My parents are here visiting with a tourist visa and what are the ways?
Answer:
FIRST READ THIS:
If YOU ARE a U.S. Citizen, you may file the petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the U.S:
Husband or wife
Unmarried child under 21 years of age
Unmarried son or daughter over 21
Married son or daughter of any age
Brother or sister, if the sponsor is at least 21 years old, or
Parent, if the sponsor is at least 21 years old.
BUT
If YOU ARE a lawful permanent resident, YOUR may file the petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the U.S.:
Husband or wife, or
Unmarried son or daughter of any age
YOU CAN'T APPLY FOR YOUR PARENTS IF YOU ARE JUST A PERMANENT RESIDENT
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If you wish to immigrate as a relative of a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident, you must obtain an immigrant visa number based on the preference category in which you fall.
People who want to become immigrants are classified into categories based on a preference system. The immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, which includes parents, spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21, do not have to wait for an immigrant visa number to become available once the visa petition filed for them is approved by USCIS. An immigrant visa number will become immediately available. The relatives in the remaining categories must wait for an immigrant visa number to become available according to the following preferences:
First preference: Unmarried, adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. Adult means 21 years of age or older.
Second Preference: Spouses of lawful permanent residents, their unmarried children (under twenty-one), and the unmarried sons and daughters of lawful permanent residents.
Third Preference: Married sons and daughters of U.S. Citizens.
Fourth Preference: Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. Citizens.
Once USCIS receives your visa petition (Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative), it will be approved or denied. USCIS notifies the person who filed the visa petition of the petition was approved. USCIS will then send the approved visa petition to the Department of State's National Visa Center, where it will remain until an immigrant visa number is available. The Center will notify the foreign national when the visa petition is received and again when an immigrant visa number is available. You do not need to contact the National Visa Center, unless you change your address or there is a change in your personal situation, or that of your sponsor, that may affect eligibility for an immigrant visa, such as reaching age 21, marriage, divorce, or death of a spouse.
You can't while they're here. Process the papers once they leave and follow it up with the embassy in their home country.
if you are a citizen you can apply for their green card. Go to the ins website , make sure it ends in .gov so you don't end up in some fraudulent website. I think if you are a resident you can also ask for them, but I think it takes longer. Hope everything goes ok. the best bet is to get an attorney to get everything ready for you. Remember, one they are residents they cannot stay out of the country for more than 6 months. Actually , if they are here already you can apply for a change of status,.
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