Get I 730 Petition

Generally, Form I-730 petitions can take five to ten months to process. However, the process could last much longer depending on the facts of your case. Working with a skilled immigration lawyer in Phoenix can give you a better idea of how long your case might take.

National Visa Center (NVC) Pre-Processing Case Assignment: If the beneficiary of an approved petition is located overseas, USCIS sends the approved Form I-730 petition to the National Visa Center (NVC). NVC then forwards the case file to the overseas location where the beneficiary will interview.

Follow-to-Join = This visa applicant is a derivative family member of the principal applicant and will immigrate to the United States much later than his/her parent or spouse.

After USCIS approves your petition, they will transfer your case to the Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) for pre-processing. The first step in this processing is the creation of your case in our system. Once this is complete, we will send you a Welcome Letter by e-mail or physical mail.

INA § 203(d): "Accompany or Follow to Join / Derivatives" 22 CFR 40.1(a)(1). Notably, an "accompanying" relative cannot have arrived in the US before the principal. In contrast, "follow to join" has basically no requirements beyond the requisite relationship.

Generally, Form I-730 petitions can take five to ten months to process. However, the process could last much longer depending on the facts of your case. Working with a skilled immigration lawyer in Phoenix can give you a better idea of how long your case might take.

Once we complete initial domestic processing of your Form I-730 petition, and if we determine that your relative appears eligible as a follow-to-join asylee or refugee, we will send your petition to the appropriate office to interview your spouse or child and continue processing.

National Visa Center (NVC) Pre-Processing Case Assignment: If the beneficiary of an approved petition is located overseas, USCIS sends the approved Form I-730 petition to the National Visa Center (NVC). NVC then forwards the case file to the overseas location where the beneficiary will interview.

There is no cost to file a Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition. There is no cost to schedule a Form I-730 beneficiary interview.

See the Special Instructions section of the I-730 webpage for information on how to make expedite requests for Form I-730 cases. You do not need to call the Contact Center. Include information that supports the need for expedited processing along with your Form I-131 filing.

If I get asylum, when will I get my green card?" The answer to that question, Wagdi, is you can apply for your green card one year, ie., 365 days after you are granted asylum.

Generally, Form I-730 petitions can take five to ten months to process. However, the process could last much longer depending on the facts of your case. Working with a skilled immigration lawyer in Phoenix can give you a better idea of how long your case might take.

National Visa Center (NVC) Pre-Processing Case Assignment: If the beneficiary of an approved petition is located overseas, USCIS sends the approved Form I-730 petition to the National Visa Center (NVC). NVC then forwards the case file to the overseas location where the beneficiary will interview.

Follow-to-Join = This visa applicant is a derivative family member of the principal applicant and will immigrate to the United States much later than his/her parent or spouse.

After USCIS approves your petition, they will transfer your case to the Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) for pre-processing. The first step in this processing is the creation of your case in our system. Once this is complete, we will send you a Welcome Letter by e-mail or physical mail.

INA § 203(d): "Accompany or Follow to Join / Derivatives" 22 CFR 40.1(a)(1). Notably, an "accompanying" relative cannot have arrived in the US before the principal. In contrast, "follow to join" has basically no requirements beyond the requisite relationship.

Generally, Form I-730 petitions can take five to ten months to process. However, the process could last much longer depending on the facts of your case. Working with a skilled immigration lawyer in Phoenix can give you a better idea of how long your case might take.

Once we complete initial domestic processing of your Form I-730 petition, and if we determine that your relative appears eligible as a follow-to-join asylee or refugee, we will send your petition to the appropriate office to interview your spouse or child and continue processing.

National Visa Center (NVC) Pre-Processing Case Assignment: If the beneficiary of an approved petition is located overseas, USCIS sends the approved Form I-730 petition to the National Visa Center (NVC). NVC then forwards the case file to the overseas location where the beneficiary will interview.

There is no cost to file a Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition. There is no cost to schedule a Form I-730 beneficiary interview.

See the Special Instructions section of the I-730 webpage for information on how to make expedite requests for Form I-730 cases. You do not need to call the Contact Center. Include information that supports the need for expedited processing along with your Form I-131 filing.

If I get asylum, when will I get my green card?" The answer to that question, Wagdi, is you can apply for your green card one year, ie., 365 days after you are granted asylum.

If I get asylum, when will I get my green card?" The answer to that question, Wagdi, is you can apply for your green card one year, ie., 365 days after you are granted asylum.