How long is the immigration application cycle for parents of American citizens?

The immigration application period for parents of American citizens is one year.

American citizens are eligible to apply for immigration (IR-5) and adjust their status for their close relatives-parents. Once passed, you will get permanent residency in the United States (green card), which means you have the right to work and live in the United States indefinitely.

American citizens over 2 1 year-old or over 2 1 year-old have the legal qualification to apply for parents to live and stay in the United States. Permanent legal residents of the United States do not have this qualification. The meaning of parents in American immigration law includes: biological parents, stepparents and adoptive parents. However, if an American citizen obtains citizenship through legal adoption, he no longer has the right to apply for the permanent residence of his biological parents in the United States.

Because the parents of American citizens are immediate family members, American immigration law stipulates that there is no limit on the number of immigrant visas for parents of American citizens to apply for green cards. If the parents of American citizens are outside the United States, their children can apply for I- 130 first, and the materials to be submitted include American citizen paper, birth notarization, parents' marriage certificate, etc. After I- 130 is approved, I will wait for the notice from the American visa center, then prepare the financial guarantee and apply for an immigrant visa at the consulate. After the immigrant visa is passed, you can go to the United States for permanent residence. If the parents of American citizens are already in the United States and have entered the country as legal non-immigrants, they can apply for adjustment of their status. In this case, they should apply to the Immigration Bureau through the I- 130/I-485 application procedure and get approval after the interview.

If the parents of American citizens adjust their status in the United States, the application for I- 130/I-485 should be filed 60 days after the parents enter the country, otherwise the application for I-485 will be rejected due to immigration tendency. Immigration law does not require parents of American citizens to be valid when applying for I-485, as long as they enter the country legally. Therefore, even if the parents who apply for I-485 overstay in the United States, when their I-485 application is accepted by the Immigration Bureau, their status has been legalized, that is, they live legally, waiting for I-485 processing. In the meantime, you can apply for a work permit.