What is the process....

[PhiLandShiR 18]

Hello everyone,

My wife will be applying for her mother to come over from the Phils.

She is applying as a USC.

I see from USCIS.GOV that the processing time for a USC to bring a parent is 5 months.

Does this mean that a visa is issued at that time or they just get approved for one when they become available?

Thanks!

-Phil

[Hank_ 9,174]

USCIS does the petition process, which means they will take 5 months then eventually it will be sent to the embassy and they do their thing will approving and issuing a visa.

[PhiLandShiR 18]

So... once its adjudicated, its sent to the embassy in Manila as fast as they can process it or there is a waiting period??

-Phil

USCIS does the petition process, which means they will take 5 months then eventually it will be sent to the embassy and they do their thing will approving and issuing a visa.

[Hank_ 9,174]

So... once its adjudicated, its sent to the embassy in Manila as fast as they can process it or there is a waiting period??

-Phil

I will bet like most everything else it will go through NVC then forwarded to the embassy. NVC can be a couple weeks or a couple months if the decide to pull it for AP

[DouglasFiel 53]

As far as I recollect,,, Parents are immediate relatives,,, there is no visa quota (Same as K1 and CR1) visas. The visa will be issued

without delay, once approved.

Immediate Relatives are:

a) Spouses of US Citizens;

b) Children (single, under 21) of US Citizens; and

c) Parents of US Citizens (if the US Citizen is 21 and over).

Regards,

dc

Edited May 18, 2012 by DouglasFiel

[PhiLandShiR 18]

Thanks for the info! I believe you are correct!

Does it also work that way for a Permanent Resident?

IE: a mother wants to bring her under 21 child over?

-Phil

As far as I recollect,,, Parents are immediate relatives,,, there is no visa quota (Same as K1 and CR1) visas. The visa will be issued

without delay, once approved.

Immediate Relatives are:

a) Spouses of US Citizens;

b) Children (single, under 21) of US Citizens; and

c) Parents of US Citizens (if the US Citizen is 21 and over).

Regards,

dc