The green card application will not be approved without meeting the affidavit of support requirements.Īny person submitting an affidavit of support is required to meet certain income and/or asset requirements. The affidavit of support is an essential aspect of the green card application. Certain Embassies/Consulates have more availability and can schedule an interview about 2-5 months after NVC processing, while others have a longer wait. Embassy/Consulate schedules the immigrant visa interview based on their appointment availability. Embassy/Consulate, is hard to predict because this is specific to each U.S. Processing for the last part of the process, the interview at the U.S. NVC processing can take approximately 2-6 months. Generally, the process can take about 1.5-2 years, but it can also take longer.įor the first part of the process, the filing of the immigrant petition, processing times often fluctuate but currently, it is taking about 12-15 months for the petition to be approved. Processing times for the immigrant visa process for a parent vary greatly. The interview focuses on information about your parent specifically and evidencing the parent-child relationship.Īdditional Information on the Immigrant Visa for Parent At the interview, your parent will present various civil documents and affidavit of support documentation. Your parent will need to conduct a medical exam prior to the interview to comply with health and vaccination requirements set by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Embassy/Consulate contacts all parties when an interview has been scheduled. The last step is the interview your parent has at a U.S. After its review, the NVC contacts all parties confirming acceptance of the documents and that your parent has been placed in line for an interview at the U.S. The documents required at this point include the affidavit of support and its supporting material, Form DS-260, birth certificates, police certificates, marriage certificates, and potentially court and military records. Through the account online the NVC requests payment of relevant fees and various documents from the U.S. citizen, the parent, and the attorney of record by email with instructions to sign into the case online. After the immigrant petition is approved, the case is transferred to the National Visa Center (NVC) for some processing. citizen wants to sponsor the foreign national parent for permanent residency. The focus of the immigrant petition is to prove the parent-child relationship and to indicate that the U.S. The first step requires the submission of an immigrant petition to USCIS by the U.S. The immigrant visa process consists of three parts. (Please see below for more information in connection with approval.) as a lawful permanent resident (green card holder). and once they are admitted they will enter the U.S. The immigrant visa issued to your parent will be used to enter the U.S. Through this method, your parent is applying for an immigrant visa which will be granted and approved at a U.S. If your parent lives abroad probably the best option to obtain a green card for your parent is to apply via the immigrant visa process (also known as consular processing). citizen who is at least 21 years old can petition their parent for a green card.

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