Need help....Upgrading petition for Spouse

[Kate0331 0]

hi there everyone...im a new member here...as i was browsing everybody's posts, it seems that you guys can help me about my problem...can somebody eplain to me or share with me their experiences about upgrading the petition filed previously...My case is this.... My husband filed a petition I-130 for me. he used this form since he is still a permanent resident in the US....the USCIS received it las Jan. 18, 2008 and it is still pending. I understand that in this case, we are in the F2 visa category (am i right on this?) and that this visa is known as the "quota visa" and this will make us wait pretty long.

Now, my husband is qualified and will apply for a citizenship this coming June 2009. Some said that right after his oath taking, given a chance that he passed all the necessary tests and interview, he can apply for the upgrading of the said petition (to IR-1...am i correct?)...In general, how long is the process would be....Let's say, including the waiting time for my husband citizenship approval?

I hope someone can help me with this...please, please, please....

Thanks so much for your time...

Kate...

[queuedup 1]

You can apply for the upgrade after your husband gets his naturalization certificate, usually the certificate is issued the same day as the oath. Will your husband be applying for his citizenship in June 2009 or will he be taking his interview in June 2009??

[pushbrk 13,207]

hi there everyone...im a new member here...as i was browsing everybody's posts, it seems that you guys can help me about my problem...can somebody eplain to me or share with me their experiences about upgrading the petition filed previously...My case is this.... My husband filed a petition I-130 for me. he used this form since he is still a permanent resident in the US....the USCIS received it las Jan. 18, 2008 and it is still pending. I understand that in this case, we are in the F2 visa category (am i right on this?) and that this visa is known as the "quota visa" and this will make us wait pretty long.

Now, my husband is qualified and will apply for a citizenship this coming June 2009. Some said that right after his oath taking, given a chance that he passed all the necessary tests and interview, he can apply for the upgrading of the said petition (to IR-1...am i correct?)...In general, how long is the process would be....Let's say, including the waiting time for my husband citizenship approval?

I hope someone can help me with this...please, please, please....

Thanks so much for your time...

Kate...

Upgrading the petition will simply put it in the queue with other US Citizen's petitions filed for their spouses. From that point forward, think in terms of 9 to 14 months as a typical timeline to a visa interview abroad.

[candy_sweet 0]

hi there everyone...im a new member here...as i was browsing everybody's posts, it seems that you guys can help me about my problem...can somebody eplain to me or share with me their experiences about upgrading the petition filed previously...My case is this.... My husband filed a petition I-130 for me. he used this form since he is still a permanent resident in the US....the USCIS received it las Jan. 18, 2008 and it is still pending. I understand that in this case, we are in the F2 visa category (am i right on this?) and that this visa is known as the "quota visa" and this will make us wait pretty long.

Now, my husband is qualified and will apply for a citizenship this coming June 2009. Some said that right after his oath taking, given a chance that he passed all the necessary tests and interview, he can apply for the upgrading of the said petition (to IR-1...am i correct?)...In general, how long is the process would be....Let's say, including the waiting time for my husband citizenship approval?

I hope someone can help me with this...please, please, please....

Thanks so much for your time...

Kate...

Hello, we do have same case here, btw where u from? To ours is like this, my husband also filed my I-130 for me as a Permanent Resident last June 2008, He will have his oath this Feb. 26, and right after that we will upgrade my papers as soon as he will have his Certificate of Naturalization..I still dont know the processing time after upgrading, thats what also im checking here to those who have same situation, but i read in some forums here that it will be faster as soon as it is being upgraded..and to the processing time of a citizenship approval, i think it depends on every person's backgroud ive read some just got it approved in a shorter time, to my husband is really a long wait until his interview letter received, he applied for N-400 last 2006, got his interview letter last Nov. 2008! its 2 yrs + we are waiting for it, and finally has his Oath this Feb 26, 09. Some got their citizenship approval in how many months, and some a year.., We dont know whats the reasons in the delay..but dont worry maybe for your husband it willnot take too long...