Did I Mess Up Badly?

[wizzard1663 0]

I just posted, and received a discouraging answer, about the waiting time between I -130 USCIS approval and NVC processing. Then I read a few posts from the past, and I'm wondering if I messed up badly.

My wife arrived on a K1 last June, we married immediately, and she received her Green Card in December. In January I had her file an I 130 to bring each of her two unmarried children over the age of 21 here. USCIS sent a notice of approval April 16. Now I'm learning that her children's category is an F2B, and from the Philippines that means around twelve more years.

In a recent post I saw advice given by one member to another that the fastest way to get the unmarried children over the age of 21 here is for the spouse who is a citizen to Petition. I didnt realize that I could petition my wife's children; thus, I had her file the I 130. Was I able to petition her children instead of her? Would it have made a difference time wise? Is it too late for me to file another petition to supercede the first one? I thought Citizens could only petition their own children, and I know that my wife's children's status will change to First priority when she achieves her citizenship. Could I actually have petitioned them, even though they are not my children?

I also noticed the priority list thorugh a link given in a different post. One truly confusing thing is that for the Philippines an F2B is currently listed as November 1998. The First Priority, which is higher than an F2b, has an older date of November 1994. Does that mean the higher priority is actually worse in time it takes for the children to come here? That makes no sense at all.

Thanks for your help.

Carl and Maria

[aleful 1,905]

I just posted, and received a discouraging answer, about the waiting time between I -130 USCIS approval and NVC processing. Then I read a few posts from the past, and I'm wondering if I messed up badly.

My wife arrived on a K1 last June, we married immediately, and she received her Green Card in December. In January I had her file an I 130 to bring each of her two unmarried children over the age of 21 here. USCIS sent a notice of approval April 16. Now I'm learning that her children's category is an F2B, and from the Philippines that means around twelve more years.

In a recent post I saw advice given by one member to another that the fastest way to get the unmarried children over the age of 21 here is for the spouse who is a citizen to Petition. I didnt realize that I could petition my wife's children; thus, I had her file the I 130. Was I able to petition her children instead of her? Would it have made a difference time wise? Is it too late for me to file another petition to supercede the first one? I thought Citizens could only petition their own children, and I know that my wife's children's status will change to First priority when she achieves her citizenship. Could I actually have petitioned them, even though they are not my children?

I also noticed the priority list thorugh a link given in a different post. One truly confusing thing is that for the Philippines an F2B is currently listed as November 1998. The First Priority, which is higher than an F2b, has an older date of November 1994. Does that mean the higher priority is actually worse in time it takes for the children to come here? That makes no sense at all.

Thanks for your help.

Carl and Maria

the only way you could have filed for them is if they were under 21. If you when you filed the K1 for your wife, they were already over 21, then you. and you are correct, your wife is the only one who can file for them.

[wizzard1663 0]

the only way you could have filed for them is if they were under 21. If you when you filed the K1 for your wife, they were already over 21, then you. and you are correct, your wife is the only one who can file for them.

Thank you for easing my sorrow. I thought for a moment, after reading a slightly older post, that I messed up royally in advising my wife to send the I 130 Petition.

This is so horrible. I find it hard to fathom that our country keeps a Mother and her children seperated this way. In essence they are saying she is crucified for marrying me. She must live forever apart from her children nine thousand miles away for committing the crime of being my wife. I realize twelve years isnt forever, but it fits into a similar category.

I wish there was some way I could get them here legally, in a way that is silgnificantly faster than the twelve years.

[aleful 1,905]

Thank you for easing my sorrow. I thought for a moment, after reading a slightly older post, that I messed up royally in advising my wife to send the I 130 Petition.

This is so horrible. I find it hard to fathom that our country keeps a Mother and her children seperated this way. In essence they are saying she is crucified for marrying me. She must live forever apart from her children nine thousand miles away for committing the crime of being my wife. I realize twelve years isnt forever, but it fits into a similar category.

I wish there was some way I could get them here legally, in a way that is silgnificantly faster than the twelve years.

unfortunatly it isn't fair because for some countries that have a lot of people in the US, the wait is longer. immigration hands out fewer visas. For example, Mexicans. Mexican children over 21 have 18 to 19 years of waiting. Their priority date is in 1992.

the only thing that could lessen the wait, is if the laws change and more visas are available in each cantegory

[sjr09 155]

Thank you for easing my sorrow. I thought for a moment, after reading a slightly older post, that I messed up royally in advising my wife to send the I 130 Petition.

This is so horrible. I find it hard to fathom that our country keeps a Mother and her children seperated this way. In essence they are saying she is crucified for marrying me. She must live forever apart from her children nine thousand miles away for committing the crime of being my wife. I realize twelve years isnt forever, but it fits into a similar category.

I wish there was some way I could get them here legally, in a way that is silgnificantly faster than the twelve years.

They, USCIS perceives 21 year olds as adults and sufficient to make it on their own, unlike children. It’s just the way it works!

[sachinky 465]

Children above 21 are considered to be adults and therefore are they are not children being separated from their mother.

If everyone was considered as immediate relatives, then you'd have chain migration taking place.

And because there is a lot of chain-migration from Mexico, Philippines and India (mostly, because everyone wants to bring their entire village over if possible) the waiting times are much, much longer for these countries.

Remember, that in the mean time, if these kids get married, their priority dates will change again.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Nobody forces your wife to live apart from her children or apart from you, her husband. She can live with her children in the Philippines, and she can live with you and her children in the Philippines. The separating is happening because she -- your wife -- chooses to live apart from her children in a country, 9000 miles away from home.

One of the problems the US is chain immigration. The US wants to make the US citizen happy who married a foreigner and allows her to stay in the US with her newly wed husband. That would be a happy story, if not the foreigner now wants to bring her children, and parents, and grandparents and all of those, as soon as possible want to bring more immigrants to the US. For this reason the whole immigration issue snowballed, with less visas available as people who want to leave their home country and move to the US.

[DanielParul 50]

I agree with Just Bob & Sachinky.

[Boiler 45,486]

To state the bleeding obvious you married her, not her adult children.

If it is important for all of you to be together them it should have been you who moved.