Expedite processing of I-130 in case of job offer or relocation

[doraemon 1]

Updated timeline after requesting expedited processing!!!

Unfortunately after the interview we haven't heard anything. Are we supposed to get an approval notice and the tracking number for the passport shipment? so far... silence. Should we get in touch with the consulate? starting to freak out a little bit here :)

 

Fri, May 10    Job Offer
Sun, May 12  Letter to Embassy
Tue, May 14  Embassy accepted case and sent list of required documents
Fri, Jun 7       I-130 interview
Tue, Jun 11    I-130 acceptance letter from Consulate

Tue, July 23  Medicals

Wed, July 24    Visa Interview!!!!

 

[appleblossom 3,336]

5 hours ago, doraemon said:

Updated timeline after requesting expedited processing!!!

Unfortunately after the interview we haven't heard anything. Are we supposed to get an approval notice and the tracking number for the passport shipment? so far... silence. Should we get in touch with the consulate? starting to freak out a little bit here

 

Fri, May 10    Job Offer
Sun, May 12  Letter to Embassy
Tue, May 14  Embassy accepted case and sent list of required documents
Fri, Jun 7       I-130 interview
Tue, Jun 11    I-130 acceptance letter from Consulate

Tue, July 23  Medicals

Wed, July 24    Visa Interview!!!!

 

Did you get confirmation that your medical results had been received?
 

You don’t normally get any kind of written approval, just a verbal one at the interview. It can take a couple of weeks for the visa to be issued and passport returned so there’s no need to worry at all if your interview was only a couple of working days ago. 
 

Keep an eye on your online status, when it changes to ‘issued’ you know the visa has been printed and put in the passport, it should then be received within a week or so. Your tracking number will be online when it’s sent. 
 

Good luck. 

Edited July 29, 2024 by appleblossom

[doraemon 1]

Thanks. The only worry is that we've trying hard to fly out as a family on august 1st but it looks like we won't make it in the end. The citizen having to leave spouse and child behind while the household is already on the way is not ideal but I guess we have to deal with it. It could have been months .. it might be only a couple of weeks difference 

[doraemon 1]

It's been hectic in the past few months but I thought I should give an update on the FINAL timeline, since we eventually succeeded in this process:

 

Fri, May 10    Job Offer
Sun, May 12    Letter to Embassy
Tue, May 14    Embassy accepted case and sent list of required documents
Fri, Jun 7    I-130 interview in Naples
Tue, Jun 11    I-130 acceptance letter from Consulate

[ Documentation gathering was problematic and took more than a month...]
Mon, Jul 15    Booked appointment for September 3rd (earliest available)
Thu, Jul 18    Requested expedited processing
Mon, Jul 22   Got expedited appointment date
Tue, Jul 23    Medicals in Naples
Wed, Jul 24   DS260 Interview in Naples
Thu, Aug 1    Received passport with Visa, traveling as a family!!!
 

Some additional details:

- Despite the immigrant had lived in the USA in the past and already accrued Social Security benefit, we had to fill the affidavit of support at the last minute, after the DS260 interview

- The immigrant did not have a valid COVID vaccination and being in the middle of summer, it was literally impossible to obtain one. We managed to get the waiver eventually but it was a close call!

- On the morning on Aug 1st, we hadn't heard back from the embassy. The citizen was basically ready to head to the airport on their own, with the family planning to join as soon as the visa arrived. On the craziest turn of events, we got notified that the passport with the stamp was ready to be picked up at a DHL office NEXT TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT!!! At the last minute the whole family headed to the airport and moved to the US together! I still can't believe how this happened but it's all good in the end

 

Thanks everybody for your responses and for sharing your experiences.

[Dashinka 24,899]

3 hours ago, doraemon said:

It's been hectic in the past few months but I thought I should give an update on the FINAL timeline, since we eventually succeeded in this process:

 

Fri, May 10    Job Offer
Sun, May 12    Letter to Embassy
Tue, May 14    Embassy accepted case and sent list of required documents
Fri, Jun 7    I-130 interview in Naples
Tue, Jun 11    I-130 acceptance letter from Consulate

[ Documentation gathering was problematic and took more than a month...]
Mon, Jul 15    Booked appointment for September 3rd (earliest available)
Thu, Jul 18    Requested expedited processing
Mon, Jul 22   Got expedited appointment date
Tue, Jul 23    Medicals in Naples
Wed, Jul 24   DS260 Interview in Naples
Thu, Aug 1    Received passport with Visa, traveling as a family!!!
 

Some additional details:

- Despite the immigrant had lived in the USA in the past and already accrued Social Security benefit, we had to fill the affidavit of support at the last minute, after the DS260 interview

- The immigrant did not have a valid COVID vaccination and being in the middle of summer, it was literally impossible to obtain one. We managed to get the waiver eventually but it was a close call!

- On the morning on Aug 1st, we hadn't heard back from the embassy. The citizen was basically ready to head to the airport on their own, with the family planning to join as soon as the visa arrived. On the craziest turn of events, we got notified that the passport with the stamp was ready to be picked up at a DHL office NEXT TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT!!! At the last minute the whole family headed to the airport and moved to the US together! I still can't believe how this happened but it's all good in the end

 

Thanks everybody for your responses and for sharing your experiences.

Thanks for the update, and I am happy everything worked out!

 

Safe Travels!

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