US Immigration from Ghana

My priority (14th December, 2015) got current on the Visa Bulletin a month ago, and I've been documentarily qualified since 6th August 2022. Will I get an interview appointment at Ghana Embassy this year?

Hi everyone,

I m seeking advice regarding my U.S. visa application and the potential application of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). Here are the details:

My Case:

Visa Category: I applied under the F2A category (unmarried sons and daughters of lawful permanent residents). My priority date is September, 2021.

Current Status: My petition was approved on September, 2024. My visa class currently shows F24 on the NVC website.

Personal Info:

Birthdate: May, 2001

Current Age: 23 years old

Concern: Given my age and the fact that my application was processed after I turned 21, I am concerned about whether CSPA applies to my case and if I might still qualify for IR2.

CSPA Calculation:

My petition was pending for 3 years, 19 days before approval.

My biological age on the approval date (September, 2024) is 23 years, 4 months.

After subtracting the pending time, my CSPA age is 20 years, 4 months under 21.

My petitioner naturalized in March 2023.

Although my biological age as at the time my petitioner naturalized was 22, my CSPA age at the time was under 21.

I wasn t able to seek to acquire within the required 1-year period (March 2023 March 2024) because my petition was still pending, which I believe qualifies as an extraordinary circumstance under 9 FAM 502.1-1(D)(8) Sought to Acquire LPR Status Provision.

After receiving the approval, I promptly took action by paying my AOS and IV fees first week of October, and later filed my DS-260 in November 2024.

Jurisdiction: My petitioner resides in the (Second Circuit), where F2A petitions may still convert to IR2 if the CSPA age is under 21. This can be found under 9 FAM 502.1-1(D)(7)(Conversion of Petition status). For reference check https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM050201.html#:~:text=9%20FAM%20502.1%2D1(D)(7)%20%C2%A0Conversionof%20Petition%20Status

Issue:

Despite my CSPA age being under 21, my visa class remains F24

NVC has allowed me to proceed with visa processing, and I am currently documentarily qualified, awaiting an interview.

Questions:

1. Should my case qualify for IR2 under CSPA, given my age calculation and extraordinary circumstances?

2. What steps should I take to ensure NVC applies CSPA correctly?

3. Since I m already documentarily qualified, should I let the process play out naturally or take action to correct my visa category now?

Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!

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Hello All,

I was hoping for a bit of guidance here on my question. I have already applied for my mother under an IR-5. Our case has been documentarily qualified at the NVC since last February. However, we are still waiting for an interview at the Accra embassy. I am a grad student and so I do not earn an income. My husband and have I always filed taxes as Married Filing Jointly. But, I am graduating and it would be beneficial for us to file Married Filing Separate for student loan repayment purposes.

I do not earn enough to sponsor my parent alone at this time and for the foreseeable future. My husband exceeds the income requirement for our household size and we already submitted our I-864 and I-864A with tax filings where we filed jointly. At this point, can we file taxes as married filing separately for this tax year, and would this cause any issues with the approval for my mother at her future interview? We have not filed taxes yet for the 2024 tax year. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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