CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa)
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner Son; Chinese Beneficiary Mother in China
LOCATION: Petitioner: Ohio; Beneficiaries: China
I-130 FILED: December 6, 2012
I-130 APPROVED: February 15, 2013
IV APPROVED: September 23, 2013
Our client retained us to bring his mother from China to the United States. He was born and raised in China, but was naturalized in the United States.
On December 6, 2012, our firm filed the I-130 Petition to the CIS. There were no Requests for Evidence throughout the pendency of the petition. On February 15, 2013, the I-130 Petition was approved. We then started the immigrant visa processing phase of trying to get his mother over to the United States.
On May 22, 2013, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. An interview notice was set for our client’s mother at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, and we prepared her for her interview. On September 23, 2013, the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China approved and issued her immigrant visa.
With the approved immigrant visa, our client’s mother can come to the United States immediately, and she will get her green card within two weeks of entry.