Hi All,
My father is a permanent resident of over 10 years and he wants to submit an immigrant petition for me using form I-130. This would be filed under the unmarried son/daughter over 21 category that can obtain a visa via their immigrant parent. We would then file a DS-260 if successful so I can get a green card.
I currently hold a 10 year B1/B2 visa rather than a waiver due to a decades old arrest that amounted to nothing. This runs out in a few months so I will need to renew it to travel. The petition/residency will take a long time so I won’t be able to wait for that to be finalised.
My question is, will applying for the B1/B2 alongside an outstanding petition have any impact on it being approved? If I do get the B1/B2 visa, might I face issues when entering the USA with the petition outstanding? Finally, would the DS-260 application cause further issues (such as denied entry) until it’s been finalised?
My dad faced similar issues when he was getting married to a US citizen so I wanted to check if I may encounter the same restrictions.
Thanks for the help!
froggy
