Chipz

24 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

December's VB is out. Bad news….the date hasn't changed again for your category. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-december-2023.html

Hey thanks for the update. Appreciate you a lot. Yeahh that sucks. 

2 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

No, unfortunately it doesn't work like that, it was the same date last month too, it hasn't changed. It can jump forwards or even backwards. Hopefully December's VB will be released soon so keep an eye out for that. 

I appreciate you a lot for this. Thank you so much.

6 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

The first one is what you need to be looking at now, that's the final action date. When your PD is before the date on that, a visa number is available to you and you'll be added to the queue for an interview to be scheduled. 

 

The second one isn't relevant to you, that's the date for filing an application i.e. anybody with a date prior to that will be asked to submit their DS-260's, pay their fees and submit their documents. You've already done all that, so now Table A is the important one.

 

Hope that helps and makes sense? 

Yes, that makes sense. Thank you. So there's 2 months left until our priority date. Does it move 1 month every present month? Like for next month, the current final action date will be March 2019. or no one can tell when it moves?

Is still worth naturalize even though it's this close?

11 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

There is no visa available by law until your PD becomes current on the Visa Bulletin. Absolutely nothing you can do until that happens, no way of expediting it, no way of following up, nothing you can chase or email about. 

 

So all you can do it wait, keep watching the VB when it's released each month, and wait until the date is earlier than your PD. And as above, have a look at naturalising if it would help and you are eligible.

 

Good luck. 

Appreciate you.

I've checked the VB right now. Our priority date is April 15, 2019.

But there are two dates on the VB. Could you please explain it to me and help me understand? Thanks again.

18 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I did not think NVC had a number you can use, or is that old information?

I think you're right. Any way I can follow up with their email? Or should I wait? I'm not receiving any updates from them anymore.

Up on this old thread. Still don't have any update on my petition. Should I call NVC or send an email? 

39 minutes ago, Boiler said:

When can you naturalise?

By early next year. Should I? That would change my status as the petitioner.

I'm a petitioner from the Philippines.

I'm not receiving the email from NVC telling us about the delay. 

I'm Green Card holder petitioned for my wife and son. (f21 or f2A).

Visa bulletin for oct 2003 current is: 08FEB19 

Our priority date is: April 2019

Is anybody experiencing the same? This is like waiting for nothing.

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This notice is to inform you that your case for an immigrant visa is documentarily complete at the National Visa Center (NVC) and has been since 29-Jun-2021.  NVC has received all of the fees, forms and documents required prior to attending an immigrant visa interview. Your petition is awaiting an interview appointment. At this time, no further action is required.  We appreciate your patience.

Your case will remain at NVC until an appointment is scheduled, at which time we will send it to the appropriate U.S. Embassy or Consulate General.  We will notify the applicant, petitioner, and attorney (if applicable) when an appointment is scheduled.

2 hours ago, Lily-ice82 said:

@ Chipz,welcome back. Good to hear from you again. You can get a lawyer it is your choice. If you want to file for citizenship, you will have to change your status and submit all documents to NVC like your US passport and US citizenship naturalization, the visa case will change as well. Not sure how long it will take or if it will go faster this time due to covid backlogs. US citizen petitioners will not have cap limit each year with their visa compare to LPR petitioners. LPR petitioners all visa has cap limit each year, you can bring your wife and under 21 kids but if you become US citizen you can bring your wife but you need to file again separate filing petition each child, cannot bring derivative family or kids along the petition for your wife.

 

We are still waiting for interview until now and still get email every 60days-nothing changed! We are worried my brother will turn 21 yrs old next year😔.You can try email NVC and Manila US embassy for expedite maybe they will accept it. Hope this helps and good luck!

Hello Lily,

I recently contacted a immigration law office. She said the same thing,  a lawyer will not make any difference with the current delay. And yes, changing case being a citizen will be back to square one and new expense for new derivative.

It's pretty much a waiting game like with your brother. Maybe there's a way for him like a child protection? I already emailed NVC. They just said the same. Just to wait. 

Good luck to you as well and thanks for your help!

On 1/13/2023 at 10:27 AM, Chancy said:

 

If you become a US citizen before your family gets interviewed for their F2A visas, your wife's case will be converted to IR1 but your child's case will be dropped, as IR1 cannot have any derivative beneficiary.  You will need to start over with a new I-130 for your child, assuming you did not already file a separate petition for your child.  If so, I would not recommend naturalizing before your family enters the US with their F2A visas.

 

Thank you for your response. Sorry I was so delayed responding to you. I lost my password. I followed your advice and just wait. The NVC still repeats the same email to just wait for the interview but has been delayed due to covid.

My mom is pushing me to be a citizen already but I fought with her not to because I followed you. She said I should get a lawyer to fast track my case. Is it really necessary to get a lawyer at this point where we're just waiting for an interview? Will a lawyer make a difference? 

I appreciate your help so much.

9 hours ago, Lily-ice82 said:

Are you petitioning under 21 unmarried or over 21 unmarried? You and my

mom have the same situation. My mom petitioned my under 21 yrs old brother. Our PD is 2019. I did not let my mom change her status yet from LPR to become US citizen. From what I heard, LPR is faster in visa processing compare to US citizen status.

As far as petition goes we are under F2A visa category, we are DQ ( documentarily qualified) but waiting is taking forever. No clue when it is going to happen NVC says due to covid delays and backlogs we have to wait…we get email every 60days from NVC.

Hello, Yes we have the same PD and Yes I petitioned my wife and child under 21. With no immigration lawyer and following some guides here. It was all smooth until the covid. We're just waiting for the interview date and medical. (Philippines)

Great to hear this information. That LPR is faster. Then I'll hold off the naturalization for a while. We have the same situation and been getting the same email every 60 days. Thank you so much. It's nice to share this with someone and same situation. Hopefully it gets better for us.

Hi guys,

I've been waiting for so long for my family to get their visa interview. Could anybody help please?

Visa Class: F21

Priority Date: 15-APR-2019

The NVC keeps sending the same email that it's still delayed due to covid19.

I'm on my 5th year here in US as a green card holder. Should I process my citizenship? Will it affect my petition for them?

Thank you in advance. I appreciate your help a lot.

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

Careful you don’t lose your green card doing that. You may want to investigate getting a re-entry permit before you leave. Will you have a joint sponsor with a US income if you go this route, given you presumably won’t have any to show?

Thank you for reminder. I know the golden rule with green card just don't overstay outside the US for 1 year right? My mom is the joint sponsor during submitting all documents. But now be both lost our jobs due to pandemic and is relying to claims.

Just the loneliness and separation from my family is killing me and i don't want us to grow apart from each other as supposed last year was the estimated date where they come here if there wasn't any problems. 

I appreciate your output.

8 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

The ban is still in effect.  There will be a huge queue of backlogged approved petitions, so you'll be in that queue.

Thank you for the info. This delay affected our plans and I might just go back to my country and stay with my family as we wait. Because this might take like years. 

Greetings!

I'm not updated with the current immigration processing news since trump banned it for a year. I wonder if it's pushing through now?

My last action with my petition to bring my wife and son here in US was in Jan 2021 when I completed submitting all of the required documents for the interview. (Please see the attached).

My petition is nearing 1 year period of our priority date. What's going to happen? 

Should I just wait for their notification or should I keep calling them to follow up on my petition? 

I've read on the article that the immigration backlog might take years to process. Does that include my case? Should I keep on waiting. I hope to re-unite with my family as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance and have a good day!

On 10/8/2020 at 3:03 PM, aaron2020 said:

Not a problem.

 

If you send in her passport with her maiden name, then her immigration visa will list the name in her passport.  Her green card will list the name on her immigration visa.  So, her green card will have her maiden name.  If you want her green card to have her married name, you would need to send in the green card with her maiden name, the I-90, and pay the fee which is around $455 + the the $85 biometric fee.  

USCIS does not have anything to do with visa, they only process the I-130.  Are you submitting the I-130 to USCIS or the DS-260 to the NVC?

F2a are not interviewing until next year and you'll have to get in line behind all the cases that have been delayed for interviews since March 2020.  Plenty of time for you to update her passport with her married name if you want her green card to have her married name.

Thank you for your response. Sorry for late reply. I just came out of the hospital.

Hi!

I'm in the process of completing my wife and son's documents to submit to USCIS for visa. I married my wife 2 years ago. Her existing passport is valid for 10 years and her surname in that is still when she was single. Will there be no issue if I submit her passport with her surname when she was single? Updating passport now takes months due to pandemic slow times. Ty!

Hi,

Does the visa ban included permanent resident petitioning for spouse and child? I'm in the part of completing their d260 and submitting documents online.

Hi!

I'm currently submitting documents online for d260 and we just realized that my spouse's surname on her passport is when she was still single. Now that's she married me, she have my surname. I uploaded her current passport with her single surname. Would that be okay? Since if they match our certificate of marriage. They will see her passport was issued first when she was single before we got married. Please let me know if there will be no issue regarding this. 

Thank you!

Thanks buddy

Hi,

Please help me double check this section in I-864. I just wanna make sure I put the correct answers. As a green card holder, I'm petitioning my spouse and my son as a derivative. Please see attached screenshot of the filled form. Thank you!

thank you!

I'm completing the I-864 for family based petition. Do I include my child in that form or I don't need to because he's automatically a derivative? Or do I make a separate I-864 for my child?

18 minutes ago, Quarknase said:

Could you fill out your timeline and your profile? That will help us a lot to give you better advise. What I understand from your initial post is

 

- Your I-130 petitions have been approved by USCIS. That means this step of the process has been completed, and USCIS is out of the picture for now. Nothing will be disqualified.

 

The next step is the NVC process.

-> Have you received the Welcome letters from NVC yet?

Once the cases have been created and the welcome letter was sent to you and the beneficiary, you have 12 months to pay the fees, and upload all required documents (such as the Affidavit of Support). You can allow yourself for some time and job hunt, or setup a joint sponsor if you don't want to wait. From a processing perspective it shouldn't make a big difference if you upload now, or in a couple of months, since the visa category won't be processed at the embassies until the ban has been lifted or expires.

I'm in step 4. The affidavit of support. After when the petition got approved on april 15, 2020. We received a letter and the email saying. 

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Thank you for your interest in immigrating to the United States of America. The Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) received your approved immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). NVC's role is to ensure you are prepared for your immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General, and to schedule your interview appointment.

So I already paid for the affidavit of support. Not yet for the IV fee for my spouse and son.  Thanks for being helpful. 

I want to prepare every form as smooth as possible. My mom can be my joint sponsor as she earns about 3500 a month. We would like to be together as soon as possible but of course when the suspension is lifted.

1 minute ago, Quarknase said:

The initial suspension was from April 23rd for 60 days, on June 22nd it was extended through December 31st.

I would be surprised if the suspension gets lifted under the current administration. But of course I'm hoping for said surprise

 

So our online petition account on USCIS won't be disqualify for not submitting any documents due to this suspension? Your idea about finding a job for now is really viable. But the problem here in new york is the jobs are gone and there's a huge unemployment going on now maybe for the whole USA. Will there be any difference if I at least submit the documents earlier now? thanks again