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European2014

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Hello guys,

Would it be a problem for refusal of a Student visa (F1), if my parents live in the US after winning the DV lottery as LPR?
 
European2014 said:
Hello guys,

Would it be a problem for refusal of a Student visa (F1), if my parents live in the US after winning the DV lottery as LPR?
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Do you mean you are applying for f1 visa while your parents are living already in usa through the dv?
If yes than no you must just prove your case at the embassy that y got non-immigrant intentions.
 
European2014 said:
Hello guys,

Would it be a problem for refusal of a Student visa (F1), if my parents live in the US after winning the DV lottery as LPR?
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The possibility of your getting a F1 visa while your parents and sibling(s) are US LPR are very low, I'm afraid. You will need to prove you have a very strong tie to your home country before the visa will be granted. The embassy is likely to be under the assumption that you're trying to use the student visa to go join the rest of your family in the US and you do not plan on going back to your home country at the end of your studies. But if you can provide a strong evidence of social, economic and physical ties, then you may get the visa.
 
Sm1smom said:
The possibility of your getting a F1 visa while your parents and sibling(s) are US LPR are very low, I'm afraid. You will need to prove you have a very strong tie to your home country before the visa will be granted. The embassy is likely to be under the assumption that you're trying to use the student visa to go join the rest of your family in the US and you do not plan on going back to your home country at the end of your studies. But if you can provide a strong evidence of social, economic and physical ties, then you may get the visa.
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Agree with this - judging from our questioning around visitor visas with my father a citizen before. However as a student with his immediate family in the US it seems unlikely he can prove strong economic or family ties at home :(
 
SusieQQQ said:
Agree with this - judging from our questioning around visitor visas with my father a citizen before. However as a student with his immediate family in the US it seems unlikely he can prove strong economic or family ties at home :(
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How long will it take him through a family sponsoring process to get a visa ? And if about 8 to 10 years why is so long ?
 
vladek15425 said:
How long will it take him through a family sponsoring process to get a visa ? And if about 8 to 10 years why is so long ?
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F2B category is around an 8-year wait at the moment - and if he gets married in the interim he loses his petition, as only citizens can petition for married children.

It's so long because there are annual quotas and a long backlog of people waiting to fill them...see numbers below

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:

A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
 
SusieQQQ said:
F2B category is around an 8-year wait at the moment - and if he gets married in the interim he loses his petition, as only citizens can petition for married children.

It's so long because there are annual quotas and a long backlog of people waiting to fill them...see numbers below

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:

A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
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I can see now ! The demand is HUGE!
But you gave us only the part of the children, what about if I want to sponsor my mother ? Thanks
 
vladek15425 said:
I can see now ! The demand is HUGE!
But you gave us only the part of the children, what about if I want to sponsor my mother ? Thanks
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Parents count as immediate family (same as minor children) so there is no limit and not really much wait but as far as I understand you can only sponsor a parent once you become a citizen.

Also as per post in other thread a lot of people do not end up bringing parents over especially if they are close to or on retirement, because they will not have been/be able to contribute to social security long enough to qualify for Medicare or Medicaid, which means that medical costs can quickly become prohibitive. Insurance is apparently either very expensive or doesn't cover much for the elderly (pretty much the same in fact as in SA for an older person who hasn't been on medical aid previously).
 
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SusieQQQ said:
Parents count as immediate family (same as minor children) so there is no limit and not really much wait but as far as I understand you can only sponsor a parent once you become a citizen.

Also as per post in other thread a lot of people do not end up bringing parents over especially if they are close to or on retirement, because they will not have been/be able to contribute to social security long enough to qualify for Medicare or Medicaid, which means that medical costs can quickly become prohibitive. Insurance is apparently either very expensive or doesn't cover much for the elderly (pretty much the same in fact as in SA for an older person who hasn't been on medical aid previously).
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Baie dankie :)
 
Is after becoming a citizen that one can file for brother or sister...is there any age limit?
 
Agu said:
Is after becoming a citizen that one can file for brother or sister...is there any age limit?
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No, but there is a very long wait, around 12-13 years at the moment. And this will be one of the categories falling away when the immigration reform eventually gets passed.
 
I am in the same situation as @European2014. About student visa, I have good grades and I will apply in a university away where my parents live. Let's assume my parents live in New York and I want to study in Boston or San Francisco. Will I have any chance yo get visa? And Ivwant that visa to really study there not to join my family.
 
AldoBlack said:
I am in the same situation as @European2014. About student visa, I have good grades and I will apply in a university away where my parents live. Let's assume my parents live in New York and I want to study in Boston or San Francisco. Will I have any chance yo get visa? And Ivwant that visa to really study there not to join my family.
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You will need to convince them not only that you really want to study but that you will return to Albania afterwards ...the fact that your name is down on the DV entry and that you have sent back your DS230 may be a problem as they may say that you have already shown immigrant intent by sending the forms back.
 
SusieQQQ said:
You will need to convince them not only that you really want to study but that you will return to Albania afterwards ...the fact that your name is down on the DV entry and that you have sent back your DS230 may be a problem as they may say that you have already shown immigrant intent by sending the forms back.
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Thank you. :)
 
AldoBlack said:
I am in the same situation as @European2014. About student visa, I have good grades and I will apply in a university away where my parents live. Let's assume my parents live in New York and I want to study in Boston or San Francisco. Will I have any chance yo get visa? And Ivwant that visa to really study there not to join my family.
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It's not going to make much of a difference to the CO wether you want to go to a school in the west coast and the rest of your family is based in the east coast. They have no way of monitoring where you go once you get into the US. You will still need to demonstrate a very strong tie to your home country before they'll ussue you with a student visa, and u still think that's a tall order considering that all of your immediate family will be in the US.
 
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