Case Was Sent To The Department of State
On October 29, 2024, we sent your case, Receipt Number IOEXXXXXXXXXX, to the Department of State for visa processing.
(For both cases.)
Both my parent's cases were approved today (10-24-2024). Applied on July 10, 2023. Petitions have been forwarded to the Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) for consular processing as both my parents are back home.
For me, it says for one parent taking longer than expected and for another 13 months. But if you browse other threads, looks like approvals are coming within 12 months to 16 months, mostly. Hopefully by September-October us July applicants can start seeing approvals.
No major update. Says estimated time left is 10 months for one parent and 2 months for another. Both at the same center, filed the same day. I don't think the projected time is accurate.
It is recommend to NOT start their AoS process when they are visiting you on tourist visa. Tourist visa is not an immigrant visa so it would be a case of visa fraud if AoS is pursued. Not to say people haven't done it before, they have, but is not recommended. File I-130 now and they can still visit you while the process is pending.
Same thing appeared early on as I was preparing the form. By the time I was ready to submit, no error appeared. In fact, the form said 'no errors found' right before clicking the submit button. I submitted two forms and have received receipt notices already.
My understanding is that this is an inconsequential alert and shouldn't affect your form as long as you've entered all information correctly.
Sounds like you did file taxes though as you speak of IRS tax transcript. Submit that with a letter saying no w2 exists because you did not work but taxes were filed. Good luck!