Dear Inquirer:

Under the circumstances you describe, it should NOT take ten years for you to acquire your permanent resident status.

I recommend that you email us at visas@hanlonlawgroup.com or visit www.hanlonlawgroup.com if you would like to schedule an appointment for a confidential consultation to discuss this matter further.

Regards,

I am not following your question, since you said that you came to the U.S. with a family visa. I would be happy to assist you offline. If your father filed an I-130 for you when he was a legal permanent resident when you were a child, and you are still single, but over 18, and he is now a US Citizen, you would be in the first preference category. The current visa bulletin published for October (http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4575.html) that for Mexico, first preference priority date that they are on now is June 8 1992. For 2A category (unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents), the priority date is March 1, 2003. For F2B category, (unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents who are 21 and older) priority date is May 22, 1992. So, it really depends on the date that the I-130 was filed which determines your priority date, and whether you are married now. For further assistance, I can be reached at 415-387-1364 or email jenniferbrill@yahoo.com.

Over 21 year old children of U.S. citizens who are single, citizens of Mexico and filed June 1992 are current for processing now. If you're married, those who filed May 1992 are current for processing now. Simply because your dad already filed for you some five years ago does not mean you can use the same old priority date. That's only possible were he to file in the same category as before.

For citation to the law on this subject and to consult regarding your case, feel free to contact me directly at 818 609 1953 or alice@yardum-hunter.com.

Sincerely,

Alice M. Yardum-Hunter, Certified Specialist, Immigration & Nationality Law, State Bar of CA

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