F2A Category Likely to Retrogress to 2012

[Leyla&Nodir 11]

Nobody is blaming you, i am happy that yr wife got her visa, now its our turn.

[Niraj 4]

if last year, in august, i were told that i had to wait 2 yrs to get a visa, i would just wait for it. But now, when my case complete, and i am waiting for the interview, they come up with this retro, now i am not ready to wait 1 more year

I am sorry that you need to wait at this stage.

I think that they must change the procedure a bit. All the documents must be collected at the time of petition only. So that there is clear cut decision of approval and denial. It will make process smoother and easier for both govt. and us. By parting the process they complicate the process.\

And above all the F1 and F2A must be given priority like that of citizens.

[Niraj 4]

Thanks for your reply my friend,

There are some reasons for delay. I gonna share with you, but I saw some 2011 applicant of f2a are same stage.

1. My case was transferred from Vermont SC to TSC

2. I got RFE USCIS stage

3. After approval, my case took 87 days to be shipped. and 15 days to be received by NVC.

4. I got checklist for some typing error of Affidavit of support.

5 And in every step My petition took maximum time to review/complete.....

may be in final step it will take the maximum time as well......

so what can I do? only waiting.............

Its important that you don't get RFE's and Checklists, this makes the petitions work way longer than we expect. Also many times its not advised to postpone the interview date for whatsoever reasons, because it takes forever to get it again.

[Niraj 4]

Do not blame to 2011 or 2012 fillers....

My short path....

PD NOV112011

NOA2 AGO 16 2013

I had to send 3 times letters to ask them why the delays. In that period the sent my file to a local office. I guess was somewhere on Nebraska, after that my file was returned to the main center. the that center was closed some weeks by a broken pipe that damaged hundreds of files by the water. All those excuses was give to me at the call center.

Then 5 month my papers were lost between USCIS and NVC until my wife's file was found on Dec 2013 but not her son's file until FEB2013.

Then I try to expedite all and be proactive but they delays everything. Up to now my case has an interview on JUN11 2013 and the status at ceac still says AT NVC

Histories like mine are a lot, please do not blame us so easily. I really hope this path won't apply to you.

The worst part here was the expectation that USCIS gave to you to approve so fast your I-130.

At last my inicial calculations become real, when I filed I expected to have my family reunite by now.

God bless you all, keep fighting and do not lose hope.

Congratulations to all of you. I hope god will bless your family in some other good form and reward your wait.

[Leyla&Nodir 11]

Thanks Niraj for your sympathy with this aspect of my case.

[sbai2000 31]

@ Niraj -

what do you think the possibilities are of F2A ROW further retrogressing to 2011 just as F2A Mexico did?

Everything I am reading suggests that there is a large number of applicants with PD in 2011 and 2012 who waited to summer of 2013 to pay their NVC fees and begin that phase of the process. I am not talking about people who had RFEs or who were on AP....(no blame to anyone...the system is the system and I am not in the habit of blaming groups for failures in the US immigration system). However, I honestly thought I-130's approvals had a shelf life!

continued good luck to all of us as we suffer through this painful retrogression. Hopefully a lot of people will get their citizenship soon and can move out of the F2A category and free up some visas! That's my hope.!

[mommy bea 0]

does this just mean that those waiting for the interview appointment/letter would have to wait a year or so? this is really disappointing!

pd: june 30 2013

cc:apr 25 2014

[hnqp 0]

Please help me with my case.

I'm from the Philippines, petitioned by my mother LPR. Petition was filed in 2012. My priority date is May 30, 2012. All fees were already paid. I have submitted all required documents (DS 260, affidavit of support, police clearance, passport, etc). Last March 31, 2014 NVC emailed me and informed me that they have finished reviewing my case and that I should wait when an interview is available for me. I have some missing items (mother's proof of employment) but according to the letter, I should bring it to the interview and the Consular Officer will be the one to review it.

April 30, 2014 -- I did not receive interview letter after a month. I requested my case to be expedited since I am turning 21 years old in July (2 months from now). It was denied for reasons I dont know.

The current visa bulletin for f2a is Sept 13, 2013. Hence, my case is current.

However, next month (June 2014), it will be May 01, 2012.

I am affected by retrogression and aging out soon. Can I be covered by CSPA?