Dear Support members,
In this post there is some information about the DORA program and few questions.
filed I485/I-130: 2/19/05
interviewed: 2/19/05
The I485 and I-130 applications of my mother-in-law were accpeted last month in the DORA program and currently we are waiting for the letter from the INS for her fingerprinting. My wife submitted her financial papers without any Tax returns for last three years. She was able to convince the officer that she started working after finishing her school with a gap of three years and is now working for the state office on full time basis. She presented her pay slips from last six months and that was it. May be not! The officer asked for copies of my tax returns from previous years and in the interview she only had for one year in addition to copies of W-2 for last three years. Those documents were considered part of the financial support evidence and did the trick, even though I didn't submit the I-864A support document. The officer accepted those documents as sufficient proof of financial stability and told her that her mother's application is approved for the DORA program. It was a good feeling because both my wife and her mom were a little concerned because of incomplete financial papers per their requirements.
Now it is pretty much the waiting game. It is already past 3 weeks and we are waiting for the letter from the INS, which is required to make an appointment for fingerprinting. Plus that same letter is going to have the INS case number on it. Currenlty we just have the DORA tracking number and it doesn't work with the national tracking system. We have not received any e-mail or letter from them so far. Based on good assumptions, I think it is still within the norm. But if not then what is the experience so far on similar type cases within the DORA program? Is it a good idea to call the general INS customer service number or should we wait for a couple more days? If anyone has any info then please give some details from past experience.
Thanks, please reply!
Kupurr
In this post there is some information about the DORA program and few questions.
filed I485/I-130: 2/19/05
interviewed: 2/19/05
The I485 and I-130 applications of my mother-in-law were accpeted last month in the DORA program and currently we are waiting for the letter from the INS for her fingerprinting. My wife submitted her financial papers without any Tax returns for last three years. She was able to convince the officer that she started working after finishing her school with a gap of three years and is now working for the state office on full time basis. She presented her pay slips from last six months and that was it. May be not! The officer asked for copies of my tax returns from previous years and in the interview she only had for one year in addition to copies of W-2 for last three years. Those documents were considered part of the financial support evidence and did the trick, even though I didn't submit the I-864A support document. The officer accepted those documents as sufficient proof of financial stability and told her that her mother's application is approved for the DORA program. It was a good feeling because both my wife and her mom were a little concerned because of incomplete financial papers per their requirements.
Now it is pretty much the waiting game. It is already past 3 weeks and we are waiting for the letter from the INS, which is required to make an appointment for fingerprinting. Plus that same letter is going to have the INS case number on it. Currenlty we just have the DORA tracking number and it doesn't work with the national tracking system. We have not received any e-mail or letter from them so far. Based on good assumptions, I think it is still within the norm. But if not then what is the experience so far on similar type cases within the DORA program? Is it a good idea to call the general INS customer service number or should we wait for a couple more days? If anyone has any info then please give some details from past experience.
Thanks, please reply!
Kupurr
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