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I-130 approved, flying to US to start AOS?

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I am tempted to follow the OOP. I really am curious as to how that goes. Wouldn't it be great if that's how easy it was? 😂

 

I don't know why they haven't questioned why the NVC and consulate processing stages are even a thing if it's as easy as just coming over here unannounced. 

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

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Tell OP to mention their plans to CBP

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One thing I’ve learned from both Reddit and VJ is that immigration lawyers, while maybe not deliberately telling their clients to do things wrong, often do.   The common denominator here is money.  Th

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Who do you think @Mike E is? I'm joking of course 😊

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1 hour ago, Mike E said:

The sense of entitlement in that OP is high. 
 

Also dissed the lead mod there (who is right 99.9 percent of the time).

 

I am predicting expedited removal and a 5 year ban.

Hope so, but sadly, he will probably perfect his lying techniques in front of a mirror, and swagger right past secondary.

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Posts like that make my head want to explode.  Sounds like this person is going to do what they want, regardless of all of the warnings from others in the thread. Honestly. I hope this person gets caught, if only to knock his wife's sense of entitlement down a few notches.


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10 hours ago, SalishSea said:

I wonder if USCIS/DOS lurks on the Reddit immigration sub like they lurk here…..?   🤔

They do???😳

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12 minutes ago, Caligirl1 said:

They do???😳

That is what I've heard.

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1 minute ago, OldUser said:

Who do you think @Mike E is?

I'm joking of course 😊

Ooh OldUser......Mike's not going to like that 😅

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3 minutes ago, OldUser said:

How do I delete it? 😭

He'll laugh because he realizes he's way too smart to work for USCIS.

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someone should copy and paste the USCIS site for the Reddit members to read the steps for spousal visa and send it to these "lawyers"

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/immigrant-visa-for-spouse.html

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13 hours ago, Boiler said:

Sadly most/all Immigration Lawyers are not aware of the VJ ToS and have not signed up for it.

 

This one is particularly weird because if you were going to do that why wait for the I 130 to be approved.

 

Also does not mention all the other stuff that would need to be filed.

THIS! It's just like concurrent filing after entering with that intent except extra steps & time...

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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14 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

THIS! It's just like concurrent filing after entering with that intent except extra steps & time...

If this hybrid form of filing was even possible, it combines the downsides of both processes so it doesn’t make sense at all to do.
 

It has the downside of the I-130 wait time without being able to be with your spouse (except maybe a visit) and then the adjustment of status process here in the US. Why somebody would choose this (if it was possible) is beyond me! I asked OP to keep us posted, because this is a very interesting situation. 

“It’s been 84 years…” 

- Me talking about the progress of my I-751

 

 

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Just now, Daphne . said:

If this hybrid form of filing was even possible, it combines the downsides of both processes so it doesn’t make sense at all to do.
 

It has the downside of the I-130 wait time without being able to be with your spouse (except maybe a visit) and then the adjustment of status process here in the US. Why somebody would choose this (if it was possible) is beyond me! I asked OP to keep us posted, because this is a very interesting situation. 

Yes, very strange. I cannot get my head around the fact that 3(!) immigration lawyers told OP this was perfectly fine. In 5 minutes of googling I found 3 links from lawyers' offices' websites explaining how it was OK to file AOS from VWP but only without such an intent on entry. I myself did this!

(I was completely in the dark about immigration processes which in that case was to my advantage, when I entered I thought I'd leave at the end of 90 days, not realizing at the time that as a spouse of a USC I couldn't just come back easily.)

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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Sort of sounds like a K3

“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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