My brother just now become a citizen three months ago and now we want to process my parents green card.
My parents are presently located in India and have 10 years of Visitor visa stamped on their passport. We would like to invite them next year April to USA (on visitor visa or GC whatever works) but want to apply for green card now.
My question is if we apply for their green card which is I-130 to begin with, then can they come on visitor visa. How about a pending I-485, can they still come to USA on their visitor visa??
What we would like to make sure is they should be able to come to USA next April. Do you suggest to wait till April and then apply for GC as they are here? or Applying right now for I-130 will not affect anything?
e.g. Apply I-130 right now and once it is approved (say till dec 07) wait until they come here on Visitor visa (April 08) and then apply I-485.
Thank you much!
My parents are presently located in India and have 10 years of Visitor visa stamped on their passport. We would like to invite them next year April to USA (on visitor visa or GC whatever works) but want to apply for green card now.
My question is if we apply for their green card which is I-130 to begin with, then can they come on visitor visa. How about a pending I-485, can they still come to USA on their visitor visa??
What we would like to make sure is they should be able to come to USA next April. Do you suggest to wait till April and then apply for GC as they are here? or Applying right now for I-130 will not affect anything?
e.g. Apply I-130 right now and once it is approved (say till dec 07) wait until they come here on Visitor visa (April 08) and then apply I-485.
Thank you much!