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You can always check the visa bulletins to see which visa category are being processed.
 
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers: A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit; B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation. Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences. Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
 
As a citizen, she would bring him as an F1, as a Permanent Resident, she would bring him as F2B.  As of August 2018, they were processing F1s filed from May 8, 2011, and F2Bs as of Oct 22, 2011.  Since it takes 5 years to gain citizenship from a LPR in most cases, if you know you want to request him, you're better off filing as soon as she becomes an LPR.
 

You can always check the visa bulletins to see which visa category are being processed.
 
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers: A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit; B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation. Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences. Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
 
As a citizen, she would bring him as an F1, as a Permanent Resident, she would bring him as F2B.  As of August 2018, they were processing F1s filed from May 8, 2011, and F2Bs as of Oct 22, 2011.  Since it takes 5 years to gain citizenship from a LPR in most cases, if you know you want to request him, you're better off filing as soon as she becomes an LPR.
 

The problem is that the administration has changed the rules in the middle of the game.  It is like playing football and the referees decide you can play with only 10 players instead of 11.  Before yesterday, no one knew that accepting Obamacare subsidies for health insurance would disqualify them from permanent residency or citizenship.  The administration has the right to change the rules going forward, but to change the rules and apply them retroactively is unfair and un-American.
 
Frankly, if we want to discuss what is a bigger public cost and tax on the system, it would be the exact opposite from signing up for Obamacare: going uninsured and being unable to pay huge hospital bills.  Someone has to pay for uninsured people that show up at the hospital and the people that pay are everyone else with insurance.  Prospective immigrants are being punished for doing the responsible thing and insuring themselves and their families, that is what is wrong.

So I called again today.  Hoping maybe since it's dragged out for so long, maybe they'd give us a workaround.  Got a flat no to every question asked.  No timeframe, no i cant mail in payment, no there's no other way to handle payment.  
 
Anyway, I've made a call to my representative and both of my US Senators.  Representative's office advised I can reach out to an Immigration Caseworker and they gave me that information.  Not sure if they can be of any help but I'll keep others apprised of any progress.  Sent email today, will let anyone know if I get a response.

I stated that I had an issue that I wanted to bring something to the senator/representatives attention.  they might ask for your address, to make sure you're one of their constituents.  I let them know that the issue was the department of state website, called it the CEAC by name, described how I had attempted to call the NVC on two different occasions to ask if there was any other options.  I emphasized that we were trying to follow the legal path to immigration for our family and that we have been at a stand-still since July 19th with no idea when we might be able to proceed.  I made sure I was very friendly, that I wanted to thank the representative/senator for their efforts in Washington and then asked if there might be anyone else that they suggest we reach out to as well

Called as well.  They said it's been down since Thursday.  As an IT guy myself, websites don't need this long for maintenance.  Seems suspicious.

So I called again today.  Hoping maybe since it's dragged out for so long, maybe they'd give us a workaround.  Got a flat no to every question asked.  No timeframe, no i cant mail in payment, no there's no other way to handle payment.  
 
Anyway, I've made a call to my representative and both of my US Senators.  Representative's office advised I can reach out to an Immigration Caseworker and they gave me that information.  Not sure if they can be of any help but I'll keep others apprised of any progress.  Sent email today, will let anyone know if I get a response.

So I called again today.  Hoping maybe since it's dragged out for so long, maybe they'd give us a workaround.  Got a flat no to every question asked.  No timeframe, no i cant mail in payment, no there's no other way to handle payment.  
 
Anyway, I've made a call to my representative and both of my US Senators.  Representative's office advised I can reach out to an Immigration Caseworker and they gave me that information.  Not sure if they can be of any help but I'll keep others apprised of any progress.  Sent email today, will let anyone know if I get a response.

Well...it's still down this morning....

I have sent facebook messages to NPR and ACLU, sent whatsapp tip to NYTimes.  I wouldn't do facebook public, I wouldn't want to have my public name associated with shining light on what at best is a lack of concern for the hardship entailed to those trying to get through this process.  

Called as well.  They said it's been down since Thursday.  As an IT guy myself, websites don't need this long for maintenance.  Seems suspicious.

Called as well.  They said it's been down since Thursday.  As an IT guy myself, websites don't need this long for maintenance.  Seems suspicious.

I have sent facebook messages to NPR and ACLU, sent whatsapp tip to NYTimes.  I wouldn't do facebook public, I wouldn't want to have my public name associated with shining light on what at best is a lack of concern for the hardship entailed to those trying to get through this process.  

Called as well.  They said it's been down since Thursday.  As an IT guy myself, websites don't need this long for maintenance.  Seems suspicious.

Called as well.  They said it's been down since Thursday.  As an IT guy myself, websites don't need this long for maintenance.  Seems suspicious.

Nebraska.