2004/2005/2006 Priority Date Tracker

hello everyone!!!happy new year ; ) I've been thinking if posting this will inspire or bring confusion to many..but i believe it'll keep our hopes...i have this batchmate with PD of Dec 2005, interviewed by the consul last Nov 7 or 11, received her visa last nov 26 or 27...now leaving for US on jan 21...

Amazing right?yes her PD is dec 2005..I know there would lot of questions but i can't answer them..but its true...God bless us all...Let's keep praying...

Hi everyone. Well, in our case,me and my wife last submitted an updated ds230 last march2008(for the 3rd time), together ofcourse with other docs. At that time, our son was already 1 year old, and he was listed as FTJ(follow to join or accompynying at a later date). This was done by the agency so that our case will not be DELAYED. If we put him as "accompanying now", NVC will have to generate his feebill then fillup another set of ds230 forms, etc. The agency and lawyer told us that his feebill and filling up of his ds230 will be settled during the interview. And at that time, I think we were current for 2 months(cut-off was march2006), so we were hoping to receive our packet4. Unfortunately we didn't. Last Aug2008, we were blessed by another child, and we were again told that her feebill, ds230 forms will be settled during the interview. Just prepare the child's passport, the agency said. So here we are, waiting for the next VB.
I'm not a bit worried since I talked to people with similar experiences. Children can easily be added during the interview,as long as he/she is below 21. Well at least that's what I heard.[image]

-tabachingdj

hello tabachingdj,

you're a great help! sharing your experience enlighten me and save me from my dilemna... i also want to thank everybody in the forum... thank you guys.

i already emailed my petitioner but still no reply, so I decided to prepare ds230 for me and my family. our newborn will be listed as follow-to-join to avoid unnecessary delays... hope this thing works in my case.

Again my sincerest thanks...

with best regards,
joc

hello everyone!!!happy new year ; ) I've been thinking if posting this will inspire or bring confusion to many..but i believe it'll keep our hopes...i have this batchmate with PD of Dec 2005, interviewed by the consul last Nov 7 or 11, received her visa last nov 26 or 27...now leaving for US on jan 21...

Amazing right?yes her PD is dec 2005..I know there would lot of questions but i can't answer them..but its true...God bless us all...Let's keep praying...

-hopefully

God can work on miracles. I've seen some. There's always a reason to believe. Even the most impossible thing could take place when GOD wishes to let it happen.

God Bless everybody. We are eagerly awaiting for Feb2009VB. Hoping for some MIRACLES.

Hi i would like to ask regarding i-140 petition what if it is already approved what will be the next step? thanks and hoping for your reply.

Hi joc. I'd like to share also my case. I'm married with one daughter born April 2008. My husband and I submitted our DS230 (both of us filled out Ds230) last May 1, 2008 when my daughter was only 10 days old. My lawyer advised us to put her as following-to-join to avoid any delays. Because if we put her as accompanying us, then we woud have to wait for her visa fee bill, her birth cert and passport which I did not have last May 2008. But since we put her as following to join, then we did not have to pay her visa fee bill and submit her docs at the NVC. We were told that we could just bring her docs and pay for her fee bill at the time of the interview. Just make sure you put the name of your newborn in your DS23O because he/she was already born before you update your DS230 you have to declared him/her in your Ds230 either as acoompanying you or as following to join.

Hi i would like to ask regarding i-140 petition what if its already approved by the uscis what will be the next step? Can you give an idea. Thanks

anne

Hi nursing...when your I-140 is already approved by USCIS, they will send your file to NVC who will create an NVC case number for you. Your file will stay there until your priority date becomes current. Then when your PD becomes current in the monthly visa bulletin, NVC will send your lawyer your visa fee bill(will be paid either by your employer or you depending on your contract with the employer). Once the NVC receives the payment of the fee bill, they will send your packet 3 (which is the DS230 form). You wil fill this up and sign it and return it together with your documents(NBI clearance, photos, birth cert, marriage contract, copy of passport). Once NVC receives your DS230 and documents they will review it to make sure no documents are missing. If everything is complete they will declare you documentarily qualified and if your PD stays current you will just have to wait for your interview schedule(packet 4).

If you are married make sure to inform your lawyer so your husband and children will also be sent visa fee bills and NVC can process all of you at the same time.

Hi joc. I'd like to share also my case. I'm married with one daughter born April 2008. My husband and I submitted our DS230 (both of us filled out Ds230) last May 1, 2008 when my daughter was only 10 days old. My lawyer advised us to put her as following-to-join to avoid any delays. Because if we put her as accompanying us, then we woud have to wait for her visa fee bill, her birth cert and passport which I did not have last May 2008. But since we put her as following to join, then we did not have to pay her visa fee bill and submit her docs at the NVC. We were told that we could just bring her docs and pay for her fee bill at the time of the interview. Just make sure you put the name of your newborn in your DS23O because he/she was already born before you update your DS230 you have to declared him/her in your Ds230 either as acoompanying you or as following to join.

-apc

hello apc,

thank you very much! i am now preparing my family's updated ds230, my newborn will be listed as follow-to-join...