Concurrent filing of I-130 and I-485 for parent living in Romania ?s

[runalexrun]

I am a little torn over this situation I'm in and would love some help from someone familiar with this.
I am a U.S. citizen and my mother is currently living in RO. She has visited me before in TX, and only stayed for a couple of months. I have been reading about the neccessary forms to bring her over and Ive found out about concurrent filing and how for parents of us citizens, a visa number is readily available. I have already filled in I-130 and was filling in I-485 for her as well, but on the last page it seems her signature is required. I put down my name and signature as the person who translated and filled in the form, but not sure if the form has to be signed by her personally. If so, I will have to mail her the form and then have it mailed back to me. Also on the form is specifies that the form is to be filled in while the beneficiary is in the US, but she isn't sothat brings up the question if I should even fill it in for her. I certainly don't want to fly her over here on her visitor visa and then apply for I-485. I read that that's actually not a goood idea...is it? I wrote the checks and I am working on my 864 and 864a forms, not concerned with those tho. I just wanted to mail everything out along with g1145 and be done with papers for a while. Now it seems I have to go through baby steps. Does she have to personally sign I-485 or can I fill it in for her? What's the point of concurrent filing if I can't do the paperwork for her. Would love to know more, thanks

 

[runalexrun]

Anybody, please?

 

[newacct]

I-485 is to apply for Adjustment of Status, which is the process to get permanent residency for someone inside the U.S. For someone outside the U.S., the process is Consular Processing, and doesn't involve I-485. In this process, after the I-130 is approved, both of you will be contacted with further info, you would file the I-864, and she would go through the U.S. consulate in her home country, and eventually get an immigrant visa. Whens she enters the U.S. on this visa, she immediately becomes a permanent resident. You are right that she cannot enter the U.S. on a tourist visa with preconceived intent to file AOS while here, so Consular Processing is the only route for her.

 

[runalexrun]

Great, thank you so much for this. Wow, I was incredibly confused about this whole thing, especially with people coming as tourists and then filing different forms.