CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner; Filipina Beneficiary
LOCATION: Petitioner: Ohio; Beneficiary: Manila, Philippines
Our client is a U.S. citizen who married a Filipina lady in 2009. Our client’s Filipina wife got a green card through our office in January 2017.
Our client’s wife has a daughter in the Philippines. Our client decided to petition for his step-daughter in the Philippines for an immigrant visa when he filed I-130 for his wife. Since the client’s step-daughter was not in the United States, our office filed the I-130 to the USCIS first on September 16, 2017.
After the I-130 was filed, everything went smoothly and the receipt notices came on time. The I-130 Petition was approved by the USCIS on January 27, 2017. After the I-130 approval, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center on June 1, 2017, who in turn forwarded the client’s materials to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines. An interview notice was set for the client’s step-daughter. On September 19, 2017, the beneficiary went to her interview in Manila. On the same day, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines approved and issued her immigrant visa.
With the approved Immigrant visa, our client’s step-daughter can come to the United States immediately, and she will get her green card.