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mkulkarni999

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I'm US Citizen and planning a Sponsor my Mom who is an Indian Citizen. My Mom is currently here in US on visiting visa. If you have recently or in the past sponsored GC for parents, can you please share your experiences, paperwork collected and pass on any information that you think I should know. Based on my initial research, here are some of my questions:

1) My Mom entered US on June 2nd as Visitor's Visa. Is there a wait period from the date of entry to apply for GC? I was told that I should wait for 60 days before starting the process but I havent found any information online.

2) If all the documents are in place, what is the standard average processing time?

3) Can she travel outside USA like Canada, Mexico etc while application is in process?

Appreciate any help on this matter!

Thanks
Mangesh
 
1) It's safer to wait a little bit before you start the process. But I know a lot of people didn't wait and submitted the application soon after their parents arrived with visitor visa. And all of them go GC approval.

2) Expect 3 - 6 months.

3) When you submit the application, also include application for Advanced Parole. Once the AP is approved, she can travel outside of USA as long as AP is valid (normally 1 year).
 
mkulkarni999 said:
I'm US Citizen and planning a Sponsor my Mom who is an Indian Citizen. My Mom is currently here in US on visiting visa. If you have recently or in the past sponsored GC for parents, can you please share your experiences, paperwork collected and pass on any information that you think I should know. Based on my initial research, here are some of my questions:

1) My Mom entered US on June 2nd as Visitor's Visa. Is there a wait period from the date of entry to apply for GC? I was told that I should wait for 60 days before starting the process but I havent found any information online.

2) If all the documents are in place, what is the standard average processing time?

3) Can she travel outside USA like Canada, Mexico etc while application is in process?

Appreciate any help on this matter!

Thanks
Mangesh
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Sticky and Superset thread.
GC for parents AOS and CP information source.
http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=202993
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Sticky and Superset thread.
How to apply for GC and do it yourself
http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=288201
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Tracker
http://www.trackitt.com/usa-immigrat...30-i485/page/2
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What to do when Parents Lie...on the paper..to USCIS
Truth will Prevail !

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=296999
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certificate of good conduct from india

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=296919
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Parent's Birth Certificate Mystery

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=296986
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Non-availability of birth Certificates

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=294767
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Important information on obtaining Police Certificates

http://forums.immigration.com/showpo...postcount=2150
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2nd FP notice after 130 approval

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=297088

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Birth Certificate non-availability certificate?

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=297101

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Can you go early for Fingerprinting before given appointment:
Ofcourse you can, but check that office is working on that day.
e.g. SFO is closed on Monday and works on Saturday.

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=298719
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Translation of Certificates procedure
http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=297546
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Parent's visit after Filing CP for them.
http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=298819
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Mistake in the passport
http://forums.immigration.com/showth...01#post2058101
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What to do with AP and EAD after parents receive their GC:

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=295840
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Very interesting and informative discussion on parent's AOS on B1/B2 Vs CP: FYI

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=295828
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An interesting thread about getting parents in USA:

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=296020
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Informative thread for Parent's Re-entry permit:
http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=296172
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Re-activating 130 for parents:
http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=295964
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Important Medical Insurance Information for Parents
Excellent coverage for parent's insurance
http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=204339
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2nd FP delays the approvals ?

http://forums.immigration.com/showth...=1#post2038998
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AOS filed for parent within 4 weeks of arrival
http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=298871
Challenges to prove Father-child relationship
http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=299272
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My mother's updated GC application information is shown below.
(BD = Business Days) DO = San Francisco, CA.
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Done
11/21/08 :BD00: Application sent for Mother (I-130, I-485, I-864,I-693, G-325A, I-765, I-131 mailed to USCIS)
11/25/08 :BD02: Fedex Delivered the package to the destination.
12/05/08 :BD08: Checks debited in my bank account.
11/25/08 :BD02: Receipt Date(RD)
12/05/08 :BD08: Notice Date(ND)
12/09/08 :BD10: Notice Of Action-NOA Received ( I-797C) for all four: 130, 131, 485, 765
12/18/08 :BD17: Fingerprint(FP) Notice Received
12/19/08 :BD18: Fingerprint(FP) Done before appointment as walk in.
12/23/08 :BD20: Fingerprint(FP) Appointment
12/29/08 :BD21: Case transferred to CSC for speedy processing.
01/06/09 :BD27: 2nd Fingerprinting Notice Received. (The FBI was unable to process the first...)
01/08/09 :BD29: 2nd Fingerprinting Done before appointment as walk in.
01/16/09 :BD35: 2nd Fingerprinting appointment given
01/26/09 :BD41: Advanced Parole-AP Approved-LUD
01/26/09 :BD41: Employment Auth. Card-EAD card ordered-LUD
02/02/09 :BD46: Advanced Parole-AP Received. 2 copies. 1 year duration on both.
02/05/09 :BD49: EAD card received.
02/05/09 :BD49: Social Security Card Applied: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ss5doc/
02/11/09 :BD53: Social Security Card Received
03/27/09 :BD85: LUD for 485
04/29/09 :BD107: 130 approved
05/01/09 :BD109: 130-Approval received in the mail.
05/05/09 :BD111: RFE for 485: Online
05/11/09 :BD115: RFE received at home asking for Certificate of Clearance from Police
05/12/09 :BD116: Certificate obtained from police and sent to USCIS
05/13/09 :BD117: Reply to RFE was delivered by USPS to CSC
05/29/09 :BD129: Reply to RFE acknowledgd by USCIS
06/03/09 :BD132: Green Card(GC)production ordered -485 Approved (~190 Calendar Days )
06/03/09 :BD132: Online status: Welcome Letter sent, GC status is registered.
Note 1: Skipping the INFOPASS appointment for passport stamping with I-551, as Green Card recipient is out of USA with AP.
06/08/09 :BD135: Welcome letter received at home. (No mention of ADIT)
06/15/09 :BD140: Card Production Ordered, once more.
06/24/09 :BD147: GC received at home. Duration 10 years.
I LUV USCIS. I have been thinking about them more than my family.
Now I will reset my priorities and start enjoying more time with family including new GC holders. 
In the meantime, All the best, to you folks all. Hang in there.
Please believe, there is a method in madness. 
Long Live Rajeev Khanna.
We demand Nobel Prize for him for great humanitarian service.
100 Thousand+ people served free of charge on this forum.
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I filed my mother's Green Card application 3 months after she arrived in the US.

1. It is advisable to apply 90 days after her arrival

2. Here is the processing timeline in Detroit (took 7 months for my mother)

Mother Arrived: July 17th, 2008
Medical Exam: October 25th, 2008
Mailed Application (I-130, I-485, I-131): November 9th, 2008
Receipt Notices Arrived: November 25th, 2008
Finger Printing: December 12th, 2008
Advance Parole Approved: March 7th, 2009
Interview Date: June 15th, 2009 (in Detroit)
Green Card Approval Notice Received: June 22nd, 2009

She is waiting for her Card to arrive. (Usually takes 3 weeks as the officer told me)

3. Yes. She can travel outside using Advance Parole. (But my mother did not travel out of the US though)
 
Medicals for GC

I'm thinking of getting Medicals done for my Mother as part of GC process. Is there preferred list of Doctors for immigration? Do they accept insurance?

Thanks
Mangesh
 
There is a panel of approved USCIS medics. I would be pleasantly surprised if an immigration related medical exam is covered by any insurance plan.

mkulkarni999 said:
Is there preferred list of Doctors for immigration? Do they accept insurance?
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Help with GC application Forms

We are in the process of completing the applications for my Mother's GC and thinking of sending all the required forms (I-130, I-485, I-864,I-693, G-325A, I-765, I-131) at once. We are stuck with "A-number" and "Class of Admission" fields in I131. I highly apprecite your feedback on these following questions:

1. What do we need to provide for A-number?
2. Class of admission in I131? Is it IR5 -Parents of Adult US Citizens, new arrivals or IR0 - Parents of Adult US Citizens, adjustments?

Thanks in advance
Mangesh
 
mkulkarni999 said:
We are in the process of completing the applications for my Mother's GC and thinking of sending all the required forms (I-130, I-485, I-864,I-693, G-325A, I-765, I-131) at once. We are stuck with "A-number" and "Class of Admission" fields in I131. I highly apprecite your feedback on these following questions:

1. What do we need to provide for A-number?
2. Class of admission in I131? Is it IR5 -Parents of Adult US Citizens, new arrivals or IR0 - Parents of Adult US Citizens, adjustments?

Thanks in advance
Mangesh
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If this is the first time that you are applying for GC, then leave the space blank or write NONE. In short, if you never ever applied for your mum's immigration benefit before, then you just need to leave the space blank because USCIS will assign her a Alien number which is what the A stands for.

The I-131 is an advance parole application if my memory serves me correct. If your mother is an overstayer of a previous visa, I would discourage you from applying for a travel document for her, let her wait till she has the GC in hand before travel. You just need to write in the type of visa she came on. It was it to officiate the cock fighting business in Alabama, then write the visa type, which is cockcoke champiosnhips...

No health insurance covers immigration related stuff, unless the insurance company is in the charity business...:)
 
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