CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa) – Marriage-Petition
Our client is a Lawful Permanent Resident (Green card holder) who married his wife in Seoul, South Korea in July 2014. After the marriage, he came back to the United States to work and filed the I-130 (F-2A category) petition for his wife in South Korea. This I-130 Petition was approved by the USCIS in January 2015 (the priority date of this petition was August 4, 2014). Once the I-130 petition was approved, he contacted our office and retained us to bring his wife to the States via consular processing.
Once retained and her priority date became current, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center on June 14, 2016, who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. An interview notice was set for the client at the US Embassy in Seoul, and we prepared her for the interview. On September 8, 2016, the interview was conducted. Eventually, after the interview, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea approved and issued her immigrant visa.
With the approved immigrant visa, our client’s wife can come to the United States immediately, and she will get her green card within two months of entry.