There are probably three levels to this question. The first is whether you are eligible for adjustment of status. For a person with F-11 visa preference as the unmarried son or daughter over the age of 21 of a US citizen, the priority date under the monthly dates of filing chart of the Department of State would generally have to be current. In the month of July 2021, for example, only persons born in any country except Mexico and the Philippines who filed F-11 I-130 petitions before 5/15/16 are eligible to file I-485 applications. Besides priority date qualification, you also could not have been illegal or worked without authorization except under certain circumstances. Assuming that you did qualify under the F-11 category for filing, the second level is whether your application would be rejected upon the discovery of the mistake. The third level is that assuming it is filed and not rejected, whether the adjudicating officer would see it as a technical error having nothing to do with your eligibility for permanent residence and let the mistake pass, send out a request for evidence, or deny the application. (If it comes to this stage, I believe that a reasonable officer would allow you to correct the category under which you are immigrating). 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.
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