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lynie12

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PD 25 NOV 2002
F2B CATEGORY

im fr phil and as of now im on f2b category, my parents are planning to apply for their citizenship next year. if my parents become a USC my case would be upgraded to ryt? is my waiting will become shorter if my case is under F1B category?

many thanks:)
 
Well you can estimate that from the visa bulletin. If your parents become citizens it should speed things up BTW.
 
i got it from the site of us embassy here in manila, how true is this...

"For F2B applicants (unmarried son/daughter of a permanent resident), their F2B petitions are automatically converted to the F1 category retaining the original priority date when their petitioners naturalize. Because of unique circumstances, the waiting period for the F1 category is longer than the F2B category in the Philippines. However, under Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), the applicant (not the petitioner) can request exemption from the automatic conversion of the visa category from F2B to F1 by submitting to the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) a written statement that he/she elects to have such conversion revoked. The applicant may send the written request for retention of his/her F2B category to the DHS/USCIS office in Manila by fax at 522-4362 (Attn: Officer-in-Charge) or by mail: DHS/USCIS, U.S. Embassy, 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita, 0930 Manila.
 
how long does it usually take before f2b becomes current?
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the march 2007 visa bulletin looks like this:

PHILIPPINES

FB1 22JAN92
FB2B 01OCT96

in the past year (march 2006 - march 2007) the philippines FB2B as advanced 3 months (08JUL96). in two years (march 2005) 13 months (15SEP95).

you are looking at a 10+ year wait unless major advancements are made.
 
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