skyland235

Thanks Rene - I raised this question as had seen conflicting views on this subject.

ian-mstm

Any conflicting views were made by idiots... because travel during the visa process has never been an issue.

Ian

skyland235

Just a quick interim Update..

We cancelled our Interview date in March and now have a new date May end - It will only be myself and wife attending the interview... Children = Follow to Join...as we they are not sure if they even want to go through this - so best option for us is to try and keep things 'open' until we are given an ultimatum to decide eitherway

ian-mstm

It's good that you're moving forward on your end. Good luck.


You're not likely to get an ultimatum to decide. US immigration doesn't care whether or not the children follow through - and they're unlikely to send a reminder or even keep the case open. Worse case scenario: if they decide not to join you, you can petition for them again in the future.

Ian

skyland235

Thanks Ian - That's true about perhaps petitioing for them later if necessary...

S Folinsky

As I mentioned in a prior post, the "FTJ" rules can be a tad unusual. You don't give enough in the way of facts to give any advice even if I was willing to do so. That said, I perceive various potential scenarios which I do not see covered in this discussion. A legal consultation as to determine options may very well be in order.

skyland235

Hi-thanks for the reply - for my children to be included aa a part of the current petition they would need to act within 12 months from March 10th... However, in case I have missed something I will get some advice.
From the research, I have carried out myself- the safest option could be for my children to act upon this within the said 12 months and then I guess apply for re-entry permits if required.

skyland235

Hi All,
Will update the forum fully after our interview.
We had the medical last Wednesday - All seemed OK - Didn't have our full vaccination history and so we were given the option of either going on an injection course for MMR or we could pay £75! Each to have our bloods further analysed to see if we were immune...In haste, i agree to the £75 each.. All came back Ok and we were both immune so no further vaccinations needed.

We have our Interview at the US Embassy on Wednesday morning- will update after this
Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has guided/advised

yen

Is it really possible to be called for interview even pd is not current yet?

yen

My pd is May 2006 Philippines.waited 11 years under f1 but got married before pd became current.Will I be credited for the years I have waited? how many years do I have to wait still? I have a 10 year old daughter, Im scared that she might aged out before pd to be current.pls help.

Noorah101

After marriage, you fall into another category. See the visa bulletin for details. Your PD remains the same.

Rene

yen

so I have to wait for an additional 10 years again? not shorter?

ian-mstm

Yes, your PD does not change.


Had you remained single, your PD would now be current.


She might age out, yes - but there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.


Once you married you automatically moved from category F1 to category F3. According to the visa bulletin, category F3 for the Philippines is Feb. 15, 1995. It seems that you'll have to wait an additional 11 years before your PD becomes current. In reality, though, it'll probably be closer to 15-17 years because the backlog grows all the time... and you have no idea how many people are already in line ahead of you.

IanIan

yen

is that right? that is sad...so I jst wasted 10 years of waiting...an that dont even give any credits at all.sad....

Noorah101

If you had known, would you have not gotten married? Your personal life should go on, regardless of immigration. You didn't waste 10 years, you lived your life, as you should have.

Give any credits? What does that mean? No credits are ever given when it comes to immigration. Its not liked you're starting over from the beginning, it's just that the new category has a longer waiting list than your original one. There's nothing anyone can do about that.

Rene