I received my pack on August 07 , but could not get and interview due to retrogression.I send a mail to the consulate for the current status but still i have not received any reply.
Now that All EB becomes current, how does consulate schedules the interview? Will they schedule interview as per the PD or as per the date pack received from Consulate? Will consulate call and inform us the date of interview?
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hi, my packet 3 was sent to NVC on 9/8/2006 .Do i have this chance to be called for visa interview before the next retrogression?
retrogression is not over, all that has happened is some visas have been released but expect these to go very quickly but cover a lot of people especially those already in the US on other types of visas and trades . You do have a chance to be called for interview but only thing you can do is wait and see what happens
A baby can be added at any time, this is the only exception to the rules. All other dependent must be included on the DS-230, or they will not be included, and it will take minimum of two years for them to be able to join you.
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I have a strange problem. I have a interview schedulded in the month of august, but right now I am pregnant and expect to deliver in october. If by chance i happen to get a visa after my august interview and the retrogression starts again in september, What will happen to my newborns green card? Will the baby alone be affected by retrogression?
Please, please do reply, If you know the answer to this???
To: mpoova. My apologies for “high jacking” your thread but I’d like to give Ms. ambitious nurse a favor by answering her query.
To: ambitious nurse. First off, you only become a permanent resident the moment you enter the US with an immigrant visa and had that I-551 stamped on your passport. Until then, you are not permanent resident, even after you get immigrant visa post- interview. As long as you follow this rule, any dependent (spouse and children) that may have been not listed in your initial i-140 and even DS-230 may still be included.
I understand your concerns since we have seen many cases such as these, I'm telling you though your case is simply touch-and-go. But, I cannot over emphasize that it is very important to plan ahead and take proper steps. It is a matter of timing and preparation which also requires coordination with your sponsor/petitioner. You will see why.
I understand that you have expected date of delivery of October and we are assuming that you will be issued a visa around August (or probably September). Remember that you have six months after issuance of visa to touch base in the US. As long as you are you planning and do arrange to go here before your delivery, then you have no problem (you will even have a natural born American citizen baby if you deliver here). Otherwise, just read further.
You will attend your interview as planned. Please let the officer know that you are currently pregnant and you intend to deliver locally (in Kuwait). You will then be informed that you will have to secure a certified birth certificate, passports and the like shortly after delivery and forward the same, together with a new filled up DS-230), to the consulate asap. You and other dependents that were included in the original DS-230 will receive the visa as scheduled. You will just then wait for your baby’s visa or you can go on and the rest of the family be on “Following to Join” basis, depending on what you indicated in the DS-230.
As always, make sure to inform your attorney on record of your plans.
To: mpoova. My apologies for "high jacking" your thread but I'd like to give Ms. ambitious nurse a favor by answering her query.
Marie
Marie,
Apologies not required to intervene a thread in the public forum where you are always welcome to share your information to help others s/ Allnurses.com T/c.
Tks for your views which are really useful.:monkeydance:
Specializes in High Acuity Medicine; HR Administration.
Marie,
Apologies not required to intervene a thread in the public forum where you are always welcome to share your information to help others s/ Allnurses.com T/c.
Tks for your views which are really useful.:monkeydance:
If the dependent is not in the DS-230 when it is submitted; they cannot be added at a later date and still be included at the same time that your visa is issued. Babies can be added at anytime, as they were not born before; and this is the only exception to it. The issue is if you get married after the DS-230 was submitted, the spouse cannot be added to that existing petition; you will be submitting a new one at the very least. And not just updating an existing petition that already exists with USCIS.
That is why it is always stated to get married first before submitting the DS-230, or it is 2 years before they can join you. We have seen this happen over and over again, especially when agencies told the nurse that they would add the spouse on later, and it could not be done. And they had to wait for the two years.
To: mpoova. My apologies for “high jacking” your thread but I’d like to give Ms. ambitious nurse a favor by answering her query.
To: ambitious nurse. First off, you only become a permanent resident the moment you enter the US with an immigrant visa and had that I-551 stamped on your passport. Until then, you are not permanent resident, even after you get immigrant visa post- interview. As long as you follow this rule, any dependent (spouse and children) that may have been not listed in your initial i-140 and even DS-230 may still be included.
I understand your concerns since we have seen many cases such as these, I'm telling you though your case is simply touch-and-go. But, I cannot over emphasize that it is very important to plan ahead and take proper steps. It is a matter of timing and preparation which also requires coordination with your sponsor/petitioner. You will see why.
I understand that you have expected date of delivery of October and we are assuming that you will be issued a visa around August (or probably September). Remember that you have six months after issuance of visa to touch base in the US. As long as you are you planning and do arrange to go here before your delivery, then you have no problem (you will even have a natural born American citizen baby if you deliver here). Otherwise, just read further.
You will attend your interview as planned. Please let the officer know that you are currently pregnant and you intend to deliver locally (in Kuwait). You will then be informed that you will have to secure a certified birth certificate, passports and the like shortly after delivery and forward the same, together with a new filled up DS-230), to the consulate asap. You and other dependents that were included in the original DS-230 will receive the visa as scheduled. You will just then wait for your baby’s visa or you can go on and the rest of the family be on “Following to Join” basis, depending on what you indicated in the DS-230.
As always, make sure to inform your attorney on record of your plans.
I hope I was able to help you.
Marie
I would like to give my thoughts on this as well but I just want to disclose that it is only from a layman's point of view and not from an 'expert' or an immigration lawyer.
I do not think a spouse can be easily added to the DS-230 forms after it has been submitted w/o some complications, delays, or something. First of all, if one is already legally married by the time the DS-230 form will be answered, signed and submitted then the one being petition has to say that she or he is lawfully married and indicate it on the DS-230 form as being asked on the form. If the one being petitioned is single on the time of answering the said form then it has to be indicated as such as well.
I am not saying a spouse cannot be added after the DS-230 form but it would not be the same or as simple as adding a new born as Suzanne has said.
At this times, every consulate is keeping a strict eye on fraud marriages or marriage by convenience and this is one of the oldest tricks on the books and this is why adding a spouse after the DS-230 form has been submitted and properly reviewed and processed is not that easy and explains the 2 year wait Suzanne mentioned. Everything has a reason.
Even people who did everything right (indicated all their dependents on their DS-230 Forms from the very start) still needs to prove to the consulate that they were indeed married starting from the years they had indicated they were married. And the the burden of proving they were indeed married as they have indicated on the DS-230 forms is entirely w/ them and not w/ the consul being able to prove they aren't. They have to give them solid evidences such as pictures from their wedding rites years ago, pictures of their children growing up w/ them just to prove that it is really theirs and that this children aren't just from some relative that wants a fast-track green-card for their child. Marriage certificates and Birth Certificates are forged and presented to the consulates all the time. It is not like this wasn't attempted and done decades ago.
And this is for those who have indicated all their dependents from the very start, so you can just imagine how stricter and paranoid they'll get when it was added after. Not that it can't be done, obviously it can and being done but the simplest way and safest way is to just get married before the DS-230 Forms are submitted or just indicate as such if already married at the time of answering it so that no one gets left behind and can only follow after a few years.
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Just giving a friendly reminder to everyone to not discuss details and specifics of your cases here and also not give advice that maybe misconstrued as giving out 'legal advice' as this does not conform to our Terms of Service.
"This is not a legal advice bulletin board
This is a board for nurses and nurses-to-be to discuss primarily nursing issues. This is not a free legal advice board. Please be aware that allnurses.com cannot be responsible for problems resulting from reliance on legal advice received here. If you have a legal problem, please seek legal counsel."
The details of a case can be discussed and should be discussed w/ your respective lawyers.
Also, please stay w/in the boundaries of the topic of this thread.
Thank you for understanding.
Thank you Lawrence for the reminder.
I was just trying to point a possible error in what has been advised by other member/s.
Closing this thread as I feel there is no more that can be added and it is becoming a 'legal' discussion thread. As I said, specifics and details should be discussed only to your respective lawyers.
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retrogression is not over, all that has happened is some visas have been released but expect these to go very quickly but cover a lot of people especially those already in the US on other types of visas and trades . You do have a chance to be called for interview but only thing you can do is wait and see what happens
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