Fragger

Hello everyone,

My father filed an I-130 for my mother, with my sister and I as the minor children. He filed this petition on 1 March, 2000, when he was a perminent resident(green card holder).

When we got an acknowledgment letter for the I-130 it has the "Receipt Date" section filled as, "March 3, 2000", and the "Priorority Date" filled as, "Blank". To this date, the petition has not been approved. Here are my questions:

1. I checked the current immigrant visa processing dates, and it said that the November 99 priority dates are being processed this month. Is my priority date the one on which the petition was filed on, or will I receive it AFTER the approval comes for my mother's I-130?

2. Usually, after turning a US Citizen, from a Perminent Resident, how long does it take for the immigration process complete, that is, that the family of US Citizen to get the greencard? I heard, it becomes from 3-4 years, as a Perminent Resident to 8 months or less, as a citizen, is it true? If not, please explain how so in every detail.

3. When a person turns a citizen, must he/she inform the NVC, about their new status, to take advantage of their new status, that is, getting faster process for their family, or it is done automatically?

Thanks!

Fragger

Come on guys! Don't any of you have an answer for my questions? Please take a moment and read it again, thank you! I will expect some reply. Thanks!

Ingo Pakleppa

On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:31:17 -0800, Fragger wrote:


    > Hello everyone,
    >
    > My father filed an I-130 for my mother, with my sister and I as the
    > minor children. He filed this petition on 1 March, 2000, when he was a
    > perminent resident(green card holder).
    >
    > When we got an acknowledgment letter for the I-130 it has the "Receipt
    > Date" section filled as, "March 3, 2000", and the "Priorority Date"
    > filled as, "Blank". To this date, the petition has not been approved.
    > Here are my questions:
    >
    > 1. I checked the current immigrant visa processing dates, and it said
    > that the November 99 priority dates are being processed this month.
    > Is my priority date the one on which the petition was filed on, or
    > will I receive it AFTER the approval comes for my mother's I-130?

The priority date is the date the I-130 was filed. However, since your
father filed under the Family 2A category, INS takes a long time to
approve them (I recently read that some service centers now take five
years - which is not a problem under F2A, but is a problem now that your
father is naturalized), and you can't get your GC until the I-130 is
approved.

    > 2. Usually, after turning a US Citizen, from a Perminent Resident, how
    > long does it take for the immigration process complete, that is, that
    > the family of US Citizen to get the greencard? I heard, it becomes
    > from 3-4 years, as a Perminent Resident to 8 months or less, as a
    > citizen, is it true? If not, please explain how so in every detail.

Yes, possibly. But given that INS will still sit on the I-130s for a very
long time, it may be worth for you to withdraw these I-130s and file new
ones. The mother can file an I-130 together with her I-485, and if you are
still minor, you can, too.

    > 3. When a person turns a citizen, must he/she inform the NVC, about
    > their new status, to take advantage of their new status, that is,
    > getting faster process for their family, or it is done automatically?

You must inform the NVC, but until the I-130 is approved, this is
pointless since NVC does not even know about you.

It may well be worth consulting with an immigration attorney to sort out
your options.

Ingo

Fragger

Thank you very much for your reply, sir. I thought, I was gonna get nothing. Thanks again!