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Hi Everyone,

 

I just want to check with anyone who has similar case with my Mother who is a USC;

1. She filed for a petition for her daughter (my sister) who is married last September 2001 and have children who was about 5 yrs old and 3 yrs old that time.

2. My sister's husband unfortunately died this year(2018) and became a widow.

3. We just updated her status in USCIS and now a F1 Category (Unmarried sons/daughters of USC) and the case is also now in the NVC.

Our question is, since her(my sister) children are over 21yrs old but they were a minor when my Mother filed the petition, can they still be eligible for CSPA? 

 

Thank you so much in advance..

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Hi Triple28,

 

Priority date: 07-05-2001

Approval Date:  Not sure on this one? Is this the date when the petition was filed in USCIS? If so, then it's 09-21-2001

Children's DOB: 02-14-1996

                            09-14-1997

 

Thank you very much for your help as always.. :)

 

Godbless

 

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50 minutes ago, Triple28 said:

In order to calculate the CSPA, Please provide the info belows:

- Priority date.

- Approval date.

- Her children's birthdate.

Hi Triple28,

 

Priority date: 07-05-2001

Approval Date:  Not sure on this one? Is this the date when the petition was filed in USCIS? If so, then it's 09-21-2001

Children's DOB: 02-14-1996

                            09-14-1997

 

Thank you very much for your help as always.. :)

 

Godbless

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3 minutes ago, godsway said:

Priority date: 07-05-2001

Approval Date:  Not sure on this one? Is this the date when the petition was filed in USCIS? If so, then it's 09-21-2001

Children's DOB: 02-14-1996

                            09-14-1997

Approval date is the date when USCIS send you a letter to notify you that your case is approved.

You can check the date of approval in this website, using the receipt number from USCIS (not case number from NVC😞

https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

 

It will tell you when your case is approved, that date is approval date.

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9 minutes ago, Triple28 said:

Approval date is the date when USCIS send you a letter to notify you that your case is approved.

You can check the date of approval in this website, using the receipt number from USCIS (not case number from NVC😞

https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

 

It will tell you when your case is approved, that date is approval date.

Hi Triple28,

 

Thanks again, the approval date is November 4, 2008

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44 minutes ago, godsway said:

Priority date: 07-05-2001

Approval Date:  11-04-2008

Children's DOB: 02-14-1996

                            09-14-1997

 

For the child with birthdate 02-14-1996. His CSPA will expired after 07-30-2024.

For the child with birthdate 09-14-1997. His CSPA will expired after 02-28-2026.

 

As long as your sister get the interview before the CSPA expiration date as above, her children can go to the US.

 

After NVC approve the request for changing your sister's status from F3 to F1, they will send Welcome Letter to your sister to guide her 6 steps including:

 

- Pay fees $120, $325

- Submit DS-261, DS-260

- Submit her civil documents such as passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate, her husband's death certificate... 

- Submit her children's civil documents such as passport, birth certificate.

- Her mother's documents such as Affidavit of support, birth certificate, certificate of naturalization or US passport, tax transcript...

 

The info above is just for reference only, you should consult with lawyer or the Welcome Letter to know what documents to send to NVC. You should ask NVC about Welcome Letter if you did not get it within 2 months from the date they approve F1 status.

 

IMPORTANT: SEND COPY or SCAN of documents only to NVC, and keep the original documents for the interview in Philippines.

 

Currently, in Phillipines, F1 with PD 15 NOV 2006 are getting the interview.

Which mean your sister's PD is current (if her case is F1).

If she can finish all of 6 steps, she will get the interview letter soon.

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3 minutes ago, Triple28 said:

 

For the child with birthdate 02-14-1996. His CSPA will expired after 07-30-2024.

For the child with birthdate 09-14-1997. His CSPA will expired after 02-28-2026.

 

As long as your sister get the interview before the CSPA expiration date as above, her children can go to the US.

 

After NVC approve the request for changing your sister's status from F3 to F1, they will send Welcome Letter to your sister to guider her 6 steps including:

- Pay fees $120, $325

- Submit DS-261, DS-260

- Submit her civil documents such as passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate, her husband's death certificate... 

- Submit her children's civil documents such as passport, birth certificate.

- Her mother's documents such as Affidavit of support, birth certificate, certificate of naturalization or US passport...

The info above is just for reference only, you should consult with lawyer or the Welcome Letter to know what documents to send to NVC.

 

IMPORTANT: SEND COPY or SCAN of documents only to NVC, and keep the original documents for the interview in Philippines.

 

Currently, in Phillipines, F1 with PD 15 NOV 2006 are getting the interview.

Which mean your sister's PD is current (if her case is F1).

If she can finish all of 6 steps, she will get the interview letter soon.

Hi Triple28,

 

Thank you very much for the detailed information and guide! My Mother who is now 76yrs will be really happy if my Sister and all her children will come here soon. She and her children are the only one left in Phils. 

We are really thankful and appreciate your help even from the start when I asked about how to change the status of my sister..

Thank you again, Godless you and your Family..

 

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9 hours ago, Triple28 said:

 

For the child with birthdate 02-14-1996. His CSPA will expired after 07-30-2024.

For the child with birthdate 09-14-1997. His CSPA will expired after 02-28-2026.

 

As long as your sister get the interview before the CSPA expiration date as above, her children can go to the US.

 

After NVC approve the request for changing your sister's status from F3 to F1, they will send Welcome Letter to your sister to guide her 6 steps including:

 

- Pay fees $120, $325

- Submit DS-261, DS-260

- Submit her civil documents such as passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate, her husband's death certificate... 

- Submit her children's civil documents such as passport, birth certificate.

- Her mother's documents such as Affidavit of support, birth certificate, certificate of naturalization or US passport, tax transcript...

 

The info above is just for reference only, you should consult with lawyer or the Welcome Letter to know what documents to send to NVC. You should ask NVC about Welcome Letter if you did not get it within 2 months from the date they approve F1 status.

 

IMPORTANT: SEND COPY or SCAN of documents only to NVC, and keep the original documents for the interview in Philippines.

 

Currently, in Phillipines, F1 with PD 15 NOV 2006 are getting the interview.

Which mean your sister's PD is current (if her case is F1).

If she can finish all of 6 steps, she will get the interview letter soon.

Hi Triple28,

 

I have one more question:

 

Since my sister’s status was changed to F1 and her visa was made current since last 2014 which she was not under F1 that time, can the cspa of her child be affected? Because the 1 year period to acquire a visa when priority date is current has already been passed?

Is there any consideration that you may know, since my sister just changed her status?

 

thank you again

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16 minutes ago, godsway said:

Hi Triple28,

 

I have one more question:

 

Since my sister’s status was changed to F1 and her visa was made current since last 2014 which she was not under F1 that time, can the cspa of her child be affected? Because the 1 year period to acquire a visa when priority date is current has already been passed?

Is there any consideration that you may know, since my sister just changed her status?

 

thank you again

I'm not an expert but I imagine that as her priority date JUST now became current because of the unfortunate passing of her husband, the 1-year clock would only now start clicking? More knowledgeable members will be along soon to correct me if I'm wrong in my hypothesis. 

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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20 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

I'm not an expert but I imagine that as her priority date JUST now became current because of the unfortunate passing of her husband, the 1-year clock would only now start clicking? More knowledgeable members will be along soon to correct me if I'm wrong in my hypothesis. 

Hi EM_Vandaveer,

 

That is exactly what I am hoping.

Because the way I understand it is that the period will start when the visa became available/current which in my sister’s case is supposed to be last 2014.

But she just changed her status from F3 to F1.

I hope that the clock will just start right now.

 

thank you

 

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45 minutes ago, godsway said:

Hi EM_Vandaveer,

 

That is exactly what I am hoping.

Because the way I understand it is that the period will start when the visa became available/current which in my sister’s case is supposed to be last 2014.

But she just changed her status from F3 to F1.

I hope that the clock will just start right now.

 

thank you

 

It wasn't available to her in 2014, though. She was in a different category then.

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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17 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

It wasn't available to her in 2014, though. She was in a different category then.

Yes, that is the one that I am not sure about. Is it the 1 year period to acquire immigrant visa will just start when she changed the status or from the date the F1 category became current in her case?

thanks

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I can't imagine the change in category would be an issue. The current PD on the visa bulletin could change by over a year within single month, but that doesn't mean people missed their opportunity to "seek to acquire" the visa.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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You can only "seek to acquire" when you are legally able to do so. OP's sister was not able to do it prior to the category change.

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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