The Visa Bulletin

jaycelle_06,
thank u so much for your time,il be following up my lawyer about that.u are a great help.
my PD is Oct 2006,it was been approved.my problem also is about the validity of my nclex which according to the california board of nursing i need to submit ssn within 3 years.its been more than 2 years now im afraid that i wont be able to leave thecountry within that span of time.thank u so much.

Hi Jhon .
My father apply for me in august/2000. My p.d is aug/22/2000.
Me and my wife are canadian citizen(both born in india)
We have one son born in u.s.a(premature born while visiting my parents)

I have received(june/1/08) and sent(june/2/08) ds-3032(choice of agent)and i864 fee.
nvc received and generate iv bill(ds-230 bill) on june/9/08.

my question is after genarating iv bill how long it will take to recive ds-230?
when will nvc send i864 to my parents in u.s.a.?

I am Preparing ds-230 for Me and y wife.

what i have to fill in section 19 for childrean and 21a ?

How long more will take if everything goes well?
do i have to submit ds-230 part2 with part1? or part2 to take it interview time?

iam 30yrs old residing in nigeria and my parents got their citizenship in january 2007 and filed for me in february 2007 as an unmarried adult.how long wil it take to get my petition become current. thanks.

Hi John,

My whole family immigrated in the US 6 years ago. I was originally included in the petition, but because of long processing time I was not able to come because I was already 22 the time we received the notice for interview.

My mom who is a Permanent Resident petitioned me 5 years ago, my Priority Date is 12JUL2003. I havent heard any update reagarding the status of my petition. I heard from a friend that if you were petitioned before but was dropped because of age limit when a parent petition you it will only take 5 years before i can be issued a visa and not 11 years. Is there truth to this, is there a special consideration for my case?

Thanks!
Ron

Hi John,

By the way I’m from the Philippines.

Thanks!
Ron

Hi John

Does Visa office is sending Visa documents prior to PD became a available (current)

Thanks
Falgun

Dear Jaycelle_06 and emilia,

Thank you so much for your time and comments!!!

To: Jaycelle_06,

Actually I’m in the US with my OPT now, which expires soon. My PD for Family 1st category is May 02, and right now they are standing at 15MAR02. In your last message (42) you had 15MAR 2003, but I’m not sure what that is … I’d appreciate it if you could clarify for me!

Thanks so much and all the best!!!

Leon

Hi Leon,

Its my pleasure to share what we knew because all of us here are feeling the same regarding the issues of waiting… Anyway as what you’ve said, youre under Family based 1st category (correct me if im wrong) and u are at the USA at the moment. I want to know what is your status when you go there? Right now NVC’s priority date was until March 2003, that was under philippines. You also mentioned that yours is May 2002. Where did your parents filed your case? From what country? We need to know where so that we could find out where you’re heading. Thank you. God bless!

Hey Jaycelle_06,

Thanks for being interested in my case! I’m actually from Europe. So I follow the Family 1st category with a current PD of March 15, 2002. Please let me know if I’m doing something wrong. By the way in regard to your question, my case was filed here in the US. So I was hoping to adjust status … but I may end up going back to Europe as my OPT nears its end date. (My PD is in May 02)

Anyhow, let me know what you think!

I appreciate your advice!

Good luck to all,

Leon.

I recently went for an interview with the USCIS New York City District Office for my I-485 employment-based application. I am under EB3 and my PD is October 20, 2006. The lady who interviewed me was in her late 20s. She was nice. She asked for my birth certificate, latest employment certification, driver’s license and passport. She skimmed through almost every page of my passport. She took my I-94 and she said I’m not gonna need it anyway. She asked me questions such as arrest, espionage, overthrowing the government, etc. etc.

Then she took a look at my G-325A and she said it must be updated. She asked me to go to the 1st floor of the building and asked me to fill it up completely and return it as soon as possible. I gave her my new G-325A and she asked me if I am willing to wait for my VISA stamp. She made me wait for almost 30 minutes only to find out that EB3 is currently “U”. She explained to me politely that I should keep tract of Dept. of State’s VISA bulletin to estimate when will I get my GC. She further told me that, I should just wait for my GC on the mail as soon as priority dates becomes “C”.

It was a nice but nerve-wrecking experience though.

Thank God!

LEON,’
I am guessing you are on an F 1 student visa right now. With OPT time expiring soon.
See a lawyer. From what I know if you are doing consular processing you should be ok. If you are doing adjustment, that is another thing i don’t know about that. It depends on what your I/94 says, if it has a date or D/S. D/S is good for you, if you have a date and that date expires soon I suggest you return and wait for you PD to become current. See a lawyer.

JAycelle
Leon’s PD is March 15 2002 , him and I are in the same category family first. It is not 2003;-)

Hey Emilia,

Thanks so much for the advice. By the way … I never heard of that I-94 thing. I’m pretty sure it says D/S on it. What is that? I’ll be able to look into that soon and I’ll let you know.

And yes, my attorney has told me we will do adjustment of status. But we will see how things develop with the PDs. I’ll keep you guys informed when I learn something new!

Of course, the easiest thing will be when the PD hits June, then both you and I won’t need to worry about PDs anymore! We better be lucky with that!!!

All the best to all you guys,

Leon.

Hey Emilia and Jaycelle,

One more thing. I don’t have much experience at this stage, because I used to be a different category. Is it better to go ahead with a GOOD lawyer, or to deal directly with the nvc for the status adjustment (or the second option, I may need to take a trip back to Europe …)???

Let me know what you think. I appreciate it!!!!

Best regards,

Leon.

LEON;
adjustment of status will take longer than consular processing in general, however to change at this point might take as much time in the long run. If you are doing adjustment of status you have to maintain status until your adjustment takes place I believe, otherwise you might have some problems with being out of status. I would get a GOOD lawyer if you are planning on staying until PD becomes current. If you want to change to consular processing you have to file some forms for that, then you might be able to stay until PD becomes current. Consult a lawyer even if just once. Expensive, but worth it.

oh NVC does not deal with AOS, the USCIS does. NVC is only for consular processing from what I understand. If you are dealing with NVC then you must be in consular processing.

I filed under E3. I filed I485 in May 18 2007. Still I did not get my green card. My lawyer says I am lucky if I get it this year. I am very confused and mad at the situation. Is there anything I can do to at least change my employer.

good day, i like to ask a question regarding our case. We, my husband and i were interviewed last june 25, the consul said that everything seems ok but they cannot issue us visa ‘coz it is unavailable due to retrogression. They said that we should wait till october, and held our papers so that they can deliver our passports with our visas when it becomes available. My query regarding this matter is that, is it still possible that they can issue us visas before october? are there circumstances (like trough recaptured visas? etc.) that they process papers even though it is not yet the the beginning of the fiscal year?
Thank you and response are very much appreciated!

Dear John,
I am waiting for my son’s visa number.he is unmarried andi s 30 years old.Iapplied in july 2005.I thought it would take ony 4 yearsto get him to states but it looks like it is is going ot take long time as the 2002 is going on accoding to the visa bulletin.I wonder if he could come here for avisit at least .
please help me
Saras

Dear John,
I have sent you two emails but did nto get a reply.do you think I can bring my unmarried son to visit me as I am a citizen in US now. i hav e applied for my son to come to states btu it is takign so long for the visa call. Instead of us visiting him I wanted him to come here for a change.
saras

Dear John,
I have sent you two emails but did nto get a reply.do you think I can bring my unmarried son to visit me as I am a citizen in US now. i hav e applied for my son to come to states btu it is takign so long for the visa call. Instead of us visiting him I wanted him to come here for a change.
saras.
JUst now I saw your reply. thanks for the same. so no one knows when my son willbe able ot join us.

my case seems just like ron’s case.
saras

My priority date is july 2008 in the family 3rd category. Can if file my I485 since my priority date is only a month away?

TO CZL,

I have lots of questions to u. If u have YM please give ur YM so that i will add u…

Correction to my previous email. My priority date is July 8, 2000 in the family 3rd category. Can I file my I485 now since it’s only a month away.

Hi,

First of all, thanks John for this forum.

What does “U” extacly means in category EB3 (employment based).
Do you have any idea how long GC process will take in EB3 category for Pakistan.

Thanks,

Hey Emilia,

Thank you so much for the detailed response! I will sure check with a lawyer soon. I’ll keep you guys updated!!!

Stay in touch!

Leon

My PD is January 10th 2003. My lawyer Korenberg is currently in trouble. His cases are under investigation though the alligations are against him are due to the employees he hired for his firm. I am thinking of changing my lawyer. I am under E3 category and filed my I485 in May 2007. I got my work authirization in August 2007 for one year. Please someone please let me know your views. I am very upset about the situation. Other lawyers in his firm are not at all helpful.

Hi John…my PD is July06. I am one of those anticipating good news come Sept-Oct BV. While waiting, I had applied in Vermont so I can take NCLEX hopefully before the year ends. It’s better to take a move ahead before hearing from the Consul reasons for holding issuance of our visa come our turn soon.
GOD BLess us all…More power John!
Thanks for this forum:)

Hi,
How can i get my P.D? What will be the first step? (under EB3 Philippines)

Thanks

so we went on june 19 as told and right then unexpectedly we went through finger printing, they scan through the documents and had the interview. i passed the cspa computation. thank you lord!

then we were told by the kind hearted consul to submit the medical and some documents from our petitioner. we got it all done and submitted by june 26th.

it`s been 2 weeks already but we havent gotten a respond. iv texted the delbros hotline but they havent received anything from the embassy.

whats likely to happen now? i thought it would be just days then voila here comes the visa, but it hasnt come yet. we should just be patient about it and continue to pray for it.

For the Family-Based Visa Bulletin, if I am from El Salvador, what category do I belong in, i.e., Mexico, All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed, CHINA-mainland born, etc.?

Priority Dates for August 2008

Category India Most Other Countries
F1 15 March 2002 15 March 2002
FX Unavailable Unavailable
F2A 1 October 2003 1 October 2003
F2B 1 November 1999 1 November 1999
F3 8 June 2000 8 June 2000
F4 22 February 1997 8 September 1997
E1 Current Current
E2 1 June 2006 Current
E3 Unavailable Unavailable
EX Unavailable Unavailable
EW Unavailable Unavailable
E4 Current Current
E4-Religious Current

Current

Link: http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/cut_off_dates.html