Hello,
It's been a year since I got here and we just filed the I-485 with the I-130 and I-765. This was due to my husband being a full time student last year. And since, I did not really intended to immigrate here yet, it took awhile for all of my personal documents and belongings to get here in the US. After he finished his course and being accepted in a government job, we moved here in Maryland. Last Thursday 7/26, we filed the petition to VSC. And it was confirmed that VSC received it on Friday, 7/27. However, there's a lot of confusion in our minds. In the forms, it says that we should send the I-130 to VSC. However, together with it is my I-485 which needs to be sent to Chicago in their lockbox. I have researched in the USCIS website and I found out that in the I-130 instructions, it says that if you are submitting the I-130 and I-485 concurrently and you are in the Baltimore, MD jurisdiction, you should file the petition to VSC. We live in Elkridge, MD so, I researched again for the counties which is included in the Baltimore, MD jurisdiction and found this document, Implementation of Field Office Structure Within the Immigration and Naturalization Service [60 FR 57165][FR 61-95], found on this link, in § 100.4 Field Offices. (5) Baltimore, MD, (http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.jsp?dockey=70a0e5e474b65b422dbda46ef0f8c927) it says the jurisdiction of Baltimore, MD is the whole state of Maryland. Is this the right service center or do we have to send it to the Chicago lockbox? And if so, will our documents be returned together with the money orders we sent? Since we have proof that we originally sent that on the 26th of July and it was returned, can we still use the same money order with the old fees or do we have to follow the new fees?
It's quite confusing... Any information is much appreciated...
Thanks,
Markizhley
It's been a year since I got here and we just filed the I-485 with the I-130 and I-765. This was due to my husband being a full time student last year. And since, I did not really intended to immigrate here yet, it took awhile for all of my personal documents and belongings to get here in the US. After he finished his course and being accepted in a government job, we moved here in Maryland. Last Thursday 7/26, we filed the petition to VSC. And it was confirmed that VSC received it on Friday, 7/27. However, there's a lot of confusion in our minds. In the forms, it says that we should send the I-130 to VSC. However, together with it is my I-485 which needs to be sent to Chicago in their lockbox. I have researched in the USCIS website and I found out that in the I-130 instructions, it says that if you are submitting the I-130 and I-485 concurrently and you are in the Baltimore, MD jurisdiction, you should file the petition to VSC. We live in Elkridge, MD so, I researched again for the counties which is included in the Baltimore, MD jurisdiction and found this document, Implementation of Field Office Structure Within the Immigration and Naturalization Service [60 FR 57165][FR 61-95], found on this link, in § 100.4 Field Offices. (5) Baltimore, MD, (http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.jsp?dockey=70a0e5e474b65b422dbda46ef0f8c927) it says the jurisdiction of Baltimore, MD is the whole state of Maryland. Is this the right service center or do we have to send it to the Chicago lockbox? And if so, will our documents be returned together with the money orders we sent? Since we have proof that we originally sent that on the 26th of July and it was returned, can we still use the same money order with the old fees or do we have to follow the new fees?
It's quite confusing... Any information is much appreciated...
Thanks,
Markizhley