sister needs to be petition

[Lexis300 0]

lets keep em coming. . THANKS for all the replies. .

[Mononoke28 135]

How long was your process and were you in the US during that time?

Diana

oh! it toooook forever! LOL My mom filed the petition in 1997 here in the US but I was in the Philippines and the I-130 got approved in a month.... the real wait starts after the approval and waiting for priority date to become current... I was under 21 (17 at that time) when the petiton got approved (F2A) but my priority date only came out this May 2008.. Basically my category already fell under F2B (unmarried child above 21) category! SO in other words, i still dont have my greencard... ... total wait before I was able to adjust status - 11 years!!! Im telling you it was soooo surreal filing the application to adjust status... See the thing is Philippines' visa availability has quota and bizzare as this may sound but the Priority date for F2 category (unmarried child of an LPR) moves quicker than children of naturalized parents... So im still waiting for my greencard but now the burden is not as much as before when the wait seems not to end..

Oh I see, you were still in the Philippines. I thought you were here throughout the whole process and were able to adjust status without a problem. The reason I assumed that was because the OP said her sister is already in the US so in her case, the sister will have to go back to her home country and wait at least 11 years like you did.

Thanks!

Diana

Edited July 30, 2008 by Mononoke28

[gi2008 0]

How long was your process and were you in the US during that time?

Diana

oh! it toooook forever! LOL My mom filed the petition in 1997 here in the US but I was in the Philippines and the I-130 got approved in a month.... the real wait starts after the approval and waiting for priority date to become current... I was under 21 (17 at that time) when the petiton got approved (F2A) but my priority date only came out this May 2008.. Basically my category already fell under F2B (unmarried child above 21) category! SO in other words, i still dont have my greencard... ... total wait before I was able to adjust status - 11 years!!! Im telling you it was soooo surreal filing the application to adjust status... See the thing is Philippines' visa availability has quota and bizzare as this may sound but the Priority date for F2 category (unmarried child of an LPR) moves quicker than children of naturalized parents... So im still waiting for my greencard but now the burden is not as much as before when the wait seems not to end..

Oh I see, you were still in the Philippines. I thought you were here throughout the whole process and were able to adjust status without a problem. The reason I assumed that was because the OP said her sister is already in the US so in her case, the sister will have to go back to her home country and wait at least 11 years like you did.

Thanks!

Diana

I came here in 2001 but was lucky to get an employer that spnsored me on H1 so I remained is status... However if I overstayed here after my B1 visa expired I could still have taken advantage of the 245i and just pay the $1000 penalty for being here "illegally" ...

[Boiler 45,944]

Which sort of explains why it is so hard to get a Visitor Visa from the Phillipines.

[Mononoke28 135]

Which sort of explains why it is so hard to get a Visitor Visa from the Phillipines.

LOL!!!

Diana