I-130 EXPEDITE for medical reasons

[MARICRIS95 0]

Hello, I am an AmCit who filed a petition I-130 for my adult child (unmarried 21/more older) in March 2019. I received a notice back to April 2019 that my case will be processed by California Visa Center and I am waiting for its process. According to the normal processing time estimate, 69 months are necessary for its process but according to the current visa bulletin, times are getting even longer than expected for F1 category. I am 70 years old and suffer from asthma and hepatic steatosis, can this be a good subject to expedite my daughter case? 
Any suggestion will be appreciated. 

[Boiler 43,840]

There is nothing to currently expedite, still some time for your PD to be current

[Crazy Cat 39,813]

2 hours ago, MARICRIS95 said:

Hello, I am an AmCit who filed a petition I-130 for my adult child (unmarried 21/more older) in March 2019. I received a notice back to April 2019 that my case will be processed by California Visa Center and I am waiting for its process. According to the normal processing time estimate, 69 months are necessary for its process but according to the current visa bulletin, times are getting even longer than expected for F1 category. I am 70 years old and suffer from asthma and hepatic steatosis, can this be a good subject to expedite my daughter case? 
Any suggestion will be appreciated. 

You cannot expedite visa number availability.  

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

2 hours ago, MARICRIS95 said:

Hello, I am an AmCit who filed a petition I-130 for my adult child (unmarried 21/more older) in March 2019. I received a notice back to April 2019 that my case will be processed by California Visa Center and I am waiting for its process. According to the normal processing time estimate, 69 months are necessary for its process but according to the current visa bulletin, times are getting even longer than expected for F1 category. I am 70 years old and suffer from asthma and hepatic steatosis, can this be a good subject to expedite my daughter case? 
Any suggestion will be appreciated. 

I think you may be confusing two different issues :

 

1) processing time is the time taken by the service center to process an i130, before the case is moved to NVC. They usually try to set this so that the petition is approved a little while (maybe year or two) before the priority date becomes current.
2) the visa bulletin shows you when the priority date becomes current. This is the date (table  1) that a visa number is actually available for the petition. By law, the US cannot issue a visa for a category before a visa number is available. 
 

This means that you cannot expedite the petition until the priority date is listed in the visa bulletin in table 1. At that stage, when a visa is available, you can then apply to expedite the rest of the process (NVC process/fast track interview at embassy).

 

see also this related FAQ from the DoS website:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp7

 

I have been waiting for a very long time for my relative to get an immigrant visa. Now there is a family emergency and I need my relative to immigrate soon to the U.S. Can NVC help me?
 

If a visa is available for your relative’s category, and their case involves a life or death medical emergency, processing of your case may be expedited. To request a review for expedite, please submit a scanned letter (or statement) to NVCExpedite@state.gov from a physician (or medical facility). The letter must include the physician’s (or medical facility’s) contact information, and declare a life or death medical emergency exists.

Please make sure to include your case or receipt number on the subject line along with at least one of the of the following:

- Petitioner’s name and date of birth

- Beneficiary’s name and date of birth

- Invoice ID number

If a visa is not available, unfortunately there is nothing that NVC can do to expedite the petition. Immigrant visa processing is governed by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, which controls availability of visas. There is no provision within the law that would allow the Department of State to issue a visa to someone for whom a visa is unavailable.

 

 

 

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