Planning on petitioning parents after tourist visa application has just been submitted

[emjay129 0]

I recently submitted an online application for my parents to renew their US Visa. I thought this would be an easier process, however, it has been slow. I guess the frustrating part of it is not actually knowing what the status is.

 

Because of that, I plan to just go ahead and apply for a green card for them. Will the pending tourist visa renewal negatively affect their green card application?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Timona 4,207]

They won't get any B-2.

Best bet is to continue with the IR5

[SalishSea 17,824]

1 hour ago, emjay129 said:

I recently submitted an online application for my parents to renew their US Visa. I thought this would be an easier process, however, it has been slow. I guess the frustrating part of it is not actually knowing what the status is.

 

Because of that, I plan to just go ahead and apply for a green card for them. Will the pending tourist visa renewal negatively affect their green card application?

 

Thanks in advance.

If they want to move here, the B2 is not the correct visa.  They are not allowed to come over and adjust status on a B visa.   That is fraud.

[emjay129 0]

10 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

If they want to move here, the B2 is not the correct visa.  They are not allowed to come over and adjust status on a B visa.   That is fraud.

I am aware of this. I do not intend for them to come here and adjust status, they are happy with their B1/B2, but it is expiring soon. I submitted a renewal application, but it's taking too long and it is unclear what the status is online, so I was thinking of just applying for a green card for them if that's quicker.

[SalishSea 17,824]

Just now, emjay129 said:

I am aware of this. I do not intend for them to come here and adjust status, they are happy with their B1/B2, but it is expiring soon. I submitted a renewal application, but it's taking too long and it is unclear what the status is online, so I was thinking of just applying for a green card for them if that's quicker.

That makes no sense.   One is for short visits and the other is to move here permanently.   Do they not want to move here?   Then don’t waste everyone’s time with that.   Immigrant visa timeline is in no way faster than visitor visa timeline.
 

This type of ambiguity is exactly why people are denied B visas.

[emjay129 0]

3 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

That makes no sense.   One is for short visits and the other is to move here permanently.   Do they not want to move here?   Then don’t waste everyone’s time with that.   Immigrant visa timeline is in no way faster than visitor visa timeline.
 

This type of ambiguity is exactly why people are denied B visas.

They typically stay between 2-6 months here with their B1/B2. If I applied for a green card for them and assuming it were issued, they'll likely stay here for 6 months or more then spend the remainder of the year in our home country.

 

It's also not really about what's "faster" per se. The online system for visa renewal is just frustrating. We've submitted our renewal application, but the website user experience is just horrendous. There is no clear feedback as to what's going on.

 

The goal is to really just see them. They are senior citizens and TBH, couldn't care less what type of visa they have as long as they can see their grandchildren.

[carmel34 3,625]

10 hours ago, emjay129 said:

If I applied for a green card for them and assuming it were issued, they'll likely stay here for 6 months or more then spend the remainder of the year in our home country.

A green card is for permanent residency, not for 6 months of visiting per year.  A tourist visa is for short stays of up to six months, and the duration is up to the CBP officer at the US POE.  Permanent residents can leave the US for short periods of time, but if they are out of the US too much, they could lose their LPR status and it would be difficult for them to get US citizenship down the road.  If they go the green card route, they could eventually become US citizens and after that come and go as they please, but you should know the requirements of US residency to qualify.   Sounds like the B2 renewal is the best choice if they only want to visit the US occasionally.