Changing status F3 to F1 green card category

[andynguyen 6]

I am writing this query in behalf of my aunt who petitioned her married son last 2016 and now a divorce. 

Her question is, how can she change the status of the petition from F3(married son/daughter of USC) to F1(unmarried son/daughter of USC)?

 Her case is pending at USCIS California Service Center. She mailed her son dvorcee decree, receipt number, and explaining letter 3 times over pass 2 yrs, but still waiting a response from USCIS?

Are there anyway can she do to speed up the case?

Thank you

[Boiler 48,098]

Yes she can

 

PD has to be current, you can’t speed that up

[appleblossom 5,112]

2 hours ago, andynguyen said:

I am writing this query in behalf of my aunt who petitioned her married son last 2016 and now a divorce. 

Her question is, how can she change the status of the petition from F3(married son/daughter of USC) to F1(unmarried son/daughter of USC)?

 Her case is pending at USCIS California Service Center. She mailed her son dvorcee decree, receipt number, and explaining letter 3 times over pass 2 yrs, but still waiting a response from USCIS?

Are there anyway can she do to speed up the case?

Thank you

 

What's the Priority Date? When you say her case is pending, does that mean the I-130 hasn't been approved yet, or is it approved and waiting to be transferred to NVC?

[andynguyen 6]

On 10/3/2025 at 12:47 PM, appleblossom said:

 

What's the Priority Date? When you say her case is pending, does that mean the I-130 hasn't been approved yet, or is it approved and waiting to be transferred to NVC

PD 05/20/2016, I-130 has not been approved yet for F3, but for F1 it is approved. if they allowed to upgrade, her case should be approved.

[appleblossom 5,112]

55 minutes ago, andynguyen said:

PD 05/20/2016, I-130 has not been approved yet for F3, but for F1 it is approved. if they allowed to upgrade, her case should be approved.

What do you mean ‘for F1 it’s been approved’? Has the I-130 been approved?

 

Has she contacted NVC? 

[andynguyen 6]

1 hour ago, appleblossom said:

What do you mean ‘for F1 it’s been approved’? Has the I-130 been approved?

 

Has she contacted NVC? 

Family-Based First Preference (F1) for unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizen. the visa was current few years ago if her case upgraded to F1 from F3 (married son/daughter)

Edited Thursday at 02:37 AM by andynguyen

[appleblossom 5,112]

9 hours ago, andynguyen said:

Family-Based First Preference (F1) for unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizen. the visa was current few years ago if her case upgraded to F1 from F3 (married son/daughter)

Sorry but that’s still not telling us if the petition (I-130) has been approved or not? 

[andynguyen 6]

10 hours ago, appleblossom said:

Sorry but that’s still not telling us if the petition (I-130) has been approved or not? 

case has not been approved, still at uscis.

[appleblossom 5,112]

1 minute ago, andynguyen said:

case has not been approved, still at uscis.

 

OK, thanks for confirming. How has she contacted USCIS and provided the divorce cert? Has she got an online account, or did she mail it? If she mailed it, did it go to the office processing her case?

 

What does her case status say?

[andynguyen 6]

On 10/9/2025 at 4:55 PM, appleblossom said:

 

OK, thanks for confirming. How has she contacted USCIS and provided the divorce cert? Has she got an online account, or did she mail it? If she mailed it, did it go to the office processing her case?

 

What does her case status say?

She mailed 3 times to service center that is holding the case but no responses starting 2023. Just create an online account and uploaded the divorce cert and sent a secure message but online portal does not have a space for you to explain the circumstance. It has a menu for you to check for the appropriate inquiry. So I checked "did not receive a response/make a decision". Then I received a response the case is processing within time.