Package for Parent of U.S. Citizen

$100.00

Who should buy this package?

You should buy this package if you think that you are up to the challenge of dealing with the U.S. immigration system without an attorney, but you would like a bit of guidance before taking the plunge! This package contains helpful information for non-citizens seeking to immigrate to the United States on the basis that they are parent of a U.S. citizens, and the U.S. citizen child is 21 years of age or older. This packet is designed to provide instructions for non-citizen parents who are outside the United States.

This package should only be used for cases in which:

The non-citizen parent has a U.S. citizen child (including biological children, stepchildren, or adoptive children, subject to the limitations described below);
The U.S. citizen child is 21 years of age or older;
The non-citizen parent currently resides outside the United States;
The non-citizen parent does not have a criminal history; and
The non-citizen parent does not have a problematic immigration history.

Please note that immigration law only recognizes the validity of a parent-child relationship in the following circumstances:

When a parent and child are biologically related, and:
- The parent is the child’s mother;
- The parent is the child’s father and the child was born while the child’s father and the child’s mother were legally married;
- The parent is the child’s father, the child’s mother and father were not married at the time the child was born, but the father and child can prove that they shared a bona fide relationship prior to the child’s 21st birthday;
When a parent and child are related by adoption, so long as the parent adopted the child before the child turned 16 years old; and
When the parent is a stepparent of a child, so long as the marriage creating the stepparent relationship occurred prior to the child’s 18th birthday.

Please note that a U.S. citizen child cannot file a petition for his or her parents until the child turns 21 years old. It is not possible for a child under the age of 21 to file a petition for his or her parents.

What is in this package?

Overview of the process of obtaining an immigrant visa to the United States on the basis of having a U.S. citizen child (21 years of age or older) from start to finish, beginning with filing the initial petition through arriving in the United States and getting your Green Card.
Checklist of forms and evidence that you will need to submit with your application.
Step-by-step instructions for immigrating to the United States through your relationship with a U.S. Citizen child. The step-by step instructions will guide you through the process of collecting necessary evidence, filling out your paperwork, filing your initial application with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), submitting documentation to the National Visa Center (NVC), preparing for your interview at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate, and everything in between.
Example “Certificate of Translation”, which you will need if your application will contain any document written in a language other than English.
Sample Cover Letter. You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but USCIS does sometimes judge a family petition by its cover letter! Following this template will help to ensure that your application is not erroneously rejected in USCIS’s mailroom.
Sample Affidavits. If you would like to have friends or family members write to USCIS about your family’s relationship, following this template will help to ensure that USCIS gives the written testimony full evidentiary weight.
Sample Photographs with Labels. Submitting photographs of you and your family is a great way to prove your relationship. Following these simple labeling tips will help to ensure that USCIS knows what they are looking at when they see pictures of your family.
Blank Immigration Forms, including the most common forms that are filed with a family-based immigration application on the basis of having a U.S. citizen child.
Checklist of documents to bring to your Consular Interview. Consular officers will expect to see a number of documents at the time you attend your consular interview. Reviewing this checklist will help to ensure that you bring everything that you need.
Frequently Asked Questions, answering some of the most common questions that applicants have when filing immigrant visa applications on the basis of their relationship with a U.S. citizen child.

How to use this package?

Follow the step-by-step instructions on how to complete, assemble, and file a successful parent-child petition with USCIS, and, after that, a successful application for an immigrant visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate. The package starts with an overview of the process, provides a checklist of the documents that you’ll need to submit with your application, and provides detailed instructions for how to complete each form. The package also contains instructions for sending documents to the National Visa Center (NVC) and for preparing for your interview at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Following the instructions in this package may prevent you from experiencing delays, or even a denial, of your application.

Special instructions

Do not purchase this package if the non-citizen parent is residing in the United States. The information contained in this packet is only applicable for cases in which the non-citizen parent will remain outside the United States until he or she obtains an immigrant visa.

If the non-citizen parent has ever been convicted of a crime, no matter how serious, it is always a good idea to speak with an immigration attorney before filing any immigration paperwork. If the non-citizen parent has a criminal history, do not file any paperwork unless you are 100% sure that the parent’s criminal history will not hinder his or her ability to enter the United States.

This package should not be used if the non-citizen parent has had serious U.S. immigration violations in the past. Specifically, if the non-citizen parent has ever been in Removal Proceedings or has ever been “turned around” by U.S. immigration officials when trying to enter the United States, consult with an experienced immigration attorney before filing your application.