Is it TRUE?

[youngdaddy 0]

is it true that our families and love ones will go through 15 to 20 years petition process before getting approved? i heard its the new law... that would be so sad. i will go home to the philippines and see my kids grow. i wont trade it for that visa. i hope its not true.

[Mononoke28 135]

You need to be more clear on your status before you can get an answer to your question. Are you a legal permanent resident or a US citizen? Are you thinking of petitioning your spouse, children, siblings, parents?

[youngdaddy 0]

is it true that our families and love ones will go through 15 to 20 years petition process before getting approved? i heard its the new law... that would be so sad. i will go home to the philippines and see my kids grow. i wont trade it for that visa. i hope its not true.

HERE'S MY STATUS:

PERMANENT RESIDENT SINCE 2006

HAVENT FILED ANY PETITION YET FOR WIFE AND 2 KIDS BELOW (2 YR AND 1 YR OLD)

[homesick_american 1]

is it true that our families and love ones will go through 15 to 20 years petition process before getting approved? i heard its the new law... that would be so sad. i will go home to the philippines and see my kids grow. i wont trade it for that visa. i hope its not true.

HERE'S MY STATUS:

PERMANENT RESIDENT SINCE 2006

HAVENT FILED ANY PETITION YET FOR WIFE AND 2 KIDS BELOW (2 YR AND 1 YR OLD)

I don't think there's anything new about this; people from the Philippines usually have a longer wait than people from almost any other country to immigrate to the US, unless they're the wife/minor child of a US citizen in which case they don't have to wait for a number to become available.

Since you're a permanent resident, your wife and children fall into the 2A preference category. According to the USCIS's latest visa bulletin, it looks like a five year wait for your wife and children, meaning if you apply now their apps will be processed in 2012.

http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bull...letin_3219.html

I don't know if there's any way to get them to the US more quickly. Sorry.

[alexandra8886 0]

is it true that our families and love ones will go through 15 to 20 years petition process before getting approved? i heard its the new law... that would be so sad. i will go home to the philippines and see my kids grow. i wont trade it for that visa. i hope its not true.

HERE'S MY STATUS:

PERMANENT RESIDENT SINCE 2006

HAVENT FILED ANY PETITION YET FOR WIFE AND 2 KIDS BELOW (2 YR AND 1 YR OLD)

15-20 years?!?! thats long.

Check the K3 Visa guidelines. An application for petitioning wife & children below 21 years old. It will only take 6-10 months processing (general average). Visa journey has the answers.

[Aniomaman 0]

why don't you wait till when you are a USC which will be in about 3 years or so...then I think you wouldn't have to wait that long.. Please can anyone correct me if am wrong...that's just my 2cents

[youngdaddy 0]

if i become US Citizen how long will we wait to get my wife and 2 yr old and 1 yr old kids?

this is found on http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bull...letin_3219.html

and it says:

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First : Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. ------[b]THEY ARE PROCESSING THIS FOR 1992 APPLICANTS STILL..IS THIS TALKING ABOUT THE MINOR SONS/DAUGHTERS OF CITIZEN LIKE MINE? OR NO?[/b]

Second : Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:

A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older): 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third : Married Sons and Daughters

[babybunny 2]

is it true that our families and love ones will go through 15 to 20 years petition process before getting approved? i heard its the new law... that would be so sad. i will go home to the philippines and see my kids grow. i wont trade it for that visa. i hope its not true.

it dont take that long for kids.

but for brothers, sisters and parents it takes already over 12 years and counting nothing new

about that.

[The Way it Is 0]

if i become US Citizen how long will we wait to get my wife and 2 yr old and 1 yr old kids?

this is found on http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bull...letin_3219.html

and it says:

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First : Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. ------[b]THEY ARE PROCESSING THIS FOR 1992 APPLICANTS STILL..IS THIS TALKING ABOUT THE MINOR SONS/DAUGHTERS OF CITIZEN LIKE MINE? OR NO?[/b]

Second : Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:

A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older): 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third : Married Sons and Daughters

The visa bulletin is correct.

they are presently processing for 19922 applicants in your case.

You need to become a US Citizen, and then you can go thru the K3 process to get your family here.

[john_and_marlene 162]

Once you are a citizen, a priority date is immediately available without quotas for you to bring your wife and minor children. I should take less than a year.

The F2A category is for LPR petitioning for spouses and children and does have quotas.

As a LPR, you can petition for them under F2A and then upgrade the petition once you have acquired citizenship.

[homesick_american 1]

if i become US Citizen how long will we wait to get my wife and 2 yr old and 1 yr old kids?

this is found on http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bull...letin_3219.html

and it says:

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First : Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. ------[b]THEY ARE PROCESSING THIS FOR 1992 APPLICANTS STILL..IS THIS TALKING ABOUT THE MINOR SONS/DAUGHTERS OF CITIZEN LIKE MINE? OR NO?[/b]

Second : Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:

A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older): 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third : Married Sons and Daughters

The visa bulletin is correct.

they are presently processing for 19922 applicants in your case.

You need to become a US Citizen, and then you can go thru the K3 process to get your family here.

No, he doesn't need to become a USC to get his wife and minor children to the US; he can petition as an LPR, if what I read and posted is correct.

According to the link I posted but that nobody read, they're processing applications from 2002 in that preference category (2A); not 1992.

[The Way it Is 0]

No, he doesn't need to become a USC to get his wife and minor children to the US; he can petition as an LPR, if what I read and posted is correct.

According to the link I posted but that nobody read, they're processing applications from 2002 in that preference category (2A); not 1992.

The OP is from the P.I.'s They have a separate dates for the availibility of visa numbers.

[john_and_marlene 162]

No, he doesn't need to become a USC to get his wife and minor children to the US; he can petition as an LPR, if what I read and posted is correct.

According to the link I posted but that nobody read, they're processing applications from 2002 in that preference category (2A); not 1992.

The OP is from the P.I.'s They have a separate dates for the availibility of visa numbers.

Yes they do have separate dates for the Philippines. I see you still didn't read the link. The separate date is April 8, 2002. That's the way it is!

[homesick_american 1]

No, he doesn't need to become a USC to get his wife and minor children to the US; he can petition as an LPR, if what I read and posted is correct.

According to the link I posted but that nobody read, they're processing applications from 2002 in that preference category (2A); not 1992.

The OP is from the P.I.'s They have a separate dates for the availibility of visa numbers.

I did read what I posted, clearly nobody else did.

I answered the OP's question several posts ago. Nobody paid any attention.

[The Way it Is 0]

No, he doesn't need to become a USC to get his wife and minor children to the US; he can petition as an LPR, if what I read and posted is correct.

According to the link I posted but that nobody read, they're processing applications from 2002 in that preference category (2A); not 1992.

The OP is from the P.I.'s They have a separate dates for the availibility of visa numbers.

I did read what I posted, clearly nobody else did.

I answered the OP's question several posts ago. Nobody paid any attention.

Well...I read it. It appears that you are correct!!!

That a 2a is processed sooner than a first preference.....makes no sense to me as I thought the lower (higher?) the preference, the longer the wait time.