US Immigration from South Korea

Hi, this is my first time posting on this site, but I'm stuck and desperate for help.

I'd really appreciate any guidance if anyone has dealt with a similar issue.

And I hope this post can be helpful for others in the future as well.

PROBLEM

I filed I-130 for my wife in March.

I filed online and promptly received a PDF of my receipt notice.

However, I still haven't received the receipt notice in the mail, even 7 months later.

Since I have a PDF of the notice, I suppose it really isn't crucial to have a paper copy.

But, I'm worried that I will also fail to receive future mailings.

POSSIBLE REASON(?)

We have a foreign address.

The address fields on the USCIS site didn't allow me to input our lengthy foreign address clearly with the right formatting.

Maybe the notice was misdelivered?

FAILED SOLUTION

I contacted USCIS about this issue through my online account.

I sent a correctly-formatted version of our (long) foreign address.

However, they ignored the correction and just sent me the standard Change of Address page.

But, the Change of Address page only allows US addressed to be entered.

Has anyone had a similar problem with a foreign address? Thanks!

The photos uploaded to CEAC is over 6 months old and I expect by the time I attend my interview it will be nearly a year old. Should I bring new photos to the interview (and upload them to CEAC before the interview)? Embassy: South Korea

Hi all, since I have been DQ'ed today, I wanted to share the anecdotal information I have been collecting thus far. This would probably be most helpful to those who are currently waiting to get DQ'ed in October. Finally, I cannot thank the VJ community enough for all the help I received, so thank you all and good luck on your "DQ journey".

Submission Response Result Reason for RFE Note Proc. Time
05/03/22 07/14/22 RFE Signature/Dates Typed 72
05/05/22 07/11/22 RFE Post RFE PCC 67
05/05/22 07/14/22 RFE W2 W2 scan issue 70
05/07/22 07/19/22 DQ Post RFE 73
05/11/22 07/15/22 RFE Passport scan issue 65
05/11/22 07/22/22 DQ Additional Docs 6/24 72
05/12/22 07/22/22 DQ 71
05/12/22 07/22/22 DQ 71
05/12/22 07/22/22 DQ 71
05/12/22 07/23/22 DQ 72
05/16/22 07/27/22 DQ 72
05/16/22 07/27/22 DQ 72
05/17/22 07/25/22 DQ 69
05/17/22 07/26/22 DQ Additional Docs 7/20 70
05/17/22 07/27/22 RFE W2 71
05/18/22 07/28/22 RFE Divorce decree 71
05/18/22 07/28/22 DQ Domicile warning 71
05/18/22 08/04/22 RFE Post RFE W2 W2 already submitted 78
05/19/22 07/28/22 DQ 70
05/19/22 07/29/22 DQ 71
05/19/22 07/29/22 DQ 71
05/19/22 07/29/22 DQ Post RFE Signature missing 71
05/20/22 07/28/22 DQ Post RFE W2 and Domicile 69
05/20/22 07/30/22 DQ Post RFE W2/1099 71
05/20/22 07/30/22 DQ Post RFE W2 and I864 version 71
05/22/22 08/02/22 DQ Post RFE Birth certificate 72
05/24/22 08/03/22 DQ 71
05/24/22 08/03/22 DQ Post RFE 71
05/24/22 08/03/22 DQ Post RFE W2/1099 71
05/24/22 08/03/22 DQ Post RFE Last submitted 6/6 71
05/24/22 08/04/22 DQ 72
05/25/22 08/02/22 DQ 69
05/25/22 08/03/22 DQ 70
05/25/22 08/04/22 DQ Post RFE W2 and PCC 71
05/25/22 08/04/22 DQ 71
05/25/22 08/05/22 DQ 72
05/25/22 08/05/22 DQ 72
05/25/22 08/05/22 DQ 72
05/26/22 08/03/22 RFE Canadian PR 69
05/26/22 08/05/22 DQ 71
05/26/22 08/05/22 DQ 71
05/26/22 08/05/22 RFE Divorce decree 71
05/26/22 08/05/22 DQ 71
05/27/22 08/05/22 DQ 70
05/27/22 08/06/22 RFE W2 W2 already submitted 71
05/27/22 08/08/22 DQ Post RFE I864A missing 73
05/27/22 08/08/22 DQ Post RFE Additional W2/1099 73
05/28/22 08/09/22 DQ Additional docs 6/2 73
05/30/22 08/08/22 DQ Post RFE Divorce decree 1st resubmission 5/26 70
05/30/22 08/09/22 RFE Proof of income missing Using assets as FE 71
05/30/22 08/09/22 DQ 71
05/31/22 07/30/22 RFE W2/1099 60
05/31/22 08/09/22 DQ Additional docs 6/1 70
05/31/22 08/10/22 DQ 71
05/31/22 08/09/22 DQ Additional docs 8/1 70
06/01/22 08/12/22 RFE Divorce decree, AOS 72
06/02/22 08/10/22 RFE 1099 missing 69
06/02/22 08/11/22 DQ 70
06/03/22 08/09/22 RFE 2021 Wage & Income Transcript Init. Submitted 2020 tax docs 67
06/03/22 08/12/22 DQ Post RFE Every W2/1099 70
06/03/22 08/12/22 DQ 70
06/03/22 08/11/22 DQ 69
06/04/22 08/13/22 DQ 70
06/05/22 08/12/22 DQ Post RFE PCC 68
06/05/22 08/14/22 RFE Post RFE Petitioner Domicile This is their 3rd RFE 70
06/05/22 08/14/22 DQ 70
06/05/22 08/15/22 RFE Digital signature, W2 71
06/05/22 08/15/22 DQ 71
06/06/22 08/10/22 DQ First submission 6/2 65
06/06/22 08/14/22 RFE Post RFE Every W2/1099 2021 W2 already submitted 69
06/06/22 08/15/22 DQ Post RFE 70
06/06/22 08/15/22 RFE Post RFE Signature, W2 3rd RFE 70
06/06/22 08/15/22 RFE 2020 Tax Return, 1099 70
06/06/22 08/15/22 DQ 70
06/06/22 08/16/22 RFE Post RFE Household member eligibility 2 FE Notes in conflict 71
06/07/22 08/13/22 DQ 67
06/07/22 08/16/22 DQ Additional docs 7/5 70
06/07/22 08/17/22 DQ DQ but also says incomplete 71
06/08/22 08/12/22 DQ Typed date on signature line 65
06/08/22 08/17/22 DQ 70
06/08/22 08/18/22 DQ 71
06/08/22 08/18/22 DQ Post RFE 71
06/08/22 08/18/22 DQ Post RFE 71
06/09/22 08/17/22 DQ CEAC Updated 8/16 first 69
06/09/22 08/18/22 DQ 70
06/10/22 08/10/22 RFE 61
06/10/22 08/18/22 RFE Post RFE 2021 Tax Transcript Already uploaded and accepted 69
06/11/22 08/19/22 DQ 69
06/12/22 08/20/22 DQ 69
06/13/22 08/18/22 DQ 66
06/13/22 08/20/22 DQ 68
06/13/22 08/20/22 RFE Every W2/1099 68
06/13/22 08/21/22 DQ 69
06/14/22 08/21/22 DQ 68
06/14/22 08/23/22 RFE 2021 Tax Transcript Already submitted 70
06/15/22 08/23/22 DQ 69
06/15/22 08/24/22 DQ 70
06/15/22 08/24/22 DQ 70
06/16/22 08/24/22 DQ 69
06/16/22 08/24/22 DQ Additional docs reset the clock 69
06/16/22 08/24/22 DQ 69
06/17/22 08/17/22 DQ Post RFE Marriage Certificate RFE sent 8/16 61
06/17/22 08/25/22 DQ 69
06/17/22 08/25/22 RFE PCC 69
06/18/22 08/25/22 DQ 68
06/18/22 08/25/22 DQ Post RFE AOS version NVC since 2020 68
06/19/22 08/26/22 DQ 68
06/20/22 08/26/22 DQ Post RFE PCC 67
06/21/22 08/17/22 DQ Contacted congressman 57
06/21/22 08/27/22 DQ 67
06/22/22 08/29/22 DQ Post RFE PCC 68
06/22/22 08/30/22 DQ 69
06/23/22 08/30/22 DQ 68
06/24/22 08/31/22 DQ 68
06/24/22 08/31/22 RFE Issue with PCC 68
06/25/22 08/29/22 DQ 65
06/25/22 08/30/22 DQ 66
06/25/22 08/31/22 DQ Additional docs 6/27 67
06/25/22 08/31/22 RFE Evidence of Income 67
06/27/22 08/26/22 DQ Post RFE PCC 60
06/27/22 08/31/22 DQ 65
06/27/22 09/01/22 DQ 66
06/27/22 09/02/22 DQ 67
07/17/22 08/21/22 RFE Post RFE Domicile (accepted previously) RFE on 6/7 35
06/27/22 09/01/22 RFE 66
06/25/22 08/31/22 DQ Post RFE 67
06/29/22 09/06/22 DQ 69
06/30/22 09/06/22 DQ 68
07/05/22 09/07/22 DQ 64
07/03/22 09/08/22 DQ 67
07/01/22 09/07/22 DQ 68
07/04/22 09/08/22 DQ 66
07/12/22 09/08/22 RFE Birth Certificate 58
07/04/22 09/08/22 DQ 66
07/10/22 09/08/22 DQ 60
07/01/22 09/07/22 DQ Post RFE 68
07/05/22 09/08/22 DQ 65
07/03/22 09/08/22 DQ 67
07/08/22 09/12/22 DQ 66
07/08/22 09/13/22 DQ 67
07/13/22 09/15/22 DQ Post 3 RFEs PCC, Add JS, Household member 64
07/16/22 09/16/22 DQ 62
07/22/22 09/19/22 DQ 59
07/19/22 09/20/22 DQ Post RFE 63
07/23/22 09/21/22 DQ 60
07/21/22 09/21/22 DQ 62
07/20/22 09/23/22 RFE 65
07/29/22 09/23/22 DQ 56
07/21/22 09/22/22 DQ 63
07/19/22 09/21/22 DQ Post RFE 64
07/27/22 09/23/22 DQ 58
07/26/22 09/23/22 DQ 59
07/27/22 09/24/22 DQ Post RFE 59
07/22/22 09/22/22 DQ Post RFE 62
07/28/22 09/26/22 DQ Post RFE Signature, Income Proof, JS, W2 4 RFEs 60
07/31/22 09/26/22 DQ Post RFE Proof of Assets 57
07/30/22 09/28/22 DQ Post RFE Divorce papers 60
08/01/22 09/29/22 DQ 59
08/02/22 09/30/22 DQ 59
08/04/22 10/01/22 DQ 58
08/05/22 10/01/22 DQ Post RFE FE note for JS 2 RFEs 57
08/05/22 10/01/22 RFE 1099s 57
08/04/22 09/30/22 RFE Wage and Income Transcript 57
08/04/22 10/03/22 DQ Post RFE Additional Birth Certificate 60
08/10/22 10/03/22 DQ Post RFE Divorce Certificate 54
08/03/22 10/02/22 DQ 60
08/05/22 10/03/22 DQ 59
08/09/22 10/04/22 DQ Post RFE W2/1099s 56
08/07/22 10/04/22 DQ 58
08/05/22 10/04/22 DQ Post RFE Divorce Certificate 60
08/07/22 10/04/22 RFE W2/1099s 58
08/07/22 10/04/22 RFE Wage and Income Transcript 58
08/06/22 10/03/22 DQ 58
08/08/22 10/05/22 DQ CO will decide (Need JS) 58
08/09/22 10/05/22 RFE No messages/Unclear 57
08/09/22 10/05/22 DQ 57
08/09/22 10/05/22 RFE Proof of Income 57
08/09/22 10/05/22 DQ 57
08/09/22 10/06/22 DQ Post RFE I864 Resubmission 58
08/10/22 10/06/22 DQ Post RFE W2/1099s 57
08/10/22 10/06/22 DQ Post RFE Wage and Income Transcript 57

We submitted our marriage certificate to the USCIS with form I-485, but they're asking for another. I really have no idea why it was not accepted, I believe this was an error on their end. That's because we submitted the application for my wife's permit to work, and permit to travel - both were received and accepted. She got her Work Authorization card and also got her travel notice. Before we sent these three applications ( I-4895, work authorization, and travel permit) we scanned each of them. I have proof that the an original copy of the marriage certificate was in each packet. We signed all three the day we sent them. I signed my marriage certificate again, essentially, but if that was wrong then my other applications would need to have been rejected. Two were approved, one was not. What am I doing wrong here? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, do we sign the RFE when we send it back?

Hi everyone,

I (petitioner) filed for my husband's CR-1 this past April so we are still waiting for I-130 to get approved. I started a job in April but the pay hasn't been very good and I am looking to switch jobs to one with better pay (way above the FPL). Will this affect our application when we get to the NVC stage? Or depending on the length of time between me starting a new higher paying job and the date we submit documents to NVC it will be alright?

Basically, how many paystubs are needed from a current job at the NVC stage after your I-130 is approved? I have my tax returns for the past three years, but I made foreign income because I was living abroad. However, it was still technically above the FPL. Do you think I will probably need to get a joint sponsor in this case due to having foreign income from 2019-2021 and switching jobs in 2022 in the U.S.?

My lawyer made it sound like getting a joint sponsor is a lot of work paperwork wise, but I do have someone I can ask to be a joint sponsor if necessary.

Thank you for any help or suggestions!