August visa bulletin predictions - Will F2A turn current like it did in 2013???

[apple21 953]

Last year, August 2013 visa bulletin turned "current" for F2A and remained as such til June Z014 retrogression. Last year visa availability, considered as unique, was made by State Department to create demand for visas. August visa bulletin will be out in coupe of days...Do you think the same thing will happen this year??? crossing fingers!!!

The priority dates will slowly move forward after retrogression. It will not make a huge leap or become "C" again.

[dwheels76 5,468]

The priority dates will slowly move forward after retrogression. It will not make a huge leap or become "C" again.

I have a friend just on the cusp of of the bulletin 01JUNE2012. Been sitting at NVC Case Complete since April. I hope at least they get through 2012. I know every posting here is 2013 but people we are in 01MAY2012. A longgggg way to go to get to ya'll at this pace.

[apple21 953]

I have a friend just on the cusp of of the bulletin 01JUNE2012. Been sitting at NVC Case Complete since April. I hope at least they get through 2012. I know every posting here is 2013 but people we are in 01MAY2012. A longgggg way to go to get to ya'll at this pace.

There are others here who made it to the embassy interview only to be denied because of the retro.

[dwheels76 5,468]

There are others here who made it to the embassy interview only to be denied because of the retro.

See that's all kinds of wrong. WOW how they do that to people. Now now they sit for months or years I dare say??

And I am noticing NVC is taking forever to upgrade. I know 4 people sent in their citizenship papers since April and nothing "still in review".

What in the world is going on here Apple21?"

[vkrishn 97]

VB especially for family based seems to be like a lottery to the outside world due lack of proper data available to make a prediction. I am not sure if an FOIA will make DOS to release the Demand data for Family based categories. I did an FOIA during my Employment based GC when USCIS made a data entry error with respect to my PD in their system few years back and did get a CD that showed my GC paperwork from start to finish including the departments it went through inside USCIS and the name of the officer who adjudicated my case. I really wish DOS releases some kind of Demand data for Family based categories to the common man to make a VB movement prediction.

[vkrishn 97]

VB especially for family based seems to be like a lottery to the outside world due lack of proper data available to make a prediction. I am not sure if an FOIA will make DOS to release the Demand data for Family based categories. I did an FOIA during my Employment based GC when USCIS made a data entry error with respect to my PD in their system few years back and did get a CD that showed my GC paperwork from start to finish including the departments it went through inside USCIS and the name of the officer who adjudicated my case. I really wish DOS releases some kind of Demand data for Family based categories to the common man to make a VB movement prediction.

[niknak33 3]

Visa bulletin out - no movement for F2A.

Sorry guys

[apple21 953]

Last year, August 2013 visa bulletin turned "current" for F2A and remained as such til June Z014 retrogression. Last year visa availability, considered as unique, was made by State Department to create demand for visas. August visa bulletin will be out in coupe of days...Do you think the same thing will happen this year??? crossing fingers!!!

No movement for F2A Aug 2014 VB.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2014/visa-bulletin-for-august-2014.html

Edited July 8, 2014 by apple21

[yannix 24]

As expected. Past performance is no guarantee of future results...

[brits1998 3]

Here is the contact number (603) 334-0700

I tried that number and it's always busy. Does it ring for you?

[vkrishn 97]

DOS needs to explain how they are doing the "Fallup" and Fall down" allocation of Visa numbers. Does this even make sense when every family based category is retrogressed for China? Love to see the Demand data for FB categories.

D. VISA AVAILABILITY IN THE COMING MONTHS

The China-mainland born Employment Third and Third Other Workers cut-off dates have advanced for the month of August, and could do so again for September. There are two reasons for this advance after the retrogression of the cut-off date earlier this summer: 1) The heavy demand by applicants with priority dates significantly (years) earlier than the previous cut-off date has declined during the past two months, and 2) declining number use in the Family preferences during May and June, combined with updated estimates of such number use through the end of the fiscal year, has resulted in availability of several hundred numbers for use in the China-mainland born Employment Third preference.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

I tried that number and it's always busy. Does it ring for you?

You need to literally keep hitting redial until you finally get through. Then wait on hold for half an hour or more.

[PhiLandShiR 18]

You need to literally keep hitting redial until you finally get through. Then wait on hold for half an hour or more.

I call about 7:00PM central time and almost always get placed in line.

Wait another 30 minutes and I get a real person!

-Phil

[PhiLandShiR 18]

There are others here who made it to the embassy interview only to be denied because of the retro.

One of those would be our I-130 for my sister-in-law.

Our application is in Manila and was scheduling for an interview when everything fell apart.

Worst part is my sister-in-law will turn 21 end of month...

Not sure how long Child Protection will hold her but its unlikely she will become current again before she drops off F2A and into F2B.... then its years and years of waiting....

I guess one good thing is that her application will remain in Manila and not be returned to NVC so if by some Act of God she does becomes current, we will be able to step right back into the process with little time lost.

-Phil

Edited July 8, 2014 by PhiLandShiR

[brits1998 3]

You need to literally keep hitting redial until you finally get through. Then wait on hold for half an hour or more.

Wow!!! it's that bad?