Foreign State of Chargeability

[100% Al Ahly Fan 53]

We finally got our appointment letter in the mail, although I was really weirded out when I read that the foreign state of chargeability would be Libya. My husband was born there, although he is NOT a citizen of this country.

First of all what exactly does this "foreign state of chargeability" mean?

For immigration purposes, why wouldnt they use he country he's a citizen of?

Thanks in advance everyone

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

We finally got our appointment letter in the mail, although I was really weirded out when I read that the foreign state of chargeability would be Libya. My husband was born there, although he is NOT a citizen of this country.

First of all what exactly does this "foreign state of chargeability" mean?

For immigration purposes, why wouldnt they use he country he's a citizen of?

Thanks in advance everyone

Here you go Shar!! Hugs!!

“Chargeability” refers to the rules which are used to determine under which country you will be counted for green card purposes.There are certain categories under which you can obtain a “green card” (i.e., U.S. Permanent Residency) which do not have any limit on the number of green cards that are issued each year. For example, “immediate relatives” of U.S. Citizens (i.e., spouses of U.S. citizens, parents of U.S. citizens, and unmarried children under 21 years of age) are not subject to numerical quotas.

However, most categories under which you can obtain a “green card” are only allocated a limited number of immigrant visas (“green cards”) each year, and there are country limits imposed as well (in order to prevent having all of the year’s green cards going to a few countries). For these types of categories, it is often important to determine under which country you will be counted because it could make a big difference in terms of how long you will have to wait for a green card. Normally, you are counted under the country in which you were born, subject to certain exceptions. The State Department explains these rules in general as follows:

Ordinarily an immigrant is chargeable for visa purposes to the numerical limitation for the foreign state or dependent area in which the immigrant's place of birth is located. Exceptions are provided for a child (unmarried and under 21 years of age) or spouse accompanying or following to join a principal to prevent the separation of family members, as well as for an applicant born in the U.S. or in a foreign state of which neither parent was a native or resident. Alternate chargeability is desirable when the visa cut-off date for the foreign state of a parent or spouse is more advantageous than that of the applicant's foreign state.

See Visa Bulletin for JULY 2000. Attached hereto is a PDF file of a State Department document which details the rules of chargeability.

[ahmed and tetyana 0]

Contratulation!!

[Hopeishere 4]

Congrats to you Sharifah, still confused with the question so will the interview be in Egypt or whats up with the place of birth is that going to make problems for you I sure hope not.

[100% Al Ahly Fan 53]

Congrats to you Sharifah, still confused with the question so will the interview be in Egypt or whats up with the place of birth is that going to make problems for you I sure hope not.

Thanks everyone. No Sandra, the interview is still in Cairo, but I didn't understand why the country of chargeability was Libya. Anyhow, we have our date, alhamdullilah. That's all that matters.