jimu07 Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Been a while since I have been here. My wife has been here now for long time. She became a citizen this past April. All is going well. One question however.. We applied for her son to come maybe 5 years ago. We hear little or nothing from USCIS. We were told when she became a citizen it would speed up the process. The only number we have comes up as not a good number. So, does it take this many years, with very little communication? He is now 28 years old... Appreciate any suggestions. Jim Link to comment
dnoblett Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 The visa preference classes are strange. Not sure how to handle this depending on the filing dates for the two classes he falls under... Issuing visa numbers to cases filed before: F1 22 SEP 2009 (Unmarried son of US Citizen)F2B 15 MAR 2010 (Unmarried son of Permanent Resident) So in this case sticking to F2B is a few months faster, but depending on the numbers they can flip flop, check the bulletin monthly. https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-for-october-2016.html 1 Link to comment
dnoblett Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 One more note, if he does marry in the meantime, pref class drops to F3, if he does marry and conceals this and interviews as unmarried under F1 or F2B and immigrates then petitions for wife, if USCIS catches it they can easily revoke and deport stating misrepresentation. I read about a case in Pennsylvania where this happened to a couple. Link to comment
newacct Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 F1 (unmarried over-21 child of citizen) is actually slower than F2B (unmarried over-21 child of permanent resident), but it's possible to opt out of upgrading from F2B to F1. Link to comment
jimu07 Posted October 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 We thought it would be quicker once she became a citizen.. Seems logical.. How do we opt out of F1? Link to comment
Randy W Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) We thought it would be quicker once she became a citizen.. Seems logical.. How do we opt out of F1? You can simply not upgrade. It's your call - remember that the priority dates can change from month to month. If You Were an LPR and Are Now a U.S. Citizen: Upgrading a Petition You can track how it's changed in the past here - https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin.html Edited October 21, 2016 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
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