All F3s

[IvanSatentes]

Does cspa apply to me?

Hi everyone! I'm a new here, please help me to know if I'm still eligible for an immigrant visa. So here it goes, me and my twin brother were born on March 12, 1992 and my grandfather petitioned for my dad last December 9, 1994 under F1 category. My dad married my mom few years after, so he converted his visa from F1 to F3. Me and my brother are now 23 years old, turning 24 this coming march. The visa bulletin current priority date available today is September 15, 1993. Considering that me and my brother are derivative beneficiaries, are we still eligible to apply for CSPA? Please help! Another thing I am confused about is the Visa Approval date. I looked at all the documents that the NVC sent us but I don't know if our visa is approved or not yet.

Date of Birth: March 12, 1992
Priority Date: December 9, 1994

[jess]

Hi everyone! I'm a new here, please help me to know if I'm still eligible for an immigrant visa. So here it goes, me and my twin brother were born on March 12, 1992 and my grandfather petitioned for my dad last December 9, 1994 under F1 category. My dad married my mom few years after, so he converted his visa from F1 to F3. Me and my brother are now 23 years old, turning 24 this coming march. The visa bulletin current priority date available today is September 15, 1993. Considering that me and my brother are derivative beneficiaries, are we still eligible to apply for CSPA? Please help! Another thing I am confused about is the Visa Approval date. I looked at all the documents that the NVC sent us but I don't know if our visa is approved or not yet.

Date of Birth: March 12, 1992
Priority Date: December 9, 1994

Uscis.gov go to this site and check your case status.. You can see your approval date in this

[IvanSatentes]

Pls help.

Uscis.gov go to this site and check your case status.. You can see your approval date in this

Hi Jess, thanks for the info but it says "Please follow the instructions you received from the National Visa Center (NVC) for the next step in the processing of your visa petition. If you have misplaced the instructions sent to you by the NVC or did not receive them, please contact us at http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigra...info_3177.html for additional information." I think that our petition is not yet approved because our priority date is not yet current. Any thoughts? Pls. help me. Thanks!

[Joy4u]

Hi Jess, thanks for the info but it says "Please follow the instructions you received from the National Visa Center (NVC) for the next step in the processing of your visa petition. If you have misplaced the instructions sent to you by the NVC or did not receive them, please contact us at http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigra...info_3177.html for additional information." I think that our petition is not yet approved because our priority date is not yet current. Any thoughts? Pls. help me. Thanks!

Hi IvanSatentes,

You'll need to check USCIS case status to know your approval date. The one you've checked is NVC. Please go to https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do and check the status using your USCIS receipt number.

[RafaoNY]

Visa Bulletin Out.

Visa Bulletin For October 2015


F3 22 May 04

[fortune]

Atleast better than nothing..

Visa Bulletin Out.

Visa Bulletin For October 2015


F3 22 May 04

[RafaoNY]

Atleast better than nothing..

yesssssssssss

[Ismat Sarwar]

Two-Tier Cutoff Date

Hi Everyone,

I would like to understand the Two-Tier Cutoff Date system- To allow earlier NVC/1-485 Filing in October Visa Bulletin. In this F3 Category cutoff date is April 2005. Can we also apply for early process? I am out of USA and my PD is Feb. 24, 2005.

[fortune]

My understanding is that they have sent welcome letter till 1 April 2005 and ppl should be waiting to recive welcome notice .

Hi Everyone,

I would like to understand the Two-Tier Cutoff Date system- To allow earlier NVC/1-485 Filing in October Visa Bulletin. In this F3 Category cutoff date is April 2005. Can we also apply for early process? I am out of USA and my PD is Feb. 24, 2005.

[khurramhims]

Hi friends.
Take a look at this . this might explain the new visa bulletin

Green Card

Green Card Through FamilyGreen Card Through a JobGreen Card Through Refugee or Asylee StatusOther Ways to Get a Green CardAfter a Green Card is GrantedGreen Card Processes and Procedures

When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Based or Employment-Based Preference Visas

Visa Bulletin content has changed.* Learn more by readingUSCIS Announces Revised Procedures for Determining Visa Availability for Applicants Waiting to File for Adjustment of Status.

Are you seeking to adjust your status and become a U.S. permanent resident under a family-sponsored or employment-based preference immigrant visa?* If you have not yet had a relative or employer file an immigrant visa petition on your behalf, please learn more about the*Adjustment of Status Filing Process. If you already have a petition filed or approved on your behalf, you may have to wait for an available visa in your category (if applicable) before you can file your*Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.* This page will help you determine when to file your adjustment of status application.*

Find on this page:

When to FileAbout the Visa BulletinNew Visa Bulletin ChartsDetermining Visa Availability

When to File

Use the Visa Bulletin charts below to determine when to file your adjustment of status application.

To use the charts:

Find your visa type in the first column (on the left) of the appropriate chart (Family-sponsored or Employment-based).Stay in that row and move directly to the right to find the corresponding date under the country of your birth (as listed in the boldface columns across the top).*If the date on the chart is current (“C”) or your priority date is earlier than the date on the chart, you may file your adjustment of status application, if otherwise eligible to do so.

Your priority date is generally the date when your relative or employer properly filed the immigrant visa petition on your behalf with USCIS. If a labor certification is required to be filed with your immigrant visa petition, the priority date is the date the labor certification application was accepted for processing by the Department of Labor.

Note: The Department of State (DOS) normally posts the new Visa Bulletin the second week of the month before it will take effect. The*DOS Visa Bulletin*is the official source of these charts. For ease of reference, below is the current chart (posted within two days of DOS’ new Visa Bulletin).

October 2015

Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications

Family-SponsoredAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA - mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINESF101MAY0901MAY0901MAY0901JUL9501SE P05F2A01MAR1501MAR1501MAR1501MAR1501MAR15F2B01JUL1001JUL1001 JUL1001JAN9601JAN05F301APR0501APR0501APR0501OCT9601AUG95F401 FEB0401FEB0401FEB0401MAY9801JAN93

Dates for Filing Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications

Employment-BasedAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA - mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES1stCCCCC2ndC01MAY1401JUL11CC3rd01S EP1501OCT1301JUL0501SEP1501JAN15Other Workers01SEP1501JAN0701JUL0501SEP1501JAN154thCCCCCCertain Religious WorkersCCCCC5th Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers and Pilot ProgramsC01MAY15CCC

*



*

About the Visa Bulletin

DOS publishes current immigrant visa availability information in a monthly*Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin indicates when statutorily limited visas are available for issuance to prospective immigrants based on their individual priority date.*

On Nov. 20, 2014, the Secretary of Homeland Security directed USCIS to work with DOS to:

Ensure that all immigrant visas authorized by Congress are issued to eligible individuals when there is sufficient demand for such visas, andImprove the Visa Bulletin system for determining when immigrant visas are available to applicants during the fiscal year.

Additionally, in July 2015, the Administration issued its report on*Modernizing and Streamlining Our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century. This report included detailed recommendations to revise and update the monthly Visa Bulletin to better estimate immigrant visa availabilty and provide needed predicability to nonimmigrant workers seeking permanent residency.

USCIS, in coordination with DOS, revised the procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file for adjustment of status.* The revised process will better align with procedures DOS uses for foreign nationals who seek to become U.S. permanent residents by applying for immigrant visas at U.S. consulates and embassies abroad.*

This revised process will enhance DOS’s ability to more accurately predict overall immigrant visa demand in determining the cut-off dates for the Visa Bulletin. This will help ensure that the maximum number of immigrant visas are issued annually as intended by Congress, and minimize month-to-month fluctuations in Visa Bulletin final action dates.* Additional goals are outlined in the White House report,Modernizing and Streamlining Our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century.

Back to top

New Visa Bulletin Charts

The Visa Bulletin will now have two different charts because of the revised procedures. DOS will post two charts per visa preference category in the DOS Visa Bulletin. The charts are:

Application Final Action Dates (dates when visas may finally be issued); andDates for Filing Applications (earliest dates when applicants may be able to apply).

When USCIS determines there are immigrant visas available for the filing of additional adjustment of status applications, the Dates for Filing Applications chart may be used to determine when to file an adjustment of status application with USCIS.* Otherwise, the Application Final Action Dates chart must be used to determine when to file an adjustment of status application with USCIS.

In coordination with the DOS, USCIS will monitor visa numbers each month and post the relevant chart on this page under When to File.

Back to top

Determining Visa Availability

USCIS considers several factors to determine if there is a greater supply of visas than the demand for those visas. To determine visa availability, USCIS will compare the number of visas available for the remainder of the fiscal year with:

Documentarily qualified visa applications reported by DOS;Pending adjustment of status applications reported by USCIS; andHistorical drop off rate of applicants for adjustment of status (for example, denials, withdrawals and abandonments).

[Ismat Sarwar]

New visa

Hi friends.
Take a look at this . this might explain the new visa bulletin

Green Card

Green Card Through FamilyGreen Card Through a JobGreen Card Through Refugee or Asylee StatusOther Ways to Get a Green CardAfter a Green Card is GrantedGreen Card Processes and Procedures

When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Based or Employment-Based Preference Visas

Visa Bulletin content has changed.* Learn more by readingUSCIS Announces Revised Procedures for Determining Visa Availability for Applicants Waiting to File for Adjustment of Status.

Are you seeking to adjust your status and become a U.S. permanent resident under a family-sponsored or employment-based preference immigrant visa?* If you have not yet had a relative or employer file an immigrant visa petition on your behalf, please learn more about the*Adjustment of Status Filing Process. If you already have a petition filed or approved on your behalf, you may have to wait for an available visa in your category (if applicable) before you can file your*Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.* This page will help you determine when to file your adjustment of status application.*

Find on this page:

When to FileAbout the Visa BulletinNew Visa Bulletin ChartsDetermining Visa Availability

When to File

Use the Visa Bulletin charts below to determine when to file your adjustment of status application.

To use the charts:

Find your visa type in the first column (on the left) of the appropriate chart (Family-sponsored or Employment-based).Stay in that row and move directly to the right to find the corresponding date under the country of your birth (as listed in the boldface columns across the top).*If the date on the chart is current (“C”) or your priority date is earlier than the date on the chart, you may file your adjustment of status application, if otherwise eligible to do so.

Your priority date is generally the date when your relative or employer properly filed the immigrant visa petition on your behalf with USCIS. If a labor certification is required to be filed with your immigrant visa petition, the priority date is the date the labor certification application was accepted for processing by the Department of Labor.

Note: The Department of State (DOS) normally posts the new Visa Bulletin the second week of the month before it will take effect. The*DOS Visa Bulletin*is the official source of these charts. For ease of reference, below is the current chart (posted within two days of DOS’ new Visa Bulletin).

October 2015

Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications

Family-SponsoredAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA - mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINESF101MAY0901MAY0901MAY0901JUL9501SE P05F2A01MAR1501MAR1501MAR1501MAR1501MAR15F2B01JUL1001JUL1001 JUL1001JAN9601JAN05F301APR0501APR0501APR0501OCT9601AUG95F401 FEB0401FEB0401FEB0401MAY9801JAN93

Dates for Filing Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications

Employment-BasedAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA - mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES1stCCCCC2ndC01MAY1401JUL11CC3rd01S EP1501OCT1301JUL0501SEP1501JAN15Other Workers01SEP1501JAN0701JUL0501SEP1501JAN154thCCCCCCertain Religious WorkersCCCCC5th Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers and Pilot ProgramsC01MAY15CCC

*



*

About the Visa Bulletin

DOS publishes current immigrant visa availability information in a monthly*Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin indicates when statutorily limited visas are available for issuance to prospective immigrants based on their individual priority date.*

On Nov. 20, 2014, the Secretary of Homeland Security directed USCIS to work with DOS to:

Ensure that all immigrant visas authorized by Congress are issued to eligible individuals when there is sufficient demand for such visas, andImprove the Visa Bulletin system for determining when immigrant visas are available to applicants during the fiscal year.

Additionally, in July 2015, the Administration issued its report on*Modernizing and Streamlining Our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century. This report included detailed recommendations to revise and update the monthly Visa Bulletin to better estimate immigrant visa availabilty and provide needed predicability to nonimmigrant workers seeking permanent residency.

USCIS, in coordination with DOS, revised the procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file for adjustment of status.* The revised process will better align with procedures DOS uses for foreign nationals who seek to become U.S. permanent residents by applying for immigrant visas at U.S. consulates and embassies abroad.*

This revised process will enhance DOS’s ability to more accurately predict overall immigrant visa demand in determining the cut-off dates for the Visa Bulletin. This will help ensure that the maximum number of immigrant visas are issued annually as intended by Congress, and minimize month-to-month fluctuations in Visa Bulletin final action dates.* Additional goals are outlined in the White House report,Modernizing and Streamlining Our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century.

Back to top

New Visa Bulletin Charts

The Visa Bulletin will now have two different charts because of the revised procedures. DOS will post two charts per visa preference category in the DOS Visa Bulletin. The charts are:

Application Final Action Dates (dates when visas may finally be issued); andDates for Filing Applications (earliest dates when applicants may be able to apply).

When USCIS determines there are immigrant visas available for the filing of additional adjustment of status applications, the Dates for Filing Applications chart may be used to determine when to file an adjustment of status application with USCIS.* Otherwise, the Application Final Action Dates chart must be used to determine when to file an adjustment of status application with USCIS.

In coordination with the DOS, USCIS will monitor visa numbers each month and post the relevant chart on this page under When to File.

Back to top

Determining Visa Availability

USCIS considers several factors to determine if there is a greater supply of visas than the demand for those visas. To determine visa availability, USCIS will compare the number of visas available for the remainder of the fiscal year with:

Documentarily qualified visa applications reported by DOS;Pending adjustment of status applications reported by USCIS; andHistorical drop off rate of applicants for adjustment of status (for example, denials, withdrawals and abandonments).

Is there any benefit for us like we have approved petition PD is Feb. 2005. Cannot understand what's the good news.

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Still waiting for Welcome Letter. My PD is Feb. 2005.

[chsingh]

Is there any benefit for us like we have approved petition PD is Feb. 2005. Cannot understand what's the good news.

- - - Updated - - -

Still waiting for Welcome Letter. My PD is Feb. 2005.

remaining only tiny wait may be within one month your welcome letter

[Ismat Sarwar]

Welcome Letter

remaining only tiny wait may be within one month your welcome letter

Thank you for this hope. God bless you.

[aamchi]

interview dates in october

hello,
my PD is May 20 2004 for F3 so we should have interview in October but have not received any letter yet. has anyone received interview date yet for October. I called Mumbai and NVC with no help.

thanks.

[RafaoNY]

hello,
my PD is May 20 2004 for F3 so we should have interview in October but have not received any letter yet. has anyone received interview date yet for October. I called Mumbai and NVC with no help.

thanks.

Only persons with a priority date earlier than a cut-off date are entitled to allotment of a visa
number. The cut-off dates are the 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd of a month, since VO groups demand
for numbers under these dates. (Priority dates of the first through seventh of a month are grouped
under the 1st, the eighth through the fourteenth under the 8th, etc.
I think you will have the intervien letter on next Visa Bulletin...