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I HAVE TWO FRIENDS: ONE WAS PETITIONED AS A FIANCE OF A US CITIZEN... SHE WAS HERE IN 6 MONTHS. THE OTHER (A US CITIZEN) WENT TO PERU AND GOT MARRIED WITH HER "PRINCE". IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS AND HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A VISA TO COME TO THE STATES.

I am not able to understand your reply but here's the translation of what you have typed for others to read in English. THAT WAS A FEARLY GOOD TRANSLATION, HERE ARE SOME CHANGES I WOULD MAKE.

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I did the same for my mom. As I "PETITIONED HER" I went with her TO THE APPOINTMENT and as she does not speak English, I was the TRANSLATOR ... The questions are basically the same THAT YOU FILL OUT in THE FORM (can not remember which) HAVE YOU BEEN been A DRUG dealer? ARE YOU going to be polygamist? have YOU had links with A communIST PARTY? ... THOSE are some that I remember. My husband was the sponsor and HE also WENT WITH US FOR SUPORT ... but THE OFFICIAL DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HIM TO GET IN... HE HAD TO WAIT OUTSIDE lol! I think you should go with her, or if you can not, YOU SHOULD request an interpreter for your appointment (IF SHE DOESNT SPEAK ENGLISH). We did not have many problems, THEY HAD TO TAKE HER fingerprints twice THAT WAS ABOUT IT. Then came HER work permit, AND in January WE received HER Legal Permanent Resident card. In total the whole process was four months from September to January! Good luck ...

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Based on formulas for the CSPA

Her age is frozen as of the date her visa number becomes current, less the USCIS processing time. The USCIS will process her petition NOW. The processing time is then subtracted from the priority date to determine when her age will be frozen

By the time this happens, she will be over 21, putting her in category F2B. The current priority date for this category is April 15, 2003 - she can expect approximately an 8 year wait.

UNLESS your mother becomes a citizen in the meantime. If she does, the petition can be upgraded to category F1 (shaving only one year off the time by the present visa bulletin)

If she gets MARRIED at any point during the wait, the petition will be voided, UNLESS it has been upgraded to the F1 daughter of a citizen category (in which case it would be DOWNGRADED to the F3 married daughter of citizen category)

Congress has allocated quotas for some categories of visa applicants. Most of the cases we see on this website stem from a petition filed by a US Citizen for his/her spouse and or children. There is no quota for these categories. They are referred to as having an "immediately available visa number".

Other cases for which quotas apply (e.g., unmarried child of a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) over the age of 21) must wait for an "available visa number". This wait can be as long as five or ten years. The Visa Bulletin shows the priority dates for the petitions which are presently being processed.

Thank you YOUandDAN!

I guess I'll have to be patient! I'll post any upgrades, when the time comes.

I JUST READ THE I-485 INSTRUCTIONS AND I THINK YOU SHOULD TOO... SORRY IF I DISTURBED YOU! I also must insist you should make your app! GOOD LUCK!

a person can have more than one petition on their behalf.

Again... Make an app at infopass and ask them directly. I really think you could still file the I-485. They may not give you an straight forward answer, but they give you info to make your own choices... The way I see it: the worse thing that could happen is that your I-485 is returned!!!

With respect to getting married I also came as an f1 and as long as you are here legally, you are truly getting married and follow directions, you should be able to get your green card in three years. Mean while you are pending and can lawfully stay in the country untill you bacone a LPR. That paperwork my husband did it Just with the help of the USCIS officers we got to talk every time we made an infopass appointment! Yes we made some mistakes and got to resent some forms, but everything went great for us!! That was 8 years ago!

Another thing I've learned is that you should not get discouraged... There is a way! Just find it!

thanks but she filled on I-130 for me with the hope the when it approved we file I-485....did we do this wrong??

I think if you send them together it's faster, but i'm not sure if it applies in your case (in my case I was a citizen petitioning a parent with legal entry). What I would recommend is you or your parents to make an infopass appointment and ask a uscis officer... It has worked for me! just make sure you have a list of questions to ask, and be extra courteous! lol

my parents won the dv lottery of which i was a beneficiary. but when they went for their interview i was in the us on an F1 visa. when they arrived uscis said they only way i could become a lpr was if my mum filled I-130 for me.

so this was filled and the priority date is december 06,2010. and the prefernce classification is 203 A2A INA MINOR CHILD OF LPR. well i was 20 when this was filled and am about to be 21 come september.when should i expect to get my green card :(

I'll tell you my case and you can decide if it's helpful or irrelevant! Mi mom came with a visitor visa, ones she was here I filled a I-130 and also an I-485 which is to adjust status... Everything went great... she got her green card in 4 months!! You are already very lucky... but good luck anyways!!

Yo hice lo mismo para mi mama. Como yo la "pedi" yo fui con ella y como ella no habla ingles, yo fui la traductuctora... Las preguntas son basicamente las mismas que te hacen en una de las formas (no recuerdo cual) has sido traficante? vas a ser poligama? has tenido vinculos con comunismo?... son algunas de las que recuerdo. Mi esposo era el sponsor y tambien fue... pero no lo dejaron entrar jeje! Creo que tu debes ir con ella, o si no puedes, solicitar un traductor para su cita. Nosotras no tuvimos muchos problemas, solo le tomaron sus huellas dos veces. Despues llego su permiso de trabajo y en Enero recibio su Legal Permanent Resident card. En total todo el proceso fueron 4 meses de Septiembre a Enero!! Buena suerte...

LPR mom files for 20 years old son on 1/1/2011.

USCIS takes 1 year to approve the I-130.

This means under CSPA, the son will get an extra year; meaning he will not age out until he turns 22 years old (21 years + 1 year pending approval at USCIS).

If the PD in the F2a is reached before son's 22nd birthday, he retains his F2a preference.

If the PD in the F2a is not reached before son's 22nd birthday, he ages out into the F2b category.

THIS IS OUR CASE!! SISTER IS 20 TURNING 21 IN MAY. PETITIONED BY MY MOM (LPR) PD: 2/28/11. MY SISTER FALLS IN THE F2A CATEGORY... HOW LONG UNTIL SHE GETS A VISA? COUNTRY OF ORIGEN: COLOMBIA. WHERE CAN I CHECK FOR DATES BY COUNTRY?

THANK YOU!!

Hi, as most people I'm just looking for answers.... maybe you have them!!

Our goal is for my sister to come to study up here. We tried a student visa twice and... it was denied! Then, I petitioned my mom, and her process was really fast, so now my mom is a LPR and she is petitioning my sister who is 20 turning 21 in may. The I-130 was sent in feb and the I-797C priority date is 2/28/11. the case was sent to the California Service Center and we should have an answer by August. My question is: after we receive the answer how long will it be for my sister to be able to come to the States? Where can I check times by country (Colombia)? or is she going to have a visa available immediately?

Thank you

I can't believe I trusted my attorney. I asked her several times before sending my package. I wonder how it will take for them to return it.

what you mean by "I-129F will be accepted."? Aren't they going to return my package and ask me to send the right form?

"then you will be out $$" I don't think they are going to cash my check If they return my package.

I would suggest you make an INFOPASS appointment and ask directly to them about what you should do. Since you entered legally and everything is lawful, you should be able to do it by yourself with the immigration official's help. It may take a few trips to the field office (where you make your ifopass app), but at the end you know you are doing things RIGHT... at no charge!

Have you thought about adopting her? She is still a minor... you are going to be responsible for her anyways, It wouldn't hurt asking the lawyer about that option!