alien relative = parents

sponcer , petitioner = dehuti

The first step is for the relative who is a US citizen is to file the I-130 Petition for Alien Relative and the USCIS must approve the
immigrant visa petition.
Download Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (for both parents)
US CITIZEN FILL FORM G-325, Biographic Information & FOR BOTH
PARENTS
G-325A Biographic Information for petitioner (2 x 2 photo stapled in
bottom right hand corner)
copy of citizenship naturalization
petitioners marriage certificate reflecting name change
Colored Photographs

you are petitioning for your... You must submit:

Form I-130 for mother

Mother A copy of your birth certificate with your name and your mother's name
A copy of your Certificate of Naturalization or US passport if you were not born in the US

Form I-130 for father

A copy of your birth certificate with your name and the names of both parents
Father
A copy of your Certificate of Naturalization or US passport if you were not born in the US
A copy of your parents' civil marriage certificate

A cover letter. Your cover letter should include what you are petitioning for, who you are petitioning
for and short list of all the documents included in your packet. The petitioner is basically petitioning
a foreign relative so he/she should be the signatory of this letter which essentially means that he/she
is submitting the packet on the behalf of the spouse.

Money order or personal check for I-130 filing fee ($420 as of 3/2/14)

Copy of birth certificate or certificate of naturalization or ALL passport pages of the petitioner (US
citizen)

Copy birth certificate of the beneficiary (foreign spouse)

Copy of marriage certificate

Copy of divorce/annulment decrees or previous spouses death decree (if applicable)

Two 22 (passport-sized) photos of petitioner with full name and date of birth written at the back
of the photo

Two 22 (passport-sized) photos of petitioner with full name and date of birth written at the back
of the photo

Accomplished and signed form of form G-325a of the petitioner (download this form here)

Accomplished and signed form of form G-325a of the beneficiary (download this form here)
Wait for Petition Approval

I-787 C Receipt Notice

Once USCIS receives the completed petition, it will mail you a receipt called I-797C, Notice of Action. Using the receipt number in it, you
can track the process of the case online.

USCIS will forward the immigrant's case file to the National Visa Center (NVC) for further
processing.

The NVC will immediately send some further paperwork to the petitioner (usually
requesting proof of financial capacity to sponsor the immigrant, in the form of USCIS Form
I-864)

Once the petition is approved you relative can now make an appointment with the nearest US consulate in their home country for an
immigrant visa interview and application.

and then forward the case to the appropriate U.S. consulate in the immigrants home country

USCIS will forward the file to a U.S. consulate in your parents' home country. The consulate will
communicate with them about how they can submit their own required application forms and
documents. You'll need to submit an Affidavit of Support on USCIS Form I-864 during this stage of
the process.

After the beneficiary (the alien relative) has received a visa number from the Department of State, they will apply for an immigrant visa
with a US consulate in their home country. The following are Requirements concurrent with Step 4.

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Fill out the I130 form, send the payment of $420 with the following documents: copy of your
naturalization certificate, copy of your unexpired passort, your birth certificate and your mom's
birth certificate. You do not have to file the AOS at this time. Once your petition gets approved by
the USCIS, it will be sent to NVC. This is the time when you have to fill out the AOS. You will have
to wait until the NVC sends you a welcome packet that has the case number and invoice number
you will be needing for payments and forms later on. Once you send your I130 packet, you can
start gathering financial documents for the next stage: IRS tax transcript (I sent the last 3 years),
employment letter would be good as well same as 6 months worth of pay stubs. If your income
meets the poverty guideline, then you will fine. Fill the I 864 form But if it falls below the poverty
guideline, then, you have to find a co-sponsor. Your husband or another relative who is willing to
be one. You can check the poverty guideline at the uscis website or you can google it. For now,
refer to the uscis website for instructions. Good Luck!!!

Time line steps

COA - Change of Address

AOS - Affidavit of support - I864, I864A, I864EZ ...

The sponsor is required to submit with the Form I-864 Affidavit of Support only one (1) years U.S. federal
income tax return (Form 1040) and wage statements (Form W-2s).

IV - Instruction Verification ( I can't find full form of it )

CEAC website https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx (note website for ds-261, AOS Fee, IV Fee
and ds-260

12/14/07----SENT I-130 TO USCIS (I864 NOT REQURED RIGHT NOW)

12/18/07----I-130 RECEIVED
03/03/08 ---I-130 APPROVED AND SENT TO NVC
03/18/08----NVC RECEIVED PACKAGE AND CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED Got the NVC case # via
PHONE
04/19/08----Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill
04/23/08----SENT I-864 FEE THRU REGULAR MAIL TO NVC (SNAIL MAIL)

04/30/08----DS3032 (CHOICE OF AGENT = PETITIONER) APPROVED EMAIL REPLIED

05/01/08----NVC RECEIVED AOS FEES
05/06/08----SENT OUT I-864 THRU JAME'S SHORTCUT (OVERNIT MAIL)
05/07/08----I-864 RECEIVED BY NVC SIGNED FOR
05/16/08----IV FEE BILL GENERATED
05/17/08----IV BILL PAID ONLINE (IN PROCESS)
05/20/08----IV FEE INDICATE PAID
05/28/08----received ds230 from my wife
05/29/08----sent out DS 230 to NVC express mail
05/30/08----DS230 RECEIVED BY NVC SIGNED FOR BY AUSTIN
06/02/08----DS230 ENTERED INTO NVC SYSTEM
06/06/08----CASE COMPLETED
06/19/08----INTERVIEW DATE AUGUST 22
06/20/08....CASE LEFT NVC TO LAGOS EMBASSY
06/24/08....PACKAGE DELIVERED TO EMBASSY SIGNED BY GODWIN
07/09/08....WIFE WENT FOR 1ST MEDICAL APPOINTMENT (KAMORASS HOSP.)
08/22/08....VISA APPROVED (TO PICK IT UP ON SEPT.02)
09/02/08....VISA PICKED UP BOOKED FLIGHT FOR SEPT.23 (LUFTHANSA)
09/25/08....WIFE IN US. PORT OF ENTRY ATLANTA
10/13/08....RECEIVED SSN CARD
11/05/08....GC
***I-751***
6.29.10 - Mailed I-751 Docs to VSC
7.6.10 - Received NOA in mail
8.04.10 - Biometrics appointment
9.16.10- Approved

Time line steps

USCIS: I-130 Petition (Mother)

- 03/21/12: I-130 Sent via FedExpress (I864 NOT REQURED RIGHT NOW)
- 03/30/12: NOA1 Recv'd via mail
- 11/21/12: APPROVED (NOA2 mailed)
- 11/27/12: NOA2 Recv'd.

NVC (Mother)
- 11/27/12: NVC Recv'd file
- 11/29/12: NVC Case no. & IIN assigned. Got the NVC case # via PHONE
- 11/30/12: AOS Bill PAID/DS 3032 emailed
- 12/04/12: AOS Package sent
- 12/07/12: DS-3032 Accepted, IV Bill PAID
- 12/11/12: IV Bill online status: "PAID".
- 12/15/12: IV Package sent.
- 12/17/12: IV Package delivered.
- 02/19/13: Missing civil documents sent
- 02/28/13: Case Complete
- 03/05/13: Per Email, Int.Date 04/10/13
U.S. EMBASSY (Mother)

- 04/02/13: Medical done & PASSED 4/8/13

- 04/10/13: Interview (AP - 221g blue: Missing docs & Medical Report

- 05/09/13: VISA ISSUED

- 06/26/13: POE - JFK NYC

USCIS: I-130 Petition (Father)

- 10/10/12: I-130 Sent-USPS Express
- 10/11/12: I-130 Delivered
- 10/16/12: Rec'd email (NOA1 mailed & File routed to NBC)
- 12/12/12: Per ISO, File routed to the Local Office (Nov 28)

- 02/07/13: RFE Letter was mailed to me this date, requesting proof of father/son relationship.
(Unfortunately, I DID NOT RECEIVE A RFE LETTER)

- 03/28/13: Received NOID (Notice of Intent to Deny)

- 04/02/13: Made appointment to speak with the IO at my local office.

- 04/03/13: APPROVED (NOA2 mailed)

NVC (Father)
- 04/12/13: NVC recvd file
- 04/22/13: NVC Case no.& IIN Assigned

- 04/26/13: AOS Bill Invoced & Paid /AOS Package Sent / DS-3032 Email-Format sent

- 05/08/13: DS-3032 Accepted & IV fee Billed & Invoice Paid.

- 06/27/13: IV package sent

- 07/23/13: Case complete

- 09/09/13: Interview Date

- 11/08/13: Visa Issued

AOS DOCUMENT I SUBMIT:

Cover letter I make list of document I submit
cover sheet from ceac website receipt page I print
NVC welcome letter
Petitioner affidavit of support Form I-864
Joint sponsor affidavit of support Form I-864A
Federal income tax return
 Marriage certificate (photo copy)
My Passport (photocopy)
IV APPLICATION I SUBMIT:
Cover letter I make list of document I submit
Copy of the cover sheet from ceac website receipt page I print
Beneficiary Documents:
birth certificate (original and photocopy)
marriage certificate (original and photocopy)
police clearance (original and photocopy)
NBI National bureau investigation (original and photocopy)
2x2 passport picture 4pcs (labeled at the back with name & case#)
passport ( photocopy)
Petitioner Documents:
birth certificate (original and photocopy)
marriage certificate (original and photocopy)
passport (photocopy)
naturalization (photo copy)
court name change (photo copy)
I submit all above listed document to :
National Visa Center
Attn: DR
31 Rochester Avenue, Suite 100
Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914
SUMMARY :

Call NVC at least once a week to inquire about the status of

your case. Dont just wait for them to send an email to update
you, be proactive. Youll be able to know if you need to submit
additional documents if you call instead of waiting for a
notification. This will save you a ton of time and stress.

Here is the information regarding the cases for my in-laws (wife, their daughter, is the petitioner under
the IR-5 category, Parents of a USC):

Submit I-130 (2 petitions) to USCIS on May 30, 2013

USCIS approved the cases on March 10, 2014.

Received notice online from USCIS the cases were sent to NVC on March 17, 2014.

NVC received the cases on March 28, 2014

The case numbers were created on Monday, April 28.

We received the numbers by phone on Friday, May 2.

DS-261 became available on both cases late in the evening on Friday, May 2. Both DS-261 filed
on Saturday, May 3.

Received emails to my wife regarding AOS at around 8am on Wednesday, May 7. At the same time
received emails that were cc of letters sent to my in-laws. However, the date of all of the letters
was Monday, May 5.

Received emails regarding the Immigrant Visa Fee at around 11:15am on Wednesday, May 7. IV
fees became available online at around 1pm on Wednesday, May 7. Date of invoice was Tuesday,
May 8.

Paid all the fees on Wednesday, May 7 at around 1:15pm.

All fees marked as paid and DS-260 become available sometime late on Friday, May 9.

Dropped off IV and AOS packages (in two different envelopes - 1 for AOS and 1 for IV documents) at
the local post office at around 2pm on Saturday, May 10.

Submitted DS-260 (for both cases) around 10am on Sunday, May 11.

Both document packages received by NVC on Monday, May 12 (according to Post Office Tracking -
one around 1pm and the other around 4pm. Don't know why they got separated.)

Received checklist email for both cases at 4pm on Thursday, June 12 regarding the IV civil
documents

Wife called NVC in the afternoon of Friday, June 13 to inquire about the checklist. Told by a
representative they are normal and automatic and not to worry. AOS under review. Call back after
Tuesday, June 24.
Received a checklist for my father-in-law on Monday, June 16. NVC reviewed his AOS paperwork,
but waiting for the documents the requested the week before.

Wife called NVC in the morning of Tuesday, June 17. Told by the agent they don't have the document
requested for dad, and they don't have the AOS package for her mom.

Put in a request with our Senator to get more information. Response was mother-in-law is
documentary complete and father-in-law was in document review for the military document.

Wife called NVC on the morning of Tuesday, July 1 and spoke with a supervisor regarding her dad's
military document. Supervisor said she would look into it.

Supervisor called us and left a voicemail on the morning of Wednesday, July 9 and stated they have
located my father-in-law's military documents. Case sent back to document review.
Per conversation with an agent, the expedited request originally requested by email on July 7, was
sent to the Embassy on Thursday, July 10.

Received by postal mail on Thursday, August 21 from our Senator regarding the response of another
inquiry. Still the same.

Early in the morning on Friday, August 22:

Wife calls the Embassy and was told the IV section doesn't accept calls, and was given a number in
the states that turned out to be scheduling assistance for NIV interviews.

Called NVC as soon as they opened and was told the Embassy denied the expedite request, but the
case was completed by NVC on Monday, August 18. Wife inquired about interview scheduling, and
was given some good information.

At 5 PM on Thursday, September 11, received the interview letters. Interview is scheduled for
the morning of October 9.

Mother-in-law approved. Father-in-law placed in Administrative Processing due to follow-up TB

test.

CEAC stated ISSUED for my mother-in-law on October 15. DHL had the package for pick up
on October 17 but called the wrong number. Package picked up on October 27.

On December 11 mother-in-law received a phone call from the Embassy that the medical is back for
my father-in-law and to DHL his passport to them. Passport sent on December 12.

On December 18 CEAC updated to ISSUED for my father-in-law. My wife is happy!!!! Embassy said
they gave it to DHL on December 19

Due to a DHL delay the package did not become available for pick up until December 24. USCIS
Immigrant Fee paid the same day.

POE: JFK Terminal 1 - December 26, 2014 - They are finally here!!!

Took them to a local SSA office to get SSN on January 6, 2015. Cards received on January 10,
2015.

Green Cards received by priority mail on January 23, 2015 (four weeks after arrival).

Both went to motor vehicles and got state issued ID cards on April 11, 2015.