Visa process and timelines for children 21 or older of LPR

[makers 5]

I sent the application for the I130  for my children that are never married, both older than 21. 

We are from Colombia, just to clarify as the timelines are different for every country, but there is not much information about Colombia timelines.

I was  to apply for the citizenship when my children decided to start the process to come to the states, 

With the timelines being that confusing, long and discouraging, can I apply for my citizenship while we are on this process, how that would affect them negatively or positively? 

What can I do, other than wait for those 7,15 or whatever years to help us with this process? 

Please help

[Boiler 45,486]

6 or 7 years seems a reasonable guess assuming of course they are not married and stay single.

 

If you become a USC you can elect to stay in the LPR queue.

 

Colombia falls under Rest of the World. It does not have a specific timeline of its own.

 

Good luck on your visa journey.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

If you become a citizen it does not affect them negatively, however it does mean that if they decide to get married (after you become a citizen) they can stay in the queue (albeit for longer) whereas marriage would void the petition if you were just an LPR.

 

timeline is 6-7 years if they stay unmarried, more like 15 if they get married (and of course if you naturalize before it happens)

 

 

Edited August 13, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[makers 5]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

If you become a citizen it does not affect them negatively, however it does mean that if they decide to get married (after you become a citizen) they can stay in the queue (albeit for longer) whereas marriage would void the petition if you were just an LPR.

 

timeline is 6-7 years if they stay unmarried, more like 15 if they get married (and of course if you naturalize before it happens)

 

 

Ok, so if I become a citizen that won't drop the application,, that's good, thank you!!! 

Would that impact them positively as I will be a citizen or that doesn't do anything but keeping them in the queue? 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, makers said:

Ok, so if I become a citizen that won't drop the application,, that's good, thank you!!! 

Would that impact them positively as I will be a citizen or that doesn't do anything but keeping them in the queue? 

The wait times for unmarried children of LPRs/citizens are somewhat different, at the time you become a citizen you can choose whether to stay in the children of LPR “queue” or switch to the USC one depending which is faster at the time. The only thing that would drop the application would be if they got married while you are still only an LPR.

[makers 5]

16 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

The wait times for unmarried children of LPRs/citizens are somewhat different, at the time you become a citizen you can choose whether to stay in the children of LPR “queue” or switch to the USC one depending which is faster at the time. The only thing that would drop the application would be if they got married while you are still only an LPR.

Thank you for the information, I think, it is better for me to become a citizen as they are on that age that life is just going on and with those timelines... 

Once again thank you, appreciate the help! 

[Chancy 6,241]

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1 hour ago, makers said:

Sorry for asking but my daughter case changed from received to "actively being reviewed" 

I guess that's just another status to calm the anxiety of the applicants and that  will park in there for a million years yet... If that means some hope please tell me... 

That status changed before I applied for my citizenship, (which was planned before my children decided they want to come here and not to try to expedite anything)

And my daughter is now 26 y/o 

I'm just wondering if that may resolve soon or if I should focus on other things in the mean while... 

 

Focus on other things in your life.  Even if the petition is approved in the next few days, you and your daughter will still need to wait around 6 to 7 years for a visa number to be available for her.  There is no way to expedite that process.  In the meantime, you may want to check this website once a year -- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html

 

After petition approval, the next step in your daughter's visa process depends on the date listed in Table B of the visa bulletin.  For Jan 2022, only F2B cases with petitions filed before Sep 22, 2016 may proceed to the NVC stage.  Note that Colombia cases fall under "All Chargeability Areas..."