Consular processing for parents: Form DS-230 or I485
Sorry guys, I have gone thru the thread for consular processing and just want to confirm the following. I am a USC residing in the US and my parents are abroad so we have to do consular processing.
1. Do we file the I130, G325a and the Form DS-230? Or do we file the I485 for them???? They will go thru the Johannesburg consulate.
2. Also, do I as the petitioner have to submit fingerprints and go thru FBI name check again or is my journey now over as I am a USC. Is there only fingerprinting, fbi name check and police clearance required for my parents?
anybody?????
Sorry guys, I have gone thru the thread for consular processing and just want to confirm the following. I am a USC residing in the US and my parents are abroad so we have to do consular processing.
1. Do we file the I130, G325a and the Form DS-230? Or do we file the I485 for them???? They will go thru the Johannesburg consulate.
2. Also, do I as the petitioner have to submit fingerprints and go thru FBI name check again or is my journey now over as I am a USC. Is there only fingerprinting, fbi name check and police clearance required for my parents?
Its in one of the stickies: http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=202993.
1. You file only I-130 for now (I-485 is for AOS).
2. No, your journey is over. Youll find out about the step by step process after you file I-130.
thank you I have gone through that thread and a bit confused as English is not my first language. I thought that as we are doing consular processing they need a ds-230 not an i485?