On Getting Green Cards for Parents of U.S Citizen

[Vick1234 0]

My parents reside in India and i am currently in the process of filing for their Permanent Residency (Green Cards) being a U.S Citizen. The question i had is as follows, in the future event of them passing the interview and getting their Green Cards is there a specific time / time constraint / expectation for them to come to U.S. because they will have their green cards? How long can they stay abroad before they have to come to the U.S.?

 

Thanks!

Edited August 27, 2019 by Vick1234
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[USS_Voyager 1,972]

12 minutes ago, Vick1234 said:

is there a specific time / time constraint / expectation for them to come to U.S.

After they pass the interview, the will get an immigrant visa. The immigrant visa has a validity of 6 months, usually from the date of the medical. They have to enter the US before their visas expire. 

[Dashinka 24,767]

Actually, you are applying for an immigration visa for them so they can come to the US where they will enter and immediately get a GC.  That being the case, assuming they pass the interview and the IR visas are issued, there is usually an expiration date (I think six months or so from the issue date) on that visa where they should enter the US prior to to activate their GC.

 

Good Luck!

[Vick1234 0]

48 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

After they pass the interview, the will get an immigrant visa. The immigrant visa has a validity of 6 months, usually from the date of the medical. They have to enter the US before their visas expire. 

Thank you so much!  This answers the question. 

47 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Actually, you are applying for an immigration visa for them so they can come to the US where they will enter and immediately get a GC.  That being the case, assuming they pass the interview and the IR visas are issued, there is usually an expiration date (I think six months or so from the issue date) on that visa where they should enter the US prior to to activate their GC.

 

Good Luck!

Thank you !!!!