As the title says, I’m currently a rising senior with a question about my visa status and how I should relay it on my common app. I’ve been living in the US for around 14 years now, but still have Indian citizenship. My father is currently a greencard holder, and my mom is an EB2 visa holder with an action date of Feb 2014. I am her dependent. Granted these circumstances, I don’t know what to put as my current status on common app, because there is no option for my situation. I don’t plan on applying for a future visa (F1) because I am supposed to get my greencard hopefully in the next year or two, but obviously, if I turn 21 and still don’t have it, then I will have to apply for F1. I have a permanent address in NJ. I am not considered a permanent resident, non-immigrant, or undocumented. I am also authorized to work and have a social security number. I’m just super confused about this process and how I should go about the common app because of this. Any advice or information would be extremely appreciated.
You’re considered an international student if you’re on a visa (which you are as an EB dependent).
When did your father apply for your green card?
I know I am considered an international student, that is not the question I am asking. I am confused what to put my visa status as because none of the options apply to me and I am not sure what to write in the ‘other’ category. My dad got his greencard in 2022 and my action date is Feb 2014
If you’re an EB2 dependent your visa status is E22. I would just write that under “other”.
Ok, thank you!
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Do you mean Feb 2024? Feb 2014 would have been eligible for a green card (for an under 21 child of LPR) some years ago.
EB is an immigrant visa, so non-immigrant isn’t accurate. H, L, TD or student visas are non-immigrant.
Yes it is, but my understanding was that dependents of EB-2 applicants are considered non-immigrants until they receive their green cards. After looking into it more, I realize it actually depends on whether the principal applicant has filed for adjustment of status — which looks like they may have — in which case OP would be an immigrant.
Thank you for the correction.
I don’t think that’s accurate. It’s not like H or L where it is dual intent, it is specifically an immigrant visa, both for the principal and dependents. However there is probably not a category for it (“immigrant visa”) in the common app because the vast majority of immigrant visa holders get green card status as soon as they land in the US, and only the EB category has further conditions to meet before they can apply. Seems “other”is right.
Once a green card is received they are permanent residents, of course, and there is a category for that.
@dorkyderp17 , remember to update your college in due course when you get your green card. There will be things like funding available to you that are not now.
No, that is when we filed it. The current action date for EB2 India is Jan 2013, so I still have a year or so left if the bulletin actually moves I believe
Hey! I am a matriculating college student that has the same weird status, but as a I-485 adjustment of status applicant. Not on F or J visa (international). Do you think stuff like Harvard’s visa ban will affect people like us from what you know?
If your father already has a green card, I’m curious why he hasn’t filed for you under F2A. It’s much faster - you would already have been able to file your adjustment of status paperwork.
If you’ve filed i485 already, it shouldn’t (caveat: are you on EB? I don’t know what your previous status was (Trump has suspended some categories such as U4U from proceeding with adjustment), if you are still maintaining your prior status etc. Adjustment pending does not by itself grant you the right to study, so make sure you are authorized to study if school starts before you complete adjustment/get your green card - if you violate status while awaiting adjustment, unless you are the under 21 child or spouse of a US citizen you will not be able to adjust. If you’re also EB you should be fine on this front.
Something about his employer. I’ve already asked him about it
I have no idea honestly 
Some of my friends have been saying it might even give us a leg up because there are less F1 internationals applying, yknow ? But i don’t really think so