Changing Status On I-130 Please Help

[AandLKC 1]

When I filed i-130 (CR-1) for my spouse I was a permanent resident …now I became a U.S citizen. What form should I use to update her filing status…. Is it i-485 ?? or its only for K-1 and K-3 Visa holders

[BePatience 0]

When I filed i-130 (CR-1) for my spouse I was a permanent resident …now I became a U.S citizen. What form should I use to update her filing status…. Is it i-485 ?? or its only for K-1 and K-3 Visa holders

AandLKC,

I believe you just need to call USCIS 1-800 number and update it over the phone. If there arent able to do it over the phone they will tell you what you need to send them and what forms you need to fillout.

Good luck!

[KeralianNY 0]

First speak to the customer service.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_2991.html

Upgrading a Petition - If You Were an LPR and Now are an American Citizen

Upgrade a petition: If you naturalize (become an American citizen) you may ask the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to change the petitions you filed for family members when you were a lawful permanent resident (LPR) from one category to another. This is called upgrading. For example, a petition for a spouse will be changed/upgraded from F2 to IR1. That is, the petition changes from a preference category with numerical limits to an immediate relative category without numerical limits. The applicant no longer has to wait for her/his priority date to be reached.

Upgrading a petition sometimes has consequences. A preference petition for a spouse permits derivative status for children. An immediate relative petition does not. You, the petitioner, would need to file separate petitions for each of your children.

If you filed a petition for your spouse when you were a lawful permanent resident (LPR), and now you are an U.S. citizen, you must upgrade the petition to immediate relative (IR). You can do this by sending proof of your citizenship to the National Visa Center (NVC). To prove that you are a U.S. citizen, you can send:

* A copy of the biodata page of your U.S. passport; or

* A copy of your certificate of naturalization

If you are now a U.S. citizen, you must file separate immigrant visa petitions for each of your children. If you upgrade a family second preference (F2) petition for your spouse and you did not file separate petitions for your children when you were a lawful permanent resident (LPR), you must do so now. A child does not have derivative status in an immediate relative (IR) petition. This is different from the family second preference (F2) petition. A child is included in his/her parent's F2 petition. A child is not included in his/her parent's IR petition.

[AandLKC 1]

the above instruction is for NVC and to make the process faster once the application reaches NVC..... my i-130 havn't approved yet ... how can i change status in USCIS ...

[Kez/JWolf 6]

the above instruction is for NVC and to make the process faster once the application reaches NVC..... my i-130 havn't approved yet ... how can i change status in USCIS ...

Call the 1-800 number and request your I-130 be upgraded.

[AandLKC 1]

know i can't upgrade through the phone ... they suppose to take “my word” that I am a citizen and upgrade my petition ?? common guys ...

i tried calling them and can't ever get through