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Terca   6

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Dominican Republic
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Us citizen friend has asked me if its true that sibling cases are now being processed as fast as CR-1/IR-1 cases. Her brother who lives overseas has been pressing her to petition because "there is a new law" .. Is this true? I have been on the USCIS.go website and found nothing besides very long processing times. Have any of you guys heard about this so called new law?

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N400 Mailed: 12/09/2016

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Biometrics Appmt: 01/13/17

 

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aleful   1,905

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Us citizen friend has asked me if its true that sibling cases are now being processed as fast as CR-1/IR-1 cases. Her brother who lives overseas has been pressing her to petition because "there is a new law" .. Is this true? I have been on the USCIS.go website and found nothing besides very long processing times. Have any of you guys heard about this so called new law?

nope no new law. takes more than 10 years.

sometimes the i130 can be processed fast and approved fast, but then comes the long wait until there is a visa available.

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Lies. People always hear things, especially Dominicans. :rofl:

01/01/2008 - Met
04/27/2010 - Engaged
08/23/2011 - Married
USCIS
10/03/2011 - I-130 Sent (USPS priority w/ delivery confirmation)
10/05/2011 - Package arrived at chicago lockbox
10/06/2011 - NOA1
11/09/2011 - NOA2 (no RFE's)
NVC
11/14/2011 - Petition received by NVC/ Received NOA2 by mail
11/21/2011 - NVC case # received by email/ Got AOS fee by email/ Called NVC to provide beneficiary email
11/27/2011 - Choice of agent (DS-3023) sent to NVC by email
.....took a break from process to delay interview....
01/26/2012 - Payed IV fee
01/27/2012 - IV fee status shown as PAID
02/07/2012 - Payed AOS fee
02/08/2012 - AOS fee status shown as PAID
02/09/ 2012 - DS-230 package sent to NVC (priority mail)
03/06/2012 - AOS package sent to NVC (priority mail)
03/12/2012 - Called NVC and found out about checklist. Sent revision to NVC that same day.
03/16/2012 - CASE COMPLETE!
04/11/2012 - Informed of interview via phone by DOS/ Got P4 email from NVC a few hours later that same day (May 4th)
SANTO DOMINGO CONSULATE
04/19/2012 - Medical
05/04/2012 - Interview (APPROVED)
05/10/2012 - Visa ready and picked up at domex
05/15/2012 - POE in Boston (together)
U. S. A
05/29/2012 - Went to SS office to apply for SS card
06/01/2012 - Welcome letter arrived (Received about 3 of these)
06/05/2012 - Green card arrived
06/15/2012- Back to SS office with green card to reapply and inquire about delay
06/18/2012 - Picked up SSN at SSA office
06/22/2012 - SS card arrived by mail

04/24/14 - Sent I-751 to remove conditions

06/09/14 - Biometrics

11/2014 - RFE from USCIS requesting more evidence before approval

Late Jan - Sent further evidence of marriage

03/05/2015 - Got letter of approval for removal of conditions

03/15/2015 - Permanent 10 yr green card received via mail

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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I-130, petition for an alien relative, takes 5 months, give or take, which is the same time as for an immediate relative.

However, whereas there is no waiting time for an immediate relative, a sibling is in the F4 preference category, which is the slowest one, and the waiting time is currently 12 to over 23 years. Keep an eye out on "visa bulletin month" (now September):

http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5542.html

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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Lies. People always hear things, especially Dominicans. :rofl:

This is absolutely truth. :rofl:

PD: 30 DEC 2008

CC: 12 DEC 2010

Interview: 04 OCT 2011: Approved

POE: 15 OCT 2011 JFK

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Terca   6

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Thank you!!!

I have asked the sibling and he says a 'lawyer' gave him this information. My guess is that the 'lawyer' wants to get paid to start this process for them even under the false pretense that it will be fast. I wouldn't be surprised, there's always someone trying to take advantage when people don't know the process. Thanks guys

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N400 Mailed: 12/09/2016

Priority Date: 12/13/2016

Biometrics Appmt: 01/13/17

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Dominican Republic
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I-130, petition for an alien relative, takes 5 months, give or take, which is the same time as for an immediate relative.

However, whereas there is no waiting time for an immediate relative, a sibling is in the F4 preference category, which is the slowest one, and the waiting time is currently 12 to over 23 years. Keep an eye out on "visa bulletin month" (now September):

http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5542.html

Thanks I can show something official to my friend!

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N400 Mailed: 12/09/2016

Priority Date: 12/13/2016

Biometrics Appmt: 01/13/17

 

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milimelo   4,477

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I can tell you that even I-130 petition for sibling takes years to be approved - it's been over a year since I sent I-130 for sister and it has not been touched - I don't expect it to be until at least year 5 or 6.

ROC 2009
Naturalization 2010

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I can tell you that even I-130 petition for sibling takes years to be approved - it's been over a year since I sent I-130 for sister and it has not been touched - I don't expect it to be until at least year 5 or 6.

More like 10 years :(

Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
Aussie Chat page continued - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331922-new-2011-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/
Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
Shipping Costs from Aus to US - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293179-shipping-costs-aus-to-usa/

Notes:
- For my "standard" timeline please see timeline to the left
- For timeline with Aussie specifics & more detailed info, please see the "About Me" section of my profile

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milimelo   4,477

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More like 10 years :(

I was talking about petition approval - I know it will take 10-11 years for visa number in total.

Works out great for me as the sister I petitioned for is currently 14 yrs old.

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ROC 2009
Naturalization 2010

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