F2a filers march

[Talumepa 16]

Hello there!

 

PD march 31 2024, LPR, beneficiary DOB Sept 6 2025, no updated yet, is anyone know when should we hear from our case ? Thanks 

[milimelo 5,029]

1 hour ago, Talumepa said:

Hello there!

 

PD march 31 2024, LPR, beneficiary DOB Sept 6 2025, no updated yet, is anyone know when should we hear from our case ? Thanks 

That's a bit confusing - how did you apply in 2024 for someone not even born until 2025? Is this a typo? 

[appleblossom 5,972]

3 hours ago, Talumepa said:

Hello there!

 

PD march 31 2024, LPR, beneficiary DOB Sept 6 2025, no updated yet, is anyone know when should we hear from our case ? Thanks 

 

They don't rush to approve I-130's when there is no visa available anyway - most people want them to take as long as possible and would be upset if they were approved quickly. 

 

But as above, I think there's a typo in the DOB. Unless that's the I-130 approval date? 

 

If you can clarify what the 6th Sept 2025 date is, we can try and help. 

 

Is the beneficiary from Colombia too? Any dual nationality or is that his/her only citizenship?

[Talumepa 16]

22 hours ago, milimelo said:

That's a bit confusing - how did you apply in 2024 for someone not even born until 2025? Is this a typo? 

Sorry DOB sept 6 2005. 

[Talumepa 16]

20 hours ago, appleblossom said:

 

They don't rush to approve I-130's when there is no visa available anyway - most people want them to take as long as possible and would be upset if they were approved quickly. 

 

But as above, I think there's a typo in the DOB. Unless that's the I-130 approval date? 

 

If you can clarify what the 6th Sept 2025 date is, we can try and help. 

 

Is the beneficiary from Colombia too? Any dual nationality or is that his/her only citizenship?

Her DOB sept 2005, she is from Colombia no dual citizen.

[Talumepa 16]

The petitioner is LPR her father now.... and  if he becomes US citizen what is the guarantee to this case move quickly if haven't been approved from USCIS? 

[appleblossom 5,972]

3 hours ago, Talumepa said:

The petitioner is LPR her father now.... and  if he becomes US citizen what is the guarantee to this case move quickly if haven't been approved from USCIS? 

 

Once he's a citizen he'll inform USCIS/NVC of that, and it'll be upgraded to an immediate relative petition. Are you her step mother? If so, were you not able to petition her? You married after her 18th birthday?

 

You're aware that Colombia is currently on the ban list? Her PD isn't current so she can't get a visa anyway, but just wanted to flag that in case you weren't aware. 

Edited February 3 by appleblossom

[appleblossom 5,972]

3 hours ago, Talumepa said:

Sorry DOB sept 6 2005. 

 

You definitely want her I-130 to take as long as possible then, so she doesn't age out in to F2B.

[Talumepa 16]

Hi there! 

According to the visa bulletin in May, our category is up ! But the USCIS havent approved, and also that category is current in NVC, how long do we need to wait for hear for anything updated in our case ? 

[appleblossom 5,972]

11 hours ago, Talumepa said:

Hi there! 

According to the visa bulletin in May, our category is up ! But the USCIS havent approved, and also that category is current in NVC, how long do we need to wait for hear for anything updated in our case ? 

No way of knowing I’m afraid, but you still want it to take as long as possible so don’t chase it! It might suddenly retrogress and you don’t want to risk her aging out. When can her father apply for naturalization? 

[Talumepa 16]

7 hours ago, appleblossom said:

No way of knowing I’m afraid, but you still want it to take as long as possible so don’t chase it! It might suddenly retrogress and you don’t want to risk her aging out. When can her father apply for naturalization? 

Her father can apply any time, what you mean if he become us citizen will be way faster ?

[appleblossom 5,972]

4 minutes ago, Talumepa said:

Her father can apply any time, what you mean if he become us citizen will be way faster ?

 

Yes, of course. As advised above and in your previous threads, if he was a citizen then she'd be an immediate relative and so no wait for a visa number to become available. 

[Talumepa 16]

2 hours ago, appleblossom said:

 

Yes, of course. As advised above and in your previous threads, if he was a citizen then she'd be an immediate relative and so no wait for a visa number to become available. 

But according to the visa bulletin the time is up.....PD march 31 2024. I see so many movements and approvals but mostly are spouses of us citizen dont hear anything about F2A. 

[appleblossom 5,972]

48 minutes ago, Talumepa said:

But according to the visa bulletin the time is up.....PD march 31 2024. I see so many movements and approvals but mostly are spouses of us citizen dont hear anything about F2A. 

 

That's because spouses of USC's are immediate relatives, so always given priority and have no wait, unlike spouses and children of LPR's.

 

Her PD isn't current yet either, it will be in the May bulletin - so another two weeks to go until a visa is available to her. I would still strongly suggest your husband applies asap for his US citizenship if possible, even once a visa is available to her and she's been DQ'ed it could make a BIG difference in the overall processing time. If you look at the current wait for an interview, for family preference categories it's 2.5 years, whereas for immediate relatives it's only 4 months. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html

 

Although of course, even then, she can't get a visa as Colombia is on the list of banned countries, but hopefully by the time she's in line for an interview that restriction will have been lifted.

 

Good luck. 

Edited Wednesday at 09:50 PM by appleblossom