Help: Travel to US for funeral while I-130 pending

[serious2 5]

Hi guys

My wife petitioned i130 for me last year and we are still waiting for the approval. Last Friday i had a bad news from my wife that my mother in-law is dead. I need to attend the funeral too. Will it be possible for my wife to send me an invitation to attend the funeral? Please help.

[Crazy Cat 41,865]

11 minutes ago, serious2 said:

Hi guys

My wife petitioned i130 for me last year and we are still waiting for the approval. Last Friday i had a bad news from my wife that my mother in-law is dead. I need to attend the funeral too. Will it be possible for my wife to send me an invitation to attend the funeral? Please help.

She can invite you, but you would still need a valid entry document to enter the US such as a valid visa, etc.  Where are you right now?

Edited June 13, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[JeanneAdil 6,508]

There is no way to get a visa and be here (in US ) in time for a funeral as we bury on 3rd day

[Mike E 11,739]

18 minutes ago, serious2 said:

Hi guys

My wife petitioned i130 for me last year and we are still waiting for the approval. Last Friday i had a bad news from my wife that my mother in-law is dead. I need to attend the funeral too. Will it be possible for my wife to send me an invitation to attend the funeral? Please help.

Sorry for your loss.  You can attempt to get an emergency B2 visa appointment.    You can expect to need your mil’s death certificate, your marriage certificate, and her birth certificate.  The issue of your pending I-130 will come up.  The concern the consulate will have is whether you will attempt to adjust status once inside the USA.  Even if you get the visa, be prepared for CBP at the border to deny entry.  
 

It is cruel but unfortunately, Congress did not draft the immigration laws for this situation. 
 

4 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

There is no way to get a visa and be here (in US ) in time for a funeral as we bury on 3rd day

Say what?

 

There are people who passed away from Covid last year who still haven’t been buried.  
 

While there might be some cultures snd religions in the USA that bury after 3 days, not all do.  
 

And many if not most deceased in the USA are cremated.  Burial if it happens at all, can happen decades later.  

[serious2 5]

8 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

She can invite you, but you would still need a valid entry document to enter the US such as a valid visa, etc.  Where are you right now?

Am in Ghana now... But i don't have a valid visa. Our i130 is in the process. Is almost seven months now.

[JeanneAdil 6,508]

2 minutes ago, serious2 said:

Am in Ghana now... But i don't have a valid visa. Our i130 is in the process. Is almost seven months now.

then,  sorry,  not to get a tourist visa for pending I 130

[Unlockable 7,314]

1 minute ago, serious2 said:

Am in Ghana now... But i don't have a valid visa. Our i130 is in the process. Is almost seven months now.

Sorry for the loss. Is Ghana even taking interviews for visitor visas now? There are still embassies that are not doing certain visa interviews. You can certainly attempt by applying. 

 

This may be hard news, but you not being there for the funeral is a realization you and your wife may need to come to terms with. 

[serious2 5]

1 minute ago, JeanneAdil said:

then,  sorry,  not to get a tourist visa for pending I 130

Hmmm.... Is there any way to speed up my i130. Or should i contact the uscis about my lost

[JeanneAdil 6,508]

4 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Sorry for your loss.  You can attempt to get an emergency B2 visa appointment.    You can expect to need your mil’s death certificate, your marriage certificate, and her birth certificate.  The issue of your pending I-130 will come up.  The concern the consulate will have is whether you will attempt to adjust status once inside the USA.  Even if you get the visa, be prepared for CBP at the border to deny entry.  
 

It is cruel but unfortunately, Congress did not draft the immigration laws for this situation. 
 

Say what?

 

There are people who passed away from Covid last year who still haven’t been buried.  
 

While there might be some cultures snd religions in the USA that bury after 3 days, not all do.  
 

And many if not most deceased in the USA are cremated.  Burial if it happens at all, can happen decades later.  

 

and if they have funeral decades later,    he doesn't need visa now

[Crazy Cat 41,865]

7 minutes ago, serious2 said:

Am in Ghana now... But i don't have a valid visa. Our i130 is in the process. Is almost seven months now.

I am sincerely sorry for your loss.  I think there is very little chance of obtaining a B2 visa.  Current US law and and other factors would make it difficult.....but you can apply if you wish.

[Crazy Cat 41,865]

5 minutes ago, serious2 said:

Hmmm.... Is there any way to speed up my i130. Or should i contact the uscis about my lost

Your US spouse can submit an expedite request based on extreme hardship, but it will still take months to complete the process.  No, your contacting USCIS would not be of much value at this point.

Edited June 13, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[serious2 5]

1 minute ago, Lucky Cat said:

I am sincerely sorry for your loss.  I think there is very little chance of obtaining a B2 visa.  Current US law and and other factors would make it difficult.....but you can apply if you wish.

Is it good to inform uscis about my loss so that they can speed up my i130.

[Mike E 11,739]

1 minute ago, JeanneAdil said:

 

and if they have funeral decades later,    he doesn't need visa now

Funeral and burial are different things.  I realize I myself am an immigrant but I’ve been here 41 years and was born and raised in Canada with similar cultures to the USA.   
 

Your comments are perplexing. We live in decidedly different America’s.  

[JeanneAdil 6,508]

your wife can submit the documents proofs for a expedite visa 

but this still takes time

 

[Crazy Cat 41,865]

Just now, serious2 said:

Is it good to inform uscis about my loss so that they can speed up my i130.

They will not speed up the process unless your spouse submits an expedite request.....and there are no guarantees since expedite requests are extremely common now.