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1 minute ago, Jojo92122 said:

The principal beneficiary, your mom, must enter first or at the same time as derivative beneficiaries.

 

Derivative beneficiaries can enter at the same time with the principal beneficiary or after the principal beneficiary.

 

Perfectly fine for your dad to come after your mom.

Thank you so much  

Would he have to present some special paperwork or go through any special procedure or anything of the sort?

Or go through immigration like everyone else does?

Just now, Davidg74 said:

Best advice  is try. There are companies out there u just need to look around in the area u gonna live. U can also try monster careers.com set up a free acct with them fill in ur details and look for jobs there plus add ur resume so companies and search for ur qualifications. 

Alright thanks, you've been a great help  

Just now, Davidg74 said:

Nope ur set all u need to do is go back to the US and just look for a job 

Thank you so much for your help  

Just a question..

In your opinion, do you think I'll be able to find myself a finance internship to work at before applying for college? Given that I dont have any background in Finance but in Accountancy?

1 minute ago, Davidg74 said:

Hi I can tell u it's easy read in being with work permits now being slowed down by ucis it's become difficult to work in the US as a foreigner. However the process works line this u have to locate companies that are willing to hire u according to ur qualifications but the catch is this there cannot be any US person that can do ur job or have ur qualifications. If they cannot find one they can then offer u the job. There are two types of ways one if the company requires u then they can process ur work permit however if the company still needs but says in order for u to get this job u have to do ur own work permit then u will have to do it thru the normal channels at ur closest US embassy. 

I have a green card. Do I still have to do this entire procedure? 

19 minutes ago, Roel said:

Sure, just look around for job offers and pretty sure you'll find something . Do your own research. Send out resumes. This is not something we can do for you.

Oh yeah of course I dont expect help in that respect.

I just asked this question to get an idea of whether I am qualified to find a good job or internship there with my qualifications. If not, what else do I need to do as preparation before I land there.

Hi everyone,

I am 21 years old, I graduated college in 2017 and acquired my Bachelor in Commerce in India. I went for Masters in Commerce Part 1, which is a degree in itself. This marked the completion of 16 years of education for me.

I have cleared 2 levels of Chartered Accountancy in India (equivalent of CPA in India) and worked as an article in a CA Firm for about 10 months. Then I got preoccupied with the green card processing, so I took up a simple Content Writing internship as a work from home thing to earn some extra bucks.

I want to pursue Masters in Finance in USA along with CFA and I am planning on starting college in Fall or Winter 2019.

I want to work somewhere in USA, something with a finance background, before I start applying for college.

Do you think I can get a job or an internship that will not only give me with some practical understanding of the subject and  help me with college applications, but also earn me some decent amount of money? I'm not expecting a big pay, just something to get me through the month is okay too; given that I'm a fresher.

Any help is greatly appreciated  

Hi everyone,

We got our immigration visas in April and it expires on 25th September 2018. 

My mom is the principle applicant and my dad & I are derivative beneficiaries.

We're thinking of flying out  on 10th September 2018. My dad has some unfinished business to take care of here in India and hence, we will have to buy a return-ticket for him. Whereas, my  mom & I will be getting only one-way tickets.

Thats why, we may be landing in USA on different times, and maybe even different dates. However, my mom (principle applicant) will land the first for sure.

Is that okay? Can my dad come in after us? 

Any help is greatly appreciated  

Hi

So I have a visa interview scheduled at the Mumbai consulate on 18th Arpil 2018, ie day after tomorrow.

My visa type is F3- my grandfather applied for my mom, and now my dad & I are derivatives.

Can someone help me with how I should prepare for the interview? What kind of questions they ask, any tips, etc.?

Any help is appreciated  Thanks

19 minutes ago, uv1996 said:

We submitted our DS 260 and all our relevant documents in Sept 2017. We got NVC's email informing us that our documents have been reviewed and our case is in line for an interview date. On 1st March 2018, we received our interview date and it is 18 April 2018.

 

We're from Mumbai and we are required to register for biometrics and all that as soon as we get our appointment letter. The registration requires us to punch in our DS 260 Confirmation number. I couldn't find it so I tried googling it, and I just found out that we are supposed to carry a printout of the DS 260 Confirmation page.

I logged into the ceac website with my Case No and Invoice ID, but I cant see any option of obtaining my DS 260 Confirmation Page, or even reviewing my DS 260 or anything of the sort. I did not receive any acknowledgement from NVC once the DS 260 was received either. 

I dont know what to do? How do I find my DS 260 confirmation page?

Please help. 

Never mind guys  I got it

But for anyone else stuck with a similar issue-

1. Log into the ceac website with your Case No and Invoice ID

2. In the summary, there will be a list of applicants and their application status. Under IV Application, click on 'Completed'.

3. On the top right, you will find a 'Sign in' option, click that.

4. Once you click that, it will read something on the lines of ' You have successfully filled form DS 260.........'. There will be options given- 'Print Confirmation', 'View Application', 'Email Confirmation', etc.

5. Go to the 'Print Confirmation' and print the DS 260 confirmation letter or email it to yourself by clicking on 'Email Confirmation'. DO NOT JUST PRINT THE PAGE BY GOING CTRL+P because it has a certain bar code attached to it and needs to be printed in a certain way.

Hope this helps

We submitted our DS 260 and all our relevant documents in Sept 2017. We got NVC's email informing us that our documents have been reviewed and our case is in line for an interview date. On 1st March 2018, we received our interview date and it is 18 April 2018.

We're from Mumbai and we are required to register for biometrics and all that as soon as we get our appointment letter. The registration requires us to punch in our DS 260 Confirmation number. I couldn't find it so I tried googling it, and I just found out that we are supposed to carry a printout of the DS 260 Confirmation page.

I logged into the ceac website with my Case No and Invoice ID, but I cant see any option of obtaining my DS 260 Confirmation Page, or even reviewing my DS 260 or anything of the sort. I did not receive any acknowledgement from NVC once the DS 260 was received either. 

I dont know what to do? How do I find my DS 260 confirmation page?

Please help. 

9 hours ago, sunsetdolphin said:

You should look at the chart under the Final Action Dates to see if your priority date is current

Hey!

So we just received a mail from NVC stating that all our documents have been reviewed and the we are in queue to have our interview date set. They said in order for the date to be set, the pd must be current.

The visa bulletin date shows 15 Aug 2005 and our pf is 9 Sept 2005.

How long do you think it will take for the visa bulletin date to be current? Just ballpark?

1 minute ago, sunsetdolphin said:

No problem! I wish you all the best 😊

You have been a great help. Thank you so much for your time

1 minute ago, sunsetdolphin said:

You should look at the chart under the Final Action Dates to see if your priority date is current

I'll just keep revisiting the link that you sent. That's okay too right?

1 minute ago, sunsetdolphin said:

Yes you have to wait for PD to be current. You are not disqualified

 

The current visa bulletin (November 2017 visa bulletin) for F3 in India is August 15, 2005 

Thank. You. So. Very. Much.

On 11/5/2017 at 9:52 PM, sunsetdolphin said:

The answer is no. None of those affect your parents.  

I sent NVC a mail regarding the issue.

This is what they replied:

'Currently, this case cannot be reviewed for applicability of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), as there is no visa number available according to this case's priority date and visa category.

Immigrant visa petition XXX is currently on a list of completed cases awaiting the availability of visa numbers. This petition will be eligible for an immigrant visa interview when a visa number is available per the Department of State's Visa Bulletin. The current edition of the visa bulletin is available on the following website:

http://nvc.state.gov for English or http://nvc.state.gov/espanol for Spanish

The visa bulletin contains a list of cut-off dates divided by foreign state chargeability and preference category. Only petitions with a priority date earlier than the cut-off date are eligible for a visa and consular processing. This petition's priority date, foreign state of chargeability, and preference category are given below:

Please note that the applicant(s) on this case should not make commitments such as disposing of property, resigning employment, or confirming travel arrangements at this time.'

So I have to wait for the pd to be current, right? Thats all it says? I'm not disqualified to get my visa or anything? 

Please excuse my anxiety but I have a lot on the line here.

Also, according to the link in the mail, the visa bulletin date shows 8 July 2005, am I reading it right? Because from the link you sent, it showed 15 Aug 2005?

On 11/3/2017 at 9:46 PM, sunsetdolphin said:

Yes, you have to wait until the date is later than Sep 9 2005. Your name may or may not automatically come back up in your profile however, it is best to call NVC now or by the time your priority date becomes current. 

Just one more question..

Does my application have an effect on the application of my parents?

Their names show on our profile even after my name has been omitted.

Does the process of 'priority date becoming current' affect them too?

Is it possible that they would be scheduled an interview before me or am I delaying their application too? 

On 11/3/2017 at 9:46 PM, sunsetdolphin said:

Yes, you have to wait until the date is later than Sep 9 2005. Your name may or may not automatically come back up in your profile however, it is best to call NVC now or by the time your priority date becomes current. 

Thank you so much for your help.

2 hours ago, sunsetdolphin said:

 

Priority date becomes current when the date in the visa bulletin, under your specific country and category, is more recent than your own priority date. (i.e. Date in visa bulletin: December 1, 2005 | Your priority date: Oct 1, 2005 | means your priority date is current)

The visa bulletin of the month can be seen in this website: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2018/visa-bulletin-for-november-2017.html under chart A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES.

 

I suggest you call the NVC about your situation but i think your name will only come back once the CSPA calculation has been done which won't happen until your priority date becomes current. 

So from the link you sent, I see that the visa bulletin date is 15 Aug, 2005. Whereas my priority date is Sept 9, 2005.

So I have to wait till it shows a later date than Sept 9, 2005. Right?

And then my name will automatically come back up in my profile because they will have calculated my CSPA? Am I right?

thank you so much for coping with my curious anxiety

19 minutes ago, sunsetdolphin said:

Seems like your case was pending for 1 year 2 months. Your age will be calculated once your priority date becomes current. As of November 2017, the Visa Bulletin for F3 India is still at August 15, 2015. Your priority date may be current in a few months. Once it becomes current, your age when pd becomes current will be subtracted to the time your case was pending which is 1 year 2 months. You can give NVC a call at that time regarding your CSPA. 

Thank you so much for your response!

But just to make things a little clearer..

What does 'priority date becomes current' mean..? I am sorry, but I'm really clueless about this.

Also, could you dumb it down for me.. Does this mean that I am, in fact, eligible to get my green card?

Do I have to initiate any process, now that my name has disappeared from my profile, to fix it? Or do I just wait?

Hi!

My grandfather (USC) applied for our green cards in 2005.

My mother is the principal applicant and my father and I get to accompany.

We got the letter from NVC dated 17 May 2017 that the procedure for us to obtain our green cards has been initiated.

SInce then, on the ceac website, all three of our names were visible for us to pay the fees, check our status, etc.

We have completed DS260 and sent in all our documents for review on 9 Sept 2017.

I turned 21 on Oct 28 and now, my name does not appear on our profile when we log on.

The priority date on I-130 is Sept 9, 2005 and the notice date is Nov 3, 2006.

Does this mean that I am no longer eligible to get my greencard? Doesn't CSPA apply to me?

Is there any way to fix this?

Please help.

1 hour ago, Mrs. Wild said:

Perhaps consulting with a lawyer is a good idea. 

 

Here is the CSPA info from USCIS: https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/child-status-protection-act 

 

While the USCIS website says Derivatives can subtract the time their application was pending from their age, there appears to have been a US Supreme Court case that tackled this question regarding derivatives as well (Scabiaballa vs Osorio).

Thanks so much!  

From what I read, derivative beneficiaries are eligible under CSPA. But you're right, maybe I should consult a lawyer to confirm this.

Thanks again!

32 minutes ago, Mrs. Wild said:

It's very unlikely that you will have your visa in hand by October. If you send in all your paperwork by September 1, there will be a 8-11 week wait at NVC before your file is reviewed and your case is completed. After that, 2-4wks for an interview to be scheduled. The interview would likely be scheduled for 1-2mo from your notification. So it could be that your interview would be in January or February... the holidays tend to slow things down.

 

From the USCIS website regarding CSPA: CSPA allows the time a visa petition was pending to be subtracted from the beneficiary’s biological age at the time of visa availability so that the applicant is not penalized for the time in which USCIS did not adjudicate the petition.

 

If I understood correctly, at the time a visa is available for you... you subtract the amount of time your I-130 was pending from your age. So if your petition was pending say 1 year, at the time a visa is available (according to USCIS this is either when a petition is approved or your priority date, whichever is later), you would subtract 1yr from your age. That would be your CSPA age. 

 

When was your petition approved? And how long was it pending for?

Thank you so much for your response!

My I-130 was pending approval for about 14 months from Sept 2005 to Nov 2006. 

My biggest concern is that am I eligible to take benefit of the CSPA given that I'm a derivative beneficiary? I read somewhere that derivative beneficiaries are not eligible and that kind of freaked me out.

13 minutes ago, Penguin_ie said:

1. Yes you are a derrivative.

 

4/5. have a look at the timelines of other Indian applicants and check out the regional forum for India for interview timelines.

It seems unlikely that you will get from sending in docs to getting the visa by mid October, ie 6 weeks,, as the visa interview needs to be scheduled first, then you do the medical and attend the interview, and then it is 2-3 weeks to get the visa after the interview, assuming you are approved without any AP (extra security checks after interview).

Thank you for your response

Am I eligible to have my age calculated as per CSPA?

Hi All,

I have a few questions, please help.

1. My grandfather applied for our permanent residencies back in 2005 and our file has been opened for review in May, 2017.

Visa Category: F3 (Or is it FB3?) - My mother is the primary beneficiary and so, my father & I get our green cards too!

Does this make me a derivative beneficiary?

2. According to the CSPA calculation, I have about 14 months that I can deduct from my biological age (I turn 21 on 28 Oct, 2017).

Am I eligible to have my age calculated as per CSPA?

3. Our case number starts with BMB, are we eligible to send in our documents online or do we compulsorily have to send them in physical packets?

4. Assuming that we send in our documents on Sept 1, 2017; can some one help me with their best approximation of when the interview date can be scheduled at the Mumbai consulate?

5. Is there any way that we get our immigration visas in hand by mid October?

Please excuse my curious anxiety. Our family is very confused and a little tensed that my parents may get the visa and maybe I wont. 

Any help is greatly appreciated  

Also, my grandfather who is a US citizen applied for our green cards. So, the primary beneficiary is my mom and my dad & I get the green cards with her.

Does this mean I don't qualify for CSPA? Am I a derivative beneficiary?