Form I-130

By Editorial Team , 24 March 2007

U.S. Embassies and Consulates Resume Accepting I-130 Immigrant Visa Petitions Under Certain Conditions

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced on 3/21/07 that U.S. Embassies and Consulates will now resume accepting petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification from American citizens who are resident in their consular districts, under certain conditions. The DOS announcement appears below.

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Filing Form I-130 from Outside the United States

Where a Form I-130 is filed. A Form I-130 is the petition by which a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident asks USCIS to recognize a qualifying family relationship. It is filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, either online or by mail to the lockbox designated in the form instructions. The regulations no longer set the filing location: 8 CFR 204.1(c) through (e), which once did, are reserved, and the place of filing is now fixed by the instructions USCIS publishes with the form.