My i-130 visa petition has beed approved for over 2 years I also recently filed  a i-824 which was also approved for action. My question is (what should i do while i wait), I should be receiving some other documents telling me where my visa is awaiting for me. I don't know if My husband should file a i-485 application for adjustment of status for me yet. please let me know Thank you
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you are approved? Then that means that they will contact you by mail to let you know when you need to go to Ciudad Juarez. I assume that you have already gone the first time, so you should not have problems finding it, if not, that probably means that you either did NOT enter the US illegally, or are NOT yet approved, just think you are. So assuming that you did go for your initial interview, you will go to Ciudad Juarez again and they will look at you docs (photos of you and your wife together, letter from her saying that she is needing you in the US, and other docs they gave you the first time you went. It will take about 5 hours of being there. Then once they give you the final approval, they will tell you which border entry to cross, then you go to the US and grab a plan in El Paso and fly to wherever she is.
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Where you the one who sent in the papers? if so... then you should have gotten a reciept #. Something like EAC - ## - ### - #####. It should be something similar to this. If you did then go to the www.uscis.gov and scroll down. On the right hand side at the very bottom you will see... "enter case #." You can track info through this. If you have any question... please feel free to ask me.
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I'm assuming that your talking about your I-130. Well even if the application gets approved that is meaningless for you.\nYou must wait for your green card priority date.\n\nRight now people that applied in October 1994 are receiving their green cards.... so you have a very long wait.\nThe average wait time is at least 10 years for people in your category.\n\nAm I to understand that you are in US right now ? Then you must make sure you depart when you current status expires or you will become illegal...\n\nAlso having an aprooved I-130 does not confer you any rights to live and work in the US. And another piece of advice... do not tell the border official that you have an application pending or you will be denied admission as non-immigrant in the future.
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It is likely that your application won't be approved until after 01 July 2006. This is because there is a quota of visas to be granted every year from 01 July - 30 June, once this quota is full no more visas can be granted until the new migration year, i.e. 01 July. You just need to be patient. The only other thing you can do is email your case officer and make sure they have everything you have sent and that nothing further is required for your application.
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Your status (as stated above) will not change and will remain the same as the day he walked out that door! Additionally, If you have reached the age of majority (18 yoa) your status will rely 100% on your actions!! not your fathers!\n\nBy the way...where are you now and what is your immigration classification? From your statement, you should of also receive your Green Card as a Family Preference Alien...are you just trying to get a free ticket to citizenship??
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Firstly, I must say that my wife and I have never regretted engaging an immigration attorney.  It made everything so much easier.  They can help with filing the petition, adjustment of status, work permit application and citizenship.  It will cost several thousand dollars over the course of about 3-4 years but, in my view, it was worth every last penny.  If you file something wrong they will send it back and you will go to the end of the queue.\n\nMy fiancee filed the petition in June 2001 (Vermont SC) and was approved about three weeks later.  I got the appointment at the doctor and the embassy in mid-October 2001 and was on the plane on Hallowe'en.  As embassies go, I gather London is one of the better ones, both in terms of getting an appointment and on the day you go there.  However, you should travel light, if you can.  Take a book to read - I was there for five hours and spent about 15 minutes actually doing something.  Have you found the US Embassy's London website yet?  It gives lots of good advice.  See the link below.  I also found the helplines well worth the money.  It's the same cost as calling an adult chatline, but much more satisfying!\n\nYou will have to keep on top of the paperwork at your end(police certificate and innoculations - sort out your innoculations NOW) it will be fairly pain-free (except the jabs of course!)\n\nOnce you are here you should get married as soon as possible so that you can apply for adjustment of status and work permit.  My wife and I did a very quick civil ceremony in front of the Mayor and then did the big wedding a few months later when we had time to plan everything.  I was able to work fairly soon because, for some reason, the immigration officer stamped my passport allowing me to work pending issuance of a work permit.  I gather that happens very rarely, so don't bank on it.  If I did not have that, I would have waited about four months for my work permit. \n\nPlease be aware that time scales vary greatly depending on which service center your file goes to.  I got lucky with Vermont - the other three generallyhave longer delays.  Go to the link below to see what the processing times are.  You can get that information without registering at the site.  I must observe that I got all my appointments or responses ahead of the posted times.\n\nAnyway, I hope this, and the other answers you will get, will help you.  You are about to enter a period of your life which can get quite stressful at times.  For instance you cannot usually visit the USA whilst your petition is pending.  All you can do is focus on the "prize."  For me, the prize is being able to take my lovely wife to an expensive restaurant tonight for our fifth wedding anniversary.  Good luck and welcome to the Land of Opportunity.
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Do you live full time in Mexico?  You are only allowed to file in Mexico if you live there too.\n\nIf you live in the United States you must return home and file with the CIS Service Center responsible for your area.  Each service center has different processing times based on how busy they are.\n\nOnce the Service Center has processed the paperwork it will be forwarded to the embassy or consulate you designated when you filled out the form.  They'll contact your husband and notify him of what they need him to do.  Once he's done what the embassy needs (physical exam, police clearance, etc.) they'll process the 130 and eventually call your husband for an interview.\n\nYou should figure at least 6 months from start to finish.
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You are not alone in waiting for the paperwork to catch up with reality.\n\nGet all your copies of the paperwork you filed **and their responses**.  Typically, one of the reply form letters should state that your temporary paperwork has been hereby extended.  THat, and your original papers, are the copies you need to bring to the border crossing.\n\nGood luck!
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Depends what country you are in.  From my experience you would have had to send in a visa extension form a few weeks before the experation date on your current visa.
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You may have no choice but to wait on this unless the Australian immigration dept. has an online site wheere you can make enquiry or see the status of applications. This is your tax dollars working for you....patience may be the only thing here. This is why alot of pple opt to use attroneys because they are familiar with the system and usually have "inside" contacts taht can brief them on status changes/updates......
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USCIS website has an online case status link. You will need the receipt # of the petition filed to be able to gain access.
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If you dont exceed your visa time limit you should, I do say should as the Immigration decide\nThat happened to me a few times, til I got my green card
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i'm american and married an egyptian citizen in egypt in 2005. he applied at the embassy at cairo and got his visa within about 2 months.it's possible ur husband could get turned down, but if your relationship is legitimate and the required papers are in order he should get it with no problems. if he gets approved at the interview, it only takes 10 days for them to send it to u. good luck
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What's a long time for you? A month? A year? 2 years?\nIs your sister married?\n\nI will suggest you check this website out.\n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=0775667706f7d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
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My husband is waiting legally for his Visa to go through for the past several months now. I'm pregnant, 4 months along, and working full time and overtime, so I can support myself since I don't have insurance and my husband can't get here to get a job until his Visa goes through. I think the whole process should be easier. Especially for somebody who's been here before, like my husband. They say it might take him 6-9 months. I'm sorry, but I don't have 6-9 months. A part of me doesn't think that illegal immigration is right...but my gut is wanting my husband to get here before his child is born. What I think? I think that if they were protesting for the immigration process to be faster? I'd be out there too.
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If she entered on a K-1 or K-3 you will need to file adjustment of status before the Visa expires or she will be out of status, although in most cases applications filed after the expiration of the Visa is forgiven when married to a US citizen.\n\nIf you are getting married from a Visitor Visa, apply for adjustment of status before her I-94 expires.
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under section 336 of the INA you have the right to request a hearing before the us district court if USCIS has not made a determination on your application with in 120 days of your examination.  \n\ni think it is called a mandamus.  fil this and they will defintely speed it up.