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Old 19th January 2008, 10:52 AM
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How soon do Parents have to come to US after getting green card
My parents are going to submit the final information requested by the USA counsulate.

How soon after they are given the green card OK do they have to board a flight to the US?
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Old 19th January 2008, 11:06 AM
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How soon after they are given the green card OK do they have to board a flight to the US?
An immigrant visa is valid for six months.
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Old 19th January 2008, 02:11 PM
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They do not have the Green Card yet. Tey will get some kind of stamp in their passport I beleive.

Someone was saying that they will have to come withing 60days of the passport being stamped.

Is this right or they still have 6 months after they are stamped.
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Old 19th January 2008, 02:30 PM
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Tey will get some kind of stamp in their passport I beleive.
Yes, they will get an immigrant visa.

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Is this right or they still have 6 months after they are stamped.
Like I said, an immigrant visa is valid for six months.
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Old 19th January 2008, 07:11 PM
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ThanQ.
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Old 20th January 2008, 04:40 AM
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They do not have the Green Card yet. Tey will get some kind of stamp in their passport I beleive.

Someone was saying that they will have to come withing 60days of the passport being stamped.

Is this right or they still have 6 months after they are stamped.
After a successful CP interview, the applicant will be issued a DS-230 visa in their passport (may take a day or two). As noted previously, this is valid for 6 months from date of issue, and is good for a single entry into the US. Once the immigrant arrives at a US PoE, the visa will be validated, and becomes a Temporary I-551 (GC) valid for 1 yr, during which time the person will receive their actual GC. (My mom received her card approx 2.5 months after entry)
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Old 20th January 2008, 08:42 AM
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Have they changed the format? If I recall, no immigrant visa was affixed on the passport. An immigrant visa used to be in the form of a sealed manila envelope with a cut corner.

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After a successful CP interview, the applicant will be issued a DS-230 visa in their passport (may take a day or two).
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Old 20th January 2008, 08:59 AM
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it is now affixed in the passport, but the supporting documents are still sealed in the manila envelope.
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Old 20th January 2008, 09:17 AM
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Thanks for the update. I was not aware of this procedural change.

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it is now affixed in the passport, but the supporting documents are still sealed in the manila envelope.
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Old 20th January 2008, 11:35 AM
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The DS-230 looks pretty much like any other US visa - it takes up a whole page, and contains a digitized picture etc, etc.
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Old 20th January 2008, 12:42 PM
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DS-230 is an application for an immigrant visa. An immigrant visa is an immigrant visa.
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