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Thank you for your information I will try my best to figure it out.

Thank you, if I now fill application for my step daughter ( over 21 now) , can her application be proceed quickly ?

Yes, I made the I 130 application June 2022 and naturalized on March 2023 while the case still was in pending. I thought if I upload my citizenship certificate it may accelerate my application ( it was). However when the case proceed to the NVC I found my stepdaughter was excluded.

Thank you so much for your advice it really helps. I will fill new I -130 for her this week. Yes, she was 17 years old.

no, she was 17 years old

Hi guys, I am guided by one Reddit platform friend to here to ask a question about my stepchild's US immigration application. I am a U.S. citizen, filed an immigrant visa petition (Form I-130) for my wife, on June 23, 2022 (I Was A Lawful Permanent Resident) . At the time of filing, my stepdaughter, was included in my wife's application and was under the age of 21. I filled all the information about this stepchild in my wife's application, not a separated I 130. I only paid one fee for my wife. I was naturalized as US citizen on March 6, 2023 AND this case was in pending. The case history as below: - We received your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, and sent you a receipt notice on June 23, 2022. - We are actively reviewing your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. Our records showed nothing is outstanding at this time on December 15, 2023. - Your case for your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative was approved on December 19, 2023. - Case Was Sent To The Department of State on December 22, 2023. However, recent correspondence from the National Visa Center (NVC) indicates that only my wife’s case has progressed to the interview stage, without any mention of my stepdaughter’s application status. I wrote a letter to the NVC and they replied below. In response to this, the NVC provided the following information: "The Principal Applicant or Beneficiary is the person who intends to immigrate to the United States. The Petitioner is the U.S. permanent resident or U.S. citizen who filed an immigrant visa petition for the principal applicant. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) does not allow derivative status to family members of immediate relatives. IR1, CR1, CR2, IR2, and IR5 classifications are immediate relative visa categories. This means that a spouse, unmarried child under the age of 21 and a parent of a U.S. citizen require their own individual petition in order to immigrate to the U.S. For information about how to submit a new visa petition for an immediate relative, please contact the Department of Homeland Security's office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS)." Based on this information, I kindly request clarification on whether my step-daughter can utilize the priority date associated with my wife's petition for her own immigrant visa application. she is currently over the age of 21 but is a full-time student in the USA. please give any suggestions, thank you guys.