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I've been reading up lately and I seem to be confused once again. Lets say that a petition for a family to immigrate under the F4 preference is approved and the PD is released. Now all the family can do is wait. The child in the family is under 21 at the time and when the PD becomes current...

It seems that the POE is reducing the time allowed in the US with a B2 visa. Before it was up to 6 months. Now its merely 3 months. Are there any experiences with using the B2 visa recently? How long are you allowed to stay before the I-94 expires? My mother is planning on coming to visit of...

OH MY GOD. Please tell me this August's bulletin is a typo. For China the Brother/Sister (4th) retrogressed a year and two months! And the 1st preference retrogressed 3 years! Any insight on this awful event?

hey guys, hope everyone is well. i havent been able to go on this site for some time now due to extensive school work that take up much of my time. i am almost a senior in high school, quite exciting. well i just wanted to know if anyone or anyone that knows someone that just recieved their GC...

since no new immigration reform bill passed due to the disagreements of the parties to find one thing they can agree on, is the talk for immigration reform done for the year? this may be a stupid question but im just a bit confused. since nothing passed, does this mean people have to wait till...

has anyone lately entered the US on a B1/B2 visa or know someone that did and only get 3 months? before it use to be 6 months but now someone i know (who has visited multiple times) only recieved 3 months. was there news on the time frame you can stay now on B visas in the US? thanks in advance.

has anyone lately entered the US on a B1/B2 visa or know someone that did and only get 3 months? before it use to be 6 months but now someone i know (who has visited multiple times) only recieved 3 months. was there news on the time frame you can stay now on B visas in the US? thanks in advance.

okay, so my parents have been really worrying about our situation... like a lot more than they usually would. so if anyone could answer a couple of my questions would be a great help. my mom had her I-130 approved a while back under the F4 catagory (Brother/Sister of USC), shes the beneficiary...

hey i was wondering if anyone knows the time frame for someone in China to have a sponsorship for a GC from a sister? my mother was sponsored by her sister and her I-130 was approved April of '97. before it required 10 years. now its around 12. has it changed? i was around 8 then, im afraid that...

does anyone have a idea of how long it usually takes for a brother/sister of a US citizen to have their priority date to become current. the person is born in china and fall under the F4 catagory and the petition was approved in 4/97. will the PD become current around 4/07(10 years) or even...

since no one answered my question in the other forum i'm hoping someone can here. since we are all in this one due to applying for a GC under the family based i'm hoping you can help. since everyone has heard about the retrogression... -does the retrogression affect us if we are born in India...

have anyone adjusted thier status under the LIFE ACT? if you have do you mind sharing your experience. and if anyone has an idea... -how long does it usually take to have a I-485 approved under family immigration. (i.e. 6 months? one year? two years? more?) -if you file for an EAD...

when you adjust your status under the life act of just the normal I-485, is it sent to the District Office or the Service Center? our I-130 was approved in VSC under the F4 catagory but the VSC only states I-485 employment based AOS. but the district office (Newark, NJ) is much slower then the...

this is probably a really stupid question but about the retrogression, who does it affect? like does it affect employment based GC's and family based, or does it only affect one particular group?

just have a few question regarding when you're PD is current... 1) when your PD is current and u apply for AOS for the whole family (Mother-beneficary of the I-130 but it was noted as a family immigration case, Father- Overstayed files under the 245i, Son- Overstayed files under the 245i)...

hi everyone, i am planning on applying for AOS under the Life Act because of an overstay on my B2 visa when my priotity date is current. i have some time ahead but i was wondering if anyone knows how long it takes to adjust yu status under the life act. the I-130 petition only states my mother's...

does anyone happen to know the approz time that a F1 visa will be approved when you apply for it abroad. under the circumstances that the college you wish to go to already accepted you and gave you the forms that you fill out for an international student? (if it matters, i'm in high school and...

hi, if you are eligible for the LIFE act but your priority date will not be available for awhile should you just apply now because i heard it would take a long time to be approved. and if anyone has applied AOS with the help of the LIFE act i ask that you please just describe the process so that...

I'm currently a undocumented student in the US and back in '97 my parents did the I-130 petition to immigrate to America by the help with my aunt who is a US citizen. its been years now and im waiting for our priority date to come and we can readjust our status and recieve green cards. our...

hey, i'm currently a student at my highschool in NJ. i am about to enter my junior year this fall and i was wondering if anyone know the chances of the Dream Act or the Student Adjustment Act will pass at all. i came to America at the age of 5 and im turning 17 this november. i want to drive and...