Rialto, CA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Only U.S. citizens can petition for their parents. How long have you had your green card - you can file for your citizenship 2 years and 9 months after your PR was granted? There are favorable terms for military spouses to naturalize and we can look into whether you might qualify for this if you are not yet eligible to naturalize as the spouse of a U.S. citizen. We can also look at other visas your parents might qualify for but "child care" is considered work so you need to be careful.

Depends on what type of case - family or employment? Most family cases are 4 months or less; employment cases vary by category and whether your Priority Date is current.

Since your case is already at the NVC, the only things left to do before you are scheduled for an immigrant visa interview at the US consulate is to submit the affidavit of support form (I-864) and your civil documents to the NVC. I assume your case is at the NVC because you either entered the country illegally or are no longer in status. However, if you did enter the country legally and have just fallen out of status, your husband should apply for naturalization first and you can apply for adjustment of status on form I-485 after he becomes a US citizen. Otherwise, you will need to apply for a waiver if you have been unlawfully present in the US in excess of 6 months. Since your husband is only a LPR, you are not eligible to apply for a provisional waiver and can only apply for a waiver of unlawful presence after attending your interview at the consulate, which means you must remain outside of the US while the waiver application is being adjudicated.