August 2012 Visa Bulletin Prediction

[Ma^Kali 0]

Good Point. Over 95% of Family visas including F2A are given thro CP and managed by NVC. Remaining 5% are given by USCIS. Most of LPRs file for I-130 the moment they get married and capture their PD as rarely few wait to file I-130s.

Look at this liknk http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/MultiYearTableI.pdf , merely 12700 EB immigrant visas given thro CP as opposed to 200 K family preference categories in 2010.

As far as I know, most of the H1Bs either come with family, or make sure they get married before filing I-485.

Super like.

[cardinal1 1]

You are very welcome my friend. By the way I have a question about IRS transcript. I have already sent all the documents to my husband, but I have a little bit of concern. Because I don't make enough money, I have a joint sponsor. My joint sponsor make $26,666 for the year of 2011, and she has a dependant child plus her husband. So, by counting my husband as the sponsored immigrant, that makes her household members equal to 4. Therefore, she supposed to make $28,812 for the year to meet the poverty income requirements. Because of this matter, she gave me her morgage information to submit as an asset of $15,000. Do you think that would help? I have also attached her IRS transcript for the years of 2009 and 2010 because she had earned more money back then. 2009: she earned $54,000. 2010: she earned $33,000. Based on what i read on the I-864 filling instrustion:

25. Federal Income Tax Information.

You must provide either an IRS transcript or a photocopy from your own records of your Federal individual income tax return for the most recent tax year. If you believe additional returns may help you to establish your ability to maintain sufficient income, you may submit transcripts or photocopies of your Federal individual income tax returns for the three most recent years.

Please anybody, your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Mrs PJ,

There is a small note on the lower right corner of I 864 form one page 5 which states as .” The total value of all assests, line 29 must equal to 5 times ( 3 times for spouses and children of USCs, or 1 time for orphans to the formally adopted in the U.S) the difference between the poverty guidelines and the sponsor’s household income, line 24c”

So, what I understood, if the annual gross income of the sponsor is less than the poverty guide line …. Then sponsor can use his assets to meet the requirements of poverty level. For example if the difference between the sponsors total gross income and poverty line is $3000 than sponsor has to declare assets worth of $15000 (5 times) for the spouse and children of permanent resident.

I think this might help you and also tell your spouse about it, so,if needed, your spouse can explain it to the C.O

and update us about the interview experience of you spouse ...... ~~~Good Luck~~~

Edited July 11, 2012 by cardinal1

[bgd 2]

Good Point. Over 95% of Family visas including F2A are given thro CP and managed by NVC. Remaining 5% are given by USCIS. Most of LPRs file for I-130 the moment they get married and capture their PD as rarely few wait to file I-130s.

Look at this liknk http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/MultiYearTableI.pdf , merely 12700 EB immigrant visas given thro CP as opposed to 200 K family preference categories in 2010.

As far as I know, most of the H1Bs either come with family, or make sure they get married before filing I-485.

That link I posted is regarding to I-130 applications. It is not I-485. It is nothing related to H1B. Regardless of F2A through USCIS or CP, petitioner has to file I-130 for whatever reason (s)he is applying to. In other words, it is kind of a gateway. Make sense?

[jhp 10]

Unfortunately, Jhp and you both wrong. No H1B doesn't want to file Adjustment of status without family, maybe out of Thousand one person can think like you. If i were married on h1b, I would file for my wife without doubt. Let me explain to you that usually USCIS RECEIVED 1000-2500 I130 Applications under F2a. Since PD WAS moved forward rapid face in 2010, many F2a people think it will take less time to bring spouse under F2a and decided to file. So instead of Received 2000 Application every months, USCIS received 3000-5000. It was happened only few months between SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2010.

What I believe DOS will minimize the wait time by moving PD forward at normal way like 1-1.5 months per VB.

my friend ....H1B is an example....anyone who is PR can file under f2a for his or her spouce and children....if you see the web site i posted spouces filed for people who is in usa on h1b,f1,L1,B1 and other visas and tried to adjust status in 2010 (due to cut off dates went to august 2010 in nov 2010)....and most of them are the victims of retrogession.....neither me or yourself is convinced about the numbers but this is general presumption (we can say logic...as cut off dates moves faster ,people tend to file more) and a small idea from the little evidence (in tracitt),we can say heavy filing in later half of 2010 ...

[jhp 10]

Good Point. Over 95% of Family visas including F2A are given thro CP and managed by NVC. Remaining 5% are given by USCIS. Most of LPRs file for I-130 the moment they get married and capture their PD as rarely few wait to file I-130s.

Look at this liknk http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/MultiYearTableI.pdf , merely 12700 EB immigrant visas given thro CP as opposed to 200 K family preference categories in 2010.

As far as I know, most of the H1Bs either come with family, or make sure they get married before filing I-485.

again my friend...h1b is one of them who filed in f2a....you can see more cases in tracitt.com bcaz in 2010 tracitt was well known site for immigration que and ans...

[ylshenaire 0]

Fb1 retrogress for 32mOnths Philippines.. Tskstsk...!

[sky701 19]

again my friend...h1b is one of them who filed in f2a....you can see more cases in tracitt.com bcaz in 2010 tracitt was well known site for immigration que and ans...

Let's not argue with each other. The PD movement does not seem to be correlated with the applications load. If that's the case then right now we should have seen the faster movement and not just a month's movement.

Most of early 2011 people have got their cases approved by the NVC so if they were predicting the slower movement then they wouldn't have sent I-864 and DS-230 forms pretty early.

I remember when I was about to get my GC, initially PD moved only for a month or two and then suddenly for 4-5 months and all of sudden a year. When I got my DS-230 form in 2010, my PD was 1 and half years behind. But as it is said that the NVC will send these forms only when your PD is likely to be current in next nine months. The same thing happened to me. I got my green-card in less than 6 months after I got my DS-230. So, let's wait and watch and do not predict anything..

Edited July 11, 2012 by sky701

[jhp 10]

Let's not argue with each other. The PD movement does not seem to be correlated with the applications load. If that's the case then right now we should have seen the faster movement and not just a month's movement.

Most of early 2011 people have got their cases approved by the NVC so if they were predicting the slower movement then they wouldn't have sent I-864 and DS-230 forms pretty early.

I remember when I was about to get my GC, initially PD moved only for a month or two and then suddenly for 4-5 months and all of sudden a year. When I got my DS-230 form in 2010, my PD was 1 and half years behind. But as it is said that the NVC will send these forms only when your PD is likely to be current in next nine months. The same thing happened to me. I got my green-card in less than 6 months after I got my DS-230. So, let's wait and watch and do not predict anything..

yes friend...you are absolutely right...we should not argue with each other...and i agree with you regarding the impact of applications and cut off movement bcaz nvc and dos always waste visas(in 2010 FY they waste 28000 f2a visas and then retrogession)....but i dont agree with 9 month estimate of nvc....it may be longer than that say 1 to 1.5 year now....

[kas17 0]

yes friend...you are absolutely right...we should not argue with each other...and i agree with you regarding the impact of applications and cut off movement bcaz nvc and dos always waste visas(in 2010 FY they waste 28000 f2a visas and then retrogession)....but i dont agree with 9 month estimate of nvc....it may be longer than that say 1 to 1.5 year now....

hopefully that bill passed soon

http://www.honda.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1035:-reuniting-families-act-&catid=16:blog-posts&Itemid=357

[listeria 14]

Where were you?

This bill was introduced long tome ago and this congressman introduced similar bills number of times, and so many immigration bills released for the last few months but none has passed both houses and it won't either. It is a election year.

Unlike EB Community, FB-particularly F2A is very smaller community to organize and raise money. Remember you can not do without any MONEY in US. You need money to lobby congress men/women who supposed to serve people who elected them. EB community has been lobbing for a long time and managed to pass HR.3012 in house and but stuck in senate. No one knows if it pass in senate.

Last year, I contacted the unitefamilies organizer who has started that group. Those organizers lobbied and almost about to pass a bill to favor F2A spouses but that got spoiled by one of the republican senators from Arizona, who is retiring this year.

Most of the F2A filers/who are in US, has selected the safe path- file and wait until it becomes current or bring spouse after becoming USC.

By saying this, I am not discouraging you but we need a more money and people to mobilize and pass any bills in the congress.

hopefully that bill passed soon

http://www.honda.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1035:-reuniting-families-act-&catid=16:blog-posts&Itemid=357

[hsinh 1]

I wanted to let you know about a new petition I created on We the People,

a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov, and ask for your support. Will you add your

name to mine? If this petition gets 25,000 signatures by August 12, 2012,

the White House will review it and respond!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/oppose-passage-hr-3012-fairness-high-skilled-immigrants-act/gD52rqxN?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl

Oppose passage of HR 3012 – The Fairness for High-Skilled

Immigrants Act.

This is only a pro-India/ China bill that will only help an influx of Indian/ Chinese immigrants. This is a very unfair bill to the ROW as they will be put into a backlog because Indians/ Chinese people will keep on cutting the lines ahead of them and putting them in the backlog. They already get a lot of spill overs from ROW's unused visas and therefore they should not be given the advantage to get ahead in line of ROW

[listeria 14]

Per your argument below (see underlined text), this bill make sure everyone is given green card based on first come first served basis. No one is cutting the lines and current system is in very pathetic condition. It is obvious that more people from India/China are here, and you can not compare these two countries to a tiny countries that receives same percent of green cards.

I know this bill affects the FB a little bit but it ensures fairness in EB immigration system.

I wanted to let you know about a new petition I created on We the People,

a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov, and ask for your support. Will you add your

name to mine? If this petition gets 25,000 signatures by August 12, 2012,

the White House will review it and respond!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/oppose-passage-hr-3012-fairness-high-skilled-immigrants-act/gD52rqxN?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl

Oppose passage of HR 3012 – The Fairness for High-Skilled

Immigrants Act.

This is only a pro-India/ China bill that will only help an influx of Indian/ Chinese immigrants. This is a very unfair bill to the ROW as they will be put into a backlog because Indians/ Chinese people will keep on cutting the lines ahead of them and putting them in the backlog. They already get a lot of spill overs from ROW's unused visas and therefore they should not be given the advantage to get ahead in line of ROW

Edited July 13, 2012 by listeria

[Steve visa bullet 17]

Per your argument below (see underlined text), this bill make sure everyone is given green card based on first come first served basis. No one is cutting the lines and current system is in very pathetic condition. It is obvious that more people from India/China are here, and you can not compare these two countries to a tiny countries that receives same percent of green cards.

I know this bill affects the FB a little bit but it ensures fairness in EB immigration system.

So what this meen exactly listeria??. What they trying do??, like cut visa from India/China and then what do you think,whats gonna happen?? Is it good for as all chargeable countries or not? Plz explain i didn't get it right

[listeria 14]

This bill removes country-specific quotas for EB green cards. But there is a transition period of 3 years and after which EB green cards are given based on PD, not based on which country one comes from.

For FB green cards, it increases country quotas to 15% from current 7%.

Hopefully, this bill passes before new FY-2013 begins in 01 OCT 2012.

We are in FB system and members can shed some light on this issue if this bill is enacted.

So what this meen exactly listeria??. What they trying do??, like cut visa from India/China and then what do you think,whats gonna happen?? Is it good for as all chargeable countries or not? Plz explain i didn't get it right

Edited July 13, 2012 by listeria

[Steve visa bullet 17]

This bill removes country-specific quotas for EB green cards. But there is a transition period of 3 years and after which EB green cards are given based on PD, not based on which country one comes from.

For FB green cards, it increases country quotas to 15% from current 7%.

Hopefully, this bill passes before new FY-2013 begins in 01 OCT 2012.

We are in FB system and members can shed some light on this issue if this bill is enacted.

Got it thank you for your explanation. Hopefully it will pass