Upgrade from permanent resident to Citizen [merged threads]

[Alix19 1]

Hello beautiful people, 

I have filed for spouse visa for my wife last June, I am green card holder now, but I have an appointment by the end of October to become citizen, 

After I get my citizenship,  how to change from status of green card holder onto citizen?

And is the time consumed from June to now will make the witing time shorter or no effect? (Knowing that usually it takes 2 years for resident, and just 1 years for citizens) 

Thank you in advance

[Lil bear 3,858]

15 minutes ago, Alix19 said:

Hello beautiful people, 

I have filed for spouse visa for my wife last June, I am green card holder now, but I have an appointment by the end of October to become citizen, 

After I get my citizenship,  how to change from status of green card holder onto citizen?

And is the time consumed from June to now will make the witing time shorter or no effect? (Knowing that usually it takes 2 years for resident, and just 1 years for citizens) 

Thank you in advance

It will change automatically to IR/CR1   as USCIS updates your status 

It will not reduce the processing time, however some consulates may prioritize interviews of USC spouse visas over LPR spouse visas.. so it may be a little faster to get the interview date after the NVC process is finished. Or not … 

 

Do you have any  minor children who are derivatives in your spouses visa application ? IR1 does not allow derivatives so the change to IR1 for your spouse means that any derivatives must now have their own I130 filed after you become a USC. Delaying the Oath ceremony until after the spouse and children enter the US can be simpler 

[Alix19 1]

3 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

It will change automatically to IR/CR1   as USCIS updates your status 

It will not reduce the processing time, however some consulates may prioritize interviews of USC spouse visas over LPR spouse visas.. so it may be a little faster to get the interview date after the NVC process is finished. Or not … 

 

Do you have any  minor children who are derivatives in your spouses visa application ? IR1 does not allow derivatives so the change to IR1 for your spouse means that any derivatives must now have their own I130 filed after you become a USC. Delaying the Oath ceremony until after the spouse and children enter the US can be simpler 

Thanks for your answer, 

So you mean it would have been better if I waited until I got the citizenship to file for her? Or I did better when I filed as a green card holder?

(We don't have children yet)

[Lil bear 3,858]

15 minutes ago, Alix19 said:

Thanks for your answer, 

So you mean it would have been better if I waited until I got the citizenship to file for her? Or I did better when I filed as a green card holder?

(We don't have children yet)

Only need to consider waiting if you have children. Go for your interview and oath. All good 

[Chancy 6,233]

*** Moved from IR1/CR1 Progress Reports to IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures ***

 

[Alix19 1]

Hello beautiful people,

In June I applied for my wife to bring her to the US, and now I just got my citizenship, I called the USCIS to change my status but the lady said that she doesn't know the effect of the upgrade if it gonna make the decision faster or longer. And when I logged in to my account I found processing time 7 months but the lady said it's 2 years.

What do advice me guys?

Thank you in advance 

 

[SalishSea 16,921]

9 minutes ago, Alix19 said:

Hello beautiful people,

In June I applied for my wife to bring her to the US, and now I just got my citizenship, I called the USCIS to change my status but the lady said that she doesn't know the effect of the upgrade if it gonna make the decision faster or longer. And when I logged in to my account I found processing time 7 months but the lady said it's 2 years.

What do advice me guys?

Thank you in advance 

 

The overall process will take close to two years.   The petition approval is only one part of the process.

[JeanneAdil 6,261]

it will be 2 years and all u can do is wait and follow the steps indicated in USCIS site 

 

allah yekbel

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

CR1/IR1 will always have precedence over F2A, there is no scenario I can think of in which upgrading the petition is a bad idea - not that you actually have an option , you have to make the change when you become a citizen. I can think of situations in which not upgrading is a bad idea, including the possibility that F2A retrogresses priority dates.

 

 

edit: the embassy in Algeria also explicitly notes it prioritizes immediate relative cases  https://dz.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/

Edited October 31, 2022 by SusieQQQ

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

The overall process will take close to two years.   The petition approval is only one part of the process.

Well, let’s look at this logically. Will it really be 2 years? Once the petition is approved, it goes to NVC. Current NVC time frames are (1) one month for case creation and (2) about 3 weeks for document review (see https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html ) So if OP has all his ducks in a row with documents ready to go etc , that takes him to about 9 months from filing if uscis is indeed 7 months.  Then it depends on how long the queue for interview at the embassy.  Is Algeria really 1 year 3 months to get an interview from DQ?

[TBoneTX 43,434]

Similar-themed threads have been merged.

Edited November 1, 2022 by TBoneTX

[SalishSea 16,921]

3 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Well, let’s look at this logically. Will it really be 2 years? Once the petition is approved, it goes to NVC. Current NVC time frames are (1) one month for case creation and (2) about 3 weeks for document review (see https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html ) So if OP has all his ducks in a row with documents ready to go etc , that takes him to about 9 months from filing if uscis is indeed 7 months.  Then it depends on how long the queue for interview at the embassy.  Is Algeria really 1 year 3 months to get an interview from DQ?

Who knows.   Perhaps it is, but I haven’t seen reports of anyone getting visas in 7 months from filing.

[Alix19 1]

Hello beautiful people,

I filed for my spouse on June 6, 22

Got my citizenship on Oct 27, 22

Called USCIS to update my spouse's status from wife of resident to wife of citizen on Nov 1, 22

They sent me a letter on Dec 1, 22 asking me to send a copy of my citizenship certificate and a letter to demand the update of status.

My certificate I send it for passport, and I don't have a copy until now they didn't send it back.

On my USCIS account they say processing time 5 months.

My question is:

1- is this gonna delay the process?

2- are they gonna consider the time from June till now?

3- can we apply for a visit visa for her meanwhile so if they make any delay we have a back up plan? If yes what type of visa should we apply for?

Thank you very much in advance.

 

 

[Timona 3,970]

Where is your spouse at the moment? In US.

 

Any children in the petition?

[Alix19 1]

9 minutes ago, Timona said:

Where is your spouse at the moment? In US.

 

Any children in the petition?

She is in Algeria, and no we don't have kids