I have two children both under 21 that have been waiting the required three years (1996) to qualify for the V. Visa. Will they be eligble for the Visa,without their mother. Mother does not have an approved petition.

Dear Mr. Rojo:

The following information is taken directly from the State Department web site:

"Eligibility for Children (V2):

For the child of a V1 applicant to qualify for a V2 visa, it must be established that:

he/she is the child of a principal applicant who qualifies for V1 issuance, or

he/she is the child of an lawful permanent resident who filed an I-130 petition in his or her name, and the priority date and the three-year waiting period since the filing of the petition both meet the requirements of V eligibility."

In your situation, if you filed an I-130 for each child, and they are unmarried and under the age of 21, and you are still a permanent resident, then they qualify for the V visa. Good luck.

I have a petition - pending over three years and have (5)minor children - each has a petition. Will they have to file thier own V-Visa application or may they be included under my v-visa application. Does each have to have a medical exam and police clearance if they are eligible to be included under my application. I am concerned about money needed to to file 6 applications.

Dear Maria:

Each applicant must receive their own visa. You will receive a V-1 and your children will receive derivative V-3 visas. Likewise, each applicant must have their own medical exam, and each person must have police clearances (except children under the age of 16). Obviously, this is a lot of money, but no fee waivers are provided for under the law. Good luck.

HELLO, sir please tell me ,is it must that three years must be completed when the law was passed to obtain v visa. thanks.

Dear Anonymous:

We have answered this question numerous times on this bulletin board. There is no requirement that the 3 years must have passed before the law was enacted in order to qualify for the V visa.

The US State Department web site lists the following two conditions that must exist to qualify for the V visa:

"The lawful permanent resident filed an immigrant visa petition for his or her spouse on or before December 21, 2000, and

The spouse has waited three years since the filing of the petition and has not been scheduled for an immigrant visa interview."

The same would be true if the petition was filed for an unmarried child under the age of 21. Good luck.

HELLO, sir my priorty date is 27 april 1998, iam unmarried and also the under of 21. sir my embassy reject me that iam not eligible for a v visa, they send me a letter which is this.

dear v visa applicant.

we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application for a v visa at this time. We were unable to locate evidence in our system that you are eligible to apply for a v visa. if you believe that you are eligible for the v visa you should have your petitioner contact the INS in the united states about your case. please understand that an I-797 approval notice issued by INS is not sufficient evidence for us to process your case. thnaks.
tell me am i eligible to apply for a v visa or not.

Hi, Is INS released any guidelines for the person who is already in USA and has filed petition before 14 of January 1998, to apply for the V-Visa ? It's already more then 3 years, how we can get Visa ?

Dear Rafiq:

As we have said before, based on the information you have provided to us, you are eligible to obtain a V visa. However, from the information in your most recent post, the consul is saying that they have no evidence that you were ever petitioned for.

You, or your parent who petitioned for you, will have to contact either the National Visa Center or the INS office where your petition was filed to get verification that an I-130 petition was filed for you.

On the other hand, if you presented an original I-797, we find it strange that the consul would say that it is not sufficient evidence to establish your qualifications for the visa. Even the National Visa Center states that you do not need an official letter from them to process the case, "NVC is mailing the letters merely as a courtesy. Since having a letter from NVC is not a legal prerequisite for qualifying for a 'V' visa, posts should not insist on seeing one to establish the bona fide nature of a case."

It seems that the consul is giving you the run around. We would suggest that you contact the US State Department visa office to complain about this matter. The telephone number is 202 663-1225. Good luck.

HELLO OK AFTER YOU ARE APPROVED FOR THE V2 VISA AND YOU FLY TO THE U S A WHAT DO YOU DO ?

Please I need v-visa immediately to join my husband in the US. We married 28th september 2002 and been a US citizen, left since. I am still struggling here in ghana.

This is urgent please.

Angela Ofori

Hi I am a greencardholder,Kids are out of wed lock.Advised by Ins officer at my country to register the marriege & apply under V visa.I did it & after 3 years they took her interview & rejected visa.It is still pending they told her that they will talk to washington what should I do?

sir i want to know how to apply for v visa. I am greencard holder my husband is waiting from last 3 years. Our priority date was april 17,2000. We don't know how to apply for v visa. My husband contact the usa embassey at delhi but they don't allow him to enter into the embassey. Please help us how to enter the embassey and how to apply.

How do I add my newborn daughter to my wife's I-130?
I sent a letter to BCIS (free form request), enclosed a copy of I-130 NOE
and birth certificate (translated) 3 months ago.
Should I get a NOE? Is there any specific form to fill out? Couldn't find
any info on BCIS web site.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

I am writing to you in regards of my fiancé, he is having a problem crossing the boarder and we where wondering if you could help us.In January of 2001 he and a woman friend of his,from the States tried to cross the boarder(St.Stephens,NB/Calis,ME) and he was refused. The officer at the U.S. boarder asked how they met and he had told him that they met on the internet and this officer told him that he didn't believe in on line relationships and another officer came over and said to him " that you look like a terrorist" and when asked if she will make sure that he comes back to Canada she replied no. So he was denied access into the States. Because of lack of funds.
Then a short time later he tried crossing by bus he told the officers that he was going to Bangor,Maine to do some shopping and that he and his lady friend where over. One officer recognized him and denied him access again.
A few weeks after that she came up to Canada to visit him and talked him into trying to cross again. They where asked to go into the INS building. The officer from the attempt of him crossing by bus was there,he refused him access in to the States again and then called them into the hallway and then told them that he could have them locked up and that her rental car could be impounded .And was told not to try at any other boarder because his name would be in the computer.
In Febuary of 2001 he moved in with his brother in Ontario.
In July of 2003 I had gone to Ontario to visit him, for the third time. I was 5 months pregnant with our daughter.And he tried to cross again.(Vermont/Quebec) We do have a fiancé visa pending,and they asked us to step into the building. When we walked in the officer gave me my license back and told me to have a seat while they talk to him. That was when we found out that his name was still in the computer.And her name was also mentioned. She had ended there relationship at the end of March 2001 because he could not get accross to visit her. They searched his luggage and went through his wallet. We do have a visa pending, we put $130 into it so far. He hasn't gotten any more for it because he had talked to a Lawyer in Bouctouche and he told him that there is a good chance that he could still be refused at the boarder. He does not have a car so for him to go to Halifax to get his physical they want he would have to stay the night,and to go to his interview in Montréal he will have to spend the night there also. He really can not afford to do that making minimum wage.
We would like to get married and have him become a U.S. citizen, but when they won't let him over the boarder it is imposable to have a future together and it is hard for his 1 (one) month old daughter and me. I have 2 boys from my prior marriage and the father of the boys will not agree to let me take the boys to Canada to live.
with him living in Canada and me in the States it is impossable for us to get married and have a normal life together.We would greatly appreciate it if you could please help us out in any way.And/or tell us why he can not cross. What can we/he do to get him over here so we can get married and live a happy life together??

I am writing to you in regards of my fiancé, he is having a problem crossing the boarder and we where wondering if you could help us.In January of 2001 he and a woman friend of his,from the States tried to cross the boarder(St.Stephens,NB/Calis,ME) and he was refused. The officer at the U.S. boarder asked how they met and he had told him that they met on the internet and this officer told him that he didn't believe in on line relationships and another officer came over and said to him " that you look like a terrorist" and when asked if she will make sure that he comes back to Canada she replied no. So he was denied access into the States. Because of lack of funds.
Then a short time later he tried crossing by bus he told the officers that he was going to Bangor,Maine to do some shopping and that he and his lady friend where over. One officer recognized him and denied him access again.
A few weeks after that she came up to Canada to visit him and talked him into trying to cross again. They where asked to go into the INS building. The officer from the attempt of him crossing by bus was there,he refused him access in to the States again and then called them into the hallway and then told them that he could have them locked up and that her rental car could be impounded .And was told not to try at any other boarder because his name would be in the computer.
In Febuary of 2001 he moved in with his brother in Ontario.
In July of 2003 I had gone to Ontario to visit him, for the third time. I was 5 months pregnant with our daughter.And he tried to cross again.(Vermont/Quebec) We do have a fiancé visa pending,and they asked us to step into the building. When we walked in the officer gave me my license back and told me to have a seat while they talk to him. That was when we found out that his name was still in the computer.And her name was also mentioned. She had ended there relationship at the end of March 2001 because he could not get accross to visit her. They searched his luggage and went through his wallet. We do have a visa pending, we put $130 into it so far. He hasn't gotten any more for it because he had talked to a Lawyer in Bouctouche and he told him that there is a good chance that he could still be refused at the boarder. He does not have a car so for him to go to Halifax to get his physical they want he would have to stay the night,and to go to his interview in Montréal he will have to spend the night there also. He really can not afford to do that making minimum wage.
We would like to get married and have him become a U.S. citizen, but when they won't let him over the boarder it is imposable to have a future together and it is hard for his 1 (one) month old daughter and me. I have 2 boys from my prior marriage and the father of the boys will not agree to let me take the boys to Canada to live.
with him living in Canada and me in the States it is impossable for us to get married and have a normal life together.We would greatly appreciate it if you could please help us out in any way.And/or tell us why he can not cross. What can we/he do to get him over here so we can get married and live a happy life together??

I need to know what kind form that i need to use to renew visitor's visa