UKLady

Hi Everyone

I hope someone can answer what may be to some people a stupid question but here is goes - When you go and check the processing dates with CSC why is it that sometimes it's all green with a few visa highlighted yellow and other times its all yellow with a few highlighted green ????

Thanks

Hi

Just to let you know I am also waiting. My sister USC filed I-130 back in April 2005. I travel back and forth to the USA every 3- 4 months and I know the feeling. Now have a Senator in Florida who is looking into the applications on my behalf so hopefully I may have a good result but I'm not holding my breath about it. What gets me mad and I've also asked this questions many things is that when you check on the progress, the date havent changed in the last 18 months.

By the way how did Beckham get a visa so quickly ??????

Hang in there you arent alone.

Karen

Hello Kez

I hear how you feel and know just how hard it is for you and your son. I applied for my daughter in 2005 and the wait seems to be a lifetime. I just wanted you to know you aren't on your own in this, that there are more of us in the same situation and to keep strong. I have just got back from UK today after visiting my daughter and it never gets any easier.

bye for now

Maggie

Just mailed off the I-130 for my son.... he was over on vaccation and he flew home to Scotland last night .... so I thought today would be a good day to mail it.... so I am thinking it will be about 8 years before a visa becomes available for him... but I will upgrade it once I become a citizen... that might save a year or two....

Kez

Thanks Maggie..... its so hard when your 6' 2" 26 year old son is in tears at the airport saying "Mum I so wish I could just stay" He can not understand how my Mum and dad will get their Visa's within 12 months of my citizenship but he has to wait years.... I have no answers for him..

Kez

Hi

I have a I-130 pending with california for the last 3 years and I continue to travel back and forth to the States every 3 months without any problems. All they ask at immigration is how long I am staying and what is my job and more times then not they dont even ask me that, just stamp my passport.

I travel though Chicago, no problems there for me.

Karen

Hi

I've been waiting for for 2 years for a visa number to become available. If you look over the last 18 months you will see that the processing date hasnt changed when all other categories have.

My sister is now getting her Senator to try and find out why this hasnt moved, she lives in Florida.

Karen

Hi,

I am permanent resident here, and know that I need to wait until I become a US Citizen if I wish to sponsor my parents and brother to live in the US. Does anyone know the timelines for UK citizens? My parents are both retired and my brother is in his 40's now. Would they even be eligible to be sponsored?

Also, would they be able to visit me here in the US whilst a petition was in process?

thanks so much

Hi Britty

First, my sister is a US citizen and applied for my I-130 back in 2004 and still waiting. What really gets me annoyed is when you go to check on what date they are processing it seems this visa for brother or sister then dates havent changed for the last 18 months so who knows how long this will take. I've asked my sister to get her senator involved and try and find out why this visa takes so long when other family visas dont, yes I understand about getting a visa number etc etc.

Yes they would be able to travel while this visa is being processed. I travel back and forth to the States at least 5 times a year and havent had any trouble.

Hope this help

Karen

Hi,

I am permanent resident here, and know that I need to wait until I become a US Citizen if I wish to sponsor my parents and brother to live in the US. Does anyone know the timelines for UK citizens? My parents are both retired and my brother is in his 40's now. Would they even be eligible to be sponsored?

Also, would they be able to visit me here in the US whilst a petition was in process?

thanks so much

Hi Everyone

I am hoping someone out there can answer my question.

Was checking the processing times for I-130 Alien Relative, my sister in florida has applied for me, I am a UK citizen and it seems that the date for ths visa hasnt changed for the last 18 months.

Does anyone know how I can contact them via email to find out why this date has never changed. Because if that's the case then I will never get my visa.

Thanks

Karen

Hi Everyone

I hope someone can asking my question.

My sister USC living in Florida and Iam a UKC. So I have to wait for a visa to become available under the fourth preference which could take a number of years. At the moment I've only been waiting just over a 1.5years.

What I want to know is while I am waiting for that can i apply for a B2 Holiday visa which allows me to stay in the states for 6months and with luck you can have it extended ???

also is there anyone out there from UK who is in the same situation and if so, how long have you been waiting.

thanks.

Karen

Hi

Perhaps I am asking a silly question but what is IMBRA. I keep seeing you guys mentioning it but I really have no idea what it is.

Please help.

Is your sister doing a family member petition? (I forget the code...r1 or something) I am also confused about the K-1. Can you explain more?

Yes I am doing the petition thought my sister. I have no ideal how the K1 works - sorry.

Hi

I am awaiting for my I-130 visa which is thought my sister (USC) who lives in Florida and yes I know the general reply when you put in your application for the visa is 999 days. On a general note i was just wondering what peoples timescale have been. I live in the UK. It's been one year and I know it will be another few years yet. Would be nice to hear about peoples experiences in the same situation in terms of how many years that had to wait before approval.

Thanks.

hey, i am new to this website but i have done a lot of reading on it and it seems like the most helpful website out there. i have a few questions. i met my girlfriend online a few years ago and then in the summer of 2005 i came to visit her on the VWP and i stayed for the 3 months that we are allowed, i then returned to the UK for 3 months and then came back for a month to visit her again. after that i was in the UK for 2 months and then came back for 6 weeks to surprise her on her birthday, however i got serious questions the last time i i tried to get past the customs man at chicago. he gave me a real hard time, he asked me how much money i had, what kind of job i had in the Uk and my reasons for visiting and what i`ll be doing the whole time. this lasted for about 10 minutes of me just standing there talking to him. it scared the ####### out of me. i understand now that i was entering too much, i just naively thought that if i didn`t overstay the 90 days then i`m not doing anything wrong. my question now is though, how long should i leave it before i try and come back? i know that a lot of you have reported trouble at the customs when trying to visit your boyfriends or girlfriends. we plan to file for the K1 visa next year and are trying to worko ut how to see eachother at least a couple of times a year without me being turned away and sent back to the UK. so can anyone give me any advice? any similar experiences? i`m thinking that i won`t be coming back for about 6 months, will this be sufficient? if i come back in like 6 months and only stay for about 4 weeks? or do you think that this could still be a big problem? i am so confused by it all!!

any help or advice at all would eb so hugely appreciated.

thank you, i hope to hear from you all

Paul

Hi Paul

I travel to Cleveland from the UK via Chicago every 3 months to see my boyfriend, I stay anything from one to 3weeks at a time. I never yet had any problems with immigration at chicago in fact I like going though Chicago because I think the immigration people there are the best. They usually ask me what my job is, who I am going to see - I tell them my Boyfriend, they then just say ok and off I go.

Hi

I would just like to know how long people on VJhave been waiting for there I-130 to came though.My sister applied for my last April and I know you have to wait at least 990 days. What are other peoples experiences. I am from the UK.

Thanks.

Hello all

I just wanted to make contact with all new members that have submitted their K1 to nebraska within the last month. Ours was sent out on 27 march. I personally would like to make contact with those that are possibly moving to the ohio area and are from anywhere local to the midlands area. I my self will be moving to Columbus Ohio and I live in Leicestershire. I would like to make contact so that we can give each other support (its always nce to talk to someone, especially if you are a big worrier like me lol) and even meet up at the embassy for the interview LOL. I would like to communicate either by email, yahoo messenger or by phone if at all possible. This site is very useful and very supportive but I would feel alot more confortable knowing there are people out there close to me also in the same boat. And sometimes typed messages can get misinterpreted, hence i love to talk LOL. So feel free to send me a private message or contact me to swap numbers, emails yahoo ID etc. If you are not moving to the ohio area thats fine too

Lina (UKC

Hi everyone

I am hoping someone can help me with advice about this situation.

Last april my Sister filed I-130 for me and I know that can take a few years before I get the visa. My question is can I apply for a B2 tourist visa at the same time. yes I am from a visa waiver country but I want to spend time living with my boyfriend before we make the commitment to marriage. I would appreciate anyones comments or advice.