Petition for a sister together with her husband and family

[snappy 2]

Lol that means 30 years of waiting in total?

Actually, 3 years ago (2009) they were about to start processing our papers. However, due to some complains from applicants during 80s, they hold the processing and give way to these applicants.

hello Migz Reyes... Where u in phils? im F4 too phils... PM sent you.

[Migz Reyes 0]

hello Migz Reyes... Where u in phils? im F4 too phils... PM sent you.

Yes, I'm from Philippines. Haven't received your PM.

[Delta5 9]

Lol that means 30 years of waiting in total?

Actually, 3 years ago (2009) they were about to start processing our papers. However, due to some complains from applicants during 80s, they hold the processing and give way to these applicants.

Well, sorry to say, its more or less like 35 years total at the moment. This will depend on the normal monthly sequence of the VB. You also have to take into consideration the exact day/month of your parent's PD and the processing itself once visa is available. Your parents petition under the F4 family preference category following the normal monthly sequence of the VB will be around 3 years more depending on the exact date of their priority date, plus the processing once their PD is current (visa is available) .... so its probably close to 4 more years until visa are in their hands. Again, provided there is no huge monthly up swing or down swing on the VB.

Once your parents receive their LPR status and petition you of which will fall under the F2b family preference category, the wait is around 11 or more years (provided you are still single) plus the processing time once your PD is current.

As others have pointed out the reason is really the usual retrogression. Actually, during the months of October till November of 2010 the VB moved up really fast and got only months away (depending on your exact parents day/months PD) from being current to their PD but unfortunately, it moved back again on December that year until the present time on its regular monthly sequence.

Edited May 6, 2012 by Delta5

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

They try to make a balance of the people that immigrate to the US. For you it seems your whole country is applying making the wait extra long. I guess for my husbands country they all want to apply but don't have the connections needed. If the did the wait there would be a 100 years or so.