ainsn

16 minutes ago, IRN said:

@ainsn What documents did your brother take for the interview? and Could you let me know when you received the email about rescheduling your brother's interview?

We were notified of the new interview date on September 19. They brought copies of all submitted materials, but the interviewer only asked to see their birth certificates, police clearances and family photos. Hope this helps.

Quick update: My brothers were approved for their F2A visas today. Good luck to everyone waiting!

On 8/31/2024 at 6:38 PM, JamKid said:

Please update us after their interview if they remained F2A/FX/F22.

 

They all received their rescheduled interview date for September 25, 2024. As far as we know they are still being processed as F2A.

5 hours ago, Dashinka said:

You may want to include a couple of affidavits from neighbors attesting to you mother living with you.  I assume you are filling out an I864 as a co-sponsor or I864A as a household member.

 

Good Luck!

Thank you. Yes, I submitted an I864 as a co-sponsor.

32 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I assume she does not work, Health Insurance? would be a big one, what does she pay for on a regular basis?

She does not work. I cover all of her expenses, including medical bills. She is an authorized user on my credit cards.

My mother (LPR) lives with me in the US as a dependent. She applied for my 3 younger brothers who have their interviews in a few weeks. I am the financial sponsor for their visas. The list of interview documents they should bring with them includes proof of domicile for our mother. I am not sure what proof to submit because she does not have any of the documents listed on this page: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/i-864-affidavit-faqs.html#aos18

She has a state ID, social security card, medical bills, and I have claimed her as a dependent on my tax returns for the past 5 years. Will these suffice as proof of domicile? I wrote a letter explaining she is fully dependent on me as part of the initial paperwork she submitted. Should I write another letter for my brothers to take to their interview?

Following up for anyone still interested. All three brothers received interviews for September 4, 2024!  

4 hours ago, Boiler said:

How long did the I 130 take to be approved

 

 

1 year 9 months. I added their timeline and ages to my signature, if it's helpful!

@IRN Sorry to hear you're going through the same thing. It's so disheartening. I went to a prominent lawyer today who works in the Bangladeshi community in NYC. He told me that when Trump was in office, many visa cases were halted entirely. Now, even though Biden says immigration is completely open, they're really only prioritizing petitions filed by US citizens. Before COVID there was at least some standard operating procedure, but due to the backlogs caused by COVID things have since gone completely haywire. 

I asked if he could represent my cases and write a letter on our behalf, but he said it wouldn't make a difference because we're already documentarily approved. He did advise that I reach out to my local congressional office and urge them to look into the matter.

It's good to know there's nothing outstanding we need to do, but it's frustrating to continue waiting with no next steps.

6 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

Ah, ok. That may change the eligibility for CPSA for the youngest I suspect - but @Boiler will be able to tell you for sure.

 

Sounds to me like they're all F2B now and that's why they haven't had an interview date yet. 

That's what I'm suspecting but the case update letter I received a few weeks ago still says they are F2A.

12 hours ago, appleblossom said:

You said above their petitions were approved in Feb 2021, they can’t have been DQ’ed the same month. So when were their I-130’s approved, and when were they DQ’ed (documentation qualified at the NVC stage, after paying fees, completing DS-260’s and submitting docs)??

You're right! I had the wrong approval date. Petition was approved 3/26/20. 1 year and 9 months after filing.

So their timeline is:

6/1/18: F2A filed

3/26/20: Petition approved

4/24/21: DQ - awaiting interview

All three of them were first DQ'd February 3, 2021.

I've been getting the same update ("documentarily complete/qualified + waiting for an interview slot") since then. The latest was a couple of weeks ago.

If that's the hold up it doesn't explain why the youngest hasn't been called for an interview yet.

In June 2018 when we filed, their ages were 20, 19 and 16. 

They were approved 2 years and 8 months later, in February 2021 – ages 22, 21 and 18.

They are now 26, 25 and 22.

I don't think CSPA applies, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

My mother (LPR) applied for my 3 brothers (F2A) in June 2018. Their cases were approved February 2021. Interview has yet to be scheduled.

I received a letter from USCIS in December 2023 with an update about their case status. The letter states the case is documentarily complete and simply waiting for an interview date at the embassy in Bangladesh. The letter lists their Priority Date as June 2018 and their category is still F2A, even though all brothers are above 21 years old now.

The current PD listed on this page is November 2019.

What are we missing here? How did their PD get skipped? 

3 hours ago, aa1979 said:

Congratulations for your husband's interview news!  Were you following the estimated time for the next step on the website? And if yes, and if it was saying it is "taking longer than usual time" just like for many people, how long has been since they changed the count of months/days to "taking longer than usual" ?

 

Thanks

We were checking the status updates on USCIS's website but never saw a message that it is taking longer than usual. We kept seeing what we saw after the biometrics..."This case is currently being reviewed as of December 3, 2019". We still saw this message as recently as last week. 

Yesterday my husband received his interview date for January 21, 2021 in Manhattan, NY. Good luck to everyone with upcoming interviews!

10 minutes ago, AnotherAndrew said:

The tracker got reset, it's missing a little more than half of the pending cases

I noticed that. Was that by accident?

I've been following the tracker and it looks like most of us have received interview dates already. Should I be worried that I haven't? Are things still backed up? We filed on 11/6/2019.

Wow, I haven't been on VJ since our CR1 process 5 years ago! In a weird way, it feels great to be back. I just mailed out my husband's N-400 today! Good luck to everyone. 😊

Thanks. That's what I'm realizing as I read through similar threads. I guess we'll play it safe and just wait until he's 31.

Hi guys,

Can someone help me figure out if my husband should apply for naturalization?

He came to the US when he was 25, he is now 28. We've started filling out the N400 application (under the 3 year rule). We thought he was automatically registered for the selective service as part of the CR1 visa process, but apparently that's not how it works. We called the SS office and they said his name is not in their system. We've requested a Status Information Letter from them and we'll include our own separate letter in our N400 packet explaining the misunderstanding -- is this enough? How common is it for men to have their N400 applications denied due to failure to register with the Selective Service?

Should we just wait until 2019 when he is 31 years old?

I wish I could get it all together by tomorrow! Hopefully this weekend.

I do have a question for you guys: my husband came to the US when he was 25, he is now 28. We thought he was automatically registered for the selective service when he applied for LPR status, but apparently that's not how it works. We've requested a Status Information Letter from the Selective Service and we'll include our own separate letter in our packet explaining the misunderstanding -- is this enough? How common is it for men to have their applications denied due to failure to register for the Selective Service?

From the USCIS website: "You may file Form N-400 ninety (90) calendar days before you complete your permanent residence requirement if your eligibility for naturalization is based upon being a:

• Permanent resident for at least 5 years; or
• Permanent resident for at least 3 years if you are married to a US citizen."

Use the early filing calculator here: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/dateCalculator.html

It's driven by the date of becoming a permanent resident

Got it. Based on the calculator he's not eligible to apply until January 2017. Thank you for helping me!

It doesn't. you only have a problem if you are out of the United states for more than 6 months

Great! Thanks. When does the 3 year count begin? The date on our marriage license or the day my husband received his visa/green card?

Thanks for creating this thread. I'd like to start pulling together my husband's N-400 application, but I don't know if he's eligible to apply. He went back to his home country for a two week vacation recently (February 2016) -- does this cancel out his previous months spent in the US and restart the 3 year count?