A Lieberma wrote:

It was probably my mixing apples with oranges, thinking that the IMC
approaches where I couldn't get a SVFR clearance back to MBO (2 times I
tried this) so I could do a visual approach.

Controller said he was unable because the preceding traffic did not cancel
IFR.


SVFR to MBO? SVFR isn't available to MBO as MBO lacks a surface area.