Applying for Permanent Greencard for Parents

[jenny and manny 0]

Hi,

My parent's I-130 is approved. They already have an interview appt. but it still has to be rescheduled due to medical issues. My question is if they get approved and they get here, do I still need to apply to adjust the status for them to have a permanent greencard?

They still want to work and from what I've searched on, the I-130 approval does not give a permanent greencard. If so, how long will the process gonna be to get the greencard?

I hope I could get replies here especially from US citizens who already petitioned their parents.

Thanks

[aleful 1,905]

Hi,

My parent's I-130 is approved. They already have an interview appt. but it still has to be rescheduled due to medical issues. My question is if they get approved and they get here, do I still need to apply to adjust the status for them to have a permanent greencard?

They still want to work and from what I've searched on, the I-130 approval does not give a permanent greencard. If so, how long will the process gonna be to get the greencard?

I hope I could get replies here especially from US citizens who already petitioned their parents.

Thanks

that's what the interview is for. once they get their visa stamped in their passports and come here, they will get their GC in the mail. no further action is required.

[ndu26 114]

and from what I've searched on, the I-130 approval does not give a permanent greencard. If so, how long will the process gonna be to get the greencard?

I hope I could get replies here especially from US citizens who already petitioned their parents.

Thanks

what that statement means is that just because your I-130 is approved does not mean you should buy a plane ticket to the U.S.. You still need to submit other documents, go through medical clearance and go for the Visa interview and once they are successful, their passports will be stamped with a six-moths cisa. They must travel before the end of the six months and once they get here their green cards will arrive in the mail between 2-4weeks depending on the state. take them to a social security administration office in the state after that to apply for SS card. They do not need to adjust status since they were outside the U.S for their interview.

Edited November 30, 2011 by ndu26

[jenny and manny 0]

what that statement means is that just because your I-130 is approved does not mean you should buy a plane ticket to the U.S.. You still need to submit other documents, go through medical clearance and go for the Visa interview and once they are successful, their passports will be stamped with a six-moths cisa. They must travel before the end of the six months and once they get here their green cards will arrive in the mail between 2-4weeks depending on the state. take them to a social security administration office in the state after that to apply for SS card. They do not need to adjust status since they were outside the U.S for their interview.

I know the whole process of I-130 because I've been through the same process and I'm not gonna buy a ticket yet since they still have medical issues and their interview has to be rescheduled. What I'm asking is are they gonna get a permanent greencard OR are they gonna adjust their status ONCE THEY GET HERE IN THE US. I've adjusted my status so I'm just wondering if they're gonna do the same thing.

I've read somewhere in the USCIS site that they still need to adjust the status once they get here. It stated there that an I-130 does only give you an immigrant visa number (after the approved medical and interview) and not grant you a permanent greencard. Can someone clarify me on this especially for those citizens that petitioned their parents.

Thanks for the reply, though, appreciate it.

[jenny and manny 0]

what that statement means is that just because your I-130 is approved does not mean you should buy a plane ticket to the U.S.. You still need to submit other documents, go through medical clearance and go for the Visa interview and once they are successful, their passports will be stamped with a six-moths cisa. They must travel before the end of the six months and once they get here their green cards will arrive in the mail between 2-4weeks depending on the state. take them to a social security administration office in the state after that to apply for SS card. They do not need to adjust status since they were outside the U.S for their interview.

I'm not gonna buy a ticket yet since they still have medical issues and their interview has to be rescheduled. What I'm asking is are they gonna get a permanent greencard OR are they gonna adjust their status ONCE THEY GET HERE IN THE US. I've adjusted my status so I'm just wondering if they're gonna do the same thing.

I've read somewhere in the USCIS site that they still need to adjust the status once they get here. It stated there that an I-130 does only give you an immigrant visa (after the approved medical and interview of course) and not grant you a permanent greencard. Can someone clarify me on this especially for those citizens that petitioned their parents. And there's a part in the USCIS site again that says they can receive their greencard a few weeks after they arrive in the US.

I hope I could get insights especially for those who filed a petition their parents.

Thanks for the reply, though, appreciate it.

[aleful 1,905]

I'm not gonna buy a ticket yet since they still have medical issues and their interview has to be rescheduled. What I'm asking is are they gonna get a permanent greencard OR are they gonna adjust their status ONCE THEY GET HERE IN THE US. I've adjusted my status so I'm just wondering if they're gonna do the same thing.

I've read somewhere in the USCIS site that they still need to adjust the status once they get here. It stated there that an I-130 does only give you an immigrant visa (after the approved medical and interview of course) and not grant you a permanent greencard. Can someone clarify me on this especially for those citizens that petitioned their parents. And there's a part in the USCIS site again that says they can receive their greencard a few weeks after they arrive in the US.

I hope I could get insights especially for those who filed a petition their parents.

Thanks for the reply, though, appreciate it.

again, that's what the interview is for, they will be granted a visa and will recieve their GC in the US.

they will have their passport stamped with the visa and they will each receive a packet that they have to give to immigration at their POE. the visa is valid for 1 year because the GC can take more than a few weeks to arrive in the mail. the visa allows them to travel and work until they receive the GC.

[ndu26 114]

I'm not gonna buy a ticket yet since they still have medical issues and their interview has to be rescheduled. What I'm asking is are they gonna get a permanent greencard OR are they gonna adjust their status ONCE THEY GET HERE IN THE US. I've adjusted my status so I'm just wondering if they're gonna do the same thing.

I've read somewhere in the USCIS site that they still need to adjust the status once they get here. It stated there that an I-130 does only give you an immigrant visa (after the approved medical and interview of course) and not grant you a permanent greencard. Can someone clarify me on this especially for those citizens that petitioned their parents. And there's a part in the USCIS site again that says they can receive their greencard a few weeks after they arrive in the US.

I hope I could get insights especially for those who filed a petition their parents.

Thanks for the reply, though, appreciate it.

You adjusted status cos you probably got in through fiance visa but they are on staright 1-130 which is the same for everyone who comes in through isolated immigrant petition(no other visa type petitions attached) petition

you get your visa, come into the Us and instantly become LPR, you GC arrives in couple of weeks.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Adjustment of status is for someone who entered the United States as a non-immigrant, and wants to adjust their status to that of immigrant. Someone who enters the US with an immigrant visa becomes an immigrant automatically, and gets a green card automatically.

An approved I-130 makes an immigrant visa number available. That visa number is used when the alien either enters the US with an immigrant visa, or enters with a non-immigrant visa and adjusts status. An alien would become an immigrant either by entering the US with an immigrant visa or adjusting status, but they never need to do both.

[jenny and manny 0]

Adjustment of status is for someone who entered the United States as a non-immigrant, and wants to adjust their status to that of immigrant. Someone who enters the US with an immigrant visa becomes an immigrant automatically, and gets a green card automatically.

An approved I-130 makes an immigrant visa number available. That visa number is used when the alien either enters the US with an immigrant visa, or enters with a non-immigrant visa and adjusts status. An alien would become an immigrant either by entering the US with an immigrant visa or adjusting status, but they never need to do both.

Thank you so much for replying. I'm so happy they don't need to apply for it. Soooo relieved I'm so excited for them to get here. HOpefully things would work out after the interview.