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spouse on GC and filed for n400 and I am on work visa

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Hi, I am on work visa working in Us for last 5 year. spouse recently filed for N400. should we wait for her to become citizen to file for my GC or should we file based on current GC. read that date for F2A are current. apart from its stopped for covid .

not sure what category we need to file and should we wait for citizenship or just file right now.

 

Thank you for help.

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payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,045

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8 minutes ago, udand said:

Hi, I am on work visa working in Us for last 5 year. spouse recently filed for N400. should we wait for her to become citizen to file for my GC or should we file based on current GC. read that date for F2A are current. apart from its stopped for covid .

not sure what category we need to file and should we wait for citizenship or just file right now.

 

Thank you for help.

Either

YMMV

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arken Mentor

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You can file for AOS as well along with the i130 petition at this time. There is no reason not to send it out ASAP.

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

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I would file now.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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6 hours ago, udand said:

Hi, I am on work visa working in Us for last 5 year. spouse recently filed for N400. should we wait for her to become citizen to file for my GC or should we file based on current GC. read that date for F2A are current. apart from its stopped for covid .

not sure what category we need to file and should we wait for citizenship or just file right now.

 

Thank you for help.

What is “stopped for covid”? Interviews are stopped yes but they are processing so no point waiting to file. You can still process AOS for F2A if it is the ban you are thinking about, as that only applies to people seeking visas from outside the US. 

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4 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

What is “stopped for covid”? Interviews are stopped yes but they are processing so no point waiting to file. You can still process AOS for F2A if it is the ban you are thinking about, as that only applies to people seeking visas from outside the US. 

Thank you. yes just learnt only in person interviews are stopped I believe.

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