Calling All F2A's (Spouses & Children of Permanent Residents)

[visjig]

congrats visjig!

Anxiously waiting for December 2010 visa bulletin!

Thanks sahsan.

Good luck to you.

[visjig]

visjig: First i want to say CONGRATS!!! After you sent DS-230 with the documents required, after how long did NVC contacted you about the interview? I just sent DS-230 and i want to have an idea of how long it will take. Also, did they tell you where you have to do your medical?

Sorry to reply late; was on holidays.

It will take at least 4 weeks to hear something back - as per my experience.

Medical exam is supposed to be undertaken in the country of your consular processing.

Good luck.

[viralin2005]

The following is noteworthy - from Dec 2010 Visa Bulletin

F. VISA AVAILABILITY IN THE COMING MONTHS
Family-sponsored: From early 2009 through September 2010, the level of demand for numbers in the Family-sponsored preference categories was very low. As a result, the cut-off dates for most Family preference categories were advanced at a very rapid pace, in an attempt to generate demand so that the annual numerical limits could be fully utilized. As readers were advised in previous Visa Bulletins providing projections of visa availability (e.g., April 2009, January 2010, May 2010, July 2010), such cut-off date advances could not continue indefinitely, and at some point they could slow, stop, or in some cases retrogress.
The level of demand which has been experienced during FY-2011 has resulted in most of the worldwide cut-off dates being held for the month of December. At this time it is not possible to predict when or if these dates may advance further, and there is a distinct possibility that retrogressions could occur as early as January if demand within the established cut-off dates does not appear to be subsiding.

[caliama]

Yes check on that because i'm not familliar with being in US. I am in US but i filled for my husband and he's not in US so everything is different.

[rinitka]

You have to wait until your I-130 gets approved. Once it is approved, they will send you the notice and then they will contact you with all the steps that are next.

How long is it since you sent you I-130? it usually takes up to 5 months to get it approved

thanks for the respond. however, i also found that if you are in the us you can file.
i'll call uscis tomorrow to check....

[caliama]

I have a question: my date is now current, but I still do not have I-130 approval notice. I am married to permanent resident. Do i have to wait or we can file i-485 already?

You have to wait until your I-130 gets approved. Once it is approved, they will send you the notice and then they will contact you with all the steps that are next.

How long is it since you sent you I-130? it usually takes up to 5 months to get it approved

[duy197]

01 Aug but my PD is 27 Aug I think . Lets see how it turns out.
Anyways I read somewhere about finding out how many times your file has been "touched" at the USCIS (or was that at the NVC?). So I wanted to know how you can find out about it. Call the USCIS? Because my online account on the USCIS website says the last update on my file was october 3rd.

hi sahsan;
which service center did you file? if you case has been touched.that's good news.
good luck.

[sahsan]

01 Aug but my PD is 27 Aug I think . Lets see how it turns out.
Anyways I read somewhere about finding out how many times your file has been "touched" at the USCIS (or was that at the NVC?). So I wanted to know how you can find out about it. Call the USCIS? Because my online account on the USCIS website says the last update on my file was october 3rd.

[rinitka]

December Visa Bulletin is out... F2A moved two months

01 AUG 2010

I have a question: my date is now current, but I still do not have I-130 approval notice. I am married to permanent resident. Do i have to wait or we can file i-485 already?

[caliama]

December Visa Bulletin is out... F2A moved two months

01 AUG 2010

[sahsan]

congrats visjig!

Anxiously waiting for December 2010 visa bulletin!

[caliama]

Good news ppl. My interview is scheduled for Dec 17.

Will update you all soon as I'm done with medical.

visjig: First i want to say CONGRATS!!! After you sent DS-230 with the documents required, after how long did NVC contacted you about the interview? I just sent DS-230 and i want to have an idea of how long it will take. Also, did they tell you where you have to do your medical?

[rinitka]

hey rinitka! your I-130 is approved yet or not?

nop not yet; i'll post as soon as i get news

[jewel]

how long does it take for IV fee to turn up???do we have to submit the AOS papers first for the IV fee to turn up??d

On our case, we submitted the AOS papers first before the IV fee turned up.. NVC received our AOS oct.25..IV fee turned up oct.28..we paid it the next day which is friday, and it was shown as paid last monday, nov.1..we submitted our DS230 and other documents yesterday, nov.3.. it's still in transit as of this moment..

[sa23]

Just wait for the IV fee to turn up, and when it does, pay the IV fee immediately.. after a day or two, the IV fee status would be "PAID", so u can already download DS-230,prepare all required documents, and mail it.. there's no need for u to wait for their notice. that's what the NVC instructed us to do when we called them after our IV fee status is "paid"..

how long does it take for IV fee to turn up???do we have to submit the AOS papers first for the IV fee to turn up??d