How to Extend Immigrant Visa

[Devarj 45]

I, a USC, got my step son (under 18 years old) to the US on an IR2 visa. Currently attending HS and living in the US. His visa expires in two months. What are the next steps to get him extended? Are there forms to file? 

Thanks in advance

[milimelo 4,568]

Umm, wouldn't he have become a USC after entering on IR-2 visa? Did you go apply for his passport? 

[wildbug100420 170]

6 minutes ago, Devarj said:

I, a USC, got my step son (under 18 years old) to the US on an IR2 visa. Currently attending HS and living in the US. His visa expires in two months. What are the next steps to get him extended? Are there forms to file? 

Thanks in advance

Question is confusing. Isn't he already a green card holder?

[appleblossom 3,231]

1 hour ago, Devarj said:

I, a USC, got my step son (under 18 years old) to the US on an IR2 visa. Currently attending HS and living in the US. His visa expires in two months. What are the next steps to get him extended? Are there forms to file? 

Thanks in advance

 

Why do you think you need to extend anything? The visa was only for one time entry to the US, as long as he entered before it expired then it’s no longer relevant. 

 

As said above, he should be a green card holder or possibly even a citizen already. 

[Devarj 45]

Haven't recieved green card as yet. Arrived in USA November 2024.

[appleblossom 3,231]

6 minutes ago, Devarj said:

Haven't recieved green card as yet. Arrived in USA November 2024.

 

Does he meet the requirements for him to have become a citizen upon entry? If not, then when did you pay the green card fee and what does the online status say? It can take up to 90 days from the date of payment to arrive.

Edited Wednesday at 08:05 PM by appleblossom

[OldUser 7,694]

33 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

It can take up to 90 days from the date of payment to arrive.

And beyond 90 days in rare cases

[appleblossom 3,231]

2 minutes ago, OldUser said:

And beyond 90 days in rare cases

 

Yes, my daughter’s hadn’t arrived by 90 days so we reported it and it turned out she needed to redo her biometrics. Usually once whatever the issue is is sorted, it’s delivered quite quickly. 

[Lil bear 4,347]

4 hours ago, Devarj said:

I, a USC, got my step son (under 18 years old) to the US on an IR2 visa. Currently attending HS and living in the US. His visa expires in two months. What are the next steps to get him extended? Are there forms to file? 

Thanks in advance

His visa expired the day he entered c the US. He is a permanent resident. The stamped visa in his passport is his documentation of this .. valid 12 months from entry and used as documentation until the plastic GC arrives   

[jan22 3,066]

48 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

Does he meet the requirements for him to have become a citizen upon entry? If not, then when did you pay the green card fee and what does the online status say? It can take up to 90 days from the date of payment to arrive.

Per the OP, this is his stepson, not his biological son.  Unless the boy’s mother had become a US citizen prior to her son’s entry to the US, he does not derive US citizenship after his IR-2 entry.

 

OP:  As others have advised, if you haven’t paid the green card processing fee, do so immediately.  Once that’s paid, the green card will be processed and sent to you.

Edited Wednesday at 08:53 PM by jan22

[appleblossom 3,231]

25 minutes ago, jan22 said:

Per the OP, this is his stepson, not his biological son.  Unless the boy’s mother had become a US citizen prior to her son’s entry to the US, he does not derive US citizenship after his IR-2 entry.

 

Exactly, the OP needs to clarify the situation. But either way the visa isn’t relevant!

[Devarj 45]

On 2/5/2025 at 9:22 AM, milimelo said:

Umm, wouldn't he have become a USC after entering on IR-2 visa? Did you go apply for his passport? 

Don't know. Where can I find information on this? No, he currently holds a Vietnamese passport. Just trying to find out the next step in this process? Thanks fo your asistance

[appleblossom 3,231]

1 hour ago, Devarj said:

Don't know. Where can I find information on this? No, he currently holds a Vietnamese passport. Just trying to find out the next step in this process? Thanks fo your asistance

 

Is his biological parent (your husband or wife) a USC or not? 

 

And have you paid the green card fee, if so when?

[jan22 3,066]

4 hours ago, Devarj said:

Don't know. Where can I find information on this? No, he currently holds a Vietnamese passport. Just trying to find out the next step in this process? Thanks fo your asistance

Your stepson would not have become a US citizen after entering the US on his IR-2 visa.  Per your timeline, his mother (your wife) entered the US on her IR-1 visa in December 2021.  There is no way she could have become a US citizen prior to your stepson’s IR-2 entry in November 2024.  He, therefore, became a legal permanent resident (green card holder) like his mother.

 

The next step has been explained here.  If you haven’t already paid the green card processing fee, do so immediately.  If you have paid it, the green card should arrive relatively soon.  The IR-2 visa was valid for only one entry into the US.  At that time, a stamp (I-551) was placed on or near the US visa in your stepson’s Vietnamese passport.  That stamp is proof of his immigration status for one year.  It can be used for travel in and out of the US or for any time proof of legal status is needed.  You should receive the green card long before that one year mark.