ALL F4s

[nrocky 3]

good work..how you calculate point no. 6 and secondly how it will effect the speed of visa bulletin...suppose this bill become law in june2013...so therefore in July 2013 visa buletin ,we will see these point no. 6 changes becoz u mentioned it will enacted immediately...

Minimum has been calculated as 40% of the minimum worldwide level of 226000, as specified by the bill.

Maximum is 40 % of (480000 plus Recaptured Unused visas from 1992 onwards).

am i correct in my approach?

And, yes this factor should come into play immediately on enactment, God willing.......

Edited April 22, 2013 by nrocky

[jolly786 96]

Minimum has been calculated as 40% of the minimum worldwide level of 226000, as specified by the bill.

Maximum is 40 % of (480000 plus Recaptured Unused visas from 1992 onwards).

am i correct in my approach?

And, yes this factor should come into play immediately on enactment, God willing.......

as u mentioned that they will use unused visas from 1992 onwards in FY 2015....not in FY 2014...so what abt this (Maximum is 40 % of (480000 plus Recaptured Unused visas from 1992 onwards).?????????

Edited April 22, 2013 by jolly786

[nrocky 3]

as u mentioned that they will use unused visas from 1992 onwards in FY 2015....not in FY 2014...so what abt this (Maximum is 40 % of (480000 plus Recaptured Unused visas from 1992 onwards).?????????

Yeah you are right. Then for 2014 we should take the maximum figure as around 192000. That is almost thrice the earlier limit of 65000.....

[Waleed39 10]

Dua Ali, how did your interview go?

[alsayedalsayed 10]

Hi

I want to ask persons who understood the new merit system and the CIR

my PD May 19 2004

1- will i pass by the qualification point system or not ? (this quistion is very important to me)

2- what will be the aproximate date for me to be currunt?

thxx

[nazibk 0]

I do not believe the cases that are already awaiting a visa will be eliminated, as previously mentioned by another member that leaves room for possible law suits for funds already collected, and I doubt they will be willing to return monies. My issue with this however is that I have always felt the this category F4 is the most honest category, meaning there is little to no room for fraud. Your brother or sister is your family and can be proven. There are so many cases where people marry each other just for green card, even paying people to marry them for it, and they get through much faster than the F4s. But I guess that's life as always whats honest and true is not always easy. Lets wait and see what happens.

Hi Lurxor,

Whats going on with our cases?Please update.

[bebin 4]

THIS WAS TAKEN FROM ANOTHER FORUM.

HAPPY READING!!

[immigrant Visa Changes

Immediate Relatives now include spouses and minor children of LPRs

FB now reduced to 161,000 visas, unused visas recaptured.

FB-1-A (unmarried adult sons and daughters of USC): 35%

FB-1-B (married adult sons and daughters less than 31 y/o of USC): 25%

FB-2 (unmarried adult sons and daughters of LPR): 40%

Country caps increased to 15%

FB-3 and 4 dissapear after 18 months.

EB stays at 140,000 visas but

-Dependents are excluded

-Country caps removed

-Recapture of unused visas

-Others have reported a roll-over provision, but I can't find it

New cap exempt: EB-1; PhD in any field; MD who completed J-1 waiver or home residency requirement.

EB-2 exempt: MD 5 year NIW and STEM MS (but only if from a US Doctoral Institution)

EB-2: 40%

EB-3: 40% + 120K visas for the first 4 FY, while the Merits-based system is set up

EB-4: 10%

EB-5: 10%

New EB-6 category for investors: 10K visas (apart from the 140K above).

Merit-based system

Track 1

-Replaces the DV

-120,000 visas

-Kicks-in on the 5th FY after bill is passed

-Points-based with two tiers: high skill and low skill

Track 2

-No cap specified

-Backlog reduction program only if visa not assigned within 5 years

-FY 2015 to 2021: used for EB and FB backlog clearance. This includes FB-3 and 4 prior to enactment. 1/7th of the backlog cleared in every FY.

-FY 2022 and 2023: used for FB-3 and 4 filed after enactment but before the programs expire.

-FY before 2029: Available for anyone who has been legally in the US for 10 years* (Note that RPIs would fit this definition by 2024)

-FY after 2029: Available for anyone who has been legally in the US, with work authorization, for 20 years*.

*There is clearly something missing in the bill, with a hanging "and", so these two may have additional conditions

[bebin 4]

MORE INFO TAKEN FROM ANOTHER FORUM

There are two merit based systems. Perhaps that's what your missing? Merits-based points system is for future immigration, not current backlogs. The other merit-based track, "track two" is for backlogs and those legalized, and kicks in in FY2015.

[savvy.boy 13]

MORE INFO TAKEN FROM ANOTHER FORUM

There are two merit based systems. Perhaps that's what your missing? Merits-based points system is for future immigration, not current backlogs. The other merit-based track, "track two" is for backlogs and those legalized, and kicks in in FY2015.

Yeah. Correct.

[savvy.boy 13]

Hi

I want to ask persons who understood the new merit system and the CIR

my PD May 19 2004

1- will i pass by the qualification point system or not ? (this quistion is very important to me)

2- what will be the aproximate date for me to be currunt?

thxx

Alsayed ,

no one has complete information about Merit based Track 2 yet.

let the bill pass , than we will get full details.

than we can say something.

I think in track 2 you will get points by family relationships , qualification , job status and English skills.

Track 2 would be definitely easy compared to track 1.

[PAK2015 F2B 9]

The only way that backlogs could be reduced would be for more visas to become available over some period of time. But as you say, the bill is not specific about that, so we can only wait -- not only for the bill to pass but for enabling regulations to be written.

If a bill is passed, it could be substantially different from the current bill in the Senate. SUBSTANTIALLY. Please review the lawmaking process at this link: http://www.immig-chicago.com/index.php?src=blog&category=Your%20Immigration%20Status&srctype=detail&blogid=44. We are at Step 1 in the Senate and no bill has yet been introduced in the House.

Based on past history, I believe that it will be the very end of the year before some deal will be made to pass SOMETHING. Then it will take some months for regulations to be made and processes to be defined and enabled. Different provisions might come into effect sooner than others.

I understand all you gyues personal situation, but no one can really predict whether our hopes will be fulfilled. We need to watch and wait. Of course we are all hoping for the best.

[ikabirul 11]

Could you please update how Visa bulletins will move upto fiscal year 2015. Will they clear the backlog of F4 category or move slowly!!!

Could you please update how Visa bulletins will move upto fiscal year 2015. Will they clear the backlog of F4 category or move slowly!!!

[nasimachy 0]

Carl Shusterman's Immigration Update

CIR Bill Would Create New Family-Based System

The Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill which was introduced in the Senate in April 2013 would make significant changes in the existing family-based immigration preference system.

The number of family-based preference green cards would fall from 226,000 to 161,000 annually. However, by expanding the immediate relative category, the bill would increase family-based immigration. In addition, all unused family-based numbers from fiscal years 1992 to 2013 would be added to the fiscal year 2015 quota which starts on October 1, 2014.

The worldwide level for family-based immigrant visas would be allocated as follows:

1) Unmarried sons or daughters of U.S. citizens - 35%

2) Married sons or daughters of USCs under 31 years of age at the time of filing - 25%

3) Unmarried sons and daughters of LPRs - 40%

Persons in the 2A preference category (spouses and children of lawful permanent residents) would be added to immediate relative category (joining parents, spouses and children of U.S. citizens) and would not be subject to numerical restrictions. If they entered the U.S. lawfully, they would be permitted to apply for adjustment of status even if they overstayed their temporary status or worked without authorization.

The bill would allow the derivative beneficiaries of immediate relatives to obtain permanent residence along with the principals. Example: Currently, if an adult U.S. citizen sponsors his parents and his 10-year-old sister for green cards, only the parents are considered immediate relatives and may immigrate without numerical limitations. The sister must be petitioned under the 4th preference category and is subject to the numerical restrictions. She will be separated from her parents and will have to wait many years to qualify for a green card. Under the bill, the sister would be considered a derivative beneficiary of her parents and would be able immigrate together with them.

The per-country cap would be raised from 7% to 15%. This would greatly benefit persons born in the Philippines and Mexico who currently are subject to the longest family-based waiting times.

The bill would restrict the filing of new petitions under the 3rd preference category (married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens) so that parents would be limited to sponsoring only their married sons and daughters who are 30 years old or younger on the date that the petition is filed with the USCIS.

The bill would completely eliminate the filing of new petitions under the 4th preference category (brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens).

Since these changes only apply to future petitions, if you are a U.S. citizen, the time to sponsor your married sons and daughters and your brothers and sisters is now before the bill becomes law.

Currently, stepchildren are allowed to be sponsored only if the marriage creating the stepparent relationship occurred before the child’s 18th birthday. The bill would change this to the child’s 21st birthday. Also, the age requirement for an adopted child is raised from 16 to 18.

Children who age-out of derivative beneficiary status after performing the calculation specified in the Child Status Protection Act would retain the priority date of the original petition and would automatically convert to the 2B category as soon as their parents are admitted as permanent residents.

In addition, the bill would allow the following beneficiaries of approved family-based petitions to obtain “V” visas to live and work in the U.S. while waiting for their priority dates to become current:

1) Unmarried adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and permanent residents; and

2) Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens who were 30 years old or less when the petition was submitted.

Edited April 23, 2013 by nasimachy

[ikabirul 11]

Carl Shusterman's Immigration Update

CIR Bill Would Create New Family-Based System

The Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill which was introduced in the Senate in April 2013 would make significant changes in the existing family-based immigration preference system.

The number of family-based preference green cards would fall from 226,000 to 161,000 annually. However, by expanding the immediate relative category, the bill would increase family-based immigration. In addition, all unused family-based numbers from fiscal years 1992 to 2013 would be added to the fiscal year 2015 quota which starts on October 1, 2014.

The worldwide level for family-based immigrant visas would be allocated as follows:

1) Unmarried sons or daughters of U.S. citizens - 35%

2) Married sons or daughters of USCs under 31 years of age at the time of filing - 25%

3) Unmarried sons and daughters of LPRs - 40%

Persons in the 2A preference category (spouses and children of lawful permanent residents) would be added to immediate relative category (joining parents, spouses and children of U.S. citizens) and would not be subject to numerical restrictions. If they entered the U.S. lawfully, they would be permitted to apply for adjustment of status even if they overstayed their temporary status or worked without authorization.

The bill would allow the derivative beneficiaries of immediate relatives to obtain permanent residence along with the principals. Example: Currently, if an adult U.S. citizen sponsors his parents and his 10-year-old sister for green cards, only the parents are considered immediate relatives and may immigrate without numerical limitations. The sister must be petitioned under the 4th preference category and is subject to the numerical restrictions. She will be separated from her parents and will have to wait many years to qualify for a green card. Under the bill, the sister would be considered a derivative beneficiary of her parents and would be able immigrate together with them.

The per-country cap would be raised from 7% to 15%. This would greatly benefit persons born in the Philippines and Mexico who currently are subject to the longest family-based waiting times.

The bill would restrict the filing of new petitions under the 3rd preference category (married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens) so that parents would be limited to sponsoring only their married sons and daughters who are 30 years old or younger on the date that the petition is filed with the USCIS.

The bill would completely eliminate the filing of new petitions under the 4th preference category (brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens).

Since these changes only apply to future petitions, if you are a U.S. citizen, the time to sponsor your married sons and daughters and your brothers and sisters is now before the bill becomes law.

Currently, stepchildren are allowed to be sponsored only if the marriage creating the stepparent relationship occurred before the child’s 18th birthday. The bill would change this to the child’s 21st birthday. Also, the age requirement for an adopted child is raised from 16 to 18.

Children who age-out of derivative beneficiary status after performing the calculation specified in the Child Status Protection Act would retain the priority date of the original petition and would automatically convert to the 2B category as soon as their parents are admitted as permanent residents.

In addition, the bill would allow the following beneficiaries of approved family-based petitions to obtain “V” visas to live and work in the U.S. while waiting for their priority dates to become current:

1) Unmarried adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and permanent residents; and

2) Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens who were 30 years old or less when the petition was submitted.

How F4 category will be cleared!! Before Oct 2014 how Visa number will be allocated.

[PAK2015 F2B 9]

Pelosi hopeful immigration reform will pass by August

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/294841-pelosi-optimistic-immigration-reform-pass-before-august-#ixzz2ROacj0qH

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