Any May filers around?

Alright, I decided to file an I-765 too, might as well since this may take some time... I am going to the post office Tuesday.

Happy Memorial Weekend everyone! :)
 
Applying for Parents in US

Hi,
I just became a USC and wanted to apply for my parents who have been in New York with me for past 10 years. I had a few questions - hoping someone can help me!

1) since they are here can we submit 485 and I-130 together?
2) how long does it take these days for entire process?
3) should we do counselor processing(CP) or Adjustment of Status(AOS)
4) how much time under CP vs AOS ?
5) is a lawyer required for this or it can be done by ourselves?

Please help!
Thanks in advance
 
Hi,
i mailed my papers on 5/21 but have no way of finding out since i did it through a lawyer and wrote the checks to him.I've seen people getting their ND within 4-8 days of filing....how do you know the RD and ND so soon? Or do you update it AFTER you get your NOA in the mail?
Thanks.
 
simsim31, congrats on filing your case. Your question is something I've thought about too. The RD and ND on your first notices, before you can see your case status online, will definitely be in the past when you receive them in the mail. I think the answer is, people here have just come back from the future! ;) Or they update their timeline after the fact, which is how I'm doing it. :)

I'm trying to indicate on my timeline when I've physically received the notices as well. Then again, my wife thinks I'm being too detailed with my timeline! :confused:

I'm not sure how your representation through a lawyer will affect the speed at which you get case status information (it probably depends on the lawyer). After you get your first NOA's with their receipt numbers, I think you should be able to track your case online independently of your lawyer. Can we take a poll, May filers, who all used a lawyer? I didn't, and from the nature of the posts here it appears to me most others didn't either.
 
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simsim31 said:
Hi,
i mailed my papers on 5/21 but have no way of finding out since i did it through a lawyer and wrote the checks to him.I've seen people getting their ND within 4-8 days of filing....how do you know the RD and ND so soon? Or do you update it AFTER you get your NOA in the mail?
Thanks.
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Simsim, I think what people do is to check the back of the cleared check online from their bank's website. I think you will find the receipt # at the back of the check and use that to go to the USCIS site, register then bingo....
 
But they wrote the checks to a lawyer? not to USCIS? the lawyer could have cashed the checks at anytime and they will not get a receipt number on their check image from the bank. He will have to ask the lawyer for the NOAs... if that lawyer actually sent his checks already to USCIS?
 
In my case, the numbers on the back of the cleared check doesnt match the reciept number on the notice. Should it match or it doesnt matter. I have not received the FP yet :(
 
The numbers on my checks also don't match my receipt numbers. If I enter them into the case status online system, it tells me this case does not exist. Could it be that they are numbers generated just for the specific check?
 
Makes no sense.

I do not see a number on the check images that begins with MSC. Not for the I-130 or I-485 checks anyways.

But there is a receipt number that starts with MSC and ends with 11165 on the Image for the I-131... however the real NOA I got for that form shows that it ends in 11166

So, I have no clue. I would just wait until you actually get the NOAs. :)
 
Thanks everybody for trying to figure it out!!! I just got my NOAs for all.....and am I excited:) Things are finally happening!
Congrats nehasharma on your FP apptt.Good luck to us all.
 
austriacus said:
simsim31, congrats on filing your case. Your question is something I've thought about too. The RD and ND on your first notices, before you can see your case status online, will definitely be in the past when you receive them in the mail. I think the answer is, people here have just come back from the future! ;) Or they update their timeline after the fact, which is how I'm doing it. :)

I'm trying to indicate on my timeline when I've physically received the notices as well. Then again, my wife thinks I'm being too detailed with my timeline! :confused:

I'm not sure how your representation through a lawyer will affect the speed at which you get case status information (it probably depends on the lawyer). After you get your first NOA's with their receipt numbers, I think you should be able to track your case online independently of your lawyer. Can we take a poll, May filers, who all used a lawyer? I didn't, and from the nature of the posts here it appears to me most others didn't either.
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Thanks austriacus.Its good to be detailed.I'm doing just the same too.....updating my timeline after i recieved the NOAs today!
 
Hello All May 2007 May Filers!!

Just wanted to say hi to all and wish everybody Good Luck who filed this month ,also wanted to show my timeline

thanks ...:)
 
I got an RFE for my I-485 :(

Oh well, I got everything they ask for... So I will overnight it tomorrow back to them.

How is everyone doing? Glad to see you are all getting NOAs :)
 
Don't know if it's been discussed in other threads yet, but this one is as good as any, for those who haven't filed yet. USCIS issued the final rule of fee increases today, to become effective July 30 (so plenty of time for any newcomers).

USCIS New Fee Press Release

Fee schedule effective July 30

$1010 fee for I-485, ouch! :eek:

The I-751 fee (form for removing conditional status), which will be of interest to many of us in about 2 year's time, has increased from $275 to $545.
 
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