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monica den
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my case got approved today after 21 months (pd sep 2023) Potomac service center. Married to US CITIZEN
I got approved without an interview! Even though I live in Virginia, my case was transferred to the San Fernando Valley, CA field office. Just three days ago, I received a Public Charge RFE, and I submitted my response online within a day. Today, they reviewed and approved my case! Thank you all for the support and encouragement on this platform. I wanted to share my experience in case it helps ease the minds of those who have been waiting for over a year. I have another pending case EB3 unskilled. which is still not current in the visa bulletin. USCIS denied my i485 yesterday for this category and approved the marriage based today. i believe they did this so that they can approve and close the the other application. I also uploaded unsolicited evidence on my online account like photos, tax returns, lease and other joint stuff. My I-130 was approved 5 days ago.
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Lolo Duru
4d
Approved!
Hello Lawfully family! After 19 months and 4 weeks, I can finally post that our case has been approved! To God be the glory! 🙏🏼 For those of you who are just starting your journey, have faith, check in with the Lawfully community when you’re feeling down or just need answers, follow only a couple of resources on YouTube and do not be afraid to advocate for yourself! Ask Emma, JSON, calling or chatting with USCIS were all good resources to get answers but it wasn’t until I involved my congressman that I truly received assistance. I moved during the process so I asked a few senators and congressmen, even the White House! Never take a No from someone who never had the authority to say Yes in the first place! I thought our case was straight forward but we got transferred and then hit with an RFE at the end for a proxy marriage. Filing a I-129 did not help and we were not successful with obtaining a visitor visa for my husband once we filed the I-130. Getting a ITIN for the purpose of filing taxes and getting a joint bank account helped. So did Changing my name, getting a new license and passport and visiting my husband in his home country with family certainly helped! I’m not sure if the administrative change affected our wait time which seemed to increase drastically during the last administration. Stay focused, determined and ready for the next step at all times. My prayers are with you all! NVC let’s go! 🙏🏼🇺🇸🇳🇬

IR-1/CR-1

U.S. citizen filing for a spouse

Total Days: 611 days
Case
2023-10-29
Today
I-130
610 Days
I-129F
516 Days
Potomac Service Center: I-130 Nebraska Service Center: I-129F
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E. Badjie
4d
I-485 Interview K-1 Visa
My husband had his interview today. We had a ton of evidence,plus everything requested in the interview notice. The officer only asked for proof of a marriage. I gave him car insurance, 401k beneficiary, medical insurance, joint bank account, letters from friends and relatives, and a few pictures as proof. The officer asked my husband questions from the I-485 form he didn’t really ask me anything. The entire interview lasted approximately 15 minutes. The officer gave a us a piece of paper that read pending, however he told us our case would be approved. He mentioned it could take about two to three weeks to process the card and receive it. I want to personally take each and thank every single person that advised me and gave me encouragement throughout this journey. Thank you!
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june2021 pd
4d
PD current but case status updated to “remain pending”
anybody got same case? We are temporarily pausing work on your application because an immigrant visa number is not immediately available to you. Once an immigrant visa number becomes immediately available to you, we will resume processing of your application. PLEASE NOTE: In the event that you have submitted a valid transfer of underlying basis request, then this Case Status Online message does ‹i><b>not</b></i> mean that USCIS has paused work on your application. Our systems do not currently have the capability to automatically update the receipt of a transfer of underlying basis request or Supplement J at this time. The message will be updated in Case Status Online, however, after USCIS takes some other action on the adjustment of status application (for example, issuing a request for evidence, transferring the application between offices, or approving the application). For more information, please see the Fiscal Year 2023 Employment-Based Adjustment of Status FAQs page.
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