FAqs about the I-130

The processing time varies depending on the status of the petitioner. Processing times are usually 12-15 months for USC petitioners and longer for LPR petitioners.

 $535, but this will increase on April 1st, 2024

 To be a beneficiary, you must be a spouse, parent, or child of the USC, or LPR petitioner

 There are many immigration reliefs available for various candidates that may qualify. Please give us a call to properly access your eligibility.

 If relative is in the United States, you can file for an adjustment of status if they were admitted into the country legally, or proceed with consular processing if they are outside of the United States, or entered illegally without inspection.

This varies.

 $1,140 for the form (fees will increase April 2024)

 A beneficiary who entered with inspection, DACA, or TPS beneficiary who got admitted via advance parole, and has a USC petitioner, or a VAWA recipient.

 You will get your green card and work permit in the mail within three weeks, to six months from receiving your approval in the mail.

 A child, parent, or spouse beneficiary of an approved I-130 either living outside the United States at time of approval, or who entered with out inspection.

You will be allowed to enter almost immediately.

 To forgive unlawful presence that triggers three, to ten year bars that will be triggered after one has left the USA after unlawfully residing in the USA.

 35 – 44.4 months

 $795 (fees will increase on April 1st, 2024)

  Anyone with a USC, LPR spouse, or parent.

You must be vetted to see if you qualify for any other immigration relief.

 You cannot leave the country without an approved waiver otherwise you will trigger a three to ten year unlawful presence bar upon your departure. If your application is denied please give us a call to vet you for other possible immigration relief. 

 You can move forward with getting your visa interview scheduled at the consulate embassy in your home country.

If you are approved you will be able to come back to the USA with your immigration visa.

 30 – 35 months

 $930 (fees will increase on April 1st 2024)

 Anyone who is found inadmissible at consular interview and whose inadmissibility can be waived and who is a USC or LPR spouse, parent or child

 No, you must remain outside the USA until you have filed, received an approval, attended your follow-up interview and gotten an approval for your visa before you can return to the United States.

This varies.

 $930 (fees will increase on April 1st 2024)

  Anyone who has remained outside the USA for at least three to ten years depending on UPL triggered, or who re-entered the USA after a removal, or attempted to re-enter, or who has had multiple re-entries after April 1997, and whose stay in aggregate is longer than a year.

You can proceed with attending your consular interview if you already have an approved Immigration petition. 

You have a 180 day grace period before you start accruing unlawful presence. What is the 7 years rule for immigrants in the US? The Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 would update the existing Registry statute so that an immigrant may qualify for lawful permanent resident status if they have lived in the U.S. continuously for at least seven years before filing an application for lawful permanent resident status and are of good moral character.  The legislation would provide a much-needed pathway to a green card for more than 8 million people, including Dreamers, forcibly displaced citizens (TPS holders), children of long-term visa holders, essential workers, and highly skilled members of our workforce such as H-1B visa holders who have been waiting years for a green card to become available.  The Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 would:

• Amend the existing Registry statute by moving the eligibility cutoff date so that an immigrant may qualify for lawful permanent resident status if they have been in the U.S. for at least seven years before filing an application under Registry.
• Preempt the need for further congressional action by making the eligibility cutoff rolling, instead of tying it to a specific date, as it is now.