First time entry LPR questions

[ramonaks 0]

Hi, not sure if this is the correct area to ask about this, or if it's the correct title, but I hope someone can help me with this questions:

1. Currently, my family has an upcoming interview (thank you Lord) via F2A, this June, my question is when they get here, do they automatically get a GC w/in a month, or will that be a conditional GC? I am a LPR here in the US.

2. I have been reading about this retrogression again for F2As, will this affect my family's visa approval, even though all the papers have been filed already and that they have a scheduled interview already?

3. A funny thing while searching for ticket prices (I know it's still early to buy it, just wanted to see what the prices are), I came across an alert from Korean Air about not being able to purchase tickets online if you do not have return flights, and that tickets should be bought from the origin point.

My questions are, is there a process that I need to know, in regards to buying tickets for first time flyers to the US? Do they need to have a specific point of entry when coming here? And if so, how do I go about purchasing their tickets then, aside from just having them buy it locally there?

When I came here, my dad was the one who purchased my ticket and my port of entry was in Detroit. Will they need to enter as well thru Detroit, or I can just, say, buy a ticket to Newark, NJ, and that'll be their port of entry?

Sorry for the trouble, but just wanted to find out how this goes so I can have a clear cut plan on what to do. Hope someone can help.

Thank you and more power!

[ekim 10]

My questions are, is there a process that I need to know, in regards to buying tickets for first time flyers to the US? Do they need to have a specific point of entry when coming here? And if so, how do I go about purchasing their tickets then, aside from just having them buy it locally there?

There is no specific point of entry. When you are searching for tickets, you usually put the destination city or airport then just filter the results depending on the number of connecting flights/time and price. You can also select the port of entry you like from the results.

Here are some of the popular search engines for flights:

matrix.itasoftware.com/ (owned by google now)

kayak.com

bing.com

orbitz.com

expedia.com

etc...

You can always cross check and compare the flight/price on the airline websites (e.g. delta.com)

Don't forget to sign up for the airlines reward program before the flights to get some mileage credit.

Purchase tickets after the visa arrived or you will risk cancelling/moving the flights at a later time and pay re-booking fees.

[yannix 24]

 

2. I have been reading about this retrogression again for F2As, will this affect my family's visa approval, even though all the papers have been filed already and that they have a scheduled interview already?

If your priority date is later than the June visa bulletin, then yes you will be affected. It doesn't matter if you have an interview scheduled. If you will be affected, I suggest you contact your embassy to request an expedite for an interview in May (4 days left). Whether it gets approved or not would depend on the specific embassy load/procedures. HTH.