CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa) – Marriage-Petition
Our client is a professor in South Korea and he used to be a permanent resident of the U.S. He abandoned his permanent residency in 1993 when he got a tenured professorship in South Korea. Later, his wife became a naturalized U.S. citizen and she wanted to file an I-130 petition for our client. Our client contacted and retained our office on August 31, 2017.
Once retained, our office prepared and filed the I-130 petition for our client to the USCIS on September 12, 2017. After the I-130 petition was filed, everything went smoothly, there were no requests for evidence, and the receipt notice came on time. The I-130 Petition was approved on April 16, 2018.
Then, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center on July 9, 2018, 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 U.S. Embassy in Seoul, and we prepared him for the interview. On September 10, 2018, the interview was conducted. The interview went well and after the interview, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea approved and issued his immigrant visa.
With the approved Immigrant Visa, our client can come to the United States immediately, and he will get his green card within two months of entry.