Im US citizen now petitioning for my son, while waiting for the first petition when I was a PR

[peacefulSurfer 3]

On 4/25/2024 at 8:46 AM, Tm and Je said:

According to the latest visa bulletin (May 2024), the Philippines is the only country where F1 is more advanced than F2B. Indonesia falls into “All chargeability areas.” You should notify NVC because if you do not, the consul will discover it during the interview and then the case of your son will be put in administrative process while they ask for DHS authorization on your behalf. It would be better to do that in advance (send an inquiry to NVC). However, wait until the priority date, Sep 2016, is current in the chart A, whether it is in F1 or F2B, to take action (Opt out of the conversion to F1 and remain an F2B visa applicant).

Thank you for the very helpful advice.   

 

Update: 

So I just wanted to confirm, when we report our citizenship status, would we get the case converted to F1 by default? 

 

And, if we see the PD is current on the initial category (F2B), will there be enough time to "opt out" of the category conversion then and would this interfere with the interview scheduling process at the Embassy?  

[Tm and Je 33]

16 hours ago, peacefulSurfer said:

Thank you for the very helpful advice.   

 

Update: 

So I just wanted to confirm, when we report our citizenship status, would we get the case converted to F1 by default? 

 

And, if we see the PD is current on the initial category (F2B), will there be enough time to "opt out" of the category conversion then and would this interfere with the interview scheduling process at the Embassy?  

When you report your U.S. citizenship status, the category will change to F1. If you see that the PD is current in F2B, then you should send an inquiry requesting to opt out from F1 to F2B. Usually, it takes 15 days (at least in my case). You can do it right away because the waiting time for F2B is shorter than F1 but with them, we never know. 

[Tm and Je 33]

5 minutes ago, Tm and Je said:

When you report your U.S. citizenship status, the category will change to F1. If you see that the PD is current in F2B, then you should send an inquiry requesting to opt out from F1 to F2B. Usually, it takes 15 days (at least in my case). You can do it right away because the waiting time for F2B is shorter than F1 but with them, we never know. 

What is your DQ?

[peacefulSurfer 3]

On 4/27/2024 at 4:38 PM, Tm and Je said:

When you report your U.S. citizenship status, the category will change to F1. If you see that the PD is current in F2B, then you should send an inquiry requesting to opt out from F1 to F2B. Usually, it takes 15 days (at least in my case). You can do it right away because the waiting time for F2B is shorter than F1 but with them, we never know. 

I see. Will consider opting out as soon as I hear back from the NVC. Thank you.
We’ll see what the NVC respond will with in 2 weeks time.  

On 4/27/2024 at 4:43 PM, Tm and Je said:

What is your DQ?

What is it specifically that you mean by DQ? 

[Tm and Je 33]

14 hours ago, peacefulSurfer said:

I see. Will consider opting out as soon as I hear back from the NVC. Thank you.
We’ll see what the NVC respond will with in 2 weeks time.  

What is it specifically that you mean by DQ? 

Your Documentarily Qualified date refers to when your case was completed at the NVC (National Visa Center). What is your DQ date? 

[peacefulSurfer 3]

1 hour ago, Tm and Je said:

Your Documentarily Qualified date refers to when your case was completed at the NVC (National Visa Center). What is your DQ date? 

I see. The DQ date was Nov 30, '22