Apply for Green Card for my mom

[TopGun79 0]

Hello guys how are all doing, hope well.

quick question my mom has her tourist visa expiring in about a years.

can I apply for green card for her, I am an USA citizen.

she’s in colombia and I live in the USA.

 Thank you in advance.

[Lil bear 4,188]

18 minutes ago, TopGun79 said:

Hello guys how are all doing, hope well.

quick question my mom has her tourist visa expiring in about a years.

can I apply for green card for her, I am an USA citizen.

she’s in colombia and I live in the USA.

 Thank you in advance.

Yes. Start with the I130. This will take 12-15 months for approval. Then the NVC processing and it will finally go to the consulate in Columbia for the interview   She can visit using an existing visitor visa while the IV is being processed.. but she is unlikely to get a renewal  with an IV pending 

 

v useful link 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html
 

Edited March 7, 2023 by Lil bear

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

2 hours ago, TopGun79 said:

Hello guys how are all doing, hope well.

quick question my mom has her tourist visa expiring in about a years.

can I apply for green card for her, I am an USA citizen.

she’s in colombia and I live in the USA.

 Thank you in advance.

 

You cannot apply for a green card for her.  You can petition her for an IR5 visa.  

 

Does your mother want to permanently move to the US?  Or does she want to keep travelling back and forth while still residing in Colombia?  If the former, then petition her.  If the latter, then aid her in renewing her B2.

[TopGun79 0]

1 hour ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

You cannot apply for a green card for her.  You can petition her for an IR5 visa.  

 

Does your mother want to permanently move to the US?  Or does she want to keep travelling back and forth while still residing in Colombia?  If the former, then petition her.  If the latter, then aid her in renewing her B2.

She will move permanently to the usa

4 hours ago, Lil bear said:

Yes. Start with the I130. This will take 12-15 months for approval. Then the NVC processing and it will finally go to the consulate in Columbia for the interview   She can visit using an existing visitor visa while the IV is being processed.. but she is unlikely to get a renewal  with an IV pending 

 

v useful link 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html
 

Thank you, Lil