GC for Parents - AOS and CP - Information Source

What does it mean?

Hi All,
I am USC and applying greencard for parents. The I-130 and I485 both has notice date on December 29, 2006. the website says " the case dose not exist". My questions are
1. How long does it take for cases to show up online?
2. the receipt numbers start with MSC08*&&&&&&, anyone know where it is?
Thanks
 
is b2 extension a bad idea?

i'm going to be applying for citizen next week and my parents are here since september. if everything goes well i am hoping that i will get citizenship in the next 7-8 months or so...is it ok for me to apply for extension for them or is that a red flag when i do their AOS? also after b2 extension is there any difficulty in re-entering? would it be better for them to go back in march and then come again in a few months?
thanks for the help.
 
Once the parent is in US on visitor visa, is there a time limit that we should wait (say 2months etc) to be safe, before we file for the green card via AOS (I-130, I-485, I-131 etc). I wanted to know the rule of thumb that some of you guys are following for AOS.

Because I am reading some threads which mention that the interviewer has said that the GC process was initiated too soon and also he/she needed to verify with the consulate to see what has been stated by the applicant.

Thanks in advance.

Subbu
 
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Hi ,

My brother filed the GC package (I-485, I-130, I-864,g-325a etc) for my parents based upon his citizenship. They are currently in US on visitors (B1) visa which expires on 18th january 2007. We posted the GC package on 2nd january 2007.

Is it safe for my parents to stay beyond 18th january as we have not yet received any reciepts.
We had also filed for there visa extension on 7th Nov 2006 and got the reciepts from USCIS. Any advice will be appreciated.

thanks,
Neeraj.
 
Original Or Copy

Today I got my naturalization certificate and I am going to apply for green card for my mother. I believed that for I-130 aplication we need to attach a copy of naturalization certificate. But just after the oath the officials told that making a copy of the certificate is illegal; same is written on the certificate. I am little confused- to send a copy of original. Can someone provide information on this issue.
Thank You.
 
neerajkhan said:
Hi Anahit,
Pllease advice me. Here are the details.

My brother filed the GC package (I-485, I-130, I-864,g-325a etc) for my parents based upon his citizenship. They are currently in US on visitors (B1) visa which expires on 18th january 2007. We posted the GC package on 2nd january 2007.

Is it safe for my parents to stay beyond 18th january as we have not yet received any reciepts from USCIS.
We had also filed for there visa extension on 7th Nov 2006 and we did get the reciepts from USCIS for the extension although result of extention is yet awaited. Any advice will be appreciated.

We are really worried wither they have to leave or they can stay.

thanks,
Neeraj.
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Doc_India said:
Today I got my naturalization certificate and I am going to apply for green card for my mother. I believed that for I-130 aplication we need to attach a copy of naturalization certificate. But just after the oath the officials told that making a copy of the certificate is illegal; same is written on the certificate. I am little confused- to send a copy of original. Can someone provide information on this issue.
Thank You.
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It's OK to make a copy of your certificate if the immigration is requesting it. ;)
 
neerajkhan said:
Hi ,

My brother filed the GC package (I-485, I-130, I-864,g-325a etc) for my parents based upon his citizenship. They are currently in US on visitors (B1) visa which expires on 18th january 2007. We posted the GC package on 2nd january 2007.

Is it safe for my parents to stay beyond 18th january as we have not yet received any reciepts.
We had also filed for there visa extension on 7th Nov 2006 and got the reciepts from USCIS. Any advice will be appreciated.

thanks,
Neeraj.
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Once applied for AOS, they have legal status of "AOS pending" and can stay in US. There was no need to apply for visa extension. The visa is for visitor and by applying for AOS they have confirmed the intent to immigrate.

Even if you had applied after the expiry of visa, the overstay would be forgiven for immediate relatives. Only issue could have been their reentry into US if they left before AOS was completed depending upon the length of overstay.
 
naturalize_06 said:
Once the parent is in US on visitor visa, is there a time limit that we should wait (say 2months etc) to be safe, before we file for the green card via AOS (I-130, I-485, I-131 etc). I wanted to know the rule of thumb that some of you guys are following for AOS.

Because I am reading some threads which mention that the interviewer has said that the GC process was initiated too soon and also he/she needed to verify with the consulate to see what has been stated by the applicant.

Thanks in advance.

Subbu
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There is no definite rule. Generally, 2-3 months is safe. People have even applied within a month without any problems. Like you mentioned, we have seen only a couple of cases here with some problems.
 
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visaapplicant said:
Once applied for AOS, they have legal status of "AOS pending" and can stay in US. There was no need to apply for visa extension. The visa is for visitor and by applying for AOS they have confirmed the intent to immigrate.

Even if you had applied after the expiry of visa, the overstay would be forgiven for immediate relatives. Only issue could have been their reentry into US if they left before AOS was completed depending upon the length of overstay.
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thanks for the reply I appreciate it
 
birth certificate

My birth cerificate from my native place do not have my Mother's Name on it. Only my Father's name is specified. I am applying POS for my Mom. I find that Indian Embassy issues birth certificates with both parents names. Can I submitt the one issued by Indian embassy for I130. Any one submitted like this? Will that be acceptable? Please help.

It's a big process to get a new birth certificate from my native since none of my family lives there.
 
Marriage Certificate Issue

I plan to apply I130 for my parents. My parents dont have a Marriage Certificate as in those times it wasnot considered a practise. Are affidavits from relatives fine or should we get a Non-availability Certificate too for that. It would be troublesome as none of our folks live in that place anymore.
Where would be getting one such Certificate.
 
We applied for my parents AOS package on 2nd jan2008 IT came back with all the 6 forms and attachments. They said the fee was incorrect for all of them, although that is not the case. I filed the appropriate fee for all the forms except 485 where i had send $325 instead of $395 (extra 70$ for finger printing). Not sure why all the documents were send all the forms back.
Also since they are here I was told to fill the usa address in the I-485 form .Do I have to do that in I-131 too not sure. Any advice will be appreciated advice.
Thanks,
Neeraj
 
neerajkhan said:
We applied for my parents AOS package on 2nd jan2008 IT came back with all the 6 forms and attachments. They said the fee was incorrect for all of them, although that is not the case. I filed the appropriate fee for all the forms except 485 where i had send $325 instead of $395 (extra 70$ for finger printing). Not sure why all the documents were send all the forms back.
Also since they are here I was told to fill the usa address in the I-485 form .Do I have to do that in I-131 too not sure. Any advice will be appreciated advice.
Thanks,
Neeraj
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Can you specify the question numbers on the forms?
 
Help: RFE for Non Availability of Birth Certificate

We applied I-130 and I-485 for my in-laws on December 12th. We got notices for biometrics and this has been completed. We now got an RFE for non availability of birth certificate for my father-in-law. He was born in 1939 in Madras (Chennai), India. His birth was not registered and the Municipal Corporation of Madras refuses to issue a non availability of birth certificate.
Has anyone encountered an issue like this ? Is there any alternate to satisy the RFE ? I would appreciate any suggestions.
 
svjan said:
We applied I-130 and I-485 for my in-laws on December 12th. We got notices for biometrics and this has been completed. We now got an RFE for non availability of birth certificate for my father-in-law. He was born in 1939 in Madras (Chennai), India. His birth was not registered and the Municipal Corporation of Madras refuses to issue a non availability of birth certificate.
Has anyone encountered an issue like this ? Is there any alternate to satisy the RFE ? I would appreciate any suggestions.
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Just do a search in this thread for "non-availability certificate". You'll find more than enough experiences on the issue.
 
time after case complete

Hi All

doe sanybody know how long it takes to get interview at mumbaiconsulate after teh NVc case is completed?

thansk in advance.

Regards
Dip123

visaapplicant said:
There is no definite rule. Generally, 2-3 months is safe. People have even applied within a month without any problems. Like you mentioned, we have seen only a couple of cases here with some problems.
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Interview date

Finally we got an interview date. yey... My paretns' cases were completed in NVC on July 27 but we were waiting to get an interview date in Abu Dhabi consulate, so finally we have a date and it's Feb 6. Now I'm waiting to get the package and see what they need to take with them and how many days in advance they need to be there for medical??? Any ideas???
 
Petition for my parents and sister

Iam a recent naturalized citizen (28 years old).. Now i need to petition both my parents and my sister (30 years old/single)...(All of them are outside US)
---My mother has a US Tourist visa and a pending I-130 from her sister since 1986 --->do i need to mention it on my application?


My other question is, since I am gonna use Form I-130 for each of them, that means separate files for each, do I have to mail it in separately?

Or i can have both my parents in one envelope and my sister in one envelope?

Or i can have all the files in one envelope and mail it?

I am worried since I know it takes a lot longer to petition a sister than parents, so i dont know if my parent's file's gonna be affected with my sister's!

Help please!?!

Also what's the time frame today for petition for parents and sister?

And I only need to submit Form I-130 right?


Thanks :)
 
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