I-130 for Parents in India

[ramu2012 23]

I am a USC petitioning for my parents who are in India, in Delhi. I filed for them both on March 4th, 2020. 

 

My father's petition was approved as of May 5th. There is no movement on my mother's petition. 

 

We got an email saying "case is sent to the NVC" and in there it said that we need to respond within a year else the petition will be considered abandoned. It also said that the interview location would be "Mumbai" while we had picked "Delhi" since that's where they live. 

 

Now, the questions I have are

 

1. How long can we defer acting on this? I'd like to defer for two reasons: 1. I want my mom and dad both to process this at the same time. 2. With the current pandemic, traveling within India or even to the US is not an option really. India has even banned all international travel. 

2. Anyone able to change the location of the consulate where the interview would be? How can I ask for it to be scheduled in Delhi instead of Mumbai?

 

Thanks!

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Re 1, well, IR5 visa issuance is banned for at least the rest of the calendar year so you have plenty of time for your mom’s case to catch up to your dad’s.

[Lil bear 4,217]

3 minutes ago, ramu2012 said:

I am a USC petitioning for my parents who are in India, in Delhi. I filed for them both on March 4th, 2020. 

 

My father's petition was approved as of May 5th. There is no movement on my mother's petition. 

 

We got an email saying "case is sent to the NVC" and in there it said that we need to respond within a year else the petition will be considered abandoned. It also said that the interview location would be "Mumbai" while we had picked "Delhi" since that's where they live. 

 

Now, the questions I have are

 

1. How long can we defer acting on this? I'd like to defer for two reasons: 1. I want my mom and dad both to process this at the same time. 2. With the current pandemic, traveling within India or even to the US is not an option really. India has even banned all international travel. 

2. Anyone able to change the location of the consulate where the interview would be? How can I ask for it to be scheduled in Delhi instead of Mumbai?

 

Thanks!

 

4 minutes ago, ramu2012 said:

I am a USC petitioning for my parents who are in India, in Delhi. I filed for them both on March 4th, 2020. 

 

My father's petition was approved as of May 5th. There is no movement on my mother's petition. 

 

We got an email saying "case is sent to the NVC" and in there it said that we need to respond within a year else the petition will be considered abandoned. It also said that the interview location would be "Mumbai" while we had picked "Delhi" since that's where they live. 

 

Now, the questions I have are

 

1. How long can we defer acting on this? I'd like to defer for two reasons: 1. I want my mom and dad both to process this at the same time. 2. With the current pandemic, traveling within India or even to the US is not an option really. India has even banned all international travel. 

2. Anyone able to change the location of the consulate where the interview would be? How can I ask for it to be scheduled in Delhi instead of Mumbai?

 

Thanks!

I believe that only Mumbai conducts immigration visa interviews.. 

You can delay the NVC processing for your Dads application by taking your time with paying fees and unloading documentation. Once your mothers petition arrives at NVC, you can then call NVC and request they be linked. While they still process separately they should move together. 

 

[ramu2012 23]

30 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

 

I believe that only Mumbai conducts immigration visa interviews.. 

You can delay the NVC processing for your Dads application by taking your time with paying fees and unloading documentation. Once your mothers petition arrives at NVC, you can then call NVC and request they be linked. While they still process separately they should move together. 

 

Do you know how long can I defer this to? Maybe there isn't specific guidance but someone else has probably done this in the past?

[Quarknase 1,072]

22 minutes ago, ramu2012 said:

Do you know how long can I defer this to? Maybe there isn't specific guidance but someone else has probably done this in the past?

Correct - Delhi only conducts NIV interviews, Mumbai is for IV.

You only need to take action within 12 months from case creation at NVC. I think it’s also mentioned in the Welcome Letter from NVC, but not 100% sure. Either way - you can find the info online!

[Lil bear 4,217]

4 hours ago, ramu2012 said:

Do you know how long can I defer this to? Maybe there isn't specific guidance but someone else has probably done this in the past?

As the information sent to you from USCIS, you have to be in touch with them at least every 12 months .. that can be as simple as a phone call checking that your address is still the one they have in file .. or paying one of the fees...