AnnaMBoros

3 minutes ago, escalanterom said:

Im not doing AOS. Im a LPR filling for my wife and daughter who live overseas but I believe I've read somewhere that after the choice of agent and payment of fees, you have to submit the Affidavit Of Support. I just realized AOS could mean both. LOL

Oh ok, so we are in a same boat. Yes, the reason the Welcome Letter will come in May is that NVC has to wait for the May Bulletin to be official. Right now we are still on the April Bulletin. In your Welcome Letter you'll get the crucial numbers you'll need to start the 6-step process that is beautifully explained on this website:

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/approved/contact.html

I already have most of my Affidavit paperwork ready to go.

8 minutes ago, escalanterom said:

Yes, I meant 2016

Yaaaaay! These are great news!!!!! 

So, should I start getting the affidavit ready or not?

 

 

Oh, you are doing the Adjustment of Status? My husband is doing Consular Processing. For AOS the rules are slightly different. 

"When USCIS determines there are more immigrant visas available for the fiscal year than there are known applicants, you may use the Dates for Filing Applications chart to determine when to file an adjustment of status application with USCIS. Otherwise, you must use the Application Final Action Dates chart to determine when to file an adjustment of status application with USCIS.

Unless otherwise indicated on www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo, you must use the “Application Final Action Dates” for determining when you can file a Form I-485 with USCIS."

21 minutes ago, escalanterom said:

Hi Maria!

 

New visa bulletin has recently come out and for F2A, the date on table B is 08APR16... since my PD is January 2006, does that mean that I should get some sort of communication from NVC soon? I've already checked on https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/ and it still doesn't let me choose the agent and fees are still "not invoiced".

 

Thanks in advance!

Hi. Did you mean January 2016? My PD is April 2016 and I was soo delighted to see the movement in the Dates for Filing. I called NVC and they said that I will be receiving a Welcome Letter sometime in May (same goes for you). Then we can start the 6-step processing.

17 minutes ago, escalanterom said:

Hi!

Yes, it shows the same exact thing and when you use the "pay fees" option, it will show "not invoiced". I called and they said I have to wait until my priority date is closer. One thing that I havent been able to find out is how close to my PD they will let me choose the agent and pay the fees. Let's keep each other updated.

Hi and welcome to the blog I would like to encourage you to read through this blog because the questions you are asking have been answered multiple times. You can also find out answers to many other questions you might have. Good luck on your journey:)

Just now, Hassan Jadoon said:

MY P.D IS 4 MAY 2016 received invoice no and case no..but didn't receive welcome letter from NVC yet...I hope everything will be Ok In Shaa Allah..?

Good. Now you have to wait for NVC Welcome Letter so you can start start NVC filing process. So you have to wait for "column B" to move pass May 4th. And yes, everything will work out, its just life is giving all of us a great lesson in patience:) Praise the Lord Jesus!

Just now, farialupin said:

yes i got my case number and in visa bulletin it showed 22 november 2015... current month 

Good. Now you have to wait for NVC Welcome Letter so you can start start NVC filing process. So we have to wait for "column B" to move pass April 5th.

5 hours ago, farialupin said:

my husband's PD is 5 April 2016....and received his case number too...should i contact NVC? 

After NVC receives your file, you should get a 1st letter with Case Number immediately. This is the format of a case number: BDP2013000666 (just an example).

My PD is April 4th and I did receive my 1st Case Number letter about 2 weeks after the file was received by NVC (I think August last year) so I would advise you to contact NVC and inquire.

However, the most important 2nd letter - the NVC Welcome Letter - is yet to be mailed to you. I'm waiting on mine also. That one will contain information necessary to start the NVC processing. 

On 2/15/2017 at 6:57 PM, piff said:

Did anyone have a F2A AOS interview? 

Hi, I think most of the people in this forum are going through consular processing abroad and not adjustment of status. I might be wrong but that is my experience so far.

9 hours ago, Cj4vc said:

Daughter: PD: 08/16/2016 NOA1: 08/29/2016 NOA2: 02/11/2016 PHILIPPINES

Husband: PD : 08/16/2016 NOA1: 08/29/2016 NOA2: 12/10/2016 PHILIPPINES

 

My husband already received his case number but it doesnt have invoice id, should we call or wait?

 

hope column b move by the next visa update. waiting game is the hardest.

 

There is no reason contacting NVC, you have to wait for "Dates For Filing (DFF)" to become "Current, and shortly before, NVC will send you a Welcome Letter with all the information you need to start visa processing. My PD is 4 months before yours (April 2016) and I did not get that Welcome Letter yet. Current DFF is November 2015 and all of us are waiting for the forward movement, as it has been stuck there for about 7 months. For more info go to:

Just now, Michael2017 said:

F2A moved from 15. April to 8. March. This means, 3 weeks as predicted. He said this will be like that for a couple of months. So I assume we will see in the next 3-5 months always the predicted 3 weeks movement before it slows down again.

Wow, so you think it will slow down even further after those 3-5 months?I'm praying that the next fiscal year (starting October 2017) the visa demand will be lower so we can make up for the loss in time. 

On 1/13/2017 at 11:13 AM, Michael2017 said:

Thnaks Anna, My PD is in October, and I have also California SC. Visa Journey processing times shows, that now cases from June are processed, but this would mean about 7 months processing time. Maybe, it depends on luck, or, earlier last year they were faster...

Hi Michael;

Click on the link below (official US government site) for processing times. Currently, California Center is processing I-130 petitions from August 16th.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do;jsessionid=abcFZoicxgwg_47Lj4iNv

On 2/5/2017 at 3:50 PM, Michael2017 said:

Wait time for F2A seem to go to 2 to 2.5 years for 2016 filers

Read attached... Further slowdown in second half of 2017 expected.

On 2/5/2017 at 3:50 PM, Michael2017 said:

Wait time for F2A seem to go to 2 to 2.5 years for 2016 filers

Read attached... Further slowdown in second half of 2017 expected.

Looking at March Bulletin, looks like Oppenheim was "right on the stop" with those movements...

2 hours ago, Michael2017 said:

Wait time for F2A seem to go to 2 to 2.5 years for 2016 filers

Read attached... Further slowdown in second half of 2017 expected.

3 hours ago, Michael2017 said:

Hi,

 

I think it is best to open a thread for all 2016 filers, rather than month by month with very little activity and spread information.

 

Based on latest prognoses of the Visa bulletin is supposed to move about 3 weeks each months in the next couple of months.

If this trend continues, F2A Visa wait times for people who have filed in 2016 seems to be about 2 years to 2.5 years. 

This is drastically up from previous 1.5 years wait time. While no one can accurately predict the VB, current movement points

to a longer wait than in the past 2 years. Still historically 2-2.5 years is low, there have been often wait times of 3-4 years in the past.

Oppenheimer:  "Movements in the family-based Final Action Dates may start to slow in the second half of the fiscal year. Updated projections will appear in the next Visa Bulletin. "

 

F2A 2016 filers who received their NO2 - please post your current status in this forum - we want to know how long your NO2 took and where it was filed!

 

https://immigrationview.foxrothschild.com/immigrant-visas/

 

Wow, thank you very much for this info. I had a feeling F2A was going to be moving at a rate of 3 weeks per month, based on the last year's projections (it moved 250 days last year). It's certainly disappointing news though, 2-3 months more of waiting can make a big difference  

4 hours ago, cd37 said:

I am also October 2016 filer.....california SC....waiting for approval. Per USCIS table they were processing August 16, 2016 applications on November 30.....so we should be hearing something soon

Thank you for writing in, let us know once your I-130 will be approved. It will be an encouraging moment for you and that means a lot during the waiting process.

On 1/13/2017 at 11:13 AM, Michael2017 said:

Thnaks Anna, My PD is in October, and I have also California SC. Visa Journey processing times shows, that now cases from June are processed, but this would mean about 7 months processing time. Maybe, it depends on luck, or, earlier last year they were faster...

Hi Michael;

Click on the link below (official US government site) for processing times. As of November 30th, California Center was processing I-130 petitions from August 16th. Let us know when your I-130 will be approved.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do;jsessionid=abcFZoicxgwg_47Lj4iNv

11 minutes ago, Michael2017 said:

Anna, 

 

how many months did your I-130 approval take? Where was it processed?

Hi Michael;

Thanks for that FB Link, I sent them a  request.

I sent my I 1-30 to Phoenix Lockbox from where it was transferred to California PC. My PD is 4th of April and it took them only 4 months to approve it.

1 hour ago, TeamLJ said:

Hi forum, 

 

I really appreciate all the help I got by reading this threat as well. we filled on october 19, 2016; our NOA1  october 25 2016. We haven't received anything as yet. Is everything Ok? After i received the I130 approval(i guess thats next step) what should I do? Thank you in advance

Hi,

1/ you need to check your priority date (PD) - I'm assuming it's October 25th? it should be clearly written on your Receipt.

2/ if you are in this forum, your Visa category should be F2A (just checking)

3/ Now look at the post above and click on the very same link. It will take you to the Visa Bulletin. It gets updated every month around the 10th.  

• Column A (for F2A) tells you when you can be scheduled for an interview. Just an FYI - if your category is F2A, the average time frame is 2 years from the PD.
• Column B tells you when you start filing Visa Application if you are choosing consular processing (CP)

Nevertheless, next step for you is to wait on NVC to contact you (given the I-130 will be approved). From what I know, if you choose consular processing route, they will first send you a letter with your case number stating "sorry, the visa number is not available yet..."). Only when the Date For Filing will be available for you, NVC will contact you to start the Visa Application process.

Example: My PD is April 4th 2016 and NVC is yet to contact me to start the Visa Application Process. i'm expecting my interview to be scheduled sometime in February 2018.

Any questions please let me know - we are here to help each other.

14 minutes ago, Milly1980 said:

Hey everybody,

Just quick question about sponsor

I have not have a good income so can my BF be a sponsor for my son, the issue is he isnt either US Citizen or GC holder, he has his SSN and work authorization card, he has processing asylum case now 

Just like a sponsor, joint sponsor must be:a/ a citizen or  a national of the US or an alien admitted lawfully to the US for permanent residence

b/ at least 18 years of age

c/ domiciled in the US (has to have US address)

So for short - no, he can not be a joint sponsor unless he has at least a green card.

Just now, Milly1980 said:

My son is out of US in our home country,

yes I am a LPR

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-for-february-2017.html

Click on that link - that is our "best friend" right now. You are looking at "F2A" category and you are interested in 2 columns:

1/  A.  FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED
     PREFERENCE CASES; 

2/  B.  DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED
     VISA APPLICATIONS

Column B tells you when you are eligible to start NVC processing (the 6 steps). Column A tells you when you are eligible to be scheduled for an interview. With PD April 4th (same like mine), we are pretty much concerned about the Column B now so we can start the filing process.

4 minutes ago, Milly1980 said:

Hi Dear 2016 Filers,

I applied for my 16 y. o son

PD-April 4,2016

USCIS approved - August 11,2016

NVC Case number received - October 12, 2016

 

How do I know that the case become current?

CEAC system doent let me sign in to complete DS-260 and pay the IV fees

 

Hi Milli;

Is your son here in the US (you will be doing adjustment of status) or he is abroad (consular processing). Also, just to make sure - are you a  permanent resident or a US citizen?

H

11 minutes ago, lapropia02 said:

Visa bulletin is out.  No change for second table yet. ?

Yes, disappointing, but next time it moves I'm sure you will be ok to start the filing process. I just wanted you to know that there are 2 different dates you have to look at in Visa Bulletin: "Final Action Date "(FAD) and "Dates For Filing". This is a new system that started like 2 years ago or so. Before there was just FAD. So it works in favor for us petitioners, as it saves us cca 3 months of waiting.

On 12/20/2016 at 6:07 PM, Hassan Jadoon said:

Any one with May 2016 PD

Hi, I have April 4th 2016 PD.

On 1/7/2017 at 6:20 AM, masum said:

Hi, I Have a pending F2A (Spouse) case at NVC and my Priority Date is (04 JAN 2016). on June,14,2016 NVC sent me an email saying (Currently, a visa number is unavailable and this petition is not eligible for further processing at this time). Its been a year but i did not get any mail for starting my process with NVC. Then I chacked CEAC with my case number and it says  Please follow the instructions you received from the National Visa Center (NVC) that list the six steps you must take before NVC can schedule your visa interview appointment. This includes submitting to NVC various fees, forms and documents. Once NVC has received all the required items, they will let you know if anything is missing or incomplete.

But I did not received any mail about that. I called NVC and thay said when my PD become current then I can start the processing. Can anyone tell me how long I have to wait for to submit my supporting document to NVC? Thank you

You have to check "Dates For Filing" column in a monthly Visa Bulletin. Currently, the date is set for November 22nd 2015, however, it has been "sitting" there for about 6 months, so movement is expected soon. Check the VB on a  monthly basis, each 10th of the month or so. You will be able to file next time DFF moves, and as I mentioned, it should be this or next month.

You have to check "Dates For Filing "in Visa Bulletin. Currently they are on November 22nd 2015 and they have been there for about 6 months. I'm expecting a forward movement soon. Check VB today (each 10th or so of each month) for a February updates.

Hi, my name is Anna (PR) and I'm filing for my husband that is currently in Hungary. His PD is April 4th 2016. I'm anxiously checking the Visa Bulletin on a monthly basis to see, whether the "Dates For Filing (DFF)" has moved. I know that the most important movement is "Final Action Date (FAD)", but being able to move forward in the filing process after DFF is "current" means a lot mentally in this difficult waiting process. New Visa Bulletin for Feb should come in today, so let's see the movement.