cestlavie104
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I was one of those out-of-age cases a few years ago... about a year before they passed the Child Status Protection Act... which I wasn't able to benefit from.
In any case, when my family received their green card, I had applied for 2 I-130 (one thru my father, the other thru my mother). They have both been approved as of a few months ago. I am now waiting for my parents to be eligible for citizenship so that I would then be bumped up to first preference class and be able to file my I-485 theorically right away.
The best part of this all is that I am in NYC.
What I am curious about is: When my parents file their N-400 for naturalization... it seems to be sent out to the main service centers (Vermont), but when checking processing dates with service centers for N-400, they do not reflect any updates for such forms... only the disctrict offices do. Am I to assume that those applications are then forwarded to the nearest district office? Is that also the case for the I-485 I will be filing?
Now whatever the answer to the first question is... say I rented an apartment or whatever in a different town, for arguments' sake, let's say Charlotte, NC... where backlogs aren't as insane as those in NYC, would that work out?
At this point I've been in this country for 12 yrs waiting for a green card to become available. I'm willing to go to extreme to shed a few years and gain a few more. From what it looks like, staying in NYC, I will have for another 5 yrs. My parents are eligible for citizenship in a year. Another year for them to become naturalized at best. By then my 2002 priority date will play to my advantage and make me eligible right away for a visa and allow me to apply for my I-485. But looking at the processing dates, I-485 processing in NYC are 3 years behind. Now if what I'm thinking works, I may be able to reduce that to about 3 years by moving to a different city with shorter backlogs. Correct?
Please enlighten me.
In any case, when my family received their green card, I had applied for 2 I-130 (one thru my father, the other thru my mother). They have both been approved as of a few months ago. I am now waiting for my parents to be eligible for citizenship so that I would then be bumped up to first preference class and be able to file my I-485 theorically right away.
The best part of this all is that I am in NYC.
What I am curious about is: When my parents file their N-400 for naturalization... it seems to be sent out to the main service centers (Vermont), but when checking processing dates with service centers for N-400, they do not reflect any updates for such forms... only the disctrict offices do. Am I to assume that those applications are then forwarded to the nearest district office? Is that also the case for the I-485 I will be filing?
Now whatever the answer to the first question is... say I rented an apartment or whatever in a different town, for arguments' sake, let's say Charlotte, NC... where backlogs aren't as insane as those in NYC, would that work out?
At this point I've been in this country for 12 yrs waiting for a green card to become available. I'm willing to go to extreme to shed a few years and gain a few more. From what it looks like, staying in NYC, I will have for another 5 yrs. My parents are eligible for citizenship in a year. Another year for them to become naturalized at best. By then my 2002 priority date will play to my advantage and make me eligible right away for a visa and allow me to apply for my I-485. But looking at the processing dates, I-485 processing in NYC are 3 years behind. Now if what I'm thinking works, I may be able to reduce that to about 3 years by moving to a different city with shorter backlogs. Correct?
Please enlighten me.
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