HELP PLEASE:F2b but petitioner became US Citizen. Now I work in the US

[ReUnited 3]

Hello everyone.

I am coming here to ask for your experience and for your advise with regards to my case.

 

My mom petitioned me and my siblings on March 2012. My mom became a Naturalized US Citizen on September 2018. Did our category automatically changed? We did not receive any notice about it getting changed. Also, I was able to come here in the US through my job. How do I process my papers? Do I need to go back to the Philippines or I can just do an adjustment of status here in the US? If so, how will I do it?

Thank you so much in advance and stay safe.
 

 

[payxibka 10,047]

6 minutes ago, ReUnited said:

Hello everyone.

I am coming here to ask for your experience and for your advise with regards to my case.

 

My mom petitioned me and my siblings on March 2012. My mom became a Naturalized US Citizen on September 2018. Did our category automatically changed? We did not receive any notice about it getting changed. Also, I was able to come here in the US through my job. How do I process my papers? Do I need to go back to the Philippines or I can just do an adjustment of status here in the US? If so, how will I do it?

Thank you so much in advance and stay safe.
 

 

Did your mom inform them of the change?  

[ReUnited 3]

4 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Did your mom inform them of the change?  

Hi Payxinka! Thank you for reading my question..

No, she did not. We thought, they will know it already. But should we inform them? If so, how and whom should we contact? The F1 category seems faster right now compared to f2b for Philippines...

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi,

 

When your mother became a US citizen, your category automatically changed.   Your mother did not notices that it changed, presumably because she never informed USCIS or the NVC that was handling the cases that she became a US citizen.  

Whether you can AOS depends on whether you can legally in the US when your PD becomes current.  Your PD is not current.  You need to look at the Visa Bulletin.  Once your PD becomes current in Table B, you can file for AOS.  However, getting a green card depends on your PD becoming current in Table A.  

Best of luck.

 

[aaron2020 11,651]

4 minutes ago, ReUnited said:

Hi Payxinka! Thank you for reading my question..

No, she did not. We thought, they will know it already. But should we inform them? If so, how and whom should we contact? The F1 category seems faster right now compared to f2b for Philippines...

You have to inform the office that is handling the cases that your mother became a US citizen in order for them to know.  The burden is on you to provide information, not for them to go check.  

Google "contact NVC to inform petitioner became a US citizen."

[ReUnited 3]

7 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

You have to inform the office that is handling the cases that your mother became a US citizen in order for them to know.  The burden is on you to provide information, not for them to go check.  

Google "contact NVC to inform petitioner became a US citizen."

I see. Thank you, Aaron2020.

Should we contact USCIS or NVC? By phone or email? Our petition had been approved at USCIS last Sept. 2013... does this mean that our files/cases are at NVC and that they are the one we need to inform? So if I am still here in the US through my work (L1 visa) and my priority becomes current then I will just do the adjustment of status? Sorry for the too many questions. Thank you so much again.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

You must submit proof of citizenship to the National Visa Center (NVC) so they can update your family member’s visa category. Scan and save one of the below items as a PDF or JPG file. Then send it as an attachment to Public Inquiry Form:

• A copy of the biodata page of your U.S. passport; or
• A copy of your certificate of naturalization.

[ReUnited 3]

11 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

You must submit proof of citizenship to the National Visa Center (NVC) so they can update your family member’s visa category. Scan and save one of the below items as a PDF or JPG file. Then send it as an attachment to Public Inquiry Form:

• A copy of the biodata page of your U.S. passport; or
• A copy of your certificate of naturalization.

Thank you, Allaboutwaiting. Do I need to submit it through mail or I can just attached it in my email and send it to NVC? 
thank you again.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

3 minutes ago, ReUnited said:

Thank you, Allaboutwaiting. Do I need to submit it through mail or I can just attached it in my email and send it to NVC? 
thank you again.

You use the Public Inquiry Form here.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

[ReUnited 3]

12 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

You use the Public Inquiry Form here.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

Perfect! Thank you so much! Stay healthy and safe😊