Want to file I130 for F2A As Soon As Possible

[JayFromTexas 69]

My wife has her CR1 interview scheduled for July 19th in Thailand. We anticipate success and that she will enter the US and become a LPR a few days later. We want to file an I130 for her 19 yr old son as soon as possible. I've read (I don't remember where) that when her CR1 visa is stamped upon her entry into the US, that she becomes a LPR and can then file an I130 on behalf of her son, even before receiving her green card. 

 

Is that correct? 

 

I've already started the paperwork on USCIS and they are asking for her A#, USCIS Online # or her SS#. She doesn't have any of these. On the next page, the online I130 application asks when she entered the US and where, which we will fill in when she arrives.

 

Is it acceptable to only provide the date & location of her entry to validate her LPR and allow her to file the I130 form?

 

Thanks!

[Boiler 45,449]

The stamp I 551 is effectively a Green Card and is proof of her status and ability to file.

 

I assume you are not eligible to apply.

[Dashinka 24,481]

Was he 18 or under when you got married?  If so, you can file for him as well.  

[appleblossom 2,446]

1 hour ago, JayFromTexas said:

My wife has her CR1 interview scheduled for July 19th in Thailand. We anticipate success and that she will enter the US and become a LPR a few days later. We want to file an I130 for her 19 yr old son as soon as possible. I've read (I don't remember where) that when her CR1 visa is stamped upon her entry into the US, that she becomes a LPR and can then file an I130 on behalf of her son, even before receiving her green card. 

 

Is that correct? 

 

I've already started the paperwork on USCIS and they are asking for her A#, USCIS Online # or her SS#. She doesn't have any of these. On the next page, the online I130 application asks when she entered the US and where, which we will fill in when she arrives.

 

Is it acceptable to only provide the date & location of her entry to validate her LPR and allow her to file the I130 form?

 

Thanks!

 

She'll get her A number on her visa. As above, if you can file for him it would be better - he's going to be at risk of aging out in to F2B so even a month earlier may make a difference. 

[JayFromTexas 69]

He was 18 when we got married and I understand every day/week matters which is why she wants to file at the earliest moment possible. If she's going to have an A# on her passport visa then I think that is what we need.

 

Thanks everyone.

Edited June 28 by JayFromTexas

[Boiler 45,449]

2 hours ago, JayFromTexas said:

He was 18 when we got married and I understand every day/week matters which is why she wants to file at the earliest moment possible. If she's going to have an A# on her passport visa then I think that is what we need.

 

Thanks everyone.

 

The important thing is that he does not marry before his Mother naturalises.