ALL F4s

[Sonblom 1]

Immigration process has become like a school test preparation...

Best Wishes and u are always in the prayer, Sonblom..

You're right except I think it's even worse because it has dragged on for sooo long (F 4 filers are the most patient and longsuffering by far) and it is so nerve-wracking and every detail factors in. I really don't know what life will be like without this big immigration cloud hanging over my head. Hope to find out in 24 hours - mys tomach is in complete knots already! Thanks for the advice and support everyone

[Visa Grant 78]

Cheers!!!

jmac01

Welcome jmac01..

Good Luck..

[Visa Grant 78]

Hi again, another question. If i go through the interview process from US embassy in my country how long this process takes(estimates).

Thanks again.

mutkung

NVC has already approached you with the DS3032(Choice of Agent) form.If you do everything online and hopefully no RFE, you should be done within 3 months(Best Case Scenario)..

You can click the below link and go through the guide..

NVC Steps

[Visa Grant 78]

You're right except I think it's even worse because it has dragged on for sooo long (F 4 filers are the most patient and longsuffering by far) and it is so nerve-wracking and every detail factors in. I really don't know what life will be like without this big immigration cloud hanging over my head. Hope to find out in 24 hours - mys tomach is in complete knots already! Thanks for the advice and support everyone

True Sonblom..

Happy ending to your Journey..

[tinnie 0]

hi guys! i'am new in here. =)

i would like to ask some questions about my cousin's petition. well he's a derievative.

his aunt petitioned his father last 1991. they have received their I-130 last September 30, 2010. they have accomplished ds-3032 last october 3, 2010 and together the AOS was payed.

his aunt payed their visa application last October 27, 2010. my cousin was 21 at that time now since his bday was last Octobar 2, 2010.

they have not submitted the DS-230 yet. will he able to migrate with his family?

i really don't know how to see if the visa number is available for them. help me out pls....

[tinnie 0]

hi guys! i'am new in here. =)

i would like to ask some questions about my cousin's petition. well he's a derievative.

his aunt petitioned his father last 1991. they have received their I-130 last September 30, 2010. they have accomplished ds-3032 last october 3, 2010 and together the AOS was payed.

his aunt payed their visa application last October 27, 2010. my cousin was 21 at that time now since his bday was last Octobar 2, 2010.

they have not submitted the DS-230 yet. will he able to migrate with his family?

i really don't know how to see if the visa number is available for them. help me out pls....

according to the NVC, visa number should be available before the applicant's 21st biethday. is it true? i really dont know if his visa was available at the time he turned 21. help help help

[Visa Grant 78]

hi guys! i'am new in here. =)

i would like to ask some questions about my cousin's petition. well he's a derievative.

his aunt petitioned his father last 1991. they have received their I-130 last September 30, 2010. they have accomplished ds-3032 last october 3, 2010 and together the AOS was payed.

his aunt payed their visa application last October 27, 2010. my cousin was 21 at that time now since his bday was last Octobar 2, 2010.

they have not submitted the DS-230 yet. will he able to migrate with his family?

i really don't know how to see if the visa number is available for them. help me out pls....

Your cousin is eligible according to CSPA. He/She can apply along with the parents visa application...

Immediately call NVC(1-603-334-0700) and update the details of the derivative, i.e. your cousin. His Visa fee will also be generated and your aunt can pay that..

Also you send his ds230 forms along with the parents application..

Good Luck

[Visa Grant 78]

From November Visa Bulletin to December Visa Bulletin, the F4 visa number did not move from JAN 02..

the F4 visa number did not move from JAN 02....the saga continues..

...

[Sonblom 1]

Woohoo! Interviews complete and all approved!

So here is my complete interview experience plus questions asked.

Our AOS within the USA was based on F4 brother-sister sponsorship with my spouse and two children as derivative beneficiaries.

The interview was scheduled at the Salt Lake City USCIS office at 7:30 am. We were escorted in exactly on time.

The officer was very professional and quite pleasant. After being sworn in and providing our passports and birth certificates, he requested the same as well as proof of citizenship from my brother, the USC sponsor. All four files were open on his desk. The officer started off by saying that he had reviewed our paperwork and that everything seemed to be in order but that he had to ask the following questions by law.

He then went through each of our files individually and basically verified the information and updated where necessary. It was a very quick and much less intimidating experience than anticipated. It was over in about 30 minutes, if that.

These were the questions asked:

- Name and current address

- Date of birth

- I was asked to give my parents' full names and my brother was asked if that was correct

- My husband was asked if we were married and what his parents' names are

- My husband and I were asked if we work and where

- Our sons were each asked their date of birth

- I was asked if we had any other children, and so was my husband

- My brother was asked where he lives

- We were asked which port of entry we used (New York)

- I was asked what visa we arrived on and about my H1B1/hubby's H4 visa which we had prior to this

- He asked if we were all born in South Africa

- Our sons were each asked if they had any children (they are 15 and 18 so that elicited a few giggles)

- Both sons were asked if they are full time students (it turned out that he graduated from the same college my son attends

as did my brother:)

- We were all asked the following:

Have you ever been involved in the trafficking of drugs

Have you ever tortured or interrogated anyone

Have you ever committed a crime for which you were not arrested

Have you ever committed espionage or acted as a spy

Have you ever committed any act of treason against the USA

After all of that, he said that everything seemed to be in order and that he is closing the files and our green cards should arrive within 2 weeks, possibly 3 weeks with the Christmas holidays coming up. He ended off by mentioning that we will qualify to apply for US citizenship in 5 years if we choose to, and that application can be made 90 days in advance of that anniversary date. He shook our hands and we thanked him and that was it!

Before leaving my husband turned to me and said 'Okay honey you can breathe now' and the officer laughed and asked why. My hubby replied that I had been nervous and he asked 'Why would you be nervous - this is indeed your brother and you qualify for this visa, you've done nothing wrong so you really shouldn't have worried."

It was really an anti climax of sorts - all these years of waiting and all that paperwork and detail and the interview turned out to be a mere formality in many ways.

So I honestly think that as F4's we do all the hard work ahead of time with the long wait and so on and if I can tell you one thing it's DON'T STRESS ABOUT THE INTERVIEW!

Good luck and God speed to everyone. I am so grateful and so relieved!

Edited December 10, 2010 by Sonblom

[enoch 0]

Woohoo! Interviews complete and all approved!

So here is my complete interview experience plus questions asked.

Our AOS within the USA was based on F4 brother-sister sponsorship with my spouse and two children as derivative beneficiaries.

The interview was scheduled at the Salt Lake City USCIS office at 7:30 am. We were escorted in exactly on time.

The officer was very professional and quite pleasant. After being sworn in and providing our passports and birth certificates, he requested the same as well as proof of citizenship from my brother, the USC sponsor. All four files were open on his desk. The officer started off by saying that he had reviewed our paperwork and that everything seemed to be in order but that he had to ask the following questions by law.

He then went through each of our files individually and basically verified the information and updated where necessary. It was a very quick and much less intimidating experience than anticipated. It was over in about 30 minutes, if that.

These were the questions asked:

- Name and current address

- Date of birth

- I was asked to give my parents' full names and my brother was asked if that was correct

- My husband was asked if we were married and what his parents' names are

- My husband and I were asked if we work and where

- Our sons were each asked their date of birth

- I was asked if we had any other children, and so was my husband

- My brother was asked where he lives

- We were asked which port of entry we used (New York)

- I was asked what visa we arrived on and about my H1B1/hubby's H4 visa which we had prior to this

- He asked if we were all born in South Africa

- Our sons were each asked if they had any children (they are 15 and 18 so that elicited a few giggles)

- Both sons were asked if they are full time students (it turned out that he graduated from the same college my son attends

as did my brother:)

- We were all asked the following:

Have you ever been involved in the trafficking of drugs

Have you ever tortured or interrogated anyone

Have you ever committed a crime for which you were not arrested

Have you ever committed espionage or acted as a spy

Have you ever committed any act of treason against the USA

After all of that, he said that everything seemed to be in order and that he is closing the files and our green cards should arrive within 2 weeks, possibly 3 weeks with the Christmas holidays coming up. He ended off by mentioning that we will qualify to apply for US citizenship in 5 years if we choose to, and that application can be made 90 days in advance of that anniversary date. He shook our hands and we thanked him and that was it!

Before leaving my husband turned to me and said 'Okay honey you can breathe now' and the officer laughed and asked why. My hubby replied that I had been nervous and he asked 'Why would you be nervous - this is indeed your brother and you qualify for this visa, you've done nothing wrong so you really shouldn't have worried."

It was really an anti climax of sorts - all these years of waiting and all that paperwork and detail and the interview turned out to be a mere formality in many ways.

So I honestly think that as F4's we do all the hard work ahead of time with the long wait and so on and if I can tell you one thing it's DON'T STRESS ABOUT THE INTERVIEW!

Good luck and God speed to everyone. I am so grateful and so relieved!

was your application under 245i?, if so, what kinds of proof did you use for proof of presence on dec 21, 2000?

[Sonblom 1]

was your application under 245i?, if so, what kinds of proof did you use for proof of presence on dec 21, 2000?

Yes it was. Fortunately, my husband is a paper hoarder and keeps and files everything! So I had credit card statements showing purchases on Dec 21st 2000 with address in the USA, utility bills for that month, cell phone bill showing calls made to and from my phone on that day and I had a letter from family overseas postmarked that day. Another form of incidental proof was the fact that my passport had expired the month before, so I was unable to travel overseas without it at the time. Dated photos and video recordings don't count - it has to be something that can't be altered. Bank and phone records are the best if you have them.

[Visa Grant 78]

Woohoo! Interviews complete and all approved!

So here is my complete interview experience plus questions asked.

Our AOS within the USA was based on F4 brother-sister sponsorship with my spouse and two children as derivative beneficiaries.

The interview was scheduled at the Salt Lake City USCIS office at 7:30 am. We were escorted in exactly on time.

The officer was very professional and quite pleasant. After being sworn in and providing our passports and birth certificates, he requested the same as well as proof of citizenship from my brother, the USC sponsor. All four files were open on his desk. The officer started off by saying that he had reviewed our paperwork and that everything seemed to be in order but that he had to ask the following questions by law.

He then went through each of our files individually and basically verified the information and updated where necessary. It was a very quick and much less intimidating experience than anticipated. It was over in about 30 minutes, if that.

These were the questions asked:

- Name and current address

- Date of birth

- I was asked to give my parents' full names and my brother was asked if that was correct

- My husband was asked if we were married and what his parents' names are

- My husband and I were asked if we work and where

- Our sons were each asked their date of birth

- I was asked if we had any other children, and so was my husband

- My brother was asked where he lives

- We were asked which port of entry we used (New York)

- I was asked what visa we arrived on and about my H1B1/hubby's H4 visa which we had prior to this

- He asked if we were all born in South Africa

- Our sons were each asked if they had any children (they are 15 and 18 so that elicited a few giggles)

- Both sons were asked if they are full time students (it turned out that he graduated from the same college my son attends

as did my brother:)

- We were all asked the following:

Have you ever been involved in the trafficking of drugs

Have you ever tortured or interrogated anyone

Have you ever committed a crime for which you were not arrested

Have you ever committed espionage or acted as a spy

Have you ever committed any act of treason against the USA

After all of that, he said that everything seemed to be in order and that he is closing the files and our green cards should arrive within 2 weeks, possibly 3 weeks with the Christmas holidays coming up. He ended off by mentioning that we will qualify to apply for US citizenship in 5 years if we choose to, and that application can be made 90 days in advance of that anniversary date. He shook our hands and we thanked him and that was it!

Before leaving my husband turned to me and said 'Okay honey you can breathe now' and the officer laughed and asked why. My hubby replied that I had been nervous and he asked 'Why would you be nervous - this is indeed your brother and you qualify for this visa, you've done nothing wrong so you really shouldn't have worried."

It was really an anti climax of sorts - all these years of waiting and all that paperwork and detail and the interview turned out to be a mere formality in many ways.

So I honestly think that as F4's we do all the hard work ahead of time with the long wait and so on and if I can tell you one thing it's DON'T STRESS ABOUT THE INTERVIEW!

Good luck and God speed to everyone. I am so grateful and so relieved!

Congrats Sonblom.. :dance:

Now that "You can breathe and feel the rain from the immigration cloud..Congrats Once again..

Also thank you for your detailed review for which you might have also experienced before the interview that there was not a single source for any preparation for F4 Visa...Your review will help the present F4 filers and also serve as a useful guide for the future F4 Visa filers..

"Our sons were each asked if they had any children (they are 15 and 18 so that elicited a few giggles)....

'Why would you be nervous - this is indeed your brother and you qualify for this visa,...it really boosts the confidence..

Do countinue your virtual presence ( If feasible) and provide your expertise in these VJ F4 Visa posts and i would be really greatful to you..

Question from me..

Do let us know if the Green Card issued in this F4 Visa category is for 5yrs or 10 yrs?..

Good Luck

[tinnie 0]

Your cousin is eligible according to CSPA. He/She can apply along with the parents visa application...

Immediately call NVC(1-603-334-0700) and update the details of the derivative, i.e. your cousin. His Visa fee will also be generated and your aunt can pay that..

Also you send his ds230 forms along with the parents application..

Good Luck

thanks for answering my question =)

his name was included at the fee bill.. will this be a guarantee that ha will migrate with his family together? or should they wait for the interview notice?

my cousin's aunt prohibited them to call NVC about my cousins case. what will be the consequence?

[jmac01 0]

Woohoo! Interviews complete and all approved!

So here is my complete interview experience plus questions asked.

Our AOS within the USA was based on F4 brother-sister sponsorship with my spouse and two children as derivative beneficiaries.

The interview was scheduled at the Salt Lake City USCIS office at 7:30 am. We were escorted in exactly on time.

The officer was very professional and quite pleasant. After being sworn in and providing our passports and birth certificates, he requested the same as well as proof of citizenship from my brother, the USC sponsor. All four files were open on his desk. The officer started off by saying that he had reviewed our paperwork and that everything seemed to be in order but that he had to ask the following questions by law.

He then went through each of our files individually and basically verified the information and updated where necessary. It was a very quick and much less intimidating experience than anticipated. It was over in about 30 minutes, if that.

These were the questions asked:

- Name and current address

- Date of birth

- I was asked to give my parents' full names and my brother was asked if that was correct

- My husband was asked if we were married and what his parents' names are

- My husband and I were asked if we work and where

- Our sons were each asked their date of birth

- I was asked if we had any other children, and so was my husband

- My brother was asked where he lives

- We were asked which port of entry we used (New York)

- I was asked what visa we arrived on and about my H1B1/hubby's H4 visa which we had prior to this

- He asked if we were all born in South Africa

- Our sons were each asked if they had any children (they are 15 and 18 so that elicited a few giggles)

- Both sons were asked if they are full time students (it turned out that he graduated from the same college my son attends

as did my brother:)

- We were all asked the following:

Have you ever been involved in the trafficking of drugs

Have you ever tortured or interrogated anyone

Have you ever committed a crime for which you were not arrested

Have you ever committed espionage or acted as a spy

Have you ever committed any act of treason against the USA

After all of that, he said that everything seemed to be in order and that he is closing the files and our green cards should arrive within 2 weeks, possibly 3 weeks with the Christmas holidays coming up. He ended off by mentioning that we will qualify to apply for US citizenship in 5 years if we choose to, and that application can be made 90 days in advance of that anniversary date. He shook our hands and we thanked him and that was it!

Before leaving my husband turned to me and said 'Okay honey you can breathe now' and the officer laughed and asked why. My hubby replied that I had been nervous and he asked 'Why would you be nervous - this is indeed your brother and you qualify for this visa, you've done nothing wrong so you really shouldn't have worried."

It was really an anti climax of sorts - all these years of waiting and all that paperwork and detail and the interview turned out to be a mere formality in many ways.

So I honestly think that as F4's we do all the hard work ahead of time with the long wait and so on and if I can tell you one thing it's DON'T STRESS ABOUT THE INTERVIEW!

Good luck and God speed to everyone. I am so grateful and so relieved!

Wow!!! Thanks a lot Sonblow for sharing. This will definitely give us an idea how the interview will flow - since you mentioned that the consul/officer had to ask the questions by law.

Question guys, we are finalizing our DS-230. For my children, ages 15, 13 and 9, who will sign their DS-230s? Them or us (mother and/or father)?

Thanks and Cheers!!!

jmac01

[Sonblom 1]

Wow!!! Thanks a lot Sonblow for sharing. This will definitely give us an idea how the interview will flow - since you mentioned that the consul/officer had to ask the questions by law.

Question guys, we are finalizing our DS-230. For my children, ages 15, 13 and 9, who will sign their DS-230s? Them or us (mother and/or father)?

Thanks and Cheers!!!

jmac01

I can answer that! Each child has to sign their own unless they can't write then you do it for them. That's what my attorney told me