daughter over 21

[edsperfect 25]

I have applied as a citizen to bring my unmarried daughter who is well over 21 to the usa. She has a date of Jan 2012. I notice the date at present is april 2011. Should she be getting some form of notice soon and if when to get her documwents in order? What is that prcoeedure

[aleful 1,905]

have you called NVC?

 

you should be getting the welcome letter and starting the second part of the process

 

call them to know what's going on

[Triple28 65]

10 hours ago, edsperfect said:

I have applied as a citizen to bring my unmarried daughter who is well over 21 to the usa. She has a date of Jan 2012. I notice the date at present is april 2011. Should she be getting some form of notice soon and if when to get her documwents in order? What is that prcoeedure

F1 has a cut-off date is April 22, 2011 and the date for filling is March 03, 2012.

Your daughter's case is F1 and her PD is Jan 2012, which mean she will receive Welcome Letter soon.

 

You should ask NVC about your case status via this form https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

Check the box "Please update my NVC file with this email address" so they can update your email into database.

 

They will send your daughter a Welcome Letter email with Case number and Invoice ID, then you have to do these thing belows:

1 - Using Case number and invoice ID to submit the form DS-261 "Choice of Address and Agent" on the website https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/

2 - Pay the fees $120 online

3 - Pay the fees $325

3 - Submit the form DS-260 online 

4 - Collect and submit ALL civil documents of you and your daughter (passport, birth certificate, certificate of naturalization...) and financial documents (i-864, tax transcript...).

DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, NVC accepts copies only. Because you have to bring original documents to the interview.

Do not send documents multiple times, because your case will be delayed until NVC receive ALL the fees and documents.

 

After NVC receive all the fees and documents, within 2-8 weeks, they will let you know if your case is completed, or you need to submit more documents.

 

When the PD is current and your daughter's case is completed, she will get an interview letter via email.

Edited July 9, 2018 by Triple28

[Triple28 65]

Because your daughter case is F1 so she will have a chance to ask for F2B retention (change the status from F1 to F2B).

 

Remember, you cannot go back to F1 after you request a F2B retention, so you should wait and check F1 and F2B cut off date, to see which one will pass your PD sooner. 

 

In 2017, F1 moved faster than F2B 6 months, then it was retrogressed.

In 2018, F2B moved faster than F1 3 months until now.

 

As you can see, their processing time is changing rapidly so you cannot predict them too soon.

 

If you want to request a F2B retention (from F1), you can write a letter to NVC using this electric form: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html. Fill in all the information, write a request for F2B retention, attach your scan of certificate of naturalization, approval letter and a letter of request for F2B retention with your daughter's signature.

 

After 3 weeks, they will change your daughter's case to F2B. However, they will note that the DHS or Consular will decide if your case is valid for F2B

(which mean you will have to sign an agreement for F2B retention in the interview). 

 

You should keep all the letters which were being sent by USCIS and NVC. Sometimes, they will ask your approval letter and certificate of naturalization, to prove that your case was approved before you got naturalization (F2B upgraded to F1).

If your case was approved after you got naturalization, which mean you are F1 from the beginning, so you will not have a chance to go to F2B.