CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa)
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner Husband; Chinese Beneficiary Wife in China
LOCATION: Petitioner: Cleveland, Ohio; Beneficiary: China
I-130 FILED: October 10, 2017
I-130 APPROVED: March 4, 2019
IV APPROVED: August 5, 2020
Our client retained us to bring his wife over from China. He was born and raised in China, but was naturalized in the United States.
On October 10, 2017, our firm filed the I-130 Petition to the CIS. On March 4, 2019, the I-130 Petition was approved. We then started the immigrant visa processing phase of trying to get his wife over to the United States.
On January 17, 2020, 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 spouse at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, and we prepared her for her interview. On August 5, 2020, the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China approved and issued her immigrant visa.
With the approved immigrant visa, our client’s spouse can come to the United States immediately, and she will get her green card within two months of entry.