I'm a US citizen born in Iran. In feb. 1990 I've filed for my brother's immigration( family based).
1- Now I've received forms I-864, I-864A, I-865 but I don't know to whom and when I should send these.
2- According to a chart I had received , the interview will takeplace after the completion of some forms and sending them to NVC. Would you please tell me which forms they are and when I or my brother will receive them?
3-As I haven't been living in US since 1996 and as a friend of mine will be the joint-responser, should I fill the tax-return too, or it isn't obligatory in this situation(I'll be back to US next month).
Sincerely, Cy.

This is Ali Darvish again. To be more exact, I am writing the whole story more complete:
1- I am a naturalized US citizen. I was born in Iran.
2- 2-I have filed immigrant visa petition for my brother and his family. His priority date is Feb 26, 1990. About Jan 30th, 2001, I have received a packet from National Visa Center (NVC) .
3- I completed choice of agent and address form and returned it to NVC.
4- I then received another packet from NVC that included forms I-864, I-864A, I-865.
5- My understanding is that forms I-864, I-864A should be completed and submitted to a consular officer at the time of interview. And I-865 is only for change of address.
6- A: Is there any other form(s) that I should complete and send to NVC before the time of interview?
B: With respect to priority date that is Feb. 26, 1990, when should we hear about the time of the interview?
7- I have been living in Iran since 1996, therefore I have not
Filed income tax returns for the last 3 years. Now in order to meet INS requirements, if:
A: I will move to the US as soon as I hear about the time of the interview.
B: When I will move to the US, then I will complete forms I-864 and I will have a friend of mine to complete form I-864A as a joint sponsor. (He is a US citizen and his income is over $120,000/year). By doing so, I will establish my residency in the US and meet the sponsor requirements through the joint sponsor.
Considering the surrounding circumstances should I rest and be relax about the outcome of this visa petition?
If not, please advise me.

Dear Ali:

Rather than answer all of your questions, your initial problem is that you do not reside in the US. There is no need to fill out the forms and send them back, since you do not meet the basic requirements of having a residence in the US, and having tax returns for the past 3 years.

Even if you have a co-sponsor who meets all of the requirements, this will not help.

We would suggest that you speak with an immigration law attorney who may be able to advise you as to how you can meet the residency requirements. You should also remember that even though you have been residing outside of the US for many years, you have probably still been required to file US income tax returns. For that, you may also wish to speak with an accountant who is familiar with international taxation matters. Good luck.

Hi,

I have a question. Presently I am in US on H1 visa. My father is a Green Card holder and has filed for my Immigration. I would be getting married in July. I would like to know as I get married would my Immigration be cancelled which have been filed by my father since I have heard that Green card holders cannot file for Immigration to their sons or daughters who are married. I would appreciate if you could clearify my doubt.

thanks
irfan

Dear Irfan:

Your father, as a green card holder, can only file for you as an unmarried son or daughter. Once you marry, the petition he filed for you is automatically terminated by law.

Once he becomes a US citizen you could marry, and then you and your wife would be classified in the family 3rd preference category. Good luck.

Dear immigrationHelp:
I am an indian citizen employed in saudi arabia since last six years...I got married to an american citizen she lives in U.S. we got married in india two months back...she went back and filed form i-130 for me.Now she needs to fill the form i-129f but I got some doubts in filling the address colums of g325a .After marriage i came back to saudi arabia as i work here and pls note that since last 6 years i work here in saudi, shall i put my address of saudi arabia ?? or my permanent address in india ?? While filling the form i-130 she filled my permanent address in india.Now i got another question ...in i-129f we could see a column asking for the city and country of consulate in which i could attend for the interview as such can we put the option as Riyadh U.S. Consulate in saudi arabia which will be easy for me to go instead of going to india again ?? please help us and i thank you anticipating your help!.

Dear Anonymous:

We have previously answered your questions. You must put your current address on the I-129F, since that is where you are living and have lived for the past 6 years. Secondly, the K-3 regulations require that you obtain the visa in the country where the marrige took place. Since you were married in India, you must apply for the visa there, even if it proves inconvenient to you. Good luck.

dear sir,

My mother is us citizen & she has filed my petition. my file is approved & i received letter from consulate. My priority date :04 MAR 1998 & category : F3 Married sons & daughter of US Citizen can you please tell me how much time will it take to get my green card

Dear Anonymous:

At the present time, the F-3 visa category is backed up to May 8, 1996. Since your priority date is only March 4, 1998, it will probably take at least another 2-3 years before your date becomes current.
You can always check the most current priority dates by going to our Home page and clicking on Visa Bulletin (Priority Dates). Good luck.

dear sir,

my sister is a u.s. citizen. she petitioned me and my brothers and our priority date is Sept. 16,1980. I am aware what is current now for our category is March 1, 1980. My questions are:

1. How long will it take before our priority date becomes current?
2. What will we do that sponsor has lost copy of her petition forms which I'm aware we need once we process our papers though we are aware of our case numbers ?
3. I am currently in the U.S. on an f1 visa and my husband & kids on an F2 visa, can we just change status once my priority date becomes current? do i have to go back to my country?
4. Would my being married already affect the time frame of the approval of my visa?

dear sir,

as far as i can remember my u.s. citizen sister petitioned me and my siblings last sept. 1980. when my mother went to the u.s. she petitioned us also on same case numbers but under the unmarried sons of a resident alien category. she left the u.s. a year later and in fact died already 4 years ago. i am aware we are no longer qualified but when i communicated with the U.S. embassy in my country regarding the status of my sister's petition, I was told I am not included in the category. Theytold me I was on my mother's petition but not on my sister's. Can you help me out with this problem, my sister is sure she did include me but the thing is she lost already her copies of the documents she filed at INS. Is there hope for my case? Is there anything I can do?

Medical Exam question.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have an interview scheduled re: pending I-485

In the original petition submitted I have included
the medical exam report. (in August of '01)

On the check list of required documents for the
upcoming interview the medical exam report is checked.
Should I get a new med. exam report to bring with me for the interview?
Is the one submitted with the petition expired?
(Issued in June of 2001.)

Thank you so much!

Dear Imagiration help


I am US citizen, and my I-130 petition for spouse alrady approved and sent to NVC. NVC send me package that enclosed Affidavit of support(I-864).,IRS TAx release Authroization form,Information about choice of agent and DS-3032.I already fill these form and send back to NVC. they aleady receive these papers. Can you pls. guide me how much time it takes to sechdule the interview at new Delhi.
Thanks

Hi, I applied for a K3 visa for my wife, on Feb12 2002. could you please advise on how long it will take for her to get this visa. Thanks Ciak

Dear Jane:

The answers to your questions are as follows:

1. It is hard to say when your priority date will become current. Our guess at this time would be from 6-12 months.

2. You can file your applications without the need of having copies of the petition. Just submit a copy of the approval notice. The INS will obtain the original petition from whichever office is holding it.

3. As long as you and your family are still lawfully in the US when your priority date is reached, you can file for adjustment of status. You do not have to leave the country.

4. Your current marital status has no bearing on the length of time it will take for your priority date to become current, or the time it will take to process your adjustment applications.

Good luck.

Dear Leo:

Somehow, you are going to have to find evidence that your sister petitioned for you in 1980. She should try to locate a copy of the filing receipt, or the cancelled check from INS, or the approval notice, etc.

You or she can contact the National Visa Center to see if they have received an approved petition on your behalf. You may also consider filing a Freedom of Information Act request with INS to see if they have any record of the previously filed petition.

Unfortunately, if you cannot obtain proof of the previously filed petition, you will not be able to use it to assist you in obtaining permanent residence in the US. Good luck.

Dear Ciak:

If you filed the petition in February, you should be hearing something on it within the next 30 days.

We understand that INS is taking about 3 months to approve these petitions. Good luck.

Dear Misa:

Generally, INS accepts medical exams for up to 15 months. Therefore, it is not likely that you will be required to submit a new one.

If you want to be 100% sure, you will either have to contact your local INS office, or have another exam done. But even if you go to the interview, and the old exam is not accepted, you will still be given time to get a new medical done, and then take it back in. Good luck.

Dear immigration help,

My wifes sister is a US citizen. I would like to know how long it would take me and my wife to immigrate to the US if my Sister-in-law was to submit my wifes/our? documents for the family visa,We are of Indian orgin working in the Middle east.
Thanks.

Dear Kishore:

Based on current estimates, it will probably take about 12-15 years to process immigrant visa applications through a sister petition.

We would suggest that you see if there is some other way that you might qualify to immigrate, possibly through labor certification. Good luck.

My priority date is current under F4 but I have not received any appointment or any forms kindly guide me which forms are needed and who will send
thanks
Smith

Hi,

Here is my situation. My uncle sponsored my parents for Immigration visa. now after 14 years of waiting they got their instructions to apply for the visa, but the problem is that American Embassy is asking for "Affidavit of support" from original pettitionar (i.e. my uncle), who denied to file affidavit of support because of his own reasons. Now I myself(I am a systems Engineer) and my aunt (she is a doctor) filed affidavit of support for my parents, but Embassy refused it.
My question is that all American government requires is the assurance that my parents will not go to welfare and me and my aunt are giving that assurance, so I want to know that is there any way to convince the American Embassy on that??? Also is there any legal option available for that? My parents have waited for this since last 14 years and I am here in U.S.A. waiting for them to get here. Please help me on this issue.
Thanks!!

Hi,my mom is us citizen,she wants to sponser my adopted brother who is 21 yrs old and also she wants to sponser my married brother who has two children and they all reside in fiji,I would like to know how long takes and what is the step that i should recomend her to take.Please advise me.
Thank you.

Dear helper,

My grandfather (a US citizen) has filed a petition for my mother in F3 (married sons and daughters) category in November 1999. At that time my age was 16 years. The visa call is expected none earlier than 3 years. So, according to rule I won’t be able to go with my mother as my age will exceed 21 years.

I heard of “Child Status Protection Act” and checked it on some website (it was like thomas.loc.gov) and other sites but I could get no important information.

I want to know whether I will be able to go with them (according to this child act) irrespective of my age exceeding 21 years OR they will deny my visa.

Please tell me if u need any further information for giving solutions.

Thank you,

Kunal D Mistry

My daughter overstayed in the USA for over 180 days I have filed for her and she was turned down and given a I-601 form to complete. How long will such a waiver take to be processed since she has already done the finger Printing. What is her chances of being granted residency status in the USA she she is 20 and has not committed any crime. I was told to submit a hardship letter and I have it prepared to submit with the I-601 whenever she is called for the waiver interview

i as green card holder filed petition F24 for my British born son 2 years ago. Can you please inform me on my e-mail about the waitng list in this category for UK passport holder. Many thanks

Hello,
My name is Emi and I'm from Romania. My parents are us citizens and I have a priority date in 10 may 1999 ( Family 1-st category). I saw that in this moment the F-1 visa category is backed up to April 1, 1997. Do you think that it is any possibility for this priority date to recover and to go back to 1999 in the new fiscal year? Two more years away from my family is too long. And it's very frustrating...
Thank you

Best Regards,
Emi

Dear helper

My son entered in USA on V-1 visa on 16th January 2002. His priority date is 11th June 1998 and date of birth is 27th JulY 1982. He will reach at the age of 21 on 26th July 2003. This is also last date of his visa. If he could not get his green card upto 26th July 2003,what will be his status after expiring of visa and what is the remedy? I will complete my five years in USA on 25th April 2003.

With best regards.

We are Sri Lankans.Our daughter is a US citizen by birth.Recently we got our immigrant visas.We have two other children.One is in University in the States and is 22 and the youngest is 15 and is with us.My question is there a way of taking her with us to USA ? Can my eldest sponsor our 22 year old child now?

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Will vermont start processing I-130 perf petiton soon they have been stuck on feb 1999 for the whole year

I am in USA since June, 28th,01on H1B Visa.My Wife and Daughter have joined me on Dependent Visa( H4).Visas are valid till April,04.My daudher is styding in USA now and will be of 21 Years of age on July,03.Will there be a problem when the extention is sought om my Visa and there Visa.I mean is there any age limit on extention of H4 Visa for the children.

I hold a UK passport. I wish to marry my partner who lives in the USA. Am I able to marry her by travelling to the US on this passport? Thank you.