US Immigration from Argentina

Good morning! This is something I've been thinking about lately, with no actual background or data to support this. But I'm curious about everyone's thoughts! Now with so many ways to connect with people overseas (social media, dating apps, gaming, etc.), I am curious if the rate of petitions for both CR1 and K1 visas have increased in the last decade or so. Previously, the only way to meet someone overseas was to meet someone in person, maybe on a vacation/work opportunity/study abroad. It would be even harder to stay in contact once returning home unless you wrote letters or paid for long distance calling. But now anyone could connect with someone overseas right from their living room and chat 24/7!

I met my husband in person in his country so I don't have that experience, but I see so many posts about people meeting online now and I am curious if it is driving up the number of visa applications/petitions. Has there been an increase in wait times over the last decade? Again, I have no data....Just some thinking while I eat my breakfast this morning. Comment away!

So today I was checking my status on the USCIS webpage, and I started playing around with some previous numbers to see what the queue looks like. And something that stood out was that my service center (LIN) deals mostly with ROC and I601 waivers of unlawful presence. Out of -say- 20 numbers I checked, at least 15 were 601s. Interesting.

Hello,

My husband and I filed our I-130 Petition online. It has been at Vermont Service Center since October 2021. We recently got the notification that our case was being actively reviewed. We have not heard anything yet.

Today, we decided to download the auto-generated I-130 form from our online account to look it over. We are very concerned and worried that our form was filled out incorrectly without us being aware of it.

Basically, when you file online it asks "Was the beneficiary EVER in the United States?", to which we answered, Yes. We provided his passport number, country of issuance, and expiration date as followed. The last question on that page asks "Was the beneficiary EVER in immigration proceedings?", to which we answered, No.

After clicking "Next" at the bottom on the page to move on, it asks "What was the beneficiary's class of admission?" We provided the information of his last class of admission to the US and provided his Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record number as asked. We then filled out his date of arrival and the date of when his authorized stay was to expire. (Nowhere on this page does it ask whether the beneficiary is STILL in the US or not.)

We are now looking over the I-130 that was generated by USCIS (based on our answers to the online filing questions via USCIS.gov) and are noticing that in the Beneficiary's Entry Information section it reads: "Was the beneficiary EVER in the United States?" (our answer, "Yes", as we provided) and the next statement reads, "If the beneficiary is currently in the United States, complete Items Numbers 46.a. - 46.d." and those items are the class of admission, Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record Number, Date of Arrival and Date Authorized stay expired (all of which are auto-filled with our answers that we provided regarding my husband's previous stay in the US).

My husband and I are both living in Argentina and he did not overstay his authorized stay during his last stay. We are concerned though that the information included in our form (incorrectly) is impacting our processing time.

Has anyone experienced this same situation or heard of this happening before?

It seems like this would be a very common occurrence for those who have visited the US previously and then file online later on.

Thanks so much!!

Hi!
how do I check the approval estimates in my timeline in VJ? I see approval estimates on the home page, but it takes me to my own timeline and I can t find anything in there.

Hello all,

My spouse and I were married in September 2021 and are awaiting the CR-1 filed this past January. I (US citizen) sent my tax forms and my wife (beneficiary) received them today. There is only one tax representative in her country who can assist with the ITIN so she contacted them today about making an appointment. According to their timeline, it will be a "delay of 13-16 weeks for the assignment of the ITIN." From everything I've read, the delay is about 7 weeks, so are there any couples here who can give an account of how long that took? If it is going to take that long, should I ask for an extension for my taxes to be submitted so I don't get penalized? Also, they are wanting to charge her $300 USD to file everything, I'm not sure if that's normal or is a scam.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.