What is the detailed process for American citizens to apply for minor stepchildren?

There are two types of CR2 visas: first, American citizens who have lived in China for six months and hold residence permits can submit applications at the Beijing/Guangzhou Embassy, depending on the ownership of the place where the residence permits are issued; 2. If the above conditions are not met, mail the application materials to the USCIS corresponding to the place of residence. See I-130 for details;

1. Application: Submit Form I- 130, G-325A (one for citizens and one for children), and a copy of citizen's identity documents, such as passport and naturalization documents. Notarization of children's birth, notarization of parents' marriage certificate of citizens' children, two photos in visa format of both parties, and proof materials of relationship, such as group photos and correspondence records. In China, after the materials are submitted, the receipt for receipt on the spot is P 1, and in foreign countries, it is p 1 after about1;

2.P2: It takes about 65,438+0-3 months in China. Generally speaking, P3 comes faster than P2, because P2 is paper and P3 is email. Abroad, the recent speed is about 6 months;

3.P2.5: None in China; Abroad, within 60 days after P2, give the case number beginning with GUZ and the bill of $88 (the price has increased recently, which seems to be around 125), and fill in the DS-26 1 form online; After the bill is paid and shows that it has been paid, documents such as economic guarantee materials (I-864, W2, tax bill) can be issued;

4.P3: Pay $230 (it seems to have risen to $325 recently). After the payment is shown, fill in the DS-260 form online and send 260 data packets (notarization before punishment, passport copy, etc. );

5. After the 5.P3 package is sent, P4 will send it to you in about 60 days to inform you of the meeting date.

6. Physical examination and interview

7. Sign the parcel through the back-end interview.

8. After getting the visa package, pay 165 green card making fee before entering the country.

The above are electronic CR2 at home and abroad. If you choose the traditional one, the economic security package of P2.5 and the 260 package of P3 are the original ones by mail, and the electronic one is to scan the documents into PDF and mail them to NVC. For details, please refer to the NVC description website in the P2.5 email. In theory, electronics will be faster than traditional ones, but there were too many cases before, and NVC was short of staff, and the process steps were one step more than now, so there were fewer traditional people, and some of them would be faster than electronics, so it is really difficult to say which one is faster. Traditional customs clearance is difficult to master, and electronic ones can generally calculate the approximate time.