More RETROGRESSION for US Immigrant Visas

[preciouscynth]

9 days na lang at malalaman na natin ang nilalaman ng visa bulletin!

[preciouscynth]

1. If I have paid the AOS and IV fees, does the payment have expiration date?

2. If after I paid the fees and submitted Affidavit of Support but DS-230 has not been submitted within the year from fees have been paid, do I need to re-pay the fees?

Case: NVC sent notification to pay AOS and IV fee. My mother who is in California paid the fees (January 15, 2011) and after one month (February 17, 2011) she submitted Affidavfit of Support Form as requested by NVC. However, DS-230 has not been submitted. Since I will be the one to submit it, I decided to submit DS-230 form with civil documents on February 2012 since I will be returning back to the Philippines next year and my PD is March 2003 pa naman. My question is: Is it possible to submit DS-230 one year after we submitted AOS form? I read kase na within one year after you paid the fees, kelangan makapag-submit ng complete documents and forms or else magbabayad kami ulet ny AOS and IV fees.

[JA]

1. If I have paid the AOS and IV fees, does the payment have expiration date?

2. If after I paid the fees and submitted Affidavit of Support but DS-230 has not been submitted within the year from fees have been paid, do I need to re-pay the fees?

Case: NVC sent notification to pay AOS and IV fee. My mother who is in California paid the fees (January 15, 2011) and after one month (February 17, 2011) she submitted Affidavfit of Support Form as requested by NVC. However, DS-230 has not been submitted. Since I will be the one to submit it, I decided to submit DS-230 form with civil documents on February 2012 since I will be returning back to the Philippines next year and my PD is March 2003 pa naman. My question is: Is it possible to submit DS-230 one year after we submitted AOS form? I read kase na within one year after you paid the fees, kelangan makapag-submit ng complete documents and forms or else magbabayad kami ulet ny AOS and IV fees.

Here is their basic policy: If a visa number is available, and if you let one year pass without contacting the NVC, then all fees paid and documents submitted are cancelled.

If a visa number was never available, like we are seeing in so many of these retrogression cases, then the fees that were paid should not be cancelled, even if there was a one year delay in sending in the forms.

BUT- I would not trust the NVC's automated systems to always be correct. They are very fast to send out the cancellation letters that put the cases into the termination process.

SO- The smart thing is to never let a year go by without contacting NVC!

Fee payments, form submission, emails and phone calls are all considered "contacts". Any contact restarts the one-year clock.

preciouscynth, if you want to wait a year to file the DS230, just send them an email now saying you are still collecting documents, or in your case just say you will be filing the DS-230 in February. That will restart the clock and give you a year to file the DS-230 or make some other "contact" with NVC.

[JA]

The April Visa Bulletin can be found at http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulleti...etin_5368.html


F-1......1 Apr 1995......Advancing 3 1/2 months since March.
......................................(was 1 April 1997, in December)


F-2A....1 Apr 2007......Advance 3 months since March.
......................................(was 1 Aug 2010, in December)


F-2B....1 Dec 1999......Advancing four months since March.
......................................(was 1 Sept 2002, in Oct.)


F-3......1 Jan 1992......Advancing 3 weeks since March.
......................................(was 1 March 1 1995, in Oct.)


F-4......8 Mar 1988......Advancing 7 weeks since March.
......................................(was 1April 1991, in Oct.)

[Pauzz]

Nag Move ng 4months ang f2b category. Mukhang magandang sinyales yan.. sana laging ganyan ang movement.

[preciouscynth]

The April Visa Bulletin can be found at http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulleti...etin_5368.html


F-1......1 Apr 1995......Advancing 3 1/2 months since March.
......................................(was 1 April 1997, in December)


F-2A....1 Apr 2007......Advance 3 months since March.
......................................(was 1 Aug 2010, in December)


F-2B....1 Dec 1999......Advancing four months since March.
......................................(was 1 Sept 2002, in Oct.)


F-3......1 Jan 1992......Advancing 3 weeks since March.
......................................(was 1 March 1 1995, in Oct.)


F-4......8 Mar 1988......Advancing 7 weeks since March.
......................................(was 1April 1991, in Oct.)

wow! four months ang inabante ng F2B! good news eto.. at least sa next visa bulletin eh hoping tayo na year 2000 na ang susunod!

[preciouscynth]

Nag Move ng 4months ang f2b category. Mukhang magandang sinyales yan.. sana laging ganyan ang movement.

kung four months lage ang galaw nya, hindi malayong mangyayari na early next year eh current na PD ko...sana lang tuloy-tuloy!

[preciouscynth]

Here is their basic policy: If a visa number is available, and if you let one year pass without contacting the NVC, then all fees paid and documents submitted are cancelled.

If a visa number was never available, like we are seeing in so many of these retrogression cases, then the fees that were paid should not be cancelled, even if there was a one year delay in sending in the forms.

BUT- I would not trust the NVC's automated systems to always be correct. They are very fast to send out the cancellation letters that put the cases into the termination process.

SO- The smart thing is to never let a year go by without contacting NVC!

Fee payments, form submission, emails and phone calls are all considered "contacts". Any contact restarts the one-year clock.

preciouscynth, if you want to wait a year to file the DS230, just send them an email now saying you are still collecting documents, or in your case just say you will be filing the DS-230 in February. That will restart the clock and give you a year to file the DS-230 or make some other "contact" with NVC.

the only thing na kailangan ko bantayan eh yung movement ng PD.. kase kung magkakaroon ng malaking changes this year at bumalik na sa september 2002 eh malamang mapa-aga ako ng uwi.. thanks!

[Pauzz]

the only thing na kailangan ko bantayan eh yung movement ng PD.. kase kung magkakaroon ng malaking changes this year at bumalik na sa september 2002 eh malamang mapa-aga ako ng uwi.. thanks!

sana bumilis na ang movement.. sa f2b nasa dec 99 na. malalaman natin yan sa pag pasok ng yr 2000 kung ito ay mabilis parin ang movement.

[JA]

Continued steady advances...

The May Visa Bulletin can be found at http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulleti...etin_5424.html


F-1......15 Jul 1995......Advanced 3 1/2 months since April.
......................................(was 1 April 1997, in December)


F-2A....8 Jun 2007......Advanced 2 months, 1 week since April.
......................................(was 1 Aug 2010, in December)


F-2B....1 Mar 2000......Advanced three months since April.
......................................(was 1 Sept 2002, in Oct.)


F-3......1 Jan 1992......Advanced 1 1/2 month since April.
......................................(was 1 March 1 1995, in Oct.)


F-4......8 Apr 1988......Advancing 1 month since April.
......................................(was 1April 1991, in Oct.)

[preciouscynth]

Continued steady advances...

The May Visa Bulletin can be found at http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulleti...etin_5424.html


F-1......15 Jul 1995......Advanced 3 1/2 months since April.
......................................(was 1 April 1997, in December)


F-2A....8 Jun 2007......Advanced 2 months, 1 week since April.
......................................(was 1 Aug 2010, in December)


F-2B....1 Mar 2000......Advanced three months since April.
......................................(was 1 Sept 2002, in Oct.)


F-3......1 Jan 1992......Advanced 1 1/2 month since April.
......................................(was 1 March 1 1995, in Oct.)


F-4......8 Apr 1988......Advancing 1 month since April.
......................................(was 1April 1991, in Oct.)

kapag 3 to 4 months ang advancement ng F2B category kada buwan, by January or February 2012 ay current na and PD ko! so it means na kailangan ko nang umuwi sa Pinas this year..

[Pauzz]

kapag 3 to 4 months ang advancement ng F2B category kada buwan, by January or February 2012 ay current na and PD ko! so it means na kailangan ko nang umuwi sa Pinas this year..

Nag Move ng 3months ang category ng F2B sana sa susunod ganun ulit.

preciouscynth, ask ko lang ano ang PD mo?

[red_track]

sana mag move sya ng 6months! sa F2B

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[preciouscynth]

hayz! wala pa ang visa bulletin for June 2011!

[red_track]

sana mag labas na sila ng bulletin for June

[Pauzz]

Excited na ba sa visa bulletin for the month of june

[preciouscynth]

lumabas na ang June 2011 visa bulletin.. for F2B category, 08JUN00 ang cut-off date ng PD.. umabante ng 3 months and 1 week from last month's data.

ang dramatic change ay yung F1 category.. 22FEB96 ang cut-off date ng PD. 7 months ang inabante!

[JA]

Big jump for FB-1!

The June Visa Bulletin can be found at http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulleti...etin_5424.html <http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5452.html>


F-1......22 Feb 1996......Advanced 7 months & 1 week since May.
......................................(was 1 April 1997, in December)


F-2A....22 Aug 07......Advanced 2 1/2 months since May.
......................................(was 1 Aug 2010, in December)


F-2B....8 June 00......Advanced 3 months & 1 week since May.
......................................(was 1 Sept 2002, in Oct.)


F-3......8 Mar 1992......Advanced 2 months & 1 week since May.
......................................(was 1 March 1 1995, in Oct.)


F-4......1 May 8 1988......Advanced 3 weeks since May.
......................................(was 1 April 1991, in Oct.)

[Pauzz]

3month & 1 week nag move ang F2b category, at least months ang inabante niya, medyo malayo layo pa bago dumating ang aug 2001