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Re: PLEASE HELP: I-130 parents, passport Posted on: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 20:38:48 +0000


> Amanda thank you so much for your reply.
>
> My mom has received Receipt Notice from USCIS that her application (I-
> 130) has been received.
>
> We have applied for the extension of status back in October 2005, so
> we applied for that before I-130. And then we got a response from
> USCIS to send supporting documents. So basically what you're saying is
> that we don't have to send any document that they requested for her
> pending application (I-539?) They were requesting a letter explaining
> the reason why she wants to stay more, financial statements that she
> has money and some other minor things such as is her citizenship from
> Europe going to be harmed in case she remains here for a certain
> amount of time'
>
> So first: I-539 was filed back in Oct, we got response to send more
> documents, we didn't send anything yet, we have time until April 2006.
>
> Second: We applied for her citizenship (I-130) in Feb 2006.
>
> But I have to mention one thing, her B-1 VISA has expired last year.
> Previous to that we applied for the extension of status which was
> granted to her till October 2005. In October we applied again and now
> is pending.
>
> What is it that will follow now? The letter which will state that her
> application was approved right??
>
> Are you saying that I can apply for AOS now, or I should have done it
> when I filed I-130?? Can I do it now? or we have to wait first till
> her I-130 gets approved and then do it?
>
> And I just wonder how long will it take for her to get it, as well as
> how long will it take for my father who is not here to get it?

While Amanda may have most of this correct, she is dead wrong on this
bit. If you received a request for more documents, you *must* respond.
If you ignore the request, they can summarily deny the application
citing your failure to respond. Don't ignore the request. End of
story. Period.

Ian

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