CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa)
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner Father; Filipino Beneficiary Children in the Philippines
LOCATION: Petitioner: Daly City, CA; Beneficiary: Manila, Philippines
I-130 FILED: June 8, 2018
I-130 APPROVED: February 19, 2019
IV APPROVED: February 10, 2020
Our client retained us to bring his children over from the Philippines. He was born and raised in the Philippines, but was naturalized in the United States.
On June 8, 2018, our firm filed the I-130 Petitions to the CIS. There were no Requests for Evidence throughout the pendency of the petition. On February 19, 2019, the I-130 Petitions were approved. We then started the immigrant visa processing phase of trying to get his children over to the United States.
On September 17, 2019, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines. An interview notice was set for our client’s children at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, and we prepared them for their interview. On February 10, 2020, the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines approved and issued their immigrant visas.
With the approved immigrant visas, our client’s children can come to the United States immediately, and they will get their green cards within two months of entry.