Month of MAY filers, here is your thread

BumbleBee76 said:
No i didnt. i went to go schedule the appointment but
the only available dates for this month werent no good
for us cos my husband has to work. So i guess if i still
havnt heard anything by September ill try again.
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So I scheduled an infopass, the nearest available date is the 20th of August
So... I hope get some words before then.
 
My application receipt date says May 14, 2008. I received the fingerprinting appointment which I took care off on the 30th of May. I haven't seen anything since then. Is this normal?
 
nspatel112 said:
My application receipt date says May 14, 2008. I received the fingerprinting appointment which I took care off on the 30th of May. I haven't seen anything since then. Is this normal?
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Did you also submit an I-131 or I-765 app? Usually those apps would have some activity by now.

If you only submitted the I-130/I-485, then nothing's abnormal. No other may filers have updates either.

-ML

K1 -> I-485 -> I-751 -> N-400

Filing I-130/I-485 for parent:
DO: Santa Ana / SC: California Service Center

5/13/08 - Parent I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 mailed to Chicago Lockbox
5/22/08 - checks cashed, receipt numbers from Missouri MSC (NBC)
5/25/08 - Notice dates for all notices
5/29/08 - LUD I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 (received and pending at NBC)
6/07/08 - Fingerprint appointment letter received
6/12/08 - Fingerprint appointment date
6/12/08 - LUD I-485/I-765 (no change, still received and pending at NBC)
7/29/08 - LUD I-485 - RFE sent out, case on hold
7/30/08 - LUD I-485 (no change, still on hold for RFE)
8/04/08 - RFE received, request for tax return, 87 days to respond
8/05/08 - Sent RFE response to NBC (regular mail)
8/14/08 - LUD I-485 (RFE received, case processing has resumed)
 
good news

Hi May fillers,
I have just received my interview letter today for Sep 22. So I hope everyone will receive theirs soon.
my priority date is May 15. For whoever doesn't know my time line. Please go back and see it above. Good luck everyone
 
happy4ever said:
Hi May fillers,
I have just received my interview letter today for Sep 22. So I hope everyone will receive theirs soon.
my priority date is May 15. For whoever doesn't know my time line. Please go back and see it above. Good luck everyone
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Congrats happy4ever. Hope you're the first of many...

-ML

K1 -> I-485 -> I-751 -> N-400

Filing I-130/I-485 for parent:
DO: Santa Ana / SC: California Service Center

5/13/08 - Parent I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 mailed to Chicago Lockbox
5/22/08 - checks cashed, receipt numbers from Missouri MSC (NBC)
5/25/08 - Notice dates for all notices
5/29/08 - LUD I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 (received and pending at NBC)
6/07/08 - Fingerprint appointment letter received
6/12/08 - Fingerprint appointment date
6/12/08 - LUD I-485/I-765 (no change, still received and pending at NBC)
7/29/08 - LUD I-485 - RFE sent out, case on hold
7/30/08 - LUD I-485 (no change, still on hold for RFE)
8/04/08 - RFE received, request for tax return, 87 days to respond
8/05/08 - Sent RFE response to NBC (regular mail)
8/14/08 - LUD I-485 (RFE received, case processing has resumed)
8/15/08 - LUD I-485 (no change, still case processing resumed)
 
happy4ever said:
Hi May fillers,
I have just received my interview letter today for Sep 22. So I hope everyone will receive theirs soon.
my priority date is May 15. For whoever doesn't know my time line. Please go back and see it above. Good luck everyone
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What District Office are you going to for your Interview?
 
ml_boston said:
Did you also submit an I-131 or I-765 app? Usually those apps would have some activity by now.

If you only submitted the I-130/I-485, then nothing's abnormal. No other may filers have updates either.

-ML
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Yes, we filed AP and for work authorization. Although I'm on H-1B right now and don't need the work permit until 2009 I believe. I do need the AP since I'm planning on travelling in Dec. Haven't bought tickets yet, just in case.
 
nspatel112 said:
Yes, we filed AP and for work authorization. Although I'm on H-1B right now and don't need the work permit until 2009 I believe. I do need the AP since I'm planning on travelling in Dec. Haven't bought tickets yet, just in case.
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If you have an H1B stamp (valid beyond your return date) in your passport, you do not need AP. You can leave and return on the H1-B.
If you travel on AP, i.e. you enter the US again on AP, you give up H1B status and become a Parolee (which, I believe, means that you need EAD to be able to work at that point).

I would therefore recommend traveling on H1B (provided you have a H1B stamp in your passport).
 
foggazer said:
If you have an H1B stamp (valid beyond your return date) in your passport, you do not need AP. You can leave and return on the H1-B.
If you travel on AP, i.e. you enter the US again on AP, you give up H1B status and become a Parolee (which, I believe, means that you need EAD to be able to work at that point).

I would therefore recommend traveling on H1B (provided you have a H1B stamp in your passport).
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Unfortunately, my H1-B visa expired in May. My H1-B status is still valid. So I would either have to get a new visa if I travelled on that status or I would have to wait till I get my AP and EAD before travelling, correct?
 
foggazer said:
If you have an H1B stamp (valid beyond your return date) in your passport, you do not need AP. You can leave and return on the H1-B.
If you travel on AP, i.e. you enter the US again on AP, you give up H1B status and become a Parolee (which, I believe, means that you need EAD to be able to work at that point).

I would therefore recommend traveling on H1B (provided you have a H1B stamp in your passport).
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Hi foggazer,

I am currently on F-1 (have been for many years and it expires in 2011), but married to USC. I have just sent out packages for I-485, 130, 131, & 765. I would like to go see my grandfather who is dying of cancer later this year.

Now would I lose my F-1 status if I traveled on AP from I-130? If so do you know what the consequences would be? I'm in graduate school and should graduate within the 5~8 months.

Thanks!
 
talkingtac said:
Hi foggazer,

I am currently on F-1 (have been for many years and it expires in 2011), but married to USC. I have just sent out packages for I-485, 130, 131, & 765. I would like to go see my grandfather who is dying of cancer later this year.

Now would I lose my F-1 status if I traveled on AP from I-130? If so do you know what the consequences would be? I'm in graduate school and should graduate within the 5~8 months.

Thanks!
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I am really no expert in this field, but looking at the instructions for the I-131 (AP) form, I would say you need the AP document to travel. Here is an excerpt from the instructions (can be found here):

NOTE: If you are in the United States and wish to travel abroad, you do not need to apply for advance parole if both conditions described below in A and B are met:
A. You are in one of the following nonimmigrant categories:

1. An H-1, temporary worker, or H-4, spouse, or child of an H-1; or
2. An L-1, intracompany transferee, or L-2, spouse or child of an L-1; or
3. A K-3, spouse, or K-4, child of a U.S. citizen; or
4. A V-2, spouse, or V-3, child of a lawful permanent resident;
and
B. A Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, was filed on your behalf and is pending with USCIS.
 
Thanks for your reply. foggazer,

I agree that I would need AP for traveling abroad, but I was wondering if would lose F-1 status if I do so.
 
Woo hoo!!!

So the last two day's I'm posting on this forum and I never bother to check my case status... nor check my email where case status updates are sent....

EAD and AP approval came in yesterday!

Timeline below:

-ML

K1 -> I-485 -> I-751 -> N-400

Filing I-130/I-485 for parent:
DO: Santa Ana / SC: California Service Center

5/13/08 - Parent I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 mailed to Chicago Lockbox
5/22/08 - checks cashed, receipt numbers from Missouri MSC (NBC)
5/25/08 - Notice dates for all notices
5/29/08 - LUD I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 (received and pending at NBC)
6/07/08 - Fingerprint appointment letter received
6/12/08 - Fingerprint appointment date
6/12/08 - LUD I-485/I-765 (no change, still received and pending at NBC)
7/29/08 - LUD I-485 - RFE sent out, case on hold
7/30/08 - LUD I-485 (no change, still on hold for RFE)
8/04/08 - RFE received, request for tax return, 87 days to respond
8/05/08 - Sent RFE response to NBC (regular mail)
8/14/08 - LUD I-485 (RFE received, case processing has resumed)
8/15/08 - LUD I-485 (no change, still case processing resumed)
8/18/08 - LUD I-485 (no change, still case processing resumed)
8/18/08 - LUD I-765 - EAD approved / card production ordered
8/18/08 - LUD I-131 - AP approved / approval notice sent
8/19/08 - LUD I-131 (no change, still approval notice sent)
 
So we received the Card Production ordered email and 1-785 approval on 8/15
What a relief!!

I have two questions:
- Does this (having the 1-785 approved) mean the I-130 and I-485 applications for my wife are also approved ? I can't see the 130 case on the USCIS website.

- My wife is on a full time F1 right now, with the EAD card, she can go back to work, which means she can't handle being a full time student. In her case, Is it OK as far as her eligibility's concern, to be living in the US without fulfilling the minimum class/credit requirement as an F1?
 
siliconhybrid said:
So we received the Card Production ordered email and 1-785 approval on 8/15
What a relief!!

I have two questions:
- Does this (having the 1-785 approved) mean the I-130 and I-485 applications for my wife are also approved ? I can't see the 130 case on the USCIS website.
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No, based on other postings, USCIS still adjudicates the following after the I-785 approval:
- adjudicates the validity of the marriage, usually through interview
- awaits fingerprint/background check results from the FBI

siliconhybrid said:
- My wife is on a full time F1 right now, with the EAD card, she can go back to work, which means she can't handle being a full time student. In her case, Is it OK as far as her eligibility's concern, to be living in the US without fulfilling the minimum class/credit requirement as an F1?
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She is in valid C9 (AOS app pending) status from the date of your receipt notice. She didn't have to be in school since then. However, by giving up the F1 requirements, she has the potential to be retroactively out of status if the AOS is denied.

-ML

K1 -> I-485 -> I-751 -> N-400

Filing I-130/I-485 for parent:
DO: Santa Ana / SC: California Service Center

5/13/08 - Parent I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 mailed to Chicago Lockbox
5/22/08 - checks cashed, receipt numbers from Missouri MSC (NBC)
5/25/08 - Notice dates for all notices
5/29/08 - LUD I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 (received and pending at NBC)
6/07/08 - Fingerprint appointment letter received
6/12/08 - Fingerprint appointment date
6/12/08 - LUD I-485/I-765 (no change, still received and pending at NBC)
7/29/08 - LUD I-485 - RFE sent out, case on hold
7/30/08 - LUD I-485 (no change, still on hold for RFE)
8/04/08 - RFE received, request for tax return, 87 days to respond
8/05/08 - Sent RFE response to NBC (regular mail)
8/14/08 - LUD I-485 (RFE received, case processing has resumed)
8/15/08 - LUD I-485 (no change, still case processing resumed)
8/18/08 - LUD I-485 (no change, still case processing resumed)
8/18/08 - LUD I-765 - EAD approved / card production ordered
8/18/08 - LUD I-131 - AP approved / approval notice sent
8/19/08 - LUD I-131 (no change, still approval notice sent)
 
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