QUESTION
does my time from before i was married to today , (after marriage) count twards accelerating out process?
Asked on Dec 16th, 2011 on Immigration - Texas
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in 1988 my father, a permanent resident of the U.S , entered an application for my residency. i was not married then. in 1990 i got married. and in 2004, my father became a citizen and he entered an application for me, my husband, and my son. my question is, does my time from 1988 to today count in, so that our process can accelerate?
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As you probably know, when you got married, the first application that your father filed for you was automatically revoked. There are no permanent visa categories for married children of residents. When your father naturalized and filed a new application for you, it was in the category for married children of citizens. The only way for you to retain your earlier priority date is if the same petitioner (your father) filed an application for the same beneficiary (you) in the same visa category. Since your current application was filed in a different visa category, you cannot retain your old priority date.
Please contact an experienced local attorney for more information.
Answered on Dec 17th, 2011 at 2:44 PM