Applying
for a Green Card from Aboard
There are two methods of securing permanent residence
in the U.S. once a person is approved for immigration.
One is called Consular Processing; the other is
Adjustment of Status. As the name implies, in
consular processing, the applicant applies for
and processes an immigrant visa at a US consulate
abroad, most often from their home country.
Adjustment
of Status is the process by which
a person, already in the US, has their immigration
status adjusted to that of a permanent resident.
The applicant determines the desired method of
processing at the time the initial petition for
classification, as an immigrant, is filed.
Consular
Processing is when the INS forwards
the approved immigrant petition to the National
Visa Center (NVC), which is part of the State
Department.
When an immigrant visa number becomes
available, the NVC generates a collection of documents
known as Packet 3. Packet 3 includes the State
Department form for applying for an immigrant
visa, an affidavit of support, which must be filed
in all family cases and in some employment-based
cases and comes with instructions on the process.
The
applicant must complete the forms
and return them to the appropriate consulate.
The applicant must also gather documentation,
including a passport, birth certificates, police
certificates, court and prison records, if relevant,
military records, if relevant and marriage and
divorce certificates for each person immigrating.
Upon receipt of the forms and notification that
the applicant has obtained all necessary documentation,
the consulate will issue what is known as Packet
4. Packet 4 includes the time for the visa interview
appointment, as well as information on obtaining
the required medical examination.
If
the application is approved, the
person will be issued an immigrant visa, which
is good for only six months. If the person does
not enter the US within that period of time, the
visa will expire and the opportunity to immigrate
will be lost.
If
the application is denied, the
principle consular officer at the post reviews
it. If the officer desires, he can get a second
opinion from the State Department. However, if,
after this point, the denial is upheld, there
is no recourse for the applicant.
Consular
processing was once the only way
to obtain an immigrant visa, as there was no adjustment
of status process.
When adjustment of status was
created, it became tremendously popular, due in
large part to the re-entry bars that were created
in 1996. However, as INS backlogs have grown longer
and longer, more and more people are looking at
consular processing to speed the process.
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