Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
Here is a 2019 timeline:
11 March-- I-130 and 130-a received 9 April--forgot to copy my UK BRP which proved we were eligible for a DCF in London so contacted USCIS with a scan of it. Found out that it had been rejected for a DCF for this reason on 21 March. 15 April --I-130 and 130a submitted again with all the right pieces this time. 23 April--receipt given and payment taken for I-130 In the interim, collected all the bits and bobs that will be needed (police certificate, ACRO, tax transcripts from US, filled out the Affidavit of Support, etc) 22 June--request for more information on our marriage certificate (not all of it copied which I hadn't noted before--annoying as it dragged out the process for a few extra weeks) 24 June--returned correct marriage certificate to embassy 1 July--I-130 approved 17 July--received letter with case number 17 July--completed and submitted form DS-260 UPDATED 26 July: 18 July--created account in portal for embassy appointment, but not scheduled appt yes as need it in September and those are not viewable as it's still July. 26 July--scheduled medical for 23 August (waiting for big work project to be finished b/f able to go to London for the medical, but they had appointments as early as Monday (today is Friday)) UPDATED 2 August: 1 August--scheduled embassy interview for 6 September. There were MANY spots open for this in August and September. It seems like you can only view two months of dates for the purpose of scheduling at a time. |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
18th August 2019 applied
22th August 2019 payment taken and received email with Notice of Receipt 16th of December 2019 notice of approval received 20th of December 2019 received letter with case number 20th of December 2019 filled DS-260 |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
Quite poignant to see all of these timelines dating back to years gone by (long before coronavirus was a thing) from people who have gone through the DCF route in London. After today, the London USCIS will stop accepting I-130 petitions. However, for anyone else that has applied recently, and is in the same boat as I am, I will be posting my timeline and updating it as I hear more:
16th March 2020: I-130 & I-130a petition sent via Royal Mail next day delivery 17th March 2020: Petition signed for at US embassy 24th March 2020: ACRO request sent |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
Originally Posted by os306
(Post 12830334)
Quite poignant to see all of these timelines dating back to years gone by (long before coronavirus was a thing) from people who have gone through the DCF route in London. After today, the London USCIS will stop accepting I-130 petitions. However, for anyone else that has applied recently, and is in the same boat as I am, I will be posting my timeline and updating it as I hear more:
16th March 2020: I-130 & I-130a petition sent via Royal Mail next day delivery 17th March 2020: Petition signed for at US embassy 24th March 2020: ACRO request sent From a visa perspective, will much be happening in the USEL? Probably not much although, before the page was taken down, it said the expectation was to keep to the 90 days processing. With this in mind our "date" would be July 9th 2020. Lets hope its sooner As for our Timeline, here goes Submitted hardcopy docs by Special Delivery on February 26th 2020 Papers signed for on February 27th 2020 Email from USEL advising papers properly filed and payment taken March 5th 2020 |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
I've applied recently too so hopefully our timelines can help determine how things are progressing now that USCIS are no longer updating their processing times. I've seen conflicting messages about whether I-130 petitions are being processed still during this coronavirus shutdown but hopefully services that don't require appointments can continue to move along.
25th February 2020: I-130 petition sent Next Day Guaranteed (Royal Mail) 26th February 2020: Petition signed for at US Embassy 4th March 2020: Payment taken and Notice of Receipt received via email (no notice received via mail) |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
Similar issue here - I applied early March. Payment was taken a week later, though I have not received notice the application was accepted either by email or post. Slightly concerning. Rang the Embassy's operator before the end of March to check - he advised if the payment had been taken it should be ok, but couldn't advise any further... Anyone had experience of the payment being taken but not getting an acceptance email?
04 March 2020: I-130 petition sent Special Delivery 05 March 2020: Delivery signed for at US Embassy 11 March 2020: Payment taken. No Notice of Receipt received. |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
UK citizen here married to USC...
Mid Sept 2019: married 2 Dec 2019: I-130 petition sent (to Chicago lockbox, then forwarded by USCIS to their centre in Texas) 12 Dec 2019: Payment taken and Notice of Receipt received 6 May 2020: I-130 notice of approval received, with NVC letter with case number I'm so relieved, given EVERYTHING in the news, that they still seem to be processing applications! I felt sure that we wouldn't hear back for some weeks, even months... Now onto the next stage! :eek: |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
Originally Posted by Squirrel123
(Post 12849890)
UK citizen here married to USC...
Mid Sept 2019: married 2 Dec 2019: I-130 petition sent (to Chicago lockbox, then forwarded by USCIS to their centre in Texas) 12 Dec 2019: Payment taken and Notice of Receipt received 6 May 2020: I-130 notice of approval received, with NVC letter with case number I'm so relieved, given EVERYTHING in the news, that they still seem to be processing applications! I felt sure that we wouldn't hear back for some weeks, even months... Now onto the next stage! :eek: There is a thread on here somewhere for I-130s filed in the USA. Rene |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
Originally Posted by os306
(Post 12830334)
Quite poignant to see all of these timelines dating back to years gone by (long before coronavirus was a thing) from people who have gone through the DCF route in London. After today, the London USCIS will stop accepting I-130 petitions. However, for anyone else that has applied recently, and is in the same boat as I am, I will be posting my timeline and updating it as I hear more:
16th March 2020: I-130 & I-130a petition sent via Royal Mail next day delivery 17th March 2020: Petition signed for at US embassy 24th March 2020: ACRO request sent 16th March 2020: I-130 & I-130a petition sent via Royal Mail next day delivery 17th March 2020: Petition signed for at US embassy 24th March 2020: ACRO request sent 7th April 2020: ACRO letter received in the post 19th May 2020: E-mail received from London USCIS confirming receipt of I-130 petition but inability to take payment due to COVID19 situation 9th June 2020: Credit card payment taken A much slower timeline than in the pre-COVID era, but we are making progress... |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
Originally Posted by os306
(Post 12864266)
Updating this timeline below:
16th March 2020: I-130 & I-130a petition sent via Royal Mail next day delivery 17th March 2020: Petition signed for at US embassy 24th March 2020: ACRO request sent 7th April 2020: ACRO letter received in the post 19th May 2020: E-mail received from London USCIS confirming receipt of I-130 petition but inability to take payment due to COVID19 situation 9th June 2020: Credit card payment taken A much slower timeline than in the pre-COVID era, but we are making progress... 16th March 2020: I-130 & I-130a petition sent via Royal Mail next day delivery 17th March 2020: Petition signed for at US embassy 24th March 2020: ACRO request sent 7th April 2020: ACRO letter received in the post 19th May 2020: E-mail received from London USCIS confirming receipt of I-130 petition but inability to take payment due to COVID19 situation 9th June 2020: Credit card payment taken 29th June 2020: I-130 approved |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
Originally Posted by stuwoolf
(Post 12830579)
With the Weekly Check page gone, its now a waiting game.
From a visa perspective, will much be happening in the USEL? Probably not much although, before the page was taken down, it said the expectation was to keep to the 90 days processing. With this in mind our "date" would be July 9th 2020. Lets hope its sooner As for our Timeline, here goes Submitted hardcopy docs by Special Delivery on February 26th 2020 Papers signed for on February 27th 2020 Email from USEL advising papers properly filed and payment taken March 5th 2020 Feb 26th 2020 - Hardcopy i-130 sent Next Day Delivery Feb 27th 2020 - Papers signed for by US Embassy London Mar 5th 2020 - Email received from USCIS advising Petition properly filed. Payment taken. Mid March - Covid 19 Shut Down Early June USCIS reopens June 19th 2020 - Email received requesting further evidence (RFE) June 20th 2020 - Our RFE reply sent. June 22nd 2020 - More RFE requested. June 26th 2020 - Our RFE reply sent. June 30th 2020 - Contacted USCIS London seeking update. June 30th 2020 - Email response received advising i-130 Approved on June 29th. ??? - Await LDN (5-8 weeks) |
Re: Immigrant Visa (DCF: I-130 Filed in UK) - TIMELINE ONLY!
Originally Posted by os306
(Post 12874166)
Update:
16th March 2020: I-130 & I-130a petition sent via Royal Mail next day delivery 17th March 2020: Petition signed for at US embassy 24th March 2020: ACRO request sent 7th April 2020: ACRO letter received in the post 19th May 2020: E-mail received from London USCIS confirming receipt of I-130 petition but inability to take payment due to COVID19 situation 9th June 2020: Credit card payment taken 29th June 2020: I-130 approved 16th March 2020: I-130 & I-130a petition sent via Royal Mail next day delivery 17th March 2020: Petition signed for at US embassy 24th March 2020: ACRO request sent 7th April 2020: ACRO letter received in the post 19th May 2020: E-mail received from London USCIS confirming receipt of I-130 petition but inability to take payment due to COVID19 situation 9th June 2020: Credit card payment taken 29th June 2020: I-130 approved 8th August 2020: LND number received in mail |
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