F2A visa to IR1

[MATBON 1]

@sdee11 - your case is inspiring.

My daughter and I are also in F2A category.. husband is now eligible for citizenship. Anyone here have an idea what would be the process in upgrading our case to IR1 if I have my 5yr old daughter as derivative in my F2A application once my husband is granted a citizenship?

AFAIK, there should be a separate I130 application for me and my daughter if the petitioner is a citizen. If that is the case, I am wondering if my daughter's I130 application would again queue in 9+ months USCIS processing?

Our PD is March2011. Please enlighten me and help me weigh what would be the best option in our case.. should I just wait for our PD to become current or to apply for citizenship and upgrade to IR1?

In case my husband files his N-400 this November, I am thinking that our timeline for upgrading to IR1 and just waiting for F2A would be almost the same. But saving even a couple of months really matters to us.

Edited November 10, 2012 by MATBON

[Athena June 37]

@sdee11 - your case is inspiring.

My daughter and I are also in F2A category.. husband is now eligible for citizenship. Anyone here have an idea what would be the process in upgrading our case to IR1 if I have my 5yr old daughter as derivative in my F2A application once my husband is granted a citizenship?

AFAIK, there should be a separate I130 application for me and my daughter if the petitioner is a citizen. If that is the case, I am wondering if my daughter's I130 application would again queue in 9+ months USCIS processing?

Our PD is March2011. Please enlighten me and help me weigh what would be the best option in our case.. should I just wait for our PD to become current or to apply for citizenship and upgrade to IR1?

In case my husband files his N-400 this November, I am thinking that our timeline for upgrading to IR1 and just waiting for F2A would be almost the same. But saving even a couple of months really matters to us.

Honestly, since you have a child, I think you are better off staying in F2A and waiting for your priority date to become current. Otherwise your husband would indeed need to file a new petition for your daughter and wait for it to be processed at USCIS which would likely take at least five months. After that, you'd still have the NVC processing for the daughter's petition and possibly a couple of months' wait for her interview date. It's your decision of course, but with a child involved it might just be safer for your husband not to naturalize yet.

[Simenaj 0]

We have same situation.. Am in f2a category, my husband files n-400 last first week of nov. My pd may2011.. And i also have a baby.. I think we need to re send the I130 application of the child..