Question about upgrade of petition

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First preference is much slower than Second preference?

I've been reading articles about aging out, and I guess that I have aged out.

My mother is now naturalizing and I'm currently 22. From what I've read, one of the ways that a person is exempt from aging out and is still considered Immediate Relative is if he/she happens to turn 21 but their permanent resident parent who filed a petition for them as such, naturalizes BEFORE their 21. Would you say that this is consistent with what you've read?

If this is the case, Should I then contact USCIS and let them know that I don't want to be placed in the first preference, which seems to be currently lagging second preference as far as visa availability?

In your honest opinion, do you think that I'd have a visa sooner under First preference US citizen relative or Second preference(2A) Permenant Resident relative?

Also, I hear that if your upgrade preference is handing out visas quicker than your previous preference that they'd subtract the wait time of your upgraded visa from the amount of time you had been waiting on your previous preference. I'm seriously hoping that First preference Son daughter of US Citizen is quicker than Second Preference Permenant resident, but I'm not sure.

 

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Please, your feedback would help me greatly.

 

[machelon]

I am also very confused with this "preference" ranking bull... (its full of loopholes).
See my case.
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?p=1503174#post1503174

Actually....in your case....as long as you don't get married in the next 10 years..your mom's petition can keep you in 2nd preference. If she becomes citizen the you go 1st preference, and u r are right its about 2 years behind 2nd preference. But then if you get married....you jump back to 3rd preference but gain almost one year back.
In any case, just don't get married when ur mom is still a PR, you'll looose everything. Only do it after she already a citizen.

Also, check the child protection rule...which may cover you since ur mom applied for you when you were under 21. Right?

 

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That's the heartbreaking news that I learned today. While I'm protected as a Child of Legal Permenant Resident, I won't be protected as a Immediate Relative of Citizen which would rid me of having to wait for Priority Dates.

I've checked on another site and a poster there that checks the bulletin religiously has the opinion that Family Based should move up in the October Bulletin. But I'm confused on where it will pick up at. The last time that it wasn't retrogressed, it showed a date of March of 2002. My priority date is in September of 2002. I'm not sure exactly when it'll pick up if it does infact move in October.