Recent content by LucyMO

well, gee, I don't think it's going to bother the consular officer as much as it bothers you. As long as she is eligible otherwise - she'll get her visa.

I-130 will be approved as it only establishes the relationship and the eligibility for a visa number. But the out-of-status non-immediate relative will not be able to adjust status on the basis of this application. And, if he tries to do consular processing, he will face an entry bar for 3-10 years.

when you apply for a reentry permit, you will need to stick around for several weeks to do your biometrics (fingerprints and photo). You apply for it by mail - you will find all the information you need in the instructions to the form I-131 on www.uscis.gov. You don't apply for it at the...

no, unless you filed her I-130 petition prior to June and it's now current.

that's true, but theoretically - she could. But then, she could also get stuck in an administrative check, or the consulate may send her to the consulate in her own country.

Could she go to Canada for a visa?

on what basis is the mother getting her GC?

it's a state program. Not federal....

1) no, you can't adjust immigrant status to immigrant status. You have to go through consular processing. 2) solely for that reason - no. For some other reason - it may.

NVC cannot process your brother's application earlier... Sorry. The only thing that can work for you is a humanitarian parole for your brother. Research that. I don't think your lawyer is doing much for you, since your mom's petition was approved in 2009 and your mom is still not in the US.

doesn't mean anything. No, the waiting doesn't start all over again.

it's best if you wait a while. Go ahead and graduate and then get your OPT. When you are half way through with your OPT, get married and apply for your GC.

well, we still didn't get the answer as to how he got the GC - as a derivative, as a beneficiary, or independently from his wife (because it seems that he got his GC after they divorced, so something tells me his GC may not have been based on a marriage to his ex-wife). However, he is not...

your parents need to submit DS-230. DS-230 is an application for an immigrant visa. Since you are already a USC, YOU don't need to apply for an immigrant visa. They will need to submit both parts of DS-230 and everything else listed in the instructions to this form and correspondence from NVC.

Jack, he is not going to listen anyway. He is one of those people who is always right, and those around him are all idiots.