CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa)
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner Son; Pakistani Beneficiary Parents in Pakistan
LOCATION: Petitioner: Ohio; Beneficiary: Pakistan
I-130 FILED: March 9, 2018
I-130 APPROVED: October 18, 2018
IV APPROVED: January 13, 2020
Our client retained us to bring his parents over from Pakistan. He was born and raised in Pakistan, but was naturalized in the United States.
On March 9, 2018, our firm filed the I-130 Petitions to the CIS. There were no Requests for Evidence throughout the pendency of the petition. On October 18, 2018, the I-130 Petitions were approved. We then started the immigrant visa processing phase of trying to get his parents over to the United States.
On July 3, 2019, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center who in turn forwarded our client’s materials to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. An interview notice was set for our client’s parents at the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan, and we prepared them for their interview. On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan approved and issued their immigrant visa.
With the approved immigrant visa, our client’s parents can come to the United States immediately, and they will get their green cards within two months of entry.