please help what does this mean we are cut off?

[vross 4]

Please help my sister she was married last year to a us citizen and application was received in september of 2014. Last inquiry about the progress and this is what they send back. What does this mean?

Dear Sir/Madam:

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your inquiry regarding the immigrant visa petition: KNG201******* filed by **** **** on behalf of **** ****.

Due to the numerical limitations on immigrant visa issuance prescribed by law, this petition is not eligible for further processing at this time. The petition will be retained at the NVC until an immigrant visa becomes available. The petitioner, principal applicant, or attorney of record will be notified when this petition is eligible for further processing. The principal applicant should not make any firm plans such as disposing of property, giving up jobs, or making travel arrangements at this time. For additional information please review the explanation of numerical limitations on immigrant visa issuance below.

EXPLANATION OF NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON IMMIGRANT VISA ISSUANCE:

Immigrant visa processing is governed by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952, as amended, which controls priority dates and the number of immigrant visas that can be issued under certain preference categories. To establish which petitions are eligible for visas, the Department of State issues a monthly publication called the Visa Bulletin.

The Visa Bulletin provides a list of cut-off dates that are used to ensure the number of immigrant visas issued each year does not exceed the legal limit established in the INA. Cut-off dates are categorized by foreign state of chargeability and preference category. Only a petition with a priority date that is earlier than the cut-off date is eligible for a visa and consular processing. Please note this petition's priority date, foreign state of chargeability, and preference category can be found at the end of this correspondence.

The NVC may begin processing this petition prior to a visa number becoming available per the current edition of the Visa Bulletin. This allows ample time for the petitioner and applicant(s) to obtain and submit all required fees, forms, and documents. This petition, however, will not be eligible for an immigrant visa interview until its priority date is earlier than the cut-off date established in the current edition of the Visa Bulletin

To determine the cut-off date and which priority dates are current and ready for consular processing please review the current edition of the Visa Bulletin by visiting the following website:

http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html

To be placed on an email subscription list to receive the monthly Visa Bulletin please send an email to listserv@calist.state.gov , with the following statement:

Subscribe Visa-Bulletin First name/Last name

(example: Subscribe Visa-Bulletin John Doe)

[NikLR 13,227]

Is her spouse a USC or green card holder.

This letter means they think the petitioner is a green card holder not a USC.

[Jawaree 718]

Husband needs to notify NVC he is USC

[vross 4]

Yes he is a USC and has sent everything including his US passport to them proving so. I wonder how they can overlook this.

[NikLR 13,227]

Who knows. He needs to contact them and fix it though.

[jekells 0]

i have recieved this same email (i am the petitoner) do i just call NVC and let them know i am a USC and it should fix the problem?

[vross 4]

i have recieved this same email (i am the petitoner) do i just call NVC and let them know i am a USC and it should fix the problem?

Please let me know what you find out.

[jekells 0]

Please let me know what you find out.

will do

[lbreal1 16]

There must be some sort of mistake with the application. If they kept the copy for themselves have them review it because US citizens do not have a waiting period for a spousal visa

[G Walters 136]

Sounds like the wrong boxes were check on the application.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

nummerical limitions:

The U.S. Department of State is the agency that distributes visa numbers. Family sponsored preference categories are limited to a minimum of 226,000 per year and employment based preference visas are limited to a minimum of 140,000 per year. In addition, there are limits to the percentage of visas that can be allotted to each country.

so, one thing you wait for is a visa number to be available.

[vross 4]

I still don't understand what does this really mean. If something was wrong with the application they would have let us know not send this email. It's very confusing and it doesn't help the website they gave in the email isn't working.

[jekells 0]

i am currently trying to get on the phone with the NVC.. where in the email does it specify that we have to wait for a spousal visa because they think that i am a green card holder?

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

It simply means that they are out of visas..so they will keep your application until they have visa numbers available.

it happened to my mum.

There is a quota for the number of visas to be issued. They generate the numbers and they do run out quite often. When it happens they put applications on hold until the visa number is available or they are sure there will be enough for any application underway.

When my mum went for interview years ago, the CO told lots of Liberians that there are cases that are still waiting for visa numbers so it is up to them to either pay the fee and hopefully, visas would be available or wait until when contacted to come to the embassy.The Liberians were been processed in Ghana interview due to the civil war in their country and the immigrant visas has ran out.

SO there is nothing wrong with your application.

Hopefully, they generate more soon. Good luck!

Sounds like the wrong boxes were check on the application.

That doesn't sound like what the email suggests. It is about the number of visas available at the moment.

[kamw 93]

Unless something has changed, immediate family members of US citizens(spouse, kids under a certain age and parents) do not wait for a visa number.

I believe this is an error, however it's weird that you both are dealing with Jamaica and received the same letter around the same time. If you kept a copy of the application please review that you did not accidentally put you are a green card holder.