Can I file both I130 and 485 for my mother if she is not in the US?

[oceancity2009]

or I can only file I130 right now?

 

[Al Southner]

or I can only file I130 right now?

No. You can't file both, only I-130. If she was in the US, then you would be able to file both.

 

[VisaNutz]

485 is filed by the beneficiary (intending immigrant), not the petitioner - so, no, you can't file 485 for your mother, even if she was in the US.

Only your mother can file 485 for herself, and she needs to be in the US to do that.

 

[VisaNutz]

No. You can't file both, only I-130. If she was in the US, then you would be able to file both.

Al, this is an incorrect statement -unless you meant filing is the same as preparing/mailing the docs.