I applied for my mom December 2023, her application status still says "actively reviewed". Until recently we had no issues her waiting back on my home country but now I'm really worried that the whole thing might be jeopardized, due to continuous unrest in Georgia(my home country where my mom is right now). Plus she is of an elderly age and that makes me even more worried about her. I thought maybe it would be a good idea for her to maybe apply for a tourist visa in the meantime and then finish her immigrant visa process here, in the states ( medical, exam, interview etc.)
The thing is, I'm not sure if that is possible exactly. So far, from what I've read online, it seems like it is possible for to visit on a B1b2 while her i130 is pending but she will need to return back to continue her process. it's quite a long distance to travel for an elderly person that never travelled internationally before and the whole thing just makes me uneasy.
Does anyone here had similar experience where they had their parent/parents come on b1b2 and then continue the rest of i130 here in the States? how realistic is that?
I also was thinking about maybe trying to expedite the whole thing?
I am just afraid, by the time her interview comes, things in my country will be come so difficult and who knows, maybe U.S. embassy won't even be there by then and I'm freaking out. My biggest nightmare is here getting stuck there alone and me not being able to bring here:(
Any advice on the matter would be appreciated!
