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I have a sister currently in the US on an H-1 visa. I acquired citizenship through naturalization and am planning to file a I-130 for her. She arrived in this country on an F1 visa, graduated, found a job and transitioned onto a H-1 visa. I had some questions related to the filing :
The first and most important question is whether me filing a I-130 for her will impact any other future GC application (either employment based or through marriage). There does not seem to be any discussion related to this. Does anyone have any experiences related to this ? There seems to be one mention about impact on getting an H1 but no further discussion that I can see.
The other questions are related to the form :
1. Question 22 in section C : "Your relative is in the US and will apply for AOS to LPR at the USCIS office". She is currently closest to the San Francisco office. But given the length of time it takes for the application to get processed (currently 11 years per the latest visa bulliten), we do not know where she will be at that point in time. What are my choices to put in here - should I still put in SF ? Can this be changed later ? If I leave it blank - does it imply that she will have to travel to India for consular processing
2. Do I need to file affidavit of support along with the application ?
3. Section C : Q 14 : Date authorized stay on I-94 : When she arrived in the US, she was still on an F1 visa. There is no "expiry" date on the I-94. What dates should I put for the two questions "date arrived and expiry date for authorized stay" ? For date arrived - should I put the date on which she last entered the country, date on which she first entered the country on F-1 visa status or some other date. Also, she transitioned onto a H-1 visa after she entered the country. Is there anything I should be filling in for the question - “date authorized stay expiry date” ?
Thanks for all your inputs.
The first and most important question is whether me filing a I-130 for her will impact any other future GC application (either employment based or through marriage). There does not seem to be any discussion related to this. Does anyone have any experiences related to this ? There seems to be one mention about impact on getting an H1 but no further discussion that I can see.
The other questions are related to the form :
1. Question 22 in section C : "Your relative is in the US and will apply for AOS to LPR at the USCIS office". She is currently closest to the San Francisco office. But given the length of time it takes for the application to get processed (currently 11 years per the latest visa bulliten), we do not know where she will be at that point in time. What are my choices to put in here - should I still put in SF ? Can this be changed later ? If I leave it blank - does it imply that she will have to travel to India for consular processing
2. Do I need to file affidavit of support along with the application ?
3. Section C : Q 14 : Date authorized stay on I-94 : When she arrived in the US, she was still on an F1 visa. There is no "expiry" date on the I-94. What dates should I put for the two questions "date arrived and expiry date for authorized stay" ? For date arrived - should I put the date on which she last entered the country, date on which she first entered the country on F-1 visa status or some other date. Also, she transitioned onto a H-1 visa after she entered the country. Is there anything I should be filling in for the question - “date authorized stay expiry date” ?
Thanks for all your inputs.
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