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 2013. After the marriage, he filed an I-130 (F-2A category) petition for his wife in South Korea. This I-130 Petition was approved by the USCIS in 2015 (the priority date of this petition was September 9, 2014). After the I-130 was approved, their daughter was born in South Korea in December 2015.
In March 2017, he contacted our office and retained us to bring his wife and daughter to the States via consular processing. Once retained, we immediately contacted National Visa Center and informed them that they have a daughter who would like to come to the United States as a derivative applicant of her mother (our client’s wife)’s immigrant visa. The priority date of this petition was already current. Our office filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center on August 4, 2017, 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 December 11, 2017, the interview was conducted. Eventually, after the interview, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea approved and issued immigrant visas for our client’s wife and daughter.
With the approved immigrant visas, our client’s wife and daughter can come to the United States immediately, and they will get their green cards within two months of entry.