USA Immigration Need Help! 1 year of my life wasted na.

[Shane.Chan]

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Hi Im Shane , tapos graduate ko high school last year nya wala na ko gi.skwela ug college kay mag.migrate na DAW mi sa US. Nakadawat naman mig mga e-mail nuon,nya naka.pass na mig mga forms, Right now nag.cgeh nalang mig huwat , huwat huwat gikapoi nako as in depressed nako cause akong family mag.cgeh na ug away tungod ani.. Any istoryans ngari nga naai experience sa F3 family based visa? or naai kaila pwede maka.consult nako like attorney bah or any place nga dili ko pangwartahan hehe cgeh thanks

[the Messenger]

Hi Shane.

Family-based immigration does not happen overnight, so I suggest that you do not halt your activities waiting for that big day to happen very soon. Continue your studies while you can.

There are talks that petitions for family members are now processed faster, but I have not heard actual stories confirming the veracity of these reports.

Actual experiences from friends and family members:

Auntie and family were petitioned by an unwed sister in the US. It took 8 years for the family in the Philippines to receive official communication (not e-mail ha, but snail mail) from the US embassy in Manila to set an interview appointment. Ending: My aunt and family decided to settle down in the Philippines.

The family of a close friend applied for immigration. They did not hear from the US embassy until 10 years after. My friend, the youngest of the family, was already in her sophomore college year when an interview was scheduled. Again, the family did not receive an e-mail but mailed letter jud. Ending: Only my friend was allowed to immigrate to the US. She's now in Texas actually. The rest of the family members were denied.

Parents are now in the US. Their lawyer advised them that if they were to petition any unmarried children, the waiting time could last anywhere between 10 and 14 years, and most likely, the petition will hurt our chances of getting US visitor's visa approved.

Wish I could share happy stories, but this is how the cookie bounced for most of the people I know.

[Shane.Chan]

thanks so much for the info, id like share these stories to my family.. i hope di sila mag.yaw2 after haha.. almost 20 years na mi gahuwat ani..well whatever happens okay ra man nako mu.settle sa Cebu but i hope ilang American Dream kay matinuod sad cause daghan na pud silag effort ani.. lets just wait and see whatever happens hehe

[Ityan]

The best way jud ani noh ky e check pirme sa nag petition ninyu kung unsa na ang status.Family-based immigration takes time jud. Amoa ky F4 lang no.on pero it took 22-23 years before mi gi email-lan. Ulitao pa akong papa ato na time nga gi petitionan siya, nya karon pa na year na grant ang petition. Naka asawa nlng gud siya, naka anak, wa pajud na dawat. Karon ra na College level na ko. In.ana ka dugay. Pero inyu ky hapit naman na since gi email-lan na mo. Probably karon mo na year maka larga or next year.

Unsa nga forms inyu na pass? Mana mo medical ug interview?

Basta once schedulan na mo ug pa medical, okay najud na(if ever wala mo sakit. ). After a few months after sa medical, interview na dayon mo ana sa US embassy sa Manila then if okay tanan inyu files and pasar mos interview, e send ra dayon sa 2GO ang inyu VISA then Pre-departure Seminar nlng dayon ang kulang. If mana mos seminar, good to go na dayon.

Ingna lang jud ang inyu petitioner nga sigeha ug pangayo ug updates kung unsa na ang kalihukan sa inyu petition.
Ingna sila Mother dear ug Father dear nga ayaw na sig awai, hapit na lage na. Konting patience lang.. Mu abot ra lage na.

[jhay86]

medyo late nga reply.. kumusta ang petition sa inyo family? Ours took about 21 years before nakalarga but the sad thing only my parents nalang ang eligible mo migrate and the 4 of us siblings all aged out. The best way para mahibaw an nimu if eligible namu to get an immigrant visa is to check always the visa bulletin online, tan awa kun kanus-a inyo priority date.

[crazyme82]

TS unsay priority date ninyu? ang sa bulletin krn for FEB 2014 sa F3 kay FEB 8, 1993.

[Scott Bernard]

OT:

How about US working visa? Kinsa makahatag ug idea about ani?

Let's say, naa jud company nga nag back nimo, like US company, or kanang sa mga seaman nga mo travel sa US territories. Naa ba gehapon dako2x nga chance hagbongon ka nila?

Naa koy officemate sa una, nasangit siya sa US embassy kay gepadala sila sa among office sa Michigan. Taas ba ang probability nga ma hagbong ka or isolated case rana?

[jhay86]

OT:

How about US working visa? Kinsa makahatag ug idea about ani?

Let's say, naa jud company nga nag back nimo, like US company, or kanang sa mga seaman nga mo travel sa US territories. Naa ba gehapon dako2x nga chance hagbongon ka nila?

Naa koy officemate sa una, nasangit siya sa US embassy kay gepadala sila sa among office sa Michigan. Taas ba ang probability nga ma hagbong ka or isolated case rana?

depende sa category sa employment visa....


Employment First Preference (E1): Priority Workers- if ni fall ka under ani nga category makalarga daun ka. no backlogs ang processing


Employment Second Preference (E2): Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability- the same, no backlogs

Employment Third Preference (E3): Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Unskilled Workers (Other Workers) - ex. doctors, nurses, medtech, cpa etc. current year nga ila gi process is april 2007

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TS unsay priority date ninyu? ang sa bulletin krn for FEB 2014 sa F3 kay FEB 8, 1993.

basin naa dnha dapita ang priority date ni ts... basin nag current nana before kay nag submit2x naman silag ug forms daun ni retrogress cguro maong wala pay update. same sa nahitabo sa ako mama unde f4 1990 ang priority date, ni current pag year 2010. dugay man naka decide if mo migrate naabtan ug retrogress maong last year lang nakalarga...

[Scott Bernard]

^^ Bro, how about B1 OCS visa? Unsa man na nga category? Mao ba nang para sa mga seaman ug offshore/oil rigs?

[crazyme82]

Lahi pud ang working visa boss, non-immigrant visas mana ila ehatag ana. Ang approval ana mag depende sa sponsoring company ug sa papers pud sa applicant, usually dili kaau na dugay unlike sa immigrant visas. Ako pasabut ani kay kana pang padung pa larga hah, kay lahi pud nang nka sulod na dri ug gtrabaho na, same nako, working visa ko then krn ngfile nako para immigrant visa nako, naa ko sa category EB3 7-8 yrs ang waiting period pero it may change, depende sa utok nila.