franklinadamau

Get your mind of all these VB stuff. That's the only way to make the long wait short

Perhaps an online petition on change.com would help

i have discussed with my attorney. he said for PD sept 2013. you have to wait around 2 years from now. there are too many people has applied during last year.

just wanted to share with all fellow members.

Kalloo

I don't think I agree with that..... By October it should start moving at a faster rate and very close to September.... All these are happening mostly because we are close to the end of the fiscal year..... But again we shouldn't keep disturbing our self trying to predict what would happen next cos no one can when it comes to vb

Why is this unfair?

What promise did the US break?

What does the US owe to a foreigner who is not in the US?

At least they own that to green card holders... They are residents of the US and they deserve to be with their families

It's out... No movement

By Monday or Tuesday VB should be out

Are you marrying her just for the GreenCard?

.. You don't to be rude

Hello friends,

I did not find any forum for I130 petitions (F2A Category)that were routed to California service center from the month of may 2014 till now. So I thought to create one. I think there are many others like us who filed during this period. We all are waiting patiently to be united with our loved ones. Sometimes though we all get impatient. Join us here so we can share our stories. ?

With the way things are going with CSC you should get approved in less than a month...

Am a little bit confused.............i called NVC today and the lady i spoke to told me that the Invoice number is not generated yet because my PD is not current.

But, i read other people post that have PD of Feb,2014 and they already have case number and Invoice number.

Is there any Dec,2013 PD for F2A out there that have his/her own case number and invoice number?

Keep calling... One day you'll be given your IIN... Like I said in my previous post.. It all depends on the NVC agent you speak to...

ok ... I said NVC will let you pay your fees 12-18 before your PD is current.....I have to update that information. see below:

Note on Timing of NVC Fee Invoices

Mr. Oppenheim noted that the National Visa Center (NVC) is sending our requests for fee payments about 8 to 12 months in advance of the priority date becoming current (this is change to the previous practice of doing so 12-18 months in advance). When applicants pay the fee earlier after receipt of the fee invoice, Mr. Oppenheim is able to see the demand earlier and adjust the demand in the category accordingly, eliminating the need of major forward movement, followed by a retrogression

Nice one...

Oh dear Franklin forgive me, abeg.

Well you have to I dey 9ja wife and we are family. hehe

No wahala.... Same with me too.. Been away from my wife for four years now. Only got to see her January this year for some few days before she returned..

Sad how the USA laws for immigration are so unfavorable to GC holders... Like they don't care about GC holders.... When you follow up what happening in the new you'll observe all their immigration policy changes only apply to citizens and illegals whereas GC holders are left behind

@ Dwheels - LOL! well, you were a little...erm...let's say....impatient with Frankin!

Lol

Most January, February, March and April 2014 fliers from California SC have been approved and some like me with March PD already have our case number and IIN.

But the issue is that even with our case number and IIN we can't login to proceed with filling form DS261.

When I try to it say I'm currently not eligible

Has anyone of 2014 flier been able to proceed with DS261 at NVC? Kindly information us how you went about it

@ Dwheels - I have been reading your comments with interest.....I don't really understand the explanation you give for why people cant pay their invoices.

There are a lot of people in the F2A category who have case# and IIN and are NOT able to proceed in NVC. They have had their case numbers beyond 4 weeks so it can't be the explanation offered in the NVC wiki that you provided (which incidentally, I did read so that I could understand the problem Franklinadamau was having).

I also read somewhere that NVC will let you pay 12-18month before your PD is projected as current.

my PD is in Dec 2013 in VSC and they are still processing sept 25 2013 filers. So many of us from 2013 have not even received our I-130 approvals yet.... so for the life of me I also don't understand why NVC would allow someone with a PD in March 2014 to proceed?

I'm afraid that I, like Franklin, am fixated on PD!!! I think it triggers everything in our category. I would be curious to know if there are any 2014 filers who have been able to proceed at NVC...

I think I'm going to open a new thread asking if there's any 2014 flier that has been able you proceed with DS261 at NVC

Dear Franklinadamau,

At least we can process our case till NVC stage if our I-30 has bee approved and be ready to wait or PD to be current.

Particularly at Nov 25,2013 and still we are unknown about cases.

That's a challenge I've been battling with... Called NVC and got my Case number and IIN... Was told by the NVC agent that I won't be able to do anything further till my priority date is current...

But people with experience here on VJ told me to disregard what the NVC agent told me and go ahead to further my application and get case complete... But that I won't be scheduled for interview till my PD is current....

Tried to log in with my case number and IIN to fill the DS261 choice of agent form... But the website kind of bounced me out saying I'm not eligible for filling the DS261 form for now...

From what I heard such happens because NVC has not updated my case number in their system... I'll keep trying

CSC is way faster... But for F2A's..its PD that matters most at the end of the day.. My PD is March 11th.. California SC.. And I was approved in less than a month... Case at NVC.. Nows the long wait to be current

I am a perminent resident, and got married in Jan and filed I130 on March 5 2014.

I130 was approved on April 8, 2014, and waited for a month as directed on the mail.

After a month, I sent an email to find out the status.... but no response....

Its now two month after the file was sent to NVC. What do I need to do? Do I need to sit and wait until I get response back?

Thanks in advance for helping me!!!

Call them as you're told... My PD is March 11th... Got no email from them.. I had to call them before I was told my case number and IIN....

Some people do receive emails from NVC though giving them their case number

 

Do you happen to have a lawyer for your case?

No... Did everything on my own... Why asking?

My PD is March 11th and when I called at first, I was only given case number but the second time I called and specifically asked for my IIN and the lady I spoke to willingly gave it to me... Guess it depends on the person you'll speak to... So give them another call

No one knows how it's going to move.... We're all hoping October will bring good news... Hopefully it will come back to September 10th or best case scenario it will become current...

I think the process is fair enough... It's all about demand and supply

 There are no numbers of visas allocated per country. It's just one total number for worldwide. However there is a per country cap of 7%. Basically a single country can't consume more than 7% of the total worldwide visas (all categories combined) . If they do, they get capped. For the last decade, these have been the Philippines, Mexico, India and China. That's why they have their own column in the visa bulletin.

As for waiting for the next batch in October. It doesn't quite work that way.

For simplicity's sake, take this example: F2A category has 120 visas allocated for next year, which means in ideal conditions DOS should be issuing 10 per month. They set the bulletin PD on Oct 1 based on whatever projection they have. Let's say by December 31 (for various reasons, high demand or expedites etc), they already used up 50 of the 120. On January, it will be expected that they willl move back the PD of the bulletin (retrogression) to slow/stop the visa issuances. On the contrary, if they only used up 5 of the 120, they will move forward the PD of the bulletin to speed up the issuances or to entice people to file F2A petitions (creating demand). The latter is exactly what happened when the F2A category moved to current in the summer of 2013.

As you can see, it's not really running out of visas but more a projection. DOS wants their workload to be constant every month. They want to make sure they don't run out of visas in the middle of the year nor would they want to end up having leftover visas by year end. That's their goal with the bulletin. In reality it doesn't always work out that way. For one the data they use is months old and there are other factors involved and my explanation left out a lot of these details.

I am not 100% but my guess is the particular embassies you mentioned don't have interview slots open. If the embassy has no slots open, NVC can't schedule anything. It waits and it waits ..... then the visa bulletin retrogresses. At this point, even if the embassy opens up the interview slots, NVC can't schedule it because their PD is not current anymore.

Like I mentioned in the previous post, NVC doesn't use the PD to determine where you are in the queue. My understanding is that it's based on your CC date. They'll only use the PD as the last "check" to determine whether they can issue you an IL or not.

Well explained.. Thanks

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From the NVC Process wiki

• Note: if you're getting an error message ("Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time" or "This case is in the process of termination. Fee payments and online forms can no longer be accepted" or "You cannot make online payments for your case at this time. Please contact the NVC if you have questions or need further information."), do NOT panic. This is actually good news! If you just got your case number, then this message means NVC is inputting your case in their system. If you get this message a few days after case number generation, then it's a good possibility that NVC is invoicing your AOS bill. And if this message appears a few days after DS-261 acceptance, then there's a good chance the IV bill is being invoiced.

Thought as much..

Perhaps I'll be trying it weekly till it finally allows me to further my application..

Any idea how long it will take for NVC to update my case number in their system?

Did you click on the NVC process wiki and read it yet? The answer is there. it has nothing to do with your PD. Man you are fixated on that. Why would they give you a case number and IIN to login so you couldn't do anything.

We keep telling you you will go through NVC like everyone else the difference will be when you case complete you will sit until your PD comes up.

K... Since I tried filling the DS261 online and it says I'm not eligible to fill it for now... Perhaps NVC needs to get it updated from their end.

I'll keep trying week by week.. Hopefully it will go through soon.

What do you think?

Yes. Then pay AOS fee ($88) if available already, print barcoded cover sheet and mail it together with the Affidavit of Support documents.

You take care of whatever is invoiced and available to do. The DS-261 generates the IV Bill. You will see the AOS bill pay that send in our documents.

Better yet. Click on the NVC Process Wiki in my signature and read all about the Process. Much you need to know so no errors.

Got NVC, waited for about 30mins on the line...finally they picked and i got my IIN and Beneficiary I.D number..now i have all three number.

But when i tried filling the DS-261, Online Choice of Address and Agent, i got the following message

''Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time. Please contact the National Visa Center if you believe that you have received this message in error.''

Guess its because my PD is not yet current. i'll have to wait to be current before any further filling can be done.

what do you think?

Got NVC, waited for about 30mins on the line...finally they picked and i got my IIN and Beneficiary I.D number..now i have all three number.

But when i tried filling the DS-261, Online Choice of Address and Agent, i got the following message

''Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time. Please contact the National Visa Center if you believe that you have received this message in error.''

Guess its because my PD is not yet current. i'll have to wait to be current before any further filling can be done.

what do you think?

Your case will be processed at NVC. You pay fees and submit the affidavit of support and civil documents. NVC will review your documents. If all is in order, you will be case complete.

Once your PD becomes current, that's the time NVC will give you an interview schedule.

Thanks...That's great news. Which of the forms do I start with.. DS261 (choice of agent)?

Your question was answered. Yes you can pay fees as long as they are there in the portal. They aren't dependent on you being current. However you will sit at NVC case complete until your PD becomes current.

You pay fee send in your documents. I was showing you the Visa Bulletin date they are processing now.

Was there anything else?

Thanks for the info now I understand better