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this immigration video about case
processing times for those who have a
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video I'm going to speak about how long
it takes for someone who has a green
card to petition for his spouse and
children but let me just see this in my
last video on US citizens who are
petitioning for their adult children
someone commented on YouTube and said
you're acting as if you're the
decision-maker and it actually may take
much longer and so I saw that comment
and I thought oh not a nice comment but
and let me address that issue here yes
in fact I am NOT the decision-maker the
government the US government decides on
these petitions and so the time frame
that I'm giving you in these case
processing times videos are estimates
based on the Visa Bulletin that the
government issues each month now it can
be your petition can go through sooner
or it can take a little bit longer
depending on the case right because as
you know for example if you mess it up
the first time right let's say you file
the i-130 Family petition for your
spouse and you've left out critical
information or you may have
misrepresented some
or something just wasn't right you
forgot to include your marriage
certificate and so those kinds of
problems slow the process down as it
relates to the approval of the i-130
anything can happen during the course of
filing that can slow things down for you
that's why you want to be careful and
make sure you get it right the first
time let's just dive right in and let's
you know that I'm a YouTube girl now so
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what your thoughts are about this video
if you are a green card holder and
you're petitioning for a family member
you should know that you can only
petition for your spouse and your
children your children who are under 21
and those who are over 21 however if
you're a child your adult child is
married you cannot petition for him or
her also you cannot petition for your
parent nor your sibling the government
our law is very specific about that so
you should know it's only your spouse
and it is only your children who are
unmarried for those who are petitioning
for their spouse and child who are under
the age of 21 they are placed in the
second preference category the f2a
category now based on the current Visa
Bulletin for October 2018 which is when
this video was filmed children and
spouses children under the age of 21 and
spouses are weighed in on average I
would say about two years and here's why
the government is processing petitions
that were received or with a priority
date of August 2016 so that those are
those in the f2a category if you're
petitioning for an adult child unmarried
child and adult unmarried child over the
age of 21 you're now in the f2b category
the government is working on petitions
that were filed as of November 2000
which means you're looking at maybe a
seven-year wait it could be less or it
could be a little bit longer this is not
a precise there's no science to this it
could be faster than that or it can take
a bit longer now the dates that I'm
giving you in this video are dates that
the government says that if we receive
your petition as of this date what this
means is that you can begin the visa
application process with the National
Visa Center or the NVC which is part of
the State Department that's what this
means so you start that visa application
process and you submit the documents
that they ask for like the affidavit of
support and some other materials then
you get an interview date at the Embassy
you go in your interview or before and
before that you do a medical examination
and so it's a process it's a process
that you're now entering into with the
State Department and you go on that
interview with the US Embassy and if
they find no other reason to deny you
for a green card they will issue you an
immigrant visa which will allow you to
travel to the United States and there
you go you have your green card I hope
you find this video helpful again the
case processing times are based on the f
to a and F to B category for a green
card holder who is petitioning for his
spouse and children under the age of 21
and then those who are over 21 who are
unmarried friends stay tuned for my next
video about case processing times and
adjustment of status you don't want to
miss that one bye-bye
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