108 responses so far ↓

• 1 sdhara // Jul 11, 2008 at 4:50 pm

  Here are the current dates per the mumbai consulate update:

  Cat India Rest of the countries

  E2 1 June 2006 Current
  E3 Unavailable Unavailable

• 2 susan // Jul 11, 2008 at 6:39 pm

  My PD is January 03 F2A Catergory ,So definitely good news all those in F2A .

• 3 Satish // Jul 11, 2008 at 7:23 pm

  http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4310.html

• 4 Leon // Jul 11, 2008 at 7:24 pm

  Hey everyone,

  Can anybody really say why Family 1st has been stuck for so long???

  Better luck next time,

  Leon

• 5 Gopi // Jul 11, 2008 at 8:36 pm

  my PD is Oct 31 2006. Is there any prediction as how far these dates might move out in the next few months?

• 6 Renzo // Jul 12, 2008 at 12:10 am

  Hi Leon,

  I noticed that F1 has been moving very slow since Jan 2008. I asked John why, when the July 2008 visa bulletin came out. He responded that it was due to the high demand.

• 7 HJ // Jul 12, 2008 at 3:45 am

  Hi, can someone tell me why F3 has been stuck for 4 months? my PD is in July 2nd 2000… so close!

• 8 Ariam // Jul 12, 2008 at 4:13 am

  For the Family-Based Visa Bulletin, 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.?

• 9 Liz // Jul 12, 2008 at 4:32 am

  Leon, I’ve been wondering the same thing. I’ve got a relative in the Philippines who’s in the 1st category (March 22, 1993) of Family-based. Her petition is July 1993. SO close. For a while, it was moving 2 months ahead and had it moved at that pace, my relative would be here by now or very close. I hope next month it’ll at least be in April.

• 10 JC // Jul 12, 2008 at 5:30 pm

  I am so dissapointed for Category F3 in all areas!! What is going on?? Stll June!! Not eve a day moved.

  My PD is OCT-2000
  comon guys move and process those dates!! So little and yet so far!!

  Sorry .. I had to get it out of my chest!
  Hopefully next month will move!

• 11 Yuvaraj // Jul 13, 2008 at 12:23 am

  My priority date is October 2005 in EB2. Can I apply for 485 based on august 2008 Visa bulletin? Pls advise me.

• 12 SSINGH // Jul 13, 2008 at 3:34 am

  Yavaraj, congrats man…what u waiting go ahead and file before it backlogs again….

• 13 lilibeth david // Jul 13, 2008 at 11:30 pm

  why is it F4 category was moving very slow? our priority date is april 1 1988.

• 14 pummy // Jul 14, 2008 at 1:31 am

  Hi John,
  My question is also same as leon,when can we see good movement in family first category?Last year it was moving perfect one month per month,when can we expect the same movement again?please answer,I been requesting this question from last 4 posts.tHnaks

• 15 Carmen Pilapil // Jul 14, 2008 at 8:48 am

  Hi John,

  Is there a possibility for the bills for nurse’s to be pass and end retrogression temporarily?

  Thanks

• 16 Shilpa // Jul 14, 2008 at 2:19 pm

  Hey,
  can you tell me what made EB2 dates to move to June 2006 from April 2004. Do you think it is going to continue moving forward?

• 17 NM // Jul 14, 2008 at 3:44 pm

  From http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4310.html :

  “… and the Employment Third preference Other Worker cut-off date will return to 01JAN03 in October, the first month of the new fiscal year.”

• 18 Bluehills // Jul 14, 2008 at 10:58 pm

  Hello, and thanks for a great website. Like lilibeth, I am wondering why F4 progress has become so slow. In the “rest of the World” column, the last few years had accustomed us to a monthly progress of six to eight weeks. For the last several months however, it’s down to a week per month. What is the reason for this? Is it a temporary situation and can we expect a return to a “cruise speed” of at least a month per month? I’ve been thoroughly looking for this information with no success. I’d very much appreciate any hint. Many thanks, BH.

• 19 Falgun // Jul 15, 2008 at 12:45 am

  Hi HJ

  You are very close to F3 Category
  My PD for F3 india is 10/10/2000 .My filehas been transferred to New Zealand with same PO
  due to change of citizenship

  question:-
  How advance did you receive documents from National Visa center(i.e when you start receiving papers from NVC I heard that they are sending docs 3 months prior to PD became a current) Appreciate if you can forward me the details of date you starte receving the docs from NVC and that time what PD was current

  Thanks
  Falgun

• 20 Leon // Jul 15, 2008 at 3:20 am

  Hey everyone,

  I see many people have been wondering what’s up with the family PDs that appear to be just stuck …

  It can’t be the demand guys. Last year everything went smooth until the proposed immigration reform got thrown out by the Congress. In the WSJ they said that under the proposal to legalize illegal immigrants, they would first have to catch up with the family PDs up to a certain date. (Which I thought was fair.)

  I may be wrong, but in any case, let me know what you think. Let me know if you heard different.

  I hope somebody has good news!!!

  All the best to everyone,

  Leon.

• 21 Leon // Jul 15, 2008 at 3:25 am

  Hey guys,

  John, somebody recently told me they heard that last year the quota for Family 1st category was not even reached.

  Doesn’t this sound disturbing?

  Can you shine some light on whether that’s true or not?

  All comments are appreciated.

  Best regards,

  Leon

• 22 HJ // Jul 15, 2008 at 4:46 am

  Hello Falgun, I have not received any documents from NVC just yet.

  **FOR F3**
  From what I read online, NVC will send you the “Instructional Package for Immigrant Visa Applicants (aka Packet 3)” as soon as a visa number is available, so there will be no documents until our PD is current.

  Here is the link for more information..
  http://www.megalink.com/USEMBLAPAZ/english/consular/IVdocprep.htm

• 23 Prasanth // Jul 15, 2008 at 5:49 am

  Hi John,

  Our F3 (india) Pd is on sep 2000. But for the past 4 months ,F3 date is not moving.
  My question is whether this is temperory or we have to wait till oct to see any movement.

  I have an offer for emplyoment from a foreign country.So if I work outside my country for a certain period, Will there be any problems during my visa processing?

• 24 mehran // Jul 15, 2008 at 8:26 am

  hello, i just wondering why first family category doesn’t move, my PD is july 22, 2002 and i don’t know why is really slow, just let me know when july is current?

• 25 Gary // Jul 15, 2008 at 1:26 pm

  My wife is an immigrant from Russia, and in August 2002 we applied to bring her daughter here as the adult child of a PR. Since that time the wife has become a citizen, and the daughter’s status is now FB-1. Earlier this year I created a spreadsheet listing each month for both this and last year, with the number of days gained each month last year last year in the FB-1 class. I then applied the same number of days to this year to obtain an idea when the daugher’s PD would be current. My projections held true to within three days until we hit July and August. July was -30 days off and August was -38 days short. If it was only the FB-1 class that was affected I might be able to understand, but it appears several other classes have also stalled. Believe me when I say I understand your pain. I phoned my wife who is visiting her family in Russia, and she cried hysterically when I gave her the news. All we can do is continue to write our Congessmen and pray. My heart goes out to each of you. Oh, I should add, make certain you hire a good immigration attorney. It’s far too easy to make a simple mistake, which can destroy your plans.

• 26 Gary // Jul 15, 2008 at 1:33 pm

  Leon, you can find the visa statistics at:

  http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/FY07AnnualReportTableVp1.pdf

  It appears they actually issued 24,540 visas in the FB-1 class.

• 27 valeria // Jul 15, 2008 at 2:30 pm

  Gary, Thank you for the statistics!
  Since it seems that you were more or less right in your predictions for FB-1, what do you think will happen in October when the numbers renew? My PD is April 8, 2002. Do you think they will get to that date in the Fall?

• 28 Harsha // Jul 15, 2008 at 4:40 pm

  Hi, I saw the big jump in EB2 category from 04 to 06, could someone tell me why this big jump?? will it continue to move forward like this in next month?? my pd is in 07.

  Please someone reply.. Thank you….

• 29 Leon // Jul 15, 2008 at 6:43 pm

  Hey Gary,

  Thank you so much for the awesome stats!!! So, do you believe that anything major will happen until October in FB-1?

  Also, how do you get a great attorney, as you suggested above? I may have to go back to Europe until my case becomes current. So close now… But I want to make sure I got a quality attorney here.

  Thanks for the advice in advance!

  All the best guys!

  Leon

• 30 t // Jul 15, 2008 at 6:57 pm

  For all those who don’t know, the F4, F3, F2 and F1 the category will move along slowly until it cross the visa bulletin date of January 15 1998. The reason for this is that in 1994 the 245i act was passed and took effect in October of 1995 and was schedule to end in September 30 1997 which causes an increase of 578,000 cases. The the 245i act was extended to October 23rd 1997, to November 7, 1997 and then to January 14, 1998. Now because of all these extensions, what it did was increase the waiting time causing all those to file an I-130 to join a line that was already long.

  We have to remember that the current movement of the Visa Bulletin may because of actions the USCIS and congress took years ago sometimes even ten years ago.

  So I were you guys, I will pe patient and expect a slow painful movement of the visa bulletin for the next 7 months especially for the F4 category.

• 31 Gary // Jul 15, 2008 at 7:07 pm

  Leon, I have talked with several immigration attorneys the last few years, and I have been impressed with John. He has solid answers, and that is why I am here.

• 32 Gary // Jul 15, 2008 at 7:21 pm

  I have read several places, including on government sites, to look at how priority dates moved in the past to get an idea of how they will move in the future. That is what I did in my spreadsheet. That said, I can see a major flaw in that. If you noticed the PD for most areas moved until June, but then stuck on 3/15/2002. We honestly don’t know how many petitioners are in the hopper for each date. It could be the DHS simply ran out of visas in early June. It also might be when they got to 3/15/2002 there were 25,000 FB-1’s with that exact PD. The DHS doesn’t release information as to backlog or the the number in each catagory by PD. We do know something special happened this year, and they ran out of visas.

• 33 Harsha // Jul 15, 2008 at 7:31 pm

  I put some comment regarding EB2 India , it moved from 2004 to 2006, will it move forward the same way as in next month??

  But somehow it got removed or someone might deleted it. any idea??

  Thanks

• 34 Gary // Jul 16, 2008 at 12:01 am

  t, I was told by an attorney the 245(i) date went until 4/22/2001, and once we got past that the process would speed up. I think what we are up against right now is a lack of visas until the new fiscal year in October.

• 35 Gary // Jul 16, 2008 at 12:13 am

  Valeria, For all areas except Mexico and the Phillipines the FB-1 in 27 moved 53 days in Sept, 35 days in October, 30 days in November, 31 days in December, and 24 days in January the following year 24 days. “If” the predictions hold correct your PD April 8, 2002 would be current in September. HOWEVER, it appears they are out of visas, and so you should be current in October.

• 36 Gary // Jul 16, 2008 at 12:15 am

  Please excuse my writing. I need to take a nap. BTW, I am not an attorney or a prophet, and so take what I say with a lot of salt.

• 37 John C. // Jul 16, 2008 at 12:19 am

  Thanks for your help, Gary! I haven’t been able to comment as much as I’d like - you’re doing a great job. =)

• 38 Leon // Jul 16, 2008 at 5:01 am

  Hey Gary,

  Thank you so much for these awesome comments, I do hope it gets better for all of us in FB-1 category.

  Good luck to all!

  BTW, do work personally with John on your case?

  Thanks again!

  Leon

• 39 mamadoll // Jul 16, 2008 at 4:25 pm

  its been almost a month since our interview under E3 category and still we haven`t received our visa from the interview. are we affected by the unavailability of visa?

  interview date: june 19,2008
  submitted necessary documents: june 26,2008

• 40 PB // Jul 16, 2008 at 5:34 pm

  Hello to all.

  I know all of you have been waiting so long for the GREEN CARD PACKAGE to knock your doors. We are mostly being said to be patient. I have been patient for something like 7 and a half years. I’m full. I can not wait longer than this. During the past 4 months, Category F3 has not moved even an INCH. The same thing has happened for some other Categories. My PD is Feb. 2001 and 8 months ago when I was asked when your visa will be CURRENT I answered 8 months later. 4 months have passed now and I still have to say 8 months later. Can anyone provide me with some logical answer why this is happening. Can we hope for a JUMP in our cases in the near future. Maybe some of you have some sort of communications with the authorities. Please give a hint. I’m very disappointed with the way the cases of moving forward; let’s say with the non-movement of the cases.

  Any answer would be apprecieated.

• 41 Hitesh // Jul 16, 2008 at 8:06 pm

  Harsha,
  EB2 will move further too and hopefully you will be able to file it soon. EB2 moved further because of influx of unused visa numbers from EB1 and EB2 ROW. They all go into EB2 india,china first !!!! good Luck !!!! btw what is your PD?

• 42 Leon // Jul 16, 2008 at 11:08 pm

  Hey PB,

  I can understand how you feel, same here, every year for the last 7 years I thought I would have my green card THAT year ….

  However the reality is quite different. This is why I have decided to go UNREAL and I’d like to ask another question:

  There are shortcuts out there through which we can get the visas we deserve TODAY. Does anybody know how?

  Let us know. The world is not fair. So let’s adapt.

  All the best of luck to everyone.

  Leon

• 43 Babette // Jul 17, 2008 at 1:02 am

  I received aletter from NVC through my agency’s attorney to update our DS-230 last May and actually submitted them to NVC early this July. Would it be possible that my application be current anytime? (PD July 2006;EB3)

• 44 PB // Jul 17, 2008 at 2:35 pm

  Leon thanks for your sympathy. I’m thinking if I had not applied for Green Card I would have been there a thousand times by now. Anyhow that’s the way it is. I even called NVC after MONTHS of effort and was successful to talk with them. What they did was exactly looking at the site we always check and tell me what is the PD dates they are processing at the moment. I told them that they did not do a big deal. This is what I’m doing all day long. What else can you tell me? She said nothing. Wait and see.

  I smiled and appreciated her kind cooperation.

  Regards,

• 45 PB // Jul 17, 2008 at 2:55 pm

  By the way, let me ask a question. Maybe it’s funny because I already know the answer. Just to make sure. When my father applied for my GREEN CARD, he had a green card. But after he became a citizen, I married. So my category changed from F1 to F3 but we will be given visas for both me and my wife. IS THAT TRUE?

• 46 Hitesh,NYC,NY // Jul 17, 2008 at 3:47 pm

  Harsha,
  what is your PD? john, is it true that EB2 moved forward because of unused visa numbers from EB1,EB2 ROW ?

• 47 bimal patel // Jul 17, 2008 at 4:41 pm

  HELLO,

  my pd is on sep 2000 F-3 category and that makes us feel anxious and pleased when year 1999 passed in just a 6 month feeling that our paper would start probably very soon but i would like to ask you sir what’s wrong with F-3 category in particular? we are passing our time in a TRAUMA since we are very much eager to join our family there in USA.sorry to say sir this is the feeling of my heart.what has happened to F-3 category?please sir make something happen so that F-3 category holds its reputation as compared to F-4 category.

  expecting your prompt reply very soon.

• 48 Leon // Jul 18, 2008 at 2:49 am

  Hey PB,

  You are welcome! You are right, had I known it would have taken so UNNECESSARILY long, I would’ve taken a different route as well! Not that it’s too late anyhow … (except the fact that my time is up, and I may have to take my flight back to Europe …)

  Regarding your question 45, I suggest you contact a legitimate attorney. You wouldn’t want to take any guesses there.

  All the best of luck,

  Leon

• 49 Waiting20yrs // Jul 18, 2008 at 3:22 am

  My F1 PD is June 2003. We’re on March 15, 2002.

  According to all the statistics pointed out, when should I expect my PD to be current, realistically speaking? Two more years? Three?

• 50 PB // Jul 18, 2008 at 3:53 am

  Leon thanks for your answer.

• 51 Harsha // Jul 18, 2008 at 5:09 pm

  Hi Hitesh,

  This is Harsha, My priority date is Oct. 24th - 2007.

  Do you know I will get chance to apply 485 soon in near future.. any idea?

  Thanks,
  Harsha

• 52 rhi // Jul 18, 2008 at 7:36 pm

  i applied for i-140 schedule a fornurses and my priority date is june 16, 2008. wishful thinking that the visa bulletin will be current the end of the year. can i have a work permit then? or is it a long wait for me since i recently applied my i-140?

• 53 t // Jul 18, 2008 at 8:03 pm

  Waiting20yrs,

  based on the movement of the last 6 months and if it continues on that path it may be until 2013.

• 54 AA // Jul 18, 2008 at 8:08 pm

  I am a EB2 applicant, applied I-485 back on Sept. 2005. My PD is Dec. 2004. When I will get GC? Any idea?

• 55 ana // Jul 18, 2008 at 8:11 pm

  “… and the Employment Third preference Other Worker cut-off date will return to 01JAN03 in October, the first month of the new fiscal year.”

  Can anybody explain what this sentence means and where is it in the visa bulletin?
  Are we going to see Jan 03 in category 3 when October visa bulletin comes out??????
  thanks,

• 56 Kaunas // Jul 18, 2008 at 10:53 pm

  Hi, PD, let me help you a little. My son is still in my country, married. I applied for him in July 2000.
  I was a PR then, Later, in 2004 I became a USC, he got married and now they have a baby. Now they are F3 category. You know, we have a month ahead of us. However, we got choice of agent in April, it actually comes 6-9 months before PD current. So, it will move.
  Not only you are getting GC, but even yuor kids , if you have them . This is for sure. Good luck!

• 57 Waiting20yrs // Jul 19, 2008 at 5:19 am

  t: thanks for answering. If it so, I give up. I may just try to start a new life somewhere else. Really hard when I’ve been here for 20 years since I was a kid.

  How unfair!

• 58 vancam // Jul 21, 2008 at 6:44 am

  I had some free time so I decided to look at movement of the F1 category over the past several years and this is the pattern I saw:

  year of 2004 ~ category moved 130 days
  year of 2005 ~ category moved 121 days
  year of 2006 ~ category moved 0 days
  year of 2007 ~ category moved 261 days
  year of 2008 up to august ~ 66 days

  so on average it looks like F1 moves three months every year - now I’m not taking into account the number of application per year that probably will change because I assume the number of applications are increasing every year. So my ESTIMATE is by the end of this year the F1 PD will be at 15may02 and on january 2010 it will be at 15aug02.

• 59 PB // Jul 21, 2008 at 6:46 am

  Kaunas thanks a lot. It was great. It seems that you are aware of the rules and regulations. My PD is Feb. 2001. Could you please tell me when approximately I have to expect my Visa? You know I’m really tired of waiting and being patient. Thanks in advance.

• 60 Romil // Jul 21, 2008 at 8:46 am

  Hello
  I have seen some past case of f3 in INDIA ,
  they received DS 230 before approximately
  1 year of PD.
  My PD is june 2001 INDIA but i have not
  received DS 230 .what is fact ? I want to know
  DS 230 is lost in post or not send by department.
  pl advice me.
  Thanks

• 61 nga le // Jul 21, 2008 at 1:14 pm

  Kaunas, thanks for your info.

  You said that you have received Choice of Agent in April right? How about your parents at US, have thay received the package for immigrant visa applications( DS-230, I-864) from NVC? if they did, please let me know when? I am F3 category, and my PD is Sep. 2000, but I have not received anything yet.
  FaLgun, how r u? I have called NVC and was told that they gona mail the Choice of Agent out very soon, but I know know how soon it is. As of today Jul. 21,2008 I still have received nothing.

• 62 Kaunas // Jul 21, 2008 at 5:35 pm

  Hi, everyone.
  Nga Le, I am a parent and USC citizen, and my married son, his wife and a baby are beneficiaries. They are in their country, in Europe.
  We ( my so and I ) both got Choice of agent in April , and form DS-230 in May.
  Our PD is July 18, 2000. Now they work ( if they really work? ) on June 8, 2000.
  I hope it moves in October.
  PB, I think you will be there in spring 2009…

• 63 Emilia // Jul 22, 2008 at 11:29 am

  I have a question for whomever has an accurate answer. I am awaiting my visa interview at the consulate PD June 13/02 Fam1 category. I just finished nursing school in the US and waiting to take my NCLEX. Does anyone know if I was to apply for employment would it be faster than waiting for the interview/ or do nurses fall under a special category and not just regular work visas. Either way I have to get my visa at a consulate.

• 64 Emilia // Jul 22, 2008 at 11:30 am

  I guess the question is is it worth it to start another mess or just wait for PD to become current F1 PD June 13 2002

• 65 nga le // Jul 22, 2008 at 1:15 pm

  Dear Kaunas,

  Thank you very much for your reply. Only think I can do now is waiting for the Choice of Agent form from NVC and a big hope for the moving of F3 category. I also want to say good luck to you and your family Kaunas, I know that you are looking forward to see your son, daugter in-law and grand kid to come to the US in someday very soon.
  And to everyone here, good luck and all the best for you.

• 66 Hitesh // Jul 22, 2008 at 9:14 pm

  Hi Harsha,
  It should move further according to pridictions . There will be more visa numbers available as a new year start from october on…..What does John has to say about this ?

  My PD is April 2007 ! I had missed chance to file 485 because I received my labor cert late by 6 days !!!!
  Let’s keep our hopes up and wait for the September visa bulletin !!!

  Good Luck !

• 67 Falgun // Jul 23, 2008 at 2:29 am

  Hi NGA LE

  Thansk for your message let see as on 23/7/2008 i have not received any documents from NVC even they responding my email message since last 1 month .I sent an email message as per their desired fromat
  Thanks
  Falgun

• 68 HJ // Jul 23, 2008 at 2:59 am

  Hello, seems like I was wrong about NVC not sending anything until the PD is current.

  My PD is July 2nd, 2000 for F3. Yet I have not received any documents.

• 69 nga le // Jul 23, 2008 at 12:58 pm

  Hi HJ,

  If I was you, I will contact directly to NVC(603-334-0700) to check the status of your case. As you have seen that Kaunas, PD is July 18, 2003, F3 category but he did receive the application forms to start the immigrant visa application process.
  Good luck to you HJ.

• 70 SHIVA // Jul 23, 2008 at 1:28 pm

  HI ALL
  CAN ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT F2A VISA. MY PD IS MARCH 2004, WHAT TIME WILL IT TAKE TO BECOME CURRENT

• 71 LL // Jul 23, 2008 at 5:45 pm

  Falgun,
  NVC will not reply if you don’t have your email address registered w/ them. Call NVC(603-334-0700) and update yur file w/ your email address
  Good luck,
  LL

• 72 Vpetaluma // Jul 23, 2008 at 5:47 pm

  Hi,

  My PD is Nov 8, 2006. I hope it removes forward so that i can apply for 485 which i missed in 2007.

  Any predictions for next month or oct when the new fiscal yr will begin?

• 73 Vpetaluma // Jul 23, 2008 at 5:48 pm

  And my category is EB2.

• 74 julio sosa // Jul 23, 2008 at 10:54 pm

  Lots and Lots of questions, but NO Answers? What’s going on?

• 75 BSB // Jul 24, 2008 at 12:12 am

  In the light of Visa Bulletin for August, 2008, could someone please comment on the following:

  1. As per I-797C Notice the PD is March 23, 2006 under EB2.

  2. My attorney filed I-485 on Aug. 15, 2007 that was assigned to Nebraska Service Center (Current Processing Date as Aug., 2007).

  3. Online status shows I-485 application receipt date as Oct. 10, 2007.

  Thanks in advance.

• 76 BSB // Jul 24, 2008 at 12:17 am

  Nebraska Service Center, current Processing Date is Aug. 10, 2007.

• 77 Renzo // Jul 24, 2008 at 6:53 am

  Nice analysis on F1 Leon, Gary Vancam, T. Pretty discouraging also. Lets all hope for a comprenhensive inmigration reform that would hopefully accelerate PDs.

• 78 RP // Jul 24, 2008 at 2:47 pm

  Hello,
  who get latest DS 230 in F3 category
  What is PD of who get latest DS 230
  pl reply for all F3 case knows.

  Thanks

• 79 Harsha // Jul 24, 2008 at 3:25 pm

  Hi Hitesh,

  Thank you.. good luck to you too let’ts hope for PD to be current so we can file for 485 and then we can have a smooth life…

  Thanks for your views…

  Thanks,
  Harsha

• 80 Divak // Jul 24, 2008 at 7:54 pm

  My wife’s priority date sept 2005. EB2 category, from India. Now that EB2 dates moved up to July 2006, can she expect the visa number soon or she has to wait few more years? Please give ideas. Thanks

• 81 BSB // Jul 25, 2008 at 12:21 am

  Hi John!

  In cotinuation of my previous comments (#75 & 76 above), please advise what would be next step in the process of getting my GC. Am I just to wait and how long normally does it take at this stage?

  Next, my EAD shall be expiring this Oct., so shall I get it renewed in any case?

  Thanks and regards!

• 82 JC // Jul 25, 2008 at 1:53 am

  Hello everyone!

  I’ve been reading recent posts and I feel a bit releaf I,m not the only one going through this. But any way, thinking of different routes since PD’s are not moving I thought of this:
  Going to the states under and F-1 visa, acompanying visa for my wife.
  Then apply 485 when my PD becomes current.

  Could this be an option? I’m just thinking about it.

  My PD is Oct 2000 F3 category. (All areas)

  Coments are welcome!

  Best of luck for all!

• 83 Gary // Jul 29, 2008 at 12:24 pm

  The problem with looking at movement in the classes in 2006, 2005 and 2004 is that the slow movement was due to mass filings of I-245’s. After we got past the date of April 22, 2001 all of those were in the past. That is why 2007 moved so fast.

• 84 t // Jul 29, 2008 at 9:36 pm

  Gary,
  What you said above just prove my point, because as I said “especially categoy F4, has yet to pass the date of April 22, 2001″

• 85 HJ // Jul 30, 2008 at 1:24 pm

  Hi everyone. My PD for f3 is July 2, 2000 and have not received any application to start the immigrant visa application process.

  I called NVC to check on the status of my case so I gave the operator my I-797 receipt number but she said NVC has not received my case.

  Do the operators get paid to be rude and hang up on people? because she did exactly that from the start until she hung on me.

  Then I called USCIS, they told me that it is normal when there are many documents to process?

  I guess I will wait until my PD is closer..

• 86 georgevarughese // Jul 31, 2008 at 12:01 pm

  what is the present status for F# catagory

• 87 georgevarughese // Jul 31, 2008 at 12:33 pm

  what is the present status for F3 catagory US visa, now what is the PD

• 88 Harsha // Jul 31, 2008 at 4:41 pm

  Can someone predict about EB2 september visa bulletin, I can not wait…

  Will it move forward?? I want to apply I485 asap.

  Please comment on this.

  Thanks,
  Harsha

• 89 macoy // Aug 1, 2008 at 8:16 am

  i am a f2b category in the philippines(currently processing right now is march 15,97). And MY PD is october 98.how long i will be waiting if my papers is already process.HOW ADVANCE DID I RECEIVE DOCUMENTS FROM NVC WHEN YOU START RECEIVING PAPERS FROM NVC?.
  tnanks…

• 90 RP // Aug 2, 2008 at 8:52 am

  Any one gets form DS 230 in F3 category.
  pl answer for everyone who are waiting for
  DS 230 in F3.

• 91 Gary // Aug 4, 2008 at 3:08 pm

  “What you said above just prove my point, because as I said “especially categoy F4, has yet to pass the date of April 22, 2001?

  I haven’t paid too much attention to other than the FB-1 class, but clearly I-245 is a problem for the FB-4 class as well.

• 92 Gary // Aug 4, 2008 at 3:13 pm

  The majority of us have been disappointed after the last 3 bulletins. Quite frankly I would not expect any better from the September bulletin unless we see a miracle. Those who want a miracle need to start praying and fasting now. Others can wait until the new fiscal year starts in October and the DHS has a new round of visas available.

• 93 t // Aug 4, 2008 at 5:58 pm

  For the F1 category it may be slowing due to price increase on February 19th 2002.

• 94 jhag // Aug 6, 2008 at 7:03 pm

  i am a f2b category in the philippines(currently processing right now is march 15,97). And MY PD is sep. can someone tell me how long will you think i’ll be waiting for me to prioritize? thanx.. :c

• 95 hiren // Aug 7, 2008 at 4:49 am

  hi,
  if category prefrenace chage f1 to later f3 then which priority date will consider??

• 96 Harshit // Aug 8, 2008 at 9:18 am

  my viza no is BMB2000652005 so i want to know my satatus .where will come my turn.my viza is in F4 category

• 97 Lakshmi // Aug 11, 2008 at 5:27 pm

  I am very annoyed at the rate they’re working on the F1 category I think they can do better than that. But I will do as Gary commented, I will fast and pray for a miracle.

• 98 Emilia // Aug 11, 2008 at 11:53 pm

  t what are you talking about. slowing? price increase, what will slow demand or supply?

• 99 Randy dilinila // Aug 12, 2008 at 4:53 pm

  pls help

  what should i do next…
  my priority date is march 22 1993 and the current for august 22 1993…but i havent still recieve a letter or anything coming from the embassy…
  1. should i go to us embassy manila?
  2. pls help i do not know what will i do next …\
  3. any advice for me pls help…
  4. is it time for me to go to us embassy manila or what will i do pls advice should i wait….
  thank you in advance for any one …please give a an answer im confused

• 100 Randy dilinila // Aug 12, 2008 at 4:56 pm

  pa number Dilinila Randy F.
  preference number F1
  priority date 22 march 1993
  foreign state chargeeability philippines

  what will i do next pls help i need an answer pls……

• 101 t // Aug 13, 2008 at 8:50 pm

  Emilia,

  The price increase on that date caused a surge of people to rush adjust their status. Now because there is a cap on the number of visa, this has caused the dates to slow tremendously.

• 102 Kaunas // Aug 13, 2008 at 11:26 pm

  september VB

  http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4328.html

• 103 hitesh // Aug 13, 2008 at 11:58 pm

  Hi Harsha,
  September visa bulletin is s disappointing for both of us ! I know we both r on the same boat ! let’s hope that coming month will bring some smile on our face !!!!

• 104 Harsha // Aug 14, 2008 at 8:01 pm

  Yeah I am sad :(…. Do you think we will be able to apply 485 in a year or so??

• 105 Harsha // Aug 14, 2008 at 8:02 pm

  Hi Hitesh,

  Yeah I am sad :(…. Do you think we will be able to apply 485 in a year or so??

• 106 Lakshmi // Aug 17, 2008 at 7:33 pm

  Well I see they are working on before anyting before April 1 for F1 in month of september. Like that is any different from March lol. My god! MY PD is June 6, 02 and it seems Guyana has the last preference. Well I think I’ll have to wait until next year to have an interview.

• 107 Grace // Aug 22, 2008 at 9:29 am

  Hi,
  I am grace i was approved to my interview for fiancee visa last June 17,2008 and untill not i don’t received my visa yet.Me and my fiance wondering if what is happening on it.My fiancee have been calling many times to the Manila Embassy but they always said its still processing.What are we going to do now? pls we need your help cause we rebooked our ticket 3 times.God Bless you

• 108 Linda // Aug 26, 2008 at 10:29 pm

  Hi, my PD is June 6, 2002 F1 category can anyone predict if they will reach that month for this year? does anyone know if they work in December at the consulate in Guyana? Thanks.

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