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Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, 2015. Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative is a form submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (or, in the rare case of Direct Consular Filing, to a US consulate or embassy abroad) by a United States citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident petitioning for an immediate or close relative (who is not currently a United States ...
No fee for first petition based on an approved I-800A (which in turn has a $775 fee). Each subsequent petition costs $775, unless the new petition is on behalf of a sibling of a previously petitioned child. Dallas Lockbox: No: Family-based permanent immigration I-929, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant [31]
Immigrant petition (Form I-140 or Form I-130) – in the first step, USCIS approves the immigrant petition by a qualifying relative, an employer, or in rare cases, such as with an investor visa, the applicant themself. If a sibling is applying, they must have the same parents as the applicant.
An applicant's petition may be approved if they are the spouse, parent, unmarried son or daughter, or the minor unmarried lawfully adopted child of a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, or of an alien who has been issued an immigrant visa, or the fiance(e) of a U.S. citizen or the fiance(e)'s child; OR if they are a VAWA self-petitioner. [4]
Before filing for a K-1 Visa a couple must have seen each other in person within 2 years prior to the filing. [5] No attorney or other intermediary is necessary to petition someone for a K-1 visa, however some choose to hire an attorney or document preparation agency to help with the paperwork and/or facilitate the process.
Their petition was originally rejected by immigration, but in January 2013, in a non precedential decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals remanded the case back to USCIS with instructions to apply the rules set forth in In re Lovo-Lara, [24] and determine whether the couple had a valid marriage under the laws of the State of Texas. [26]
The application process starts by filling out Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, [10] and after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approves the petition, the foreign family member may apply for a green card. The green card application can be filed through the U.S. embassy or consulate in the applicant's home country.
The permanent resident is known as the sponsor of the immigrant visa petition while the spouse/child is known as the beneficiary. A permanent resident who marries a non-U.S. citizen or permanent resident needs to file a Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) [2] with USCIS. Once the I-130 is approved, the beneficiary may need to wait for an ...