All F2B Updates in this Thread

[hamida 0]

Thanks Hamida!!

It is confirmed that it will move up to 22 dec 08 bcoz my date is 17 dec 08. But, I think they will move 1.5 month this time and the date might be reach up to 01 Jan 09. But, anyhow you just relax urself bcoz it will definitely cover ur daughter's pd in october's bulletin for sure.

Dont worry everything will be fine with your daughter. Cheer up and stay calm!! Best of luck for future.

Thanks Puru,

So do you think that my daughter will receive interview call end of this month (August 2015) for interview date of October 2015,

Please pray

[chubbs 11]

Good thinking. Given the situation that puru with the pd of Dec. 17, 2008 has been scheduled his interview on Sep. 1, 2015, I can say for sure that September visa bulletin will jump from Nov. 15, 2008 to Dec. 18, 2008 but I don't know if it will cover the 14 days remaining of December or not. I guess you will be scheduled your interview in October when October visa bulletin is published in September. And I think you will get the notification of your interview letter in late August.

I think it should be 19 Dec 2008, as it moves exactly week to week ie 7 days which amounts to a 5 week jump or could be much more this time. May even spill over to a couple of weeks in Jan 2016 if they follow that F2B can move anywhere from 4-8 weeks per bulletin. Thats how Puru has his interview scheduled early Sept maybe.

[chubbs 11]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Wish him a good luck and an amazing life ahead.

Thanks Puru and loads of luck for you too. Do let us know when u will be here.

Congratz chubbs!!!! wish u best of luck in your future life!

Many thanks Anjum and best of luck for your kids! Hope they join you soon.

[chubbs 11]

congratulations.

Please pray for my daughter

Thanks Hamida!!! And don't worry, your daughter will have her interview most certainly within the next 2 bulletins. It will not go beyond that. As I see it, the immigration authorities are moving the cases very quick. Maybe the guv wants to implement reforms soon.

[puru444 44]

I think it should be 19 Dec 2008, as it moves exactly week to week ie 7 days which amounts to a 5 week jump or could be much more this time. May even spill over to a couple of weeks in Jan 2016 if they follow that F2B can move anywhere from 4-8 weeks per bulletin. Thats how Puru has his interview scheduled early Sept maybe.

The bulletin dates are fixed, they move them week wise in particular order i.e. 01, 08, 15 & 22 of any month. It can't be 02, 17, 19, 09, 05 etc other than those 4 digits (01,08,15,22)

Mine is 17th Dec, which means they will move up to 22 for sure otherwise I coudnt received the Interview Letter. But, its my idea or my opinion what I think that they might move it up to 01 Jan 09. But, for hamida's daughter the date must reach up to the 08th Jan 09 at least which I strongly believe will be done in october bulletin.

Hamida, Ur daughter will receive her interview letter by the end of august or by the first week of September because generally they start sending interview letters from last 3-4 days of the month to 10th or issuing date of bulletin of upcoming month.

Best of Luck!!

[liberal_always 0]

All,

Unfortunately, my son's immigrant visa has been put on hold because we don't have the Approval Notice for opt-out from F1 to F2B. We are planning on sending the opt-request to USCIS New Delhi office.

Puru has summarized this exactly right at the ***removed*** forum at:

http://www.***removed***/forum/showthread.php/149617-Family-visa-F1-not-moving-how-long-to-opt-out-to-F2b

.. We have been in touch and are gaining some confidence about this procedure now. We just have to convince and make the people at Delhi understand this provision. This is key for everyone who is in India and in this situation. It does not matter what NVC tells you. It is important that you notify them so that they can start consular processing as if the case is under F2B but the final approval must be obtained through the office in New Delhi. (USCIS office having jurisdiction over beneficiary)

What I urge for every member of this community in this situation to write to the USCIS New Delhi addressing the Field Office Director requesting for this approval letter. We feel with enough requests they will be forced to look into this with more seriousness. Myself and puru will be visiting them in person as well to explain this situation.
Please quote and attach the Memorandum in your request that was issued by USCIS in USA to all District Offices around the world about the CSPA law which has clearly outlined Section 6:
http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/f...pa_30apr08.pdf



Here is the contact information:
E-mail
CIS.NDI@uscis.dhs.gov

Express Mail address
Field Office Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
American Embassy
Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi, India - 110 021

I would request each one of you to start sending this starting tomorrow. Myself and puru are sending this request tomorrow in writing and then visiting the office either on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Lets all unite to fight this battle and put an end to our sufferings just because of ignorance of some people. We have waited way too long and this is just not fair at no fault of ours !

Thanks,

[jahmekya princess 3]

Alright, just 15 minutes ago I Got a mail from NVC.

GUYS, I HAVE GT AN INTERVIEW LETTER!!! Its scheduled for 1st September 2015.

Alright, just 15 minutes ago I Got a mail from NVC.

GUYS, I HAVE GT AN INTERVIEW LETTER!!! Its scheduled for 1st September 2015.

congratulations. good news.

[jahmekya princess 3]

Hey!!

Finally its good news friends!! Just saw online, my son's visa status shows "ISSUED". I had been tracking it since daybreak in India and at about 8.30 am India time, there was a change in the date from 27 July to 31 July and thats when they were updating his file I guess. At 12.45 pm the "Administrative Processing" changed to "Issued".

congrats chubbs ur son is good to go now.

[puru444 44]

Alright, this is how this opt-out works.
Applicant need to deal with 2 authorities NVC & USCIS, separately.

Here's my case overview:
My pd is 17 Dec 08, my dad filed an I-130 petition under F2B, he naturalized in 2013 then I sent the scanned copy of Naturalization Certificate to NVC & made a request to change my category to F1, my category got changed from F2B to F1 within a month and i received a notification from NVC about this change. But in 2014, F2B crossed F1 dates and becomes fast moving category. Like other F2Bs, I was too curious to exercise this opt-out rule and looking out for solution about this over the internet and made some calls and wrote some e-mails & eventually the whole matter ends up like this:

In July 2014, I have called USCIS customer care number to make the request to change my category from F1 to F2B. I was desperately searching for that Mr. X in USCIS department who has been hiding for some unknown reason from the world to make this procedure the unsolved mystery. I was unable to find any right info and right person, I was confused and frustrated like you all.

In August 2014, I personally visit USCIS section in New Delhi Embassy. There was an Indian Lady behind the window who actually has no idea at all about Opt-out rule and she advised me that your case is at NVC and USCIS has no jurisdiction over the case. Moreover, Delhi embassy is helpless & clueless in this matter to help me and she strongly put her word that I must contact the NVC for this thing happen.

In August 2014, I have made numerous calls to NVC and after an hour wait I have got nothing but some lame excuses and irrelevant replies over the phone.

In September 2014, I was highly frustrated and wrote an e-mail with the subject like saying Section-6 of CSPA 2000, Opt-out rule followed by my NVC case number and in that mail I mentioned all the benefits which I got by this conversion and made a request which they recommended all over the internet on their websites. I sent this kinda mails back to back in a week time to get a response.

In October 2014, my dad (petitioner) received a letter from NVC saying that this can be done under the law but in order to obtain the approval beneficiary must contact DHS because only DHS has a right make this change possible. At the footer of that notice, there was a usual signature written with my name, petitioner's name, pd, embassy address & category. It was F2B written in front of category and I was happy to see that and relaxed that finally NVC changed my category. Though I was confused that in the body of the letter they have written that the beneficiary must put the request at DHS in writing and at the bottom of that letter they are declaring me as an F2B. So, ignored the whole letter message and shifted my focus on the category which says F2B in the end of it. I was celebrating that finally after all this hassle and trouble, my case got converted to F2b.

In February 2015, I received a welcome letter then I followed every step in consular processing. Filled the forms DS-261, 260 paid all the fees submitted all the required documents to the NVC. Each and every document says my case number written on them with the category saying clearly F2B.

In April 2015, my case was completed and I was waiting to get current for visa interview.

On 30th July, I received an interview letter and it is scheduled on 01st September 2015.

Now, meanwhile I have read the posts of you people on this website and recently I was little surprised when Mr. John didnt received a visa after done with all this opt-out procedure. Liberal_always is a member here who's son interview was scheduled on 31th July 15 and he was too curious to know whether he is on a right path and always trying to find out piece of paper or document which says that the opt-out has been done successfully which is actually known as Approval Notice. Unfortunately, his son didnt gt the visa in Mumbai Consulate because consular officer asked for the Approval Notice which he didnt has. They put his case on hold and asked to submit the approval notice earliest otherwise they will shift his case back to F1.

Right now, he is trying to find out all the ways to obtain this signed approval notice from USCIS official on their letter head saying that the opt-out has been done and he retained his F2B category.

I am too scared that if go to interview without this approval notice on 01 Sept 15 I will be too denied by them and raised the same request to submit it asap.

Guys, its not true that it is waste to contact NVC in this regard. many of you called them up on phone and they asked you all to write a mail to them and you all may got converted to F2B but on that notification letter they also states that only DHS has the jurisdiction over this opt-out matter. Therefore, the picture is getting clear now as this thick smoke is getting clear that:

Step 1: To inform NVC by writing them an e-mail for opt-out and they eventually make ur category change. BUT, this is not the end.

Step 2: Applicant MUST need to put the request in writing at DHS and MUST obtain this Approval Notice and MUST carry this Approval Notice at Interview otherwise the visa will get denied.

here's the link which clears all our doubts which are bothering us since ages over this matter:
http://www.mosquedalaw.com/IMM%20132.htm

Most important paragraphs are:

Conversion From F-2B To F-1:

The National Visa Center (NVC) normally sends an Opt-Out Notice to the alien beneficiary that it has changed the immigrant petition’s visa classification from F-2B to F-1 because of the petitioner’s naturalization and receipt of documentation thereon.

If the current priority date for which an immigrant visa is available for aliens chargeable to the Philippines is earlier for F-2B than F-1 classification, then the NVC advises the alien beneficiary of his or her option to opt out of the conversion to F-1 classification by virtue of such naturalization, as if his or her petitioner-parent’s naturalization has not occurred.

The Opt-Out Notice of the NVC cites Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), found in Section 204(k) of the INA, which requires a written statement by the alien beneficiary to the Attorney General, through the NVC, that he or she elects not to have such conversion occur, or to have such conversion revoked, through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

This Author’s law firm has a form letter signed by the alien beneficiary, which it sends to the NVC in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as notice of the alien beneficiary’s exercise of his or her option to opt-out of such conversion in order to return the immigrant petition’s visa classification to F-2B.

Once the NVC receives notification that the alien beneficiary will be pursuing the opt-out provisions in Section 204(k) of the INA with the DHS, it will process the immigrant petition under F-2B classification, no longer F-1 classification.

Which is actually happened with me and with liberal_always son when last year we both received a letter from NVC saying all that blah blah blah which have mentioned above and at the end it was written our category as F2B. We both followed next steps in consular processing but never succeed to get the Approval Notice from DHS/USCIS.

Only DHS Has Jurisdiction
Over Opt-Out Provisions:

The NVC, as a visa processing center, has no jurisdiction to administer the opt-out provisions of Section 204(k) of the INA. Only the Department of Homeland Security, representing the Attorney General, has that delegated authority.

So, the alien beneficiary must send his or her letter request to retain his or her F-2B visa category under Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), Section 204(k) of the INA, to the DHS. For Filipino beneficiaries, their letter-request to retain their F-2B category should be sent to: Officer-In-Charge, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Embassy Manila, 1201 Roxas Boulevard, P.O. Box 151, Manila, Philippines 0930; Phone: (+63)(2) 528-6300 (ext. 2862).

If the DHS approves the opt-out request, its Officer-in-Charge (currently John Abram in Manila) issues an approval notice, which the alien-beneficiary must bring to his or her immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Embassy Consular Section in Manila, Philippines. Otherwise, his or her application for immigrant visa may be denied.

Right now, we all should find out that person Mr. X who's been hiding somewhere in US or in our native countries' embassies or consulates, a person who can provide this Approval Notice to all of us. We all know what to write and how to write but we dont know yet to whom to write at what address??

Liberal_always and me are in touch with each other and both are trying very hard. Our families are finding solution there is US, they are meeting with lawyers for this matter and soon we both will visit USCIS Section at Delhi Embassy to discuss this matter deeply with them.

Here's the bible of USCIS available on the internet explaining this opt-out procedure in brief:

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/f...pa_30apr08.pdf

And this point no. 3, clearly says that it must be done at the District Office having jurisdiction over the beneficiary’s residence. Which is New Delhi in case India because they don't have USCIS section at Mumbai Consulate.

(3) CSPA Section 6 Opting-Out Provisions. Beneficiaries of 2nd preference I-130 petitions that were automatically converted to family first preference upon
the petitioning parent’s naturalization may exercise the “opt-out” provision of section 6 even if the petition in question was originally filed in the F2A
category but has now converted to F2B. Aliens seeking to utilize this opt-out provision should file a request in writing with the District Office having
jurisdiction over the beneficiary’s residence. Adjudicators do not need to determine the age of the alien when a section 6 opt-out request is received.


As it is already happened with Philippines' people, all they need to do just visit the USCIS Section at Manila Embassy and make a request in writing with them and in few days they received the Approval Notice. I dont know why these people are not following this simple step with other countries too, it would be very convenient for all of us to reach our embassies carrying this requesting letter and make this unknown mystery happen in no time. Its not a rocket science but these people seem to be clueless, confused & irresponsible.

I urge you all, to please tell ur beneficiary's who are waiting for many years to come out and fight for their right. It is a LAW guys for god sake, they have to listen to us. Take a print out of this Memorandum: http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/f...pa_30apr08.pdf

And visit your embassies and clear them ur condition and read this document to them. Otherwise, it will be us who gonna suffer in the end with nothing but the frustration and suffering.

[jahmekya princess 3]

Thanks Hamida!!! And don't worry, your daughter will have her interview most certainly within the next 2 bulletins. It will not go beyond that. As I see it, the immigration authorities are moving the cases very quick. Maybe the guv wants to implement reforms soon.

Hi chubbs,

Did they ask ur son for the non- impediment certificate?

[sap283 0]

Alright, this is how this opt-out works.

Applicant need to deal with 2 authorities NVC & USCIS, separately.

Here's my case overview:

My pd is 17 Dec 08, my dad filed an I-130 petition under F2B, he naturalized in 2013 then I sent the scanned copy of Naturalization Certificate to NVC & made a request to change my category to F1, my category got changed from F2B to F1 within a month and i received a notification from NVC about this change. But in 2014, F2B crossed F1 dates and becomes fast moving category. Like other F2Bs, I was too curious to exercise this opt-out rule and looking out for solution about this over the internet and made some calls and wrote some e-mails & eventually the whole matter ends up like this:

In July 2014, I have called USCIS customer care number to make the request to change my category from F1 to F2B. I was desperately searching for that Mr. X in USCIS department who has been hiding for some unknown reason from the world to make this procedure the unsolved mystery. I was unable to find any right info and right person, I was confused and frustrated like you all.

In August 2014, I personally visit USCIS section in New Delhi Embassy. There was an Indian Lady behind the window who actually has no idea at all about Opt-out rule and she advised me that your case is at NVC and USCIS has no jurisdiction over the case. Moreover, Delhi embassy is helpless & clueless in this matter to help me and she strongly put her word that I must contact the NVC for this thing happen.

In August 2014, I have made numerous calls to NVC and after an hour wait I have got nothing but some lame excuses and irrelevant replies over the phone.

In September 2014, I was highly frustrated and wrote an e-mail with the subject like saying Section-6 of CSPA 2000, Opt-out rule followed by my NVC case number and in that mail I mentioned all the benefits which I got by this conversion and made a request which they recommended all over the internet on their websites. I sent this kinda mails back to back in a week time to get a response.

In October 2014, my dad (petitioner) received a letter from NVC saying that this can be done under the law but in order to obtain the approval beneficiary must contact DHS because only DHS has a right make this change possible. At the footer of that notice, there was a usual signature written with my name, petitioner's name, pd, embassy address & category. It was F2B written in front of category and I was happy to see that and relaxed that finally NVC changed my category. Though I was confused that in the body of the letter they have written that the beneficiary must put the request at DHS in writing and at the bottom of that letter they are declaring me as an F2B. So, ignored the whole letter message and shifted my focus on the category which says F2B in the end of it. I was celebrating that finally after all this hassle and trouble, my case got converted to F2b.

In February 2015, I received a welcome letter then I followed every step in consular processing. Filled the forms DS-261, 260 paid all the fees submitted all the required documents to the NVC. Each and every document says my case number written on them with the category saying clearly F2B.

In April 2015, my case was completed and I was waiting to get current for visa interview.

On 30th July, I received an interview letter and it is scheduled on 01st September 2015.

Now, meanwhile I have read the posts of you people on this website and recently I was little surprised when Mr. John didnt received a visa after done with all this opt-out procedure. Liberal_always is a member here who's son interview was scheduled on 31th July 15 and he was too curious to know whether he is on a right path and always trying to find out piece of paper or document which says that the opt-out has been done successfully which is actually known as Approval Notice. Unfortunately, his son didnt gt the visa in Mumbai Consulate because consular officer asked for the Approval Notice which he didnt has. They put his case on hold and asked to submit the approval notice earliest otherwise they will shift his case back to F1.

Right now, he is trying to find out all the ways to obtain this signed approval notice from USCIS official on their letter head saying that the opt-out has been done and he retained his F2B category.

I am too scared that if go to interview without this approval notice on 01 Sept 15 I will be too denied by them and raised the same request to submit it asap.

Guys, its not true that it is waste to contact NVC in this regard. many of you called them up on phone and they asked you all to write a mail to them and you all may got converted to F2B but on that notification letter they also states that only DHS has the jurisdiction over this opt-out matter. Therefore, the picture is getting clear now as this thick smoke is getting clear that:

Step 1: To inform NVC by writing them an e-mail for opt-out and they eventually make ur category change. BUT, this is not the end.

Step 2: Applicant MUST need to put the request in writing at DHS and MUST obtain this Approval Notice and MUST carry this Approval Notice at Interview otherwise the visa will get denied.

here's the link which clears all our doubts which are bothering us since ages over this matter:

http://www.mosquedalaw.com/IMM%20132.htm

Most important paragraphs are:

Conversion From F-2B To F-1:

The National Visa Center (NVC) normally sends an Opt-Out Notice to the alien beneficiary that it has changed the immigrant petition’s visa classification from F-2B to F-1 because of the petitioner’s naturalization and receipt of documentation thereon.

If the current priority date for which an immigrant visa is available for aliens chargeable to the Philippines is earlier for F-2B than F-1 classification, then the NVC advises the alien beneficiary of his or her option to opt out of the conversion to F-1 classification by virtue of such naturalization, as if his or her petitioner-parent’s naturalization has not occurred.

The Opt-Out Notice of the NVC cites Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), found in Section 204(k) of the INA, which requires a written statement by the alien beneficiary to the Attorney General, through the NVC, that he or she elects not to have such conversion occur, or to have such conversion revoked, through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

This Author’s law firm has a form letter signed by the alien beneficiary, which it sends to the NVC in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as notice of the alien beneficiary’s exercise of his or her option to opt-out of such conversion in order to return the immigrant petition’s visa classification to F-2B.

Once the NVC receives notification that the alien beneficiary will be pursuing the opt-out provisions in Section 204(k) of the INA with the DHS, it will process the immigrant petition under F-2B classification, no longer F-1 classification.

Which is actually happened with me and with liberal_always son when last year we both received a letter from NVC saying all that blah blah blah which have mentioned above and at the end it was written our category as F2B. We both followed next steps in consular processing but never succeed to get the Approval Notice from DHS/USCIS.

Only DHS Has Jurisdiction

Over Opt-Out Provisions:

The NVC, as a visa processing center, has no jurisdiction to administer the opt-out provisions of Section 204(k) of the INA. Only the Department of Homeland Security, representing the Attorney General, has that delegated authority.

So, the alien beneficiary must send his or her letter request to retain his or her F-2B visa category under Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), Section 204(k) of the INA, to the DHS. For Filipino beneficiaries, their letter-request to retain their F-2B category should be sent to: Officer-In-Charge, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Embassy Manila, 1201 Roxas Boulevard, P.O. Box 151, Manila, Philippines 0930; Phone: (+63)(2) 528-6300 (ext. 2862).

If the DHS approves the opt-out request, its Officer-in-Charge (currently John Abram in Manila) issues an approval notice, which the alien-beneficiary must bring to his or her immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Embassy Consular Section in Manila, Philippines. Otherwise, his or her application for immigrant visa may be denied.

Right now, we all should find out that person Mr. X who's been hiding somewhere in US or in our native countries' embassies or consulates, a person who can provide this Approval Notice to all of us. We all know what to write and how to write but we dont know yet to whom to write at what address??

Liberal_always and me are in touch with each other and both are trying very hard. Our families are finding solution there is US, they are meeting with lawyers for this matter and soon we both will visit USCIS Section at Delhi Embassy to discuss this matter deeply with them.

Here's the bible of USCIS available on the internet explaining this opt-out procedure in brief:

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/f...pa_30apr08.pdf

And this point no. 3, clearly says that it must be done at the District Office having jurisdiction over the beneficiary’s residence. Which is New Delhi in case India because they don't have USCIS section at Mumbai Consulate.

(3) CSPA Section 6 Opting-Out Provisions. Beneficiaries of 2nd preference I-130 petitions that were automatically converted to family first preference upon

the petitioning parent’s naturalization may exercise the “opt-out” provision of section 6 even if the petition in question was originally filed in the F2A

category but has now converted to F2B. Aliens seeking to utilize this opt-out provision should file a request in writing with the District Office having

jurisdiction over the beneficiary’s residence. Adjudicators do not need to determine the age of the alien when a section 6 opt-out request is received.

As it is already happened with Philippines' people, all they need to do just visit the USCIS Section at Manila Embassy and make a request in writing with them and in few days they received the Approval Notice. I dont know why these people are not following this simple step with other countries too, it would be very convenient for all of us to reach our embassies carrying this requesting letter and make this unknown mystery happen in no time. Its not a rocket science but these people seem to be clueless, confused & irresponsible.

I urge you all, to please tell ur beneficiary's who are waiting for many years to come out and fight for their right. It is a LAW guys for god sake, they have to listen to us. Take a print out of this Memorandum: http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/f...pa_30apr08.pdf

And visit your embassies and clear them ur condition and read this document to them. Otherwise, it will be us who gonna suffer in the end with nothing but the frustration and suffering.

Puru, I hope it works out for you, but just curious to know if u received any email from NVC, that has footer with F1 as a category.

[sap283 0]

All,

Unfortunately, my son's immigrant visa has been put on hold because we don't have the Approval Notice for opt-out from F1 to F2B. We are planning on sending the opt-request to USCIS New Delhi office.

Puru has summarized this exactly right at the ***removed*** forum at:

http://www.***removed***/forum/showthread.php/149617-Family-visa-F1-not-moving-how-long-to-opt-out-to-F2b

.. We have been in touch and are gaining some confidence about this procedure now. We just have to convince and make the people at Delhi understand this provision. This is key for everyone who is in India and in this situation. It does not matter what NVC tells you. It is important that you notify them so that they can start consular processing as if the case is under F2B but the final approval must be obtained through the office in New Delhi. (USCIS office having jurisdiction over beneficiary)

What I urge for every member of this community in this situation to write to the USCIS New Delhi addressing the Field Office Director requesting for this approval letter. We feel with enough requests they will be forced to look into this with more seriousness. Myself and puru will be visiting them in person as well to explain this situation.

Please quote and attach the Memorandum in your request that was issued by USCIS in USA to all District Offices around the world about the CSPA law which has clearly outlined Section 6:

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/f...pa_30apr08.pdf

Here is the contact information:

E-mail

CIS.NDI@uscis.dhs.gov

Express Mail address

Field Office Director

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Department of Homeland Security

American Embassy

Shantipath, Chanakyapuri

New Delhi, India - 110 021

I would request each one of you to start sending this starting tomorrow. Myself and puru are sending this request tomorrow in writing and then visiting the office either on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Lets all unite to fight this battle and put an end to our sufferings just because of ignorance of some people. We have waited way too long and this is just not fair at no fault of ours !

Thanks,

Did they give your son 221(g) with clear reason i.e. priority date is not current?

[liberal_always 0]

Did they give your son 221(g) with clear reason i.e. priority date is not current?

No, they did not give any document to him. They only said please contact USCIS and cc them (support-india@ustraveldocs.com) and then wait for the next steps.

This is what is confusing us, as they should have given some sort of acknowledgement. They basically said his case is put on hold !

Can anyone who has received such an opt-out approval letter paste the contents of it in here ? They can hide all personal information. We are looking for what type of letter it is ? Does it have some form number on the header etc.. Whose address is on the header/footer of the letter.

PLEASE PLEASE HELP US AS ALL BENEFICIARIES IN INDIA ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM !

[puru444 44]

Puru, I hope it works out for you, but just curious to know if u received any email from NVC, that has footer with F1 as a category.

I have numerous e-mails since 2008 because I have moved to several places since then. I always informed NVC about my every new address and they always respond me back to acknowledge about the change.

From 2010 when NVC received my case from USCIS till 2013, I was F2B and their footer always mentioned F2B in acknowledged mail.

From 2013 to 2014, I was being an F1 and I have those mail too with F1 in footer.

From 2014 October, they sent a notification that how this opt-out will be done and at the footer it said F2B. I thought the conversion has been done successfully but it was not.

Since Feb 2015 when I received a welcome letter till 20th July 2015 (P4/interview letter notification) it was always saying F2B. In fact, the whole case has been processed under F2B.

But, now this Opt-out Approval Letter really sickens me to hell. Though, I have booked an appointment at Delhi embassy on this Tuesday 04th Aug 15 to discuss this matter at USCIS section. I hope they understand my problem and cooperate with me in this matter.

:(

Edited August 2, 2015 by puru444

[chubbs 11]

congrats chubbs ur son is good to go now.

Thanks J Princess He will be here next Sunday 9 Aug. Im thrilled to bits. And my heart goes out to all those who are still in queue, its a horrible wait and anticipation.