F4 Sponsor for Brother & Sister

[mmichele 1]

Hi all

I've petitioned for my brother and sister since November 2006 (Form I-130). Since then, I have moved and not received any notice/updates from the USCIS.

I contacted the USCIS and they've advised me my documents were forwarded to the NVC.

I contacted the NVC and received the following email updates from them:

 

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your inquiry regarding the immigrant visa petition: XXXXXX filed by XXXXXXXX on behalf of XXXXXXXX. 

Due to the numerical limitations on immigrant visa issuance prescribed by law, this petition is not eligible for further processing at this time. The NVC will keep this petition until an immigrant visa becomes available. The petitioner, principal applicant, or attorney of record will be notified when this petition is eligible for further processing. The principal applicant should not make any firm plans such as disposing of property, giving up jobs, or making travel arrangements at this time. For additional information, review the explanation of numerical limitations on immigrant visa issuance below.

EXPLANATION OF NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON IMMIGRANT VISA ISSUANCE:

Immigrant visa processing is governed by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952, as amended, which controls priority dates and the number of immigrant visas that can be issued under certain preference categories. To establish which petitions are eligible for visas, the Department of State issues a monthly publication called the Visa Bulletin.

 The Visa Bulletin provides a list of cut-off dates that are used to ensure the number of immigrant visas issued each year does not exceed the legal limit established in the INA. Cut-off dates are categorized by foreign state of chargeability and preference category. Only a petition with a priority date that is earlier than the cut-off date is eligible for a visa and consular processing. Please note this petition's priority date, foreign state of chargeability, and preference category can be found at the end of this correspondence. 

 The NVC may begin processing this petition prior to a visa number becoming available per the current edition of the Visa Bulletin. This allows ample time for the petitioner and applicant(s) to obtain and submit all required fees, forms, and documents. This petition, however, will not be eligible for an immigrant visa interview until its priority date is earlier than the cut-off date established in the current edition of the Visa Bulletin

 To determine the cut-off date and which priority dates are current and ready for consular processing please review the current edition of the Visa Bulletin by visiting the following website:

 usvisas.state.gov/visabulletin

 To be placed on an email subscription list to receive the monthly Visa Bulletin please send an email to listserv@calist.state.gov , with the following statement:

 Subscribe Visa-Bulletin First name/Last name

(example: Subscribe Visa-Bulletin John Doe)

 You may also call our pre-recorded cut-off date announcement at (202) 485-7699. 

Additional questions regarding Visa Bulletin related items may be submitted to the following email address: visabulletin@state.gov

 

From the above message and email, at the moment is there anything else I could do on my end to expedite the process or do I just have to wait until my date is listed on the usvisas.state.gov/visabulletin?

 

Please advise as this process taken me almost 12 years.

Thank you in advance.

Quynh

[Kastrs 723]

There is no way to expedite, you have to wait until a visa is available 

[geowrian 22,337]

Exactly....there's no possible way to make a visa number become available any sooner. This is a restriction on the number of visas issued as dictated by the INA, not a processing/workload issue.

[Boiler 45,522]

You wait.

[Hypnos 6,576]

Priority dates cannot be expedited. 

[mcdull 474]

wait.

[Alabamak1 688]

Unfortunately, that is how it works. I was also beneficiary of an F-4 category and it took 10 years back in those days also