank). I uploaded a note and corrected page 8 just in case the human that looks at it is in a good enough mood to help us out. Otherwise, yeah, back to the drawing board I guess.

 

Thanks for the help all. I suppose if anyone has experience on how to best try and correct this sort of error, let me know. Otherwise, I'll just assume it's worst-case scenario (ie. start over) as everything else in this process seems to default to that.

 

So you’re saying an answer you provided on the electronic form somehow got changed by USCIS?

[Ryan & Rachaya 9]

No, I think it's more likely a transcription error when I was cut-n-pasting from the mail-in PDF form (which I triple checked) to the online electronic thing (which I only single checked as the formatting of the snapshot was not good, and I was likely fairly braindead after that process). That or pasting all of the Thai text in the question before messed up something (ie. the form or my brain). This was a year ago so I don't recall exactly what I did - I just the forms and paperwork I have from the. The PDF that I filled out is ok but the weirdly formatted "snapshot" of the electronic submission has the Thai city in the US city spot (as well as the foreign city spot) and none of the native-language stuff shows up. That's what makes me think the snapshot may not be fully accurate - even my addled brain would have noticed the entire "native address" section being blank. But then maybe the snapshot PDF just doesn't have the right font installed or something.