Hi,
One of my acquaintances needs suggestion in the following situation:
She's about 50 years old and has been in the U.S. for 7 years (came in visit visa with her husband). Her U.S. citizen brother applied for her green card in 2001. She has a receipt of I-130 dated May 4, 2001. She received a letter from Homeland Security in Dec, 2006 stating 'This is to notify you that we have transferred the above application or petition to the USCIS office at California Service Center since the records indicate that office has jurisdiction over the case.'
In California Service Center, the current processing date is Apr 30, 2001 for the I-130 category which means her receipt date is approaching very soon and in the visa bulletin site the current cut-off date is 15MAY96. So, she is confused when can she expect to get the green card.
1. Is it based on California Service Center's date or the visa bulletin?
2. Will there be any interview or they will just mail the green card?
3. When can she expect to get the work permit and then green card?
4. Does her overstay in this country affect the process at all?
On the other hand, her labor got approved a couple of months back through an employer (gas station). Does she need to apply for green card through this category? Someone told her she could get green card through employer much sooner than her I-130 Immigrant petition for relative category. Is it true? She was holding off to this thinking she would get her green card through her brother in a few months or maximum a year. Please suggest.
Your response would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
One of my acquaintances needs suggestion in the following situation:
She's about 50 years old and has been in the U.S. for 7 years (came in visit visa with her husband). Her U.S. citizen brother applied for her green card in 2001. She has a receipt of I-130 dated May 4, 2001. She received a letter from Homeland Security in Dec, 2006 stating 'This is to notify you that we have transferred the above application or petition to the USCIS office at California Service Center since the records indicate that office has jurisdiction over the case.'
In California Service Center, the current processing date is Apr 30, 2001 for the I-130 category which means her receipt date is approaching very soon and in the visa bulletin site the current cut-off date is 15MAY96. So, she is confused when can she expect to get the green card.
1. Is it based on California Service Center's date or the visa bulletin?
2. Will there be any interview or they will just mail the green card?
3. When can she expect to get the work permit and then green card?
4. Does her overstay in this country affect the process at all?
On the other hand, her labor got approved a couple of months back through an employer (gas station). Does she need to apply for green card through this category? Someone told her she could get green card through employer much sooner than her I-130 Immigrant petition for relative category. Is it true? She was holding off to this thinking she would get her green card through her brother in a few months or maximum a year. Please suggest.
Your response would be much appreciated.
Thanks.