Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative

If your US citizen father filed an I-130 petition for you, it was either under the F-2B category if you are single or F-3 category for married sons and daughters of US citizens. Currently in November 2024, only those who filed petitions in the F-2B category before 5/1/16 are being given final immigration interviews, and for the F-3 category, those who filed before 4/15/10. Unfortunately, only Congress has the ability to make waiting times shorter by increasing the number of individuals who can immigrate to the US – but as you are probably aware, increasing the quota is not politically popular at this time. USCIS has the ability to expedite the adjudication of an I-130 petition under certain conditions, but expediting the petition does not make the overall waiting time shorter. Even if the I-130 petition was approved today, you would still have to wait for your priority date to become current in order to immigrate under your category. If the waiting time is too long, you may attempt to explore any other options with an immigration lawyer. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.