Urgent question: F2B or F1

[levan69 1]

Hello everyone, I have an urgent question and need an advice from people familiar with this matter. So basically I will have an interview at U.S embassy in one week and my original visa classification is F2B (F24) which is unmarried son or daughter of permanent resident. However, my father has already become a citizen which as I know is an automatic change to F1 which is unmarried son or daughter of U.S citizen. We have uploaded naturalization form to NVC about year ago which was accepted but the visa class wasn’t changed. You may ask why we haven’t changed the visa category by notifying NVC by filling inquiry form, the answer is that priority date before the pandemic began wasn’t current for us on F1 category since there is about one year advantage  for F2B. however, as interview was delayed because of the pandemic now our priority date is current in F1 category too which gives me two options to choose from.

 

Option 1- Remain under F2B category by using Child Status Protection Act (I found the detailed information about this protection on this website)

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html

 

Option 2- Inform consular officer that my father is U.S citizen (It will be obvious when I will hand my father naturalization form which we uploaded on NVC) and request  the change to F1 category 

 

(Keep in mind priority date is current for me on Both category)

 

So my question is which option is better to get my visa faster and why? Thank you for help

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

Are you sure your priority date is current for both? If so they will probably issue F1 (you are supposed to request to retain F2B PD if you want to do that and it seems you didn’t do that?) There won’t be any difference in how fast you get the visa, as (at this stage) it is interview timing that determines that.

 

CSPA is meaningless for F2B, it is only relevant for under 21 categories. 

 

[levan69 1]

10 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Are you sure your priority date is current for both? If so they will probably issue F1 (you are supposed to request to retain F2B PD if you want to do that and it seems you didn’t do that?) There won’t be any difference in how fast you get the visa, as (at this stage) it is interview timing that determines that.

 

CSPA is meaningless for F2B, it is only relevant for under 21 categories. 

 

My priority date is September 2014 (Time my father filed the petition on F2B) which is current according to Visa Bulletin for F1 category too and I haven’t requested to remain in F2B category. In fact, I expected them to change the category after uploading Naturalization form at NVC stage but they apparently didn’t. This is from NVC FAQ page (Applicants keep the priority date of their F2B petition when it converts to the F1 visa category.) So I guess the best way will be to inform the consular officer about my fathers citizenship and ask them to change the category to F1. 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

3 minutes ago, levan69 said:

My priority date is September 2014 (Time my father filed the petition on F2B) which is current according to Visa Bulletin for F1 category too and I haven’t requested to remain in F2B category. In fact, I expected them to change the category after uploading Naturalization form at NVC stage but they apparently didn’t. This is from NVC FAQ page (Applicants keep the priority date of their F2B petition when it converts to the F1 visa category.) So I guess the best way will be to inform the consular officer about my fathers citizenship and ask them to change the category to F1. 

 

Yup, just go with the naturalization certificate and they will change it. Either way you’ll be fine.

[Waqas ahmad 0]

On 8/26/2021 at 8:24 PM, levan69 said:

Hello everyone, I have an urgent question and need an advice from people familiar with this matter. So basically I will have an interview at U.S embassy in one week and my original visa classification is F2B (F24) which is unmarried son or daughter of permanent resident. However, my father has already become a citizen which as I know is an automatic change to F1 which is unmarried son or daughter of U.S citizen. We have uploaded naturalization form to NVC about year ago which was accepted but the visa class wasn’t changed. You may ask why we haven’t changed the visa category by notifying NVC by filling inquiry form, the answer is that priority date before the pandemic began wasn’t current for us on F1 category since there is about one year advantage  for F2B. however, as interview was delayed because of the pandemic now our priority date is current in F1 category too which gives me two options to choose from.

 

Option 1- Remain under F2B category by using Child Status Protection Act (I found the detailed information about this protection on this website)

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html

 

Option 2- Inform consular officer that my father is U.S citizen (It will be obvious when I will hand my father naturalization form which we uploaded on NVC) and request  the change to F1 category 

 

(Keep in mind priority date is current for me on Both category)

 

So my question is which option is better to get my visa faster and why? Thank you for help

Hi I have same situation plz update me

thanks

[levan69 1]

Update: F1 visa was given because my priority date was current in both category

[Divinepath 13]

On 9/22/2021 at 12:42 PM, levan69 said:

Update: F1 visa was given because my priority date was current in both category

Please what questions were you asked at the interview. I’m also F1

[levan69 1]

6 minutes ago, Lee1303 said:

Please what questions were you asked at the interview. I’m also F1

To my surprise nothing much, just few questions about what I’m going to do in U.S and when was the last time I saw my parent. It was approximately 10 minutes if not slightly more and officer was very friendly with great attitude. My brother had same experience year ago. 

[Divinepath 13]

5 minutes ago, levan69 said:

To my surprise nothing much, just few questions about what I’m going to do in U.S and when was the last time I saw my parent. It was approximately 10 minutes if not slightly more and officer was very friendly with great attitude. My brother had same experience year ago. 

Ok thanks but did you have DNA?

[levan69 1]

Nope just legitimate birth certificate 

[Waiting_ever 23]

Mom applied for me under F2B category(adult unmarried children of LPR or green card holders)...but Mom became US Citizen on 20 December 2021. I want to change my category to F1(Adult children of US Citizens)....my Priority date is 10 Dec 2014...my case is with NVC & documentarily qualified...i cant understand if there is a point changing my category to F1 or should i opt to stay in F2B...please help me study this chart....

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2022/visa-bulletin-for-january-2022.html

[mamba69 40]

2 minutes ago, Waiting_ever said:

 

Mom applied for me under F2B category(adult unmarried children of LPR or green card holders)...but Mom became US Citizen on 20 December 2021. I want to change my category to F1(Adult children of US Citizens)....my Priority date is 10 Dec 2014...my case is with NVC & documentarily qualified...i cant understand if there is a point changing my category to F1 or should i opt to stay in F2B...please help me study this chart....

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2022/visa-bulletin-for-january-2022.html

Okay so, don’t take this as a professional advice but as a person who has been through this can tell you that currently it would be best to remain in F2B since you are not yet able to obtain F1 visa. Your priority date is very close to final action date for F1 which means F1 visa should be available for you very soon. (One thing to keep in mind is that F1 priority date hasn’t changed for 4 month, it remains the same, but hopefully it will move forward soon.) Once visa bulletin says Dec 10, 2014 or forward, under F1 category than you’ll be able to get a F1 visa. Another thing to keep in mind is the backlog of interviews and how long will it take for them to send you an interview date because you will possibly become eligible if there is a backlog and waiting time until

they schedule your interview. (I haven’t notified NVC about  U.S citizenship of my petitioner and embassy changed my visa category on spot since my priority date was current for F1 by the time of the interview)