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Nsdude

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Hi my parents got resident visas and we used to have a family visa but expired and they decided to fill form I-30 for me instead is it possible to renew the family visa or some sort of passport without affecting my residency process...
thanks
 
You need to clarify what you are saying.

Your parents are US Lawful Permanent Residents living in the US?
The filed an I-130 for you petitioning you as their son? how old are you? are you married?
What country are you from?
Are you talking about having a tourist (B1/B2) visa that has expired?
 
Yes my parents are US Lawful Permanent Residents living in the US and they filed an I-130 petition for me, i am 21 and I'm not married i was born in Mexico and i currently don't have papers to travel i have been waiting for about 7 years for my petition to be answer I'm almost done with my associates degree here in the U.S and I'm starting to freak out about all this ...lol
does anyone know something that can help me out
Thank you
 
Do you mean that you have an expired passport, or are you out of status? If you are out of status, how long has it been since your I-94 expired? What visa are/were you on?
 
Yes my parents decided to get their residency on the u.s instead of renewing the passport after they became Lawful residents they filed the I-30 petition for me back in April 2001 they sent me a letter that they receive the papers now i'm 21 and i check the status of the process once a week and now i get a message that the papers were moved and that are currently pending in the offices of California is there something i can do i can be able to travel and not preventing me from coming back.
 
Yes, the first thing you can do is give us more information first so we can give you proper guidance.

Are you currently in a valid nonimmigrant status? (you'd have some documentation)
If so, which one?
Did you legally enter the country and were you inspected (which means you'd have some documentaion of your entry in your expired passport)?

If it is just a passport renewal issue, can you request it to be renewed through the Mexican consulate in the US? My concern is that you shouldn't put yourself in a situation where you can't reenter the country (... and the above questions will help answer if that's an issue).
 
The only documentation i have would be the the expired passport my parents and i used to cross legally and my other personal documentation i did enter the U.S legally and i was inspected this was when i was only 14 years of age .My question is since my parents who they became lawful residents and they have filed a 1-30 petition for me 7 years ago since they are now residents ..can they still renew that old passport without affecting my residency process.?
 
Nsdude said:
My question is since my parents who they became lawful residents and they have filed a 1-30 petition for me 7 years ago since they are now residents ..can they still renew that old passport without affecting my residency process.?
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Sure. Your status in the US is in no way affected by the passport renewal. I would ensure that you make photocopies of the passport to ensure that you have proof of your legal admission. I would also ensure that you can prove your physical presence in the United States on December 22nd, 2000.
 
indeed would i have to renew the passport from Mexico does my parents have to be with me? what would the estimate time incase they decide to renew it.
Thank you this has help me very much.
 
Most countries do return the old passport to you along with the newly issued one.

But to be safe, make sure you make copies of all pages of the old passport before sending it in to your consulate for renewal.

I would suggest that you contact the Mexican Embassy for current procedures.
 
Section 245 (i), which was available until April 30, 2001, allowed any person who entered the U.S. illegally or who had overstayed a visa and was now out of status, to apply for a green card without having to leave the U.S., despite being unlawfully present, if the noncitizen had a family member or employer willing to sponsor him or her for an immigrant visa and filed this application before the April 30, 2001 deadline.
As this applies to me but have been in the U.S. before December 2000 which i arrived with the currently expired family passport but they received I-30 petition on the date of the dateline april 30 2001 and have never leave the U.S. since then im 21 now Would i still be classify as a V-Nonimmigrant?
 
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