The Visa Bulletin

yes !!! f3 dates 22 august…hurray…

At least it went 2 weeks ahead. I’m happy anyhow. I hope it keeps on going like that. I mean F3.

Hello, My date became current in the April Bulletin, please can anyone tell me how long it’s the average time it takes since your priority date becomes current, till your interview? Thanks!!!

hi pooyan so whats ur PD DATE….MINE IS 22 SEP F3 INDIA…SO A GOOD NEWS FOR US…HURRAH….PLEASE REPLY ME BACK…
THANK U

hey dev , i am robin from vadodara.gujarat…my pd is sep 22 2000…F3 CATEGORY INDIA…so my paperwork is already completed and i am waiting for my visa call…so can u give some imformation about how much time did it take to get visa call..and what r further process….expecting ur firm reply and please give me ur contact no or email address…..my email is neel_york@yahoo.com…………please reply me sir….i want some suggestion..ur reply will be granted

hi dave what is ur pd date and which category…can please tell that….approx 25 days u will get the visa….please reply me
thanks

hi, i was petitioned by my brother in 1983 together with my husband and 2 elder children .We are now residing in Iran, when the petition was approved in 1989 i was informed by my family in the Phil. due to one reason or another we were not able to reply to the letters the US embassy were sending to my Phil. address.When finally I visited the Phil. and ask my brother there about the letter he said it is already cancelled due to non repliance. Now my children are grown ups and would like to immigrate to the US. Do you think there is anyway of reactivating this petition?Thank you.

Dave, my friend about 5 months you can have your appointment interview if according to my case.

My Priority date is july 31 2002, My category is F1, and i live in Colombia. Thanks so much for your answers!!!

EB3 – ROW wtf?

YEAH! F2A! I am set to have an interview the 20th of april! Can’t wait!!

if somebody r in F3 INDIA CATEGORY THEN PLEASE REPLY ME ….TELL ME UR PD DATE……………………………………THANK U

Robin, hello. My priority date is Feb. 15, 20001; that is 5 months and 23 days from today for my case to become current. But as we all know, this is not the case and the movement of cases specially f3 is much slower than what we expect. Anyhow, I would like to ask you if you have received those letters, which are actually the final ones from the VISA CENTER or not? I have heard when you have something like 6 months for your case to become current, you will receive some letters to finalize your case. If you have received could you please tell me how much time was left for your case to become current the day your received your letters? By the way, as far as I know, when your case becomes current, you will have something like 5, 6 months of paper work to get to the appointement in the embassy. Afterwards you have to wait for your FBI check, which can formaly take between 6 weeks to one year.

Thank you in advance.

did some one got visa in f3 category india….if do then please give us ur pd date so we can estimate our time…………………….thanks

HI Guys!
Has anyone got an Idea whats the situation with Eb3? Last month i think it was May 2005. Seems like they went back instead of moving forward??? May 2003. anyone has any update plz add . I will appreciate that. thanks

Good! come on keep movin!
My PD is Oct 5, 2000 on F3.
Documents already sent!
Affidavit sent!
Fee payments Done!
I think NVC sends the medical exam request like a month before the date of the interview. Lets hope it moves quickly!! Is any one doing medical exams?? Good luck to all of us!!

Good day,my mom petition us under F3 and our pd is nov 1993. my children are now 25 and 21 now. can they still go with us in case our pd become current? im from the philippines.

is there anyone here from the philippines who have the same problem like mine.( see above)

Mina, unfortunately there is no way to reactive your file. Once you did not reply, it was considered abandoned and closed.

Penelope, it will be another 2-3 years before your PD becomes current. There is a possibility that your children can come with you. Generally, a child in a case like yours (a derivative beneficiary) may not immigrate with the beneficiary parent if they are 21 years or older. However, the Child Status Protection Act offers some relief. You need to know how long it took USCIS (formerly INS) to approve your I-130; the time your mother filed and when it was sent to the National Visa Center (NVC). You or your mom should have received this information from the NVC. That time is not counted against your children. So if it took four years, then for CSPA, your child who is now 21 years old is considered 17. In 3 years, the child’s CSPA age will be 20 and he/she will be able to immigrate with you. The other child will not be helped because that child CSPA age is now 21 and in 3 years it will be 24.

My family based 4 petition was transferred to the National Benefits Center (NSB) in Missouri for additional processing. It is an I130 petition, is there anyone out there in the same position? When checking the processing times for NSB there is no reference to I130.

JC Hello. Could you please tell me when you received your final forms for affidavit, fee payments and all that. My PD is Feb. 15, 2001. When do you think I will be receiving my FORMS? Thanks in advance.

Hello Pooyan,
My first notification for selection of choice of agent was on Nov. 15 2008. Once selected Agent, fee for affidavit was requested on december 9th 2008. Once payment was done, you sent affidavit forms along with the cover sheet that allows you to do so. The I recieve the request for Application DS230 fee payment. Once I paid I sent proper translated documents, forms, photographs and cover sheet. That was like 3 weeks ago. Getting documents a trabslation takes time in my country. I was requested other documents to support affidavit and already sent them last week. So I´m waiting for next steps. I believe you will start all this process when PD is by december 2000. Thats only my guess! Hope its less of course! Good Luck!!!

hi jc can u tell me ur pd date and ur category bcoz i have also completed my process……..please tell ur country too,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thanks robin

what is going on with employment base visa.for the last three month they
have been working mar 2003 cases.starting april they will see mar 2001
cases.they going backword.do you guys have any idea?

Hi Robin! My PD is oct 5, 2000. I am from venezuela. What is your case? Good to share!

hey jc i forgot to ask ur category i am from f3 category,,,india,,,please reply me back

hey JC do u know till which dates all paperwork or documents work have been finished……….if it is in huge numbers then the f3 will move fast bcoz they cannot now pile up the files…so please try to find out this……..reply me back

Hello everyone here!

How much time we should wait if our categorie is F3 and PD sept 5, 2000 and we live Charge- ability Areas that cut of date is august 22, 2000.
Anyone can reply if only he knows how long it will take.
Thks!
Jean

hello, i just want to ask if i will have a chance to visit my mom in US. even im under petition by her? im F3 with pd nov 93 philippines. im thinking of going there for a visit. but some says that if i do that i might ruin my petition. consul will not allow me to go to US and have to wait for my petition to be current. thanks and more power!

@jojo
thanks a lot jojo!

jean you have to wait for one more month to get your appointment letter…good luck…

hi

Thank you Robun sharma for answer !

Can anyone help this matter i.e. my PD 20feb 2006 and My attorney filed
I-485 And its recieving Date is 18Aug2007 Nebraska….i m confused between Attorney and other resources. Attorney said look PD on visa bulletin i have approved i-140, but some or many people said visa bulletin just for applying I-485 after that you can check by USCIS processing time ,,,,please clear this confusion what I look , Visa Bulletin or Processing Time from USCIS… i wll be glad All of you….
thanks
mak

my pd is 12 sep 2000.so we must get visa letter very soon.so lets hope for the best jean…

to ALL and specially Dave
my priority date is july 28,2002 under F1 category.
got an appointment letter in March 15th and interview scheduled for April 27th.

JC I have to thank you a lot. The thing is that every person says something different, but since you are in the process and you are exactly under my category; that is F3, and that you are 4 months ahead of me, then communicating with you is very important to me. Thanks again.

@Omid
Hi Omid
I am petitionar.My son’s priority date is november 15 2002 under F1 category. 3 more months.
Please tell mi when you resived your documents and who resived it, your
perants or you? Who pay for them.
Thank you very much

Pooyam
Do you get form DS 3032 & DS 230.
Pl reply for who all are waiting
in F3 India .
Thanks

Hello Jean!
Your PD is exactly one month early than mine on F3. Please let me know when you get you appointment letter and medical exams request. Thanks!

Hi Pooyan,
Sure i will post any advance on my case!

Good luck to all!!

Okay JC , I will let you know.

@Elizabeth

actually it was almost december 2008 when my attorney received my “affidavit of support” and “ds-230″ forms. i filled them in and sent back to NVC a week later.

Hi Robin, i’ve a few questions: my laywer filed for an I140 and receiving date is Feb. 17, 2009.
- Is this my priority date? the one I check in the visa bulletin?
- Can he also file for an I485 already or do I have to wait until Feb. 17, 2009 becomes current?
- is it possible for me to travel to the US for a vacation (i have a tourist visa) even if I have an application for I-140? I have no intention to stay past the given allowed time as I don’t want to ruin my chances of getting approved
- I received an automated update requesting for further evidence, im nervous about this, what normally do the ask for?

thank you in advance and appreciate your help!

btw, i’m a nurse and i think i fall under the EB3 category.

@Omid
Omid
Thank you very much

@Omid
and good luke on the interview

hello my priority date is 25 OCT 2000 i’m on F2B category
received the ds-3032 and paid the affidavit of support my ds-230 and all required paper works are finished im from jordan …..do anyone can tell me when m i supposed to get my visa??

@JO
as soon as your PD becomes current, an interview will be scheduled . you are notified a month before.

hi everyone…..did someone got visa in f3 india…….did someone got any news about f3 category then please reply……………thanks