BeataO

Waiting since March:(

Omg this is awesome !

Actually, the way this may benefit F2A category is by actually make it like IR category, ie Permanent Resident petitioning for husband/spouse or U21 child will not be subject to visa quota. The minute the petition is approved by USCIS and forwarded to NVC for processing, an immigrant visa will be available.

Bear in mind that regardless of what Obama decides, immigrants will always need a petition to be approved by USCIS and NVC before you are granted a visa.

Thanks for the explanation.

According to Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill), a fierce champion of immigration reform, If president Obama passes Immigration reform it is likely that those who have approved immigration applications will greatly benefit from it.

I believe he is going to liberate from deportation millions of undocumented who live in the U.S., Gutiérrez recently said in an interview with Hoy, a Spanish language Chicago newspaper, talking about the eagerly awaited announcement by President Obama on what executive actions he will take with regard to immigration.

Obama, Gutiérrez added, will be generous, and his actions will benefit parents of citizens, people with approved green card applications, immigrants who have lived in the U.S. many years and do not have a criminal record, and others.

Whilst this has to be taken with a grain of salt, but the time, 2-3 weeks, at which USCIS is approving immigration petition might be an indication of what makes Rep Gutierrez so optimistic.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/advocates-doubting-president-obama-immigration-promises-article-1.1896076

Those who have approved immigration applications will greatly benefit from it. How about those who are still waiting to have I-130's approved and are separated from loved ones, Will they benefit from immigration reform??

I am of October and still no approval and waiting 7.5

The embassy will have to deny your F2A visa first, before you can file for a waiver. Since F2A has retrogressed, no one can give you a definite timeline. It could take a year or more to get an embassy interview PLUS the time they will approve your waiver (if they ever approve it). Overstay by relatives of LPRs, as far as I know, is not forgivable.

Sending your child to the US is neither beneficial to your case.

As for Canada, you will have to check their website for tourist visa application.

Hi Beata, can I ask to you why you have a 10 year ban? you have overstayed?

MY understanding is that Visajourney is a site where people can help each others with immigration process, issues and experiences. Why are some members posting comments to judge what others want to do as if they have a say or a decision to make in what others are trying to do? If you can help or suggest something that is fine otherwise don't judge people or lecture them on what is moral or not!

Beatao, you don't have to justify yourself why you want to send your daughter to be with her dad in the US. Members should either help you answer your question or simply mind their own business!!!

hi

but why u know???

How do you know that it will be current once again in October, where did you get that information, can you please let us know?

I agree with sabi2000, hope that's the case.

Omg Im trying to stay positive, my pd is 3/14/14 was hopping for September approval, I hope VSC will start WORKING soon????

god, its unfair to wait so long in both cases, if you r a spouse of usc or lpr, in each case a real family is aparted, and babies growing up apart from parents, please dont say that being spouse of usc makes someone to have advantage of lpr's spouse. The law is wrong, and i hope they change it and approve spouses and kids of lpr as immediate relatives, cuz they are!

AMEN to that !

I'm updating news of visa bulletin every month, and very disapointed to see it still stand by at cut off date 8/9/2013.

My priority date is just after fews days of Colossus's - September 17th 2013.

Check update every month and really dont know what happen in June. Really hope June will move forward ...!!!

Finger cross!!!

Have to stay positive, fingers cross!!!!!!!

How do u know that September end filers r getting approved...do u know anyone or people from other forums that r getting approved???

If so then please give the link.....

I am already crossed 5 months mark DanDaniel....its really frustrating to still get the status as Initial Review.....

We cannot call USCIS coz the posted processing times r SAep 25 2013...so we r within processing times.....

www.mygcvisa.com or igor's list.

We haven't heard any Sep fillers updates..anyone got approval of their application!!

There are! end of Sep fillers being approved , hope you not that far from approval, this is crazy ,What is going on with VSC???? Everyone else is so much faster.

just raising our daughter all by myself

I feel your pain, I'm raising my daughter all by myself and I know how hard and painful it is, stay strong.

You will DanDaniel! You've been waiting long enough, Hopefully sooner than end of June!

And I will be few months after you I hope.

Keep Calm

And

Look Bussy:)

Yes LPR can file a hardship waiver, but I suggest to get a very expirence attorney, don't do this on your own, it's a very complex and time consuming matter. Just like mimolicious wrote, first I-130 needs to be file after they marry, and after visa is denied at the interview they can file the hardship waiver. But, Please remember that not everyone can be pardoned with a waiver, they need to find out before they do anything what is the ban for and if a waiver is available for him.

Be with my husband and daughter and decorating a Christmas tree together.

Hopefully yours is just around the corner, let us know if you get it.

Thanks DanDaniel, 5 months , seems like VSC is taking longer than other Service Centers.

Hi, pls let us know if any 2014 F2a Filers and case was routed to VSC got any approvals or rfe's , so we can monitor how fast cases are moving. Thank you.

Congratulations:)

you asked if sending your child to the US would somehow speed things up for you...which suggests using the child for some other reason....that's a perfect description of a pawn. Her presence or not in the US will not change the time it takes for the process to churn on its own.

RhettVoe

Meybe I didn't put my question the way I wanted to sound. What I meant was , if sending my child to father because she misses him so much will make anything faster for me so I can be there for her as well and she won't miss me. I can wait the time that I have to, like any one else here, but kids don't understand and they suffer when they miss their parents.

Using your child as some sort of pawn in order to sway some decision is not likely to work....(USCIS frowns on that sort of thing)...cannot say anything regarding Canada...the process cannot even begin until the I-130 is approved and you are scheduled for an interview...after that, it could take 5-8 months on average.

Thanks for the reply, and no I'm not using my child for anything, not for any pawn like you said (wonder why you might think like that?). My child father is there and she misses him, so it was just a sort of question that came to my mind in the event that my child will go and stay with Daddy, a family that have a child wants to be reunited as soon as they can so the child won't suffer so much, if you can understand that, that's all , thanks.