CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa)
CLIENT: LPR Father; Chinese Beneficiary Minor Sons in China
LOCATION: Petitioner: Ohio; Beneficiary: China
I-130 FILED: July 19, 2013
I-130 APPROVED: November 14, 2013
IV APPROVED: May 27, 2015
Our client retained us to bring his minor sons over from China. He was born and raised in China, but lives in the United States as an LPR (Green Card holder).
On July 19, 2013, our firm filed the I-130 Petitions to the CIS. There were no Requests for Evidence throughout the pendency of the petition. On November 14, 2013, the I-130 Petitions were approved. However, we could not start the immigrant visa processing because their visa numbers were not available. In April 2014, once their visa numbers were available, we then started the immigrant visa processing phase of trying to get his sons over to the United States.
On April 17, 2014, we filed the immigrant visa packet to the National Visa Center who in turn forwarded our clients’ materials to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. An interview notice was set for our client’s sons at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, and we prepared them for their interview. On May 27, 2015, the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China approved and issued their immigrant visas.
With the approved immigrant visas, our clients’ sons can come to the United States immediately, and they will get their green cards within two weeks of entry.