I am the petitioner here asking you all these questions. I thought you are the lawyer or you guys have immigration lawyers where you answer the questions or help the applicants regarding their immigration or visa related questions. Your previous answers are very helpful to all of the public to better understand all these questions. I appreciate your help though. Thanks
F4 how to calculate cspa
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SusieQQQ
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Did you not read my signature?
The site is hosted by a lawyer who does a regular conference call where he answers questions. Maybe you can get your question on the list for the next one.
SusieQQQ
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huh? I’m not sure what role you think I have here. I gave you the link to the calls forum, the thread for questions will be posted on there, keep an eye on it to post your question. I’m not running around for you!
This is the Question I asked on that forum as well. Please review. Thanks
CSPA Calculations
9 FAM 502.1-1(D)(4) Calculation of CSPA Age
Family and Employment Preference Cases: The “CSPA age” is determined on the date that the visa became available (i.e., the date on which the priority date became current in the Final Action Dates chart in the Visa Bulletin or the date on which the petition was approved, whichever came later).
How can I convince the US Consulate to recalculate or reconsider the CSPA age for child
NVC scheduled the interview in early June 2025 and sent the file to Islamabad embassy on 4/21/25 one day before USCIS Reopened and reconsidered their previous decision on this the I-130 case and ISSUED the NEW Approval Notice with NOTICE of Approval date of 04/22/2025. Now VISA Officer refused the CSPA Child (DOB 12/27/1997) based on ISL2010 wrong or previous approval date. But according to the above statement in FAM, CSPA age is determined on the date that the visa became available (i.e., the date on which the priority date became current in the Final Action Dates chart in the Visa Bulletin or the date on which the petition was approved, whichever came later). VISA should be allowed for AGE OUT child based on the Correct APPROVAL DATE of 04/22/2025 which is Later than Final Action date.
Approval Date - Filing Date = Pending Time (17 years 8 months 27 days)
The formula for calculating CSPA is:
Age at Time of Visa Availability - Pending Time = CSPA Age
27- 17= 10 years CSPA age according to New and ONLY available Approval Notice Date of 04/22/25 (Which is Later than Final Action
Please advise how the applicant or petitioner can convince the Consulate about this scenario so that they can reconsider their decision and add the child back to the case to ISSUE the visa.
Thanks
CSPA Calculations
9 FAM 502.1-1(D)(4) Calculation of CSPA Age
Family and Employment Preference Cases: The “CSPA age” is determined on the date that the visa became available (i.e., the date on which the priority date became current in the Final Action Dates chart in the Visa Bulletin or the date on which the petition was approved, whichever came later).
How can I convince the US Consulate to recalculate or reconsider the CSPA age for child
- Date of Birth: Dec 27, 1997, Country of Chargeability: Pakistan/Under Rest of the World.
- Incorrect Priority date was 08/08/2007 But then got it corrected in 2024 by USCIS to correct priority date.
- Correct Priority Date: July 27, 2007
- New Approval Date: 04/22/2025
- Approval Notice Never received in the past and never recorded on USCIS, but they sent the case to NVC in 2010, and case number also starts with ISL2010**********. FOIA also verified that there is no approval Notice found in their record. USCIS advised the petitioner to apply for I-824 to get the Approval Notice So the petitioner applied in 2024, and it has new APPROVAL Notice date of 04/22/2025.
NVC scheduled the interview in early June 2025 and sent the file to Islamabad embassy on 4/21/25 one day before USCIS Reopened and reconsidered their previous decision on this the I-130 case and ISSUED the NEW Approval Notice with NOTICE of Approval date of 04/22/2025. Now VISA Officer refused the CSPA Child (DOB 12/27/1997) based on ISL2010 wrong or previous approval date. But according to the above statement in FAM, CSPA age is determined on the date that the visa became available (i.e., the date on which the priority date became current in the Final Action Dates chart in the Visa Bulletin or the date on which the petition was approved, whichever came later). VISA should be allowed for AGE OUT child based on the Correct APPROVAL DATE of 04/22/2025 which is Later than Final Action date.
Approval Date - Filing Date = Pending Time (17 years 8 months 27 days)
The formula for calculating CSPA is:
Age at Time of Visa Availability - Pending Time = CSPA Age
27- 17= 10 years CSPA age according to New and ONLY available Approval Notice Date of 04/22/25 (Which is Later than Final Action
Please advise how the applicant or petitioner can convince the Consulate about this scenario so that they can reconsider their decision and add the child back to the case to ISSUE the visa.
Thanks
Sm1smom
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Conference call recordings are here:
Sm1smom
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Did you join the call on the day it was hosted? If you did not join the call on the day it was hosted, you shouldn't be surprised if your posted question was not answered. The following instruction was provided at the top of the thread you posted your question in:
"Note: Please dial into the ZOOM conference call to ask the questions posted by you in this thread"
"Note: Please dial into the ZOOM conference call to ask the questions posted by you in this thread"
Calculating your CSPA age can be confusing, especially with so many important dates like priority date, approval date, and interview schedule. The best way is to subtract the time your petition was pending from your age on the visa availability date to check if you still qualify as a child. Just like an online graphing calculator simplifies math, using accurate tools and timelines can make your CSPA calculation clear and stress-free.