USCNE 2021
May 19, 2021
I-130 (online) and I-485 (mailed in) -concurrently filing
Anyone here filing for your spouse this way? I’m a USC filed I-130 online with PD 5/10/21. I’m mailing in the rest of required paperwork for I-485 this week. I’m nervous because I was told it’s better to mail in all of the documents together if I’m concurrently filling. Anyone here want to share your experience if you concurrently filing this way??!? Thank you in advance!!
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Joyce TMay 19, 2021
We filed this way too.
i130 onloin August (approved in March) and i485 mailed in. We mailed just the form with the receipt number. Did the bio in March.
Joyce TMay 19, 2021
online*
Joyce TMay 19, 2021
mailed 485 a month later
outaway3 3May 19, 2021
Not for spouse but did it same way for my Parents. I-130 online and I-485 mailed in Dec 2020. I-130 was approved on April 1.
prince tMay 19, 2021
did the same , my I-130 was approved two days ago,Pd 10/29. I-485 still pending
USCNE 2021May 20, 2021
thank you everyone!!
USCNE 2021May 25, 2021
@joyce T. did you get approved for both and the same time?!
Joyce TJun 17, 2021
no I got aproved for i130 in March, but I485 is still processing, did the fingerprints in March
outaway3 3Jun 17, 2021
I have an update on this. During my mom GC interview officer was not able to pull my Moms I-130, which was filed online as USCIS system was down. I had I-130 approval handy and that saved the day for us otherwise we would have to come back. Officer said it is good to file all together as the files stays together.
This is what I have deduced based on my experience. When you file all together the officer has all the copies in your file, which is why they prefer filing together. But then this also means that the possibility of I-130 getting approved together increases.
If you choose to file I-130 online then make sure to take copies of receipt notice and approval notice. And if your I-130 is not approved prior to the interview then it might slow your I-485 approval if the assigned officers are different
Edit: My mom was approved immediately after the interview. I-130 filed online and approved on April 1st and I-485 was mailed in and it was approved on the day of interview June 10
USCNE 2021Jun 20, 2021
@outaway3 3 Thank you so much for sharing your update. I appreciate you so much !!!
