F1 case complete and waiting for visa # availability -Part2

[Baileys 39]

applicants are getting COAs in F4 category in 9-8 months advance, what about here 2008 folks??

What about this dead category?? Does anybdy receiving ANYTHING, like ANYTHING AT ALL?? or they just forget us to consider in year 2015 again .... as they did last year.

I have mailed NVC about my queries many times, not even a single respond I hv received and its been more than a month.

My PD is June 2008. I haven't heard anything re COA yet.

This wait is ridiculous now; friends I told of my intention to immigrate back when my petitioner filed can't believe I haven't moved yet. I've have friends who have married, had kids and been divorced in less time than it takes to get a visa !! Meanwhile my life is on hold but there's nothing we can do but wait

[puru444 44]

My PD is June 2008. I haven't heard anything re COA yet.

This wait is ridiculous now; friends I told of my intention to immigrate back when my petitioner filed can't believe I haven't moved yet. I've have friends who have married, had kids and been divorced in less time than it takes to get a visa !! Meanwhile my life is on hold but there's nothing we can do but wait

Your story remind me mine too. I had a gf, we met in 2007 when my family moved to US and in 2010 she went to UK for studies and we had been apart for a long time. Last year, we called this relationship off. Now, she is back to home and planning to gt married soon. Same with my friends too, my cousins gt married and have couple of kids. Being an F1 is the most ridiculous thing, You can't do business, you cant run a family, you cant do a job with peaceful mind, this is over you all the time. Its more like suffering in Jail in a hope of better tomorrow.

Guys, but please do let us know if anyone of 2008 applicant receive COA, at least that would share our pain a bit and can provide us a lil oxygen to breath in this suffocating world.

[longlivemania 4]

PD Nov 2008, Havent received anything. what is COA?

[puru444 44]

PD Nov 2008, Havent received anything. what is COA?

COA - Choice of Agent Form. When you receive that by NVC, it means you have entered in consular processing and your case will be completed in upcoming 9-10 months. Google it to see how does it look ...

[r0ck_s0lid 5]

COA - Choice of Agent Form. When you receive that by NVC, it means you have entered in consular processing and your case will be completed in upcoming 9-10 months. Google it to see how does it look ...

my PD is in Aug007 and I don't think I received this COA

[puru444 44]

my PD is in Aug007 and I don't think I received this COA

Is your case completed?? If yes, then how come you dnt knw abt COA, its the very first step taken by NVC to start the consular processing from COA to Interview at last??

If your case is not completed or its nt started yet. Then, its a high time for you blow the whistle buddy. You are goin to be current soon, and this consular processing is a lengthy process it requires time, money and resources in gathering many required documents and filling out different forms by both applicant and petitioner. You need to check with NVC and poke them continuously if ur nt done with it yet.

[r0ck_s0lid 5]

Is your case completed?? If yes, then how come you dnt knw abt COA, its the very first step taken by NVC to start the consular processing from COA to Interview at last??

If your case is not completed or its nt started yet. Then, its a high time for you blow the whistle buddy. You are goin to be current soon, and this consular processing is a lengthy process it requires time, money and resources in gathering many required documents and filling out different forms by both applicant and petitioner. You need to check with NVC and poke them continuously if ur nt done with it yet.

My bad, I just asked my dad about this COA and he told me that he filed it a long time ago.

[Marlizinha 2]

Received IL after 5pm today appointment is on September 15th at 7:30am.

Congrats Pickneygal ! Wow, if your interview is on September 15th and your priority date April 23th,are 7 years,4 months and 22 days until your interview. So, by this slow way , my son will have his almost 5 months from his PD month ( July9)

[djawal 7]

Congrats Pickneygal ! Wow, if your interview is on September 15th and your priority date April 23th,are 7 years,4 months and 22 days until your interview. So, by this slow way , my son will have his almost 5 months from his PD month ( July9)

Unfortunately, there is no solid basis of giving a prediction. It could be 1 month from now or several years (nooooooooo), which is why fellow board members have been upset (including myself) given our families live in the US while we wait for visas to be available.

[Baileys 39]

I saw this, on potential for executive action from President Obama, in another thread. Sound positive for all those currently waiting but, if it were to happen, I wonder how long it would take to filter down and we start to see the effect.

Edited August 25, 2014 by Baileys

[puru444 44]

Yes, it does look very promising thing right now.

I just hope that he implements this in upcoming months. If this will happen then the waiting times will be half or less comparing to today's waiting period of 7-8 years.

They are planning to pour down some 800,000 additional numbers for EB and FB categories with the respect to the total of 114,000 of EB and 226,000 FB for each year goes more than a million numbers in just ONE YEAR.

Moreover, numbers will be count for principal beneficiary only regardless the derivative numbers count or derivative beneficiaries won't entitle for counting numbers under given quota of each category. Right now, many applicants consume more than 1 number when they carry their children with themselves under the F1 which actually reduce that number of children 1 or 2 from the direct quota of 23,400 visas under F1.

In short, numbers will be count for CASE and not for PERSONS, and this actually makes some sense in this broken immigration system and a justice with the people like us who have been waiting for years unmarried without children.

Let's hope all this won't be a fake promises which usually done by political leader just before the elections take place. May be party members of democrats are pressurizing their leader to clear the way for next president representing the Democratic Party in upcoming elections. At anyhow, our prayers must be listened and that's the crux, the most important thing for us right now.

[puru444 44]

Seems that something big going to happen this september:

08/21/2014: Clarification of Ongoing Consideration of Treament of Immediate Relatives of Principal Beneficiary of Immigrant Petitions in Immigrant Visa Counts

• The current law involves Section 203(d) of 8 U.S.C, Immigration & Nationality Act which provides that "A spouse or child as defined in subparagraph (A), (B), ©, or (E)....shall,...be entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration provided in the respective subsection, if accompanying or following to join, the spouse or parent." As readers can see it, the statute does not specifically require that their immigrant visa numbers should be taken out from the numerical limit of various immigrant petitions. It is the INS and USCIS that have restrictively interpreted this statutory section to require to take out such visa numbers from various immigrant petitions annual national numerical limit. Thus whether or not the spouses and children must take out immigrant visa numbers from the annual quota remains a matter of interpretation. Should the President Obama interprete it different way and revises the rules that will provide that they do not take out from the annual national numerical limitation, it can prevail unless such executive action is challenged in the federal courts, eventually before the U.S. Supreme Court, that his interpretation is wrong.
• When we reported this issue, we focused on the employment-based immigration quota system without mentioning other immigrant petitions, such as family-based immigrant petitions, diversity visa immigrant visa petitions, etc. etc. because we were discussing employment-based immigration system. However, the current statute encompasses all types of immigrant petitions and should the President exercise his executive power without limiting it to the employment-based visa petitions, it can cover any types of petitions and family members, which allegedly amount to 800,000. However, whether or not the President would go that far remains a question at this time. We will see whether he will indeed include this new interpretation in the forthcoming executive action and if yes, how far.

08/25/2014: Obama is Back at the White House and Now What?

• As we reported earlier, the President took a two-week vacation and returned to the White House yesterday. Now, immigration advocates are watching closely when he will use his pen for immigration fixes for undocumented immigrants and legal immigrants. Obviously, he will use his pen before the Congress comes back on the second week of September, should he keep his promise and issue exective actions. Calendar wise, he thus has two weeks to keep his promise of "by the end of Summer." Out of the two weeks, this week is considered very critical because reportedly he is scheduled to travel overseas for the international business next week a lot of time. For the reasons, apparently immigration advocates and businesses are mounting pressures on the White House to take action as quickly as possible. On the other hand, the opponents of executive actions have started increased media campaigns to block his action listing its alleged damage to the Democratic party in the coming November election. For the foregoing reasons, this week will mark as a very stressful week for the immigrant community. Please stay tuned to this website.

here's the link of Source:

http://www.immigration-law.com/XXIV.html

[Baileys 39]

Hmm, but even if he does sign an exec action in September, how long before it actually takes effect??

B

[r0ck_s0lid 5]

Thank you for sharing this info and for keeping our hopes up

[Hura 4]

today is 26th of month, hope IL`s of next month has started sending...

so next in the line!