Family Sponsored Visa - Category Change? Which is better / faster?

[RW&Bjourney 7]

Hi Everyone,

 

I have a question for the group.... hoping to get some opinions / feedback.

 

I was originally sponsored for family visa under the F2B category (Unmarried son & daughter of Permanent Resident) in 2012. My priority date (4/31/12) became current in Mar 2019.

 

My family sponsor became a United States Citizen in Feb 2019 and I was automatically moved to F1 category, but had made a request to keep in the F2B category under Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) because the priority date in the F2B category was further along than F1. 

 

I have submitted all information to NVC and became Documentary Qualified for Embassy Interview on 2/6/2019 and have been waiting since for an interview to be scheduled. (Montreal, Canada Embassy)

 

My priority date has since become "current" for the F1 category with the August '19 Visa Bulletin, and I'm wondering if it would make any sense at this point to see to change category again back to F1 in order to expedite my process. I'm just wondering if getting an interview scheduled will be quicker under the F1 category as compared to the F2B category.

 

Any opinions / feedback would be most appreciated.

 

 

[jcracked52 55]

I don't think you can go back to F1 after you already requested to be in F2B.

[Ray582 0]

You cannot get back to F1 once it has changed to f2b, did you get any opt-out approval notice from uscis to f2b. Or did you file I485 AOS. 

[RW&Bjourney 7]

7 hours ago, Ray582 said:

You cannot get back to F1 once it has changed to f2b, did you get any opt-out approval notice from uscis to f2b. Or did you file I485 AOS. 

Thanks. Seems odd that you couldn't switch back. But I suppose if both categories are current, there is likely no benefit to moving back to F1.

 

Yes, I was able to opt out of F1 with written approval from USCIS. It was a bit of a process, with little clear information formally available. Luckily, there was several Visa Journey posts that explained the process.