@Sm1smom Hey my child was taken to the embassy again. The embassy said it’s too late to begin the process. I was advised to sponsor him once I received my greencard.
Thanks for the update. Sorry to learn your embassy is not willing to process your child’s FTJ. Yes, you can begin the I-130 process now. See link below to the family sponsor immigration forum
Congratulation !!! Happy you made it and hopefully for your kid too. Pls keep me updated about your Child FTJ process. Mine unfortunately, the consulate was not helpful and said it is too late .They said they would print the last DV visas on 09/22. and couldn't book an appointment for my spouse and daughter. Any insights from Some1smom would be appreciated .
Interesting statement, presumably some internal process at that consulate that leads to the date deadline, or possibly that was by when their visa number allocation for the month would be used. Also no guarantees anyway that a consulate would have a visa number for someone not previously scheduled for September. Unfortunately if the consulate is unwilling or unable to schedule at this late stage you can’t force them.
I was told the same thing. It’s too late. I was advised to file I-130
If the embassy already told you it is too late to process FTJ for your derivatives, there’s nothing else you can do about that unfortunately. They will have to go through the family sponsorship process in that case.
You did not file an I-485? Sorry, the selection is basically dead at this point.
No, I did not
I don't recall reading of such a similar case/situation.No, I did not
I thought DS-260 needed to be accepted first…
Have you seen people with selected statuses “backdated”? Like in my case, it was showing as not selected in 10/2021, but in 05/2022 (I stopped checking between these dates) was selected dated 06/2021
I lost too much time…
Not that it makes a difference now unfortunately, its a pity you did not understand the AOS process (many don’t until they come here), but do I understand correctly that you checked at some stage in October, and then did not check again until May? So it could have come at any time between the date in October you checked, and May? Or did you get a notification in May to check?No, I did not
I thought DS-260 needed to be accepted first…
Have you seen people with selected statuses “backdated”? Like in my case, it was showing as not selected in 10/2021, but in 05/2022 (I stopped checking between these dates) was selected dated 06/2021
I lost too much time…
No need to worry. Although, I would not rest assure even after CPO update until I have the physical card in my hand. Because it is not done until it is done!
Hi Susie, yes, when I checked in October 2021, the status was still showing as NOT selected, so I stopped checking that number and applied again. When I came to check the status in May 2022, I decided to double-check from prior year one more time, that is when I discovered that apparently I was selected, but what was so weird is that it was “backdated” to 6/6/21. By the time I completed DS-260, I lost too much time…
They do have a second selection round in some years, and it is usually in October if it happens, so it is possible you just checked a little too early, or maybe it was later than usual this year. I have no insight as to what the date on the second selection letter usually is though. The actual sad thing is that you should have had enough time to process AOS in time if you had found this site and mom’s spreadsheet then and understood the process, Well, maybe you’ll get lucky in another DV year, it happens sometimes.
My status just said "case was approved", but I could see in my case history - the next tab on the USCIS page - that they had ordered my new card.
Thanks, in the case of my wife that message does not appear and that is the source of my concern. Any advice?