My uncle(USA) filed an I-130 petition for his sister (my mother)(Pakistan) on August 7, 2008. The petition was approved on February 18, 2010. After that, nothing happened until June 23, 2025, when my uncle received the Welcome Letter and CEAC login information from the NVC.
He sent me the login details so I could complete the forms. When I logged into the CEAC portal, I only saw my parents’ names listed (my father and my mother).
We are three brothers:
Brother A (married), born 18 May 1995
Brother B (middle brother), born 24 April 1996
Brother C (myself), born 22 December 1999
One brother is married and two are unmarried. None of our names were showing in the CEAC portal, so I added myself and my middle brother (Brother C and Brother B). After adding us, I received this message:
(We are unable to review this case for applicability of the Child Status Protection Act CSPA at this time because the required fees have not been paid. In order to review this case for CSPA, one of the following must occur: The Affidavit of Support processing fee must be paid, and an Affidavit of Support form that includes the applicant who needs a CSPA review must be submitted, or The Immigrant Visa fee must be paid for the applicant requiring CSPA review. For Special Immigrant Visa applicants: Form DS-260 must be submitted for the applicant that needs a CSPA review. You may resubmit your request for CSPA review once the case meets one of the criteria above.)
We then paid the Affidavit of Support fee and the Immigrant Visa (IV) fee for our mother and father, and my uncle submitted the Affidavit of Support forms and financial documents.
After that, I tried again to add myself and my middle brother, but we received the same message again.
(We are unable to review this case for applicability of the Child Status Protection Act CSPA at this time because the required fees have not been paid. In order to review this case for CSPA, one of the following must occur: The Affidavit of Support processing fee must be paid, and an Affidavit of Support form that includes the applicant who needs a CSPA review must be submitted, or The Immigrant Visa fee must be paid for the applicant requiring CSPA review. For Special Immigrant Visa applicants: Form DS-260 must be submitted for the applicant that needs a CSPA review. You may resubmit your request for CSPA review once the case meets one of the criteria above.)
I then submitted an inquiry through the NVC Public Inquiry Form and sent them our birth certificates. After one week, I received an email with the this message.
(Greetings,
We are unable to review this case for applicability of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) at this time because the required fees have not been paid. In order to review this case for CSPA, one of the following must occur:
· The Affidavit of Support processing fee must be paid, and an Affidavit of Support form that includes the applicant who needs a CSPA review must be submitted, or
· The Immigrant Visa fee must be paid for the applicant requiring CSPA review.
For Special Immigrant Visa applicants:
· Form DS-260 must be submitted for the applicant that needs a CSPA review.
You may resubmit your request for CSPA review once the case meets one of the criteria above.)
However, when I opened the CEAC portal after that, my name and my middle brother’s name were now showing (Brother B and Brother C).
I have now completed my parents’ IV applications and uploaded all of their civil documents (but have not submitted them yet).
My questions are:
1. Why were our names not showing before, and why are they showing now?
2. We think all three brothers have aged out. Is there any possible way for us to get visas with our mother and father?
3. If we hire a lawyer to argue our case, is there any chance we could still get visas? (If yes, then we will continue the process.)
Finally, when I open the CEAC “Application List,” all three brothers are listed with our parents, but only two brothers appear on the CEAC home page.
