I140 and I485 recently approved, how to file for wife with H1B?

[ljc0810]

Hi Guys,

I received email just this Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 that my I140 and I485 has been approved. Now my question is on what would I need to file for my wife and child who are H1B and H4 Visa holders respectively that just arrived a month ago.
Is it true that the only way for them is consular processing? Meaning they have to file thru the consulate in our home country?

 

[karkoor24]

Congrats!

Did you have any LUDs on your I-140 and I-485 after the FP's?

Hi Guys,

I received email just this Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 that my I140 and I485 has been approved. Now my question is on what would I need to file for my wife and child who are H1B and H4 Visa holders respectively that just arrived a month ago.
Is it true that the only way for them is consular processing? Meaning they have to file thru the consulate in our home country?

 

[ljc0810]

Congrats!

Did you have any LUDs on your I-140 and I-485 after the FP's?

thanks

nope, i didn't have any LUD's after my FP's ... i was actually surprised that it only took around 3 months for my I 140 and I 485 approval.
anyway, could you suggest how i could file for my wife and child ? do they really need to do consular processing ? or could they just do an AOS while here ?

 

[karkoor24]

I'll add my 2 cents, although I claim no immigration knowledge as I am a newbie here, but I applied for my spouse at the same time as me, not sure why you applied alone to begin with

thanks

nope, i didn't have any LUD's after my FP's ... i was actually surprised that it only took around 3 months for my I 140 and I 485 approval.
anyway, could you suggest how i could file for my wife and child ? do they really need to do consular processing ? or could they just do an AOS while here ?

 

[ljc0810]

I'll add my 2 cents, although I claim no immigration knowledge as I am a newbie here, but I applied for my spouse at the same time as me, not sure why you applied alone to begin with

sorry for the confusion ... my wife already had a pending H1B application so she was waiting for approval in our home country, while i was on a business trip here i got lucky and found an employer who was willing to sponsor me ... so they advised me to just file alone first as my wife had a pending H1B application.

 

[WellWisher007]

I think, the best way for her to go about it is filing her own Employment based green card and claiming your kid as a dependent on her I140/I485 process. As far as claiming as a dependent on your already approved case is concerned, she has to go through the Family based; I think that would take much more time than her EB based Green card.

Check with a competent lawyer!

sorry for the confusion ... my wife already had a pending H1B application so she was waiting for approval in our home country, while i was on a business trip here i got lucky and found an employer who was willing to sponsor me ... so they advised me to just file alone first as my wife had a pending H1B application.