CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa)
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner Son; Chinese Beneficiary Parents in China
LOCATION: Petitioner: Ohio; Beneficiary: China
I-130 FILED: June 9, 2017
I-130 APPROVED: December 5, 2017
IV APPROVED: September 26, 2018
Our client retained us to bring his parents over from China. He was born and raised in China, but was naturalized in the United States.
On June 9, 2017, our firm filed the I-130 Petitions to the CIS. There were no Requests for Evidence throughout the pendency of the petition. On December 5, 2017, the I-130 Petitions were approved. We then started the immigrant visa processing phase of trying to get his parents over to the United States.
On May 3, 2018, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. An interview notice was set for our client’s parents at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, and we prepared them for their interview. On September 26, 2018, the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China approved and issued their immigrant visa.
With the approved immigrant visa, our client’s parents can come to the United States immediately, and they will get their green cards within two months of entry.