danb1978

Ok, thanks for all your info and your quick replies. You have been a great help. I guess i'll have to wait then.

Hi, thanks for the quick reply. Just to make sure i'm reading everything correctly. When you say that I am not an immediate relative of the US citizen, is that because i am over the age of 21? It is my father who is the US citizen, who I would of course class as an immediate relative. But am i correct in saying that once i reached the age of 21, I am no longer classed as an immediate relative?

I currently reside in the UK, am i able to visit my father for a holiday during the wait until my Priority Date becomes current?

Hi,

I've sent in my i-130 form and it has been received by the Californian office in August 2014. I am classed in the "Unmarried son or daughter over 21 of a US Citizen" category. On the USCIS website it says currently that this takes on average 7.6 months for this form to be processed. Then i think i need to apply for the i-485 form. This currently says 4 months to process. So i was thinking that the whole process would take around a year. I read somewhere today though that you have got to wait for a "Priority date" once your i-130 has been processed. And I saw on a website today that for a British Citizen applying as a son or daughter over the age of 21 of a US Citizen the priority date is Jun 07. So does this mean that the whole process will take around 7 years rather than a year? I'm hoping that i've got it wrong somehow and that it won't take that long. Can someone give me an idea of if this is correct or not?

Many thanks in advance