Help Needed for Green Card for mother thru consulate, at NVC level

[Nouchigang 200]

Hello all,

 

I am helping my sister in-law that filed a petition for her mother that lives overseas.

Here is the background, the petition was filed in May 2019 and was approved in August 2020.

My sister in law was trying to use an attorney but the fees are too expensive so she asked for my help and I have a few questions please, this process is new to me.

She received the welcome email from NVC, titled "Notice of Immigrant Visa Case Creation" in August 2020 telling her to log on in CEAC, and follow the 12 steps.

So normally the next steps should be to pay the fees.

But when she gets to the website, there is a message that says: "Due to the numerical limitations on immigrant visa issuance prescribed by law, this petition is not eligible for further processing at this time. The National Visa Center (NVC) will retain the petition until an immigrant visa becomes available. The NVC will notify the petitioner, principal applicant, or attorney of record 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."

 

Please correct me if I am wrong: I thought for parents of US citizens visas were available at all times? Or does it have anything to do with the presidential order from April 2020?

But when I am looking on the forum I see that other people that got petitions approved after August 2020 were able to pay for the fees at NVC and move forward with their application.

Can somebody please help me and shed some light for me please?

Please see a screenshot of the CEAC session attached. I am also surprised that the name of the applicant is not even visible in the CEAC session.

Should she contact NVC and see why she is not able to pay the fees yet, 4 months after the petition was approved?

FYI the consulate will be in Burkina Faso

 

Thank you for your help

Edited December 22, 2020 by Nouchigang
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[EA and MK 48]

You are correct, IR5 (parents of USCs) visas don't have a cap on Visas that can be issued. However, the President has suspended entry of certain immigrants through a ban that lasts until December 31, 2020, through Presidential Proclamation 10014. Among the visas banned is IR5. What is strange is that no personally identifiable information is posted on NVC. Wouldn't hurt to call them. They are open until Midnight! But, until that ban ends, your sister in law's parents won't be able to interview.

[Nouchigang 200]

19 hours ago, EA and MK said:

You are correct, IR5 (parents of USCs) visas don't have a cap on Visas that can be issued. However, the President has suspended entry of certain immigrants through a ban that lasts until December 31, 2020, through Presidential Proclamation 10014. Among the visas banned is IR5. What is strange is that no personally identifiable information is posted on NVC. Wouldn't hurt to call them. They are open until Midnight! But, until that ban ends, your sister in law's parents won't be able to interview.

I see I wil call them just in case for the online account. 

Thank you so much for responding