K-3 Spouse Visa

USCIS Expands Flexibility for Responding to USCIS Requests

By: admin
May 15, 2020

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it adopted measures to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain Requests for Evidence (RFE) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID).
This alert clarifies that this flexibility also applies to certain Notices of Intent to Revoke (NOIR) and Notices of Intent to Terminate (NOIT) regional investment centers, as well as certain filing date requirements for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion.

Notice/Request/Decision Issuance Date:

This flexibility applies to an RFE, NOID, NOIR, NOIT or appealable decision within AAO jurisdiction and the issuance date listed on the request, notice or decision is between March 1, 2020 and May 1, 2020, inclusive.

Response Due Date:

Any response to an RFE, NOID, NOIR, or NOIT received within 60 calendar days after the response due date set in the request or notice will be considered by USCIS before any action is taken.

Any Form I-290B received up to 60 calendar days from the date of the decision will be considered by USCIS before it takes any action.

Posted in Adjustment of Status - Employment Based, Employer Sponsored Green Card, H-1B Visa, Immigration, K-1 Fiance Visa, K-3 Spouse Visa, L-1 Visa, Marriage Green Card, N-400 Citizenship and Naturalization, National Interest Waiver, Physical Therapist Green Card, R-1 Visa for Religious Workers, Registered Nurse Green Card, TN Visa


Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

By: admin
January 4, 2012

On January 1, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) changed the filing locations for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative.

Domestic petitioners will now mail their stand-alone I-130 applications to either the Chicago Lockbox or the Phoenix Lockbox, depending on their residence in the United States.

This effort will balance workloads between the two locations and provide more efficient and effective processing of Form I-130.

There will be no change in filing locations when submitting Form I-130 along with Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

Individuals filing these forms together will continue to mail them to the Chicago Lockbox facility.

Petitioners filing from overseas addresses in countries without USCIS offices will also continue to file at the Chicago Lockbox facility.

Petitioners residing in a country with a USCIS office may send their I-130 forms to the Chicago Lockbox, or they may file their Forms I-130 at the international USCIS office having jurisdiction over the area where they live.

If you are filing a standalone Form I-130, and you live in:

Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wyoming

Mail your application to the USCIS Phoenix Lockbox:

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS) deliveries:

USCIS
ATTN: I-130
PO Box 21700
Phoenix, AZ 85036
 

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-130
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034
 
If you are filing a standalone Form I-130, and you live in:
 

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Mail your application to the USCIS Chicago Lockbox:

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 804625
Chicago, IL 60680-4107
 

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-130
131 South Dearborn-3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
 

If you live outside the United States, mail your application to the USCIS Chicago Lockbox:

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 804625
Chicago, IL 60680-4107
 

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-130
131 South Dearborn-3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
 

If you are filing Form I-130 with Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and you live in the United States, Mail your application to the USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120
 

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
 

Posted in Immediate Relative, Immigration, K-3 Spouse Visa


Consular Fees

By: admin
July 23, 2011

Consular fees:

NEW CONSULAR FEES EFFECTIVE JULY 13, 2010
CURRENT FEE NEW FEE
Non-Immigrant Visa Fees*
Nonimmigrant visa application $ 131.00 $ 140.00
1.   H, L, O, P and R categories $ 131.00 $ 150.00
2.   E Visas $ 131.00 $ 390.00
3.   K Visa $ 131.00 $ 350.00
4.   BCC Adult $ 131.00 $ 140.00
Immigrant Visa Fees
IV Application Processing Fee
1.   Family-based immigrant visa $ 355.00 $ 330.00
2.   Employment-based immigrant visa $ 355.00 $ 720.00
3.   Other immigrant visas (SIVs, DVs, etc.) $ 355.00 $ 305.00
IV Security Surcharge $   45.00 $   74.00
Diversity Visa Lottery surcharge $  375.00 $ 440.00
Domestic review of Affidavit of Support $    70.00 $   88.00
Determining Returning Resident Status $  400.00 $ 380.00
Passport Fees
Passport Book – adult $ 100.00** $ 135.00**
Passport Book – minor $  85.00** $ 105.00**
Passport Book Renewal – Adult $ 75.00 $ 110.00
Additional passport visa pages – $  82.00
Passport Card – Adult $  45.00** $  55.00**
Passport Card – Child $  35.00** $  40.00**
Consular Report of Birth Abroad $  65.00 $  100.00
Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship – $  450.00
File Search and Verification of U.S. Citizenship $  60.00 $  150.00
Overseas Citizens Services
Disposition/Shipment of Remains of a non-U.S. Citizen $265.00 + expenses $200.00 + expenses
Documentary Services
Notarials, Certifications of True Copies, Authentications, provision of Department of State records $ 30.00 (first),
20.00 (addt’l)		 $ 50.00
Judicial Services
Processing Letters Rogatory & FSIA $ 735.00 $ 2,275.00
Taking Depositions or Executing Commissions:
1.   Scheduling/Arranging Depositions $ 475.00 $ 1,283.00
2.   Attending or Taking Depositions $ 265.00/hr + expenses $ 309.00/hr + expenses
3.   Swearing in Witnesses $ 265.00/hr + expenses $ 231.00/hr + expenses
4.   Supervising Telephone Depositions $ 265.00/hr + expenses $ 231.00/hr + expenses
5.   Providing Seal and Certification $ 70.00 $ 415.00
Administrative Services
Consular Time Charges (per hour) $ 265.00 $ 231.00

*New NIV fees were instituted June 4, 2010.
**This includes a $25 Execution fee not retained by Department of State.

Posted in B-1 Business Visa, B-2 Tourist Visa, E-3 Visa, K-1 Fiance Visa, K-3 Spouse Visa


Filing Location for Form I-129F

By: admin


Form I-129F petitions filed by a U.S. citizen on behalf of a fiancé(e) or spouse must be submitted to the USCIS Dallas Lockbox.

File Form I-129F at the USCIS Dallas lockbox.

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
Attn: I-129F
P.O. Box 660151
Dallas, TX 75266-0151

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: I-129F (Box 660151)
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

Applicants filing a form at a USCIS Lockbox facility may elect to receive an e-mail and/or text message notifying them that their petition has been accepted by completing Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, and attaching it to the first page of their application.

Posted in K-1 Fiance Visa, K-3 Spouse Visa


K-3 Spouse Visa Recent USCIS Processing times

By: admin


K-3 Spouse Visa USCIS Processing times from some of our recent petitions:

Case #: WAC1190328746

Filed I-130 Petition: 4/13/2011
Received I-130 I-797 Filing Receipt: 4/28/2011
Filed I-129F Petition: 4/28/2011
Received I-130 and I-129F Approval Notices: 7/28/2011

Case #: WAC1190255028

Filed I-130 Petition: 2/22/2011
Received I-130 I-797 Filing Receipt: 3/4/2011
Filed I-129F Petition: 3/4/2011
Received I-130 and I-129F Approval Notices: 6/10/2011

Case #: WAC1190494389

Filed I-130 Petition: 12/10/2011
Received I-130 I-797 Filing Receipt: 12/21/2011
Filed I-129F Petition: 12/21/2011
Received I-130 and I-129F Approval Notices: 6/22/2011

Case #: WAC1190150028

Filed I-130 Petition: 12/10/2011
Received I-130 I-797 Filing Receipt: 12/21/2011
Filed I-129F Petition: 12/21/2011
Received I-130 and I-129F Approval Notices: 4/28/2011

Posted in K-3 Spouse Visa


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