dont travel, immigrant intent while pending i-130 case

wow ok ty

don't travel

are you doing AOS or consular processing? if it’s consular processing you might have enough time in between I-130 approval and visa interview to travel (depending on your travel date and pd date) but if you are applying for AOS it might be risky for your dad to leave the country since he would run the risk of missing his biometrics or visa interview.

ok ty. pd is January 12th 2021 i130 only consular processing

what service center?

and what country would your dad be traveling from to the US

Jamaica 🇯🇲 online say Nebraska agen say California..my case actively reviewing since March 22nd 2021

okay so it sounds like you would have enough time then for him to visit but you would still run into a problem with obtaining a visitor visa from the Jamaican Embassy since no US embassies are issuing visitor/tourist visas unless it’s an emergency. If Jamaica was part of the ESTA visa waiver program then it wouldnt be an issue for your dad to travel to the US since he wouldn’t need to go through the US Embassy to obtain a temporary visitor visa but it doesn’t look like Jamaica is on that list of countries unfortunately:/

he already have a visa

I have the same situation with my husband whose in Croatia (also not in the ESTA program ) so that’s why I’m just traveling abroad to visit him.

ok

what type of visa does he have?

B2 visa tourist visa

my i-130 case is approved, I also have a Visitor's Visa. I have recently traveled to the US only in Jan. and had no issues. I'm in the BVI currently.

@fire girl oh ok then you are good to go then

Thank you for contacting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Information Center. CBP strongly discourages travel to the United States under tourist status after applying for an immigrant visa. United States law assumes that all foreign travelers are intended immigrants until they can convince the CBP Officer otherwise. Once there is a stated intent to immigrate on record, it becomes difficult to convince the admitting CBP Officer that you are entering for tourism purposes only and will return to your country timely. Presenting all of the following documents may help verify strong ties to your country and possibly convince the admitting CBP Officer that you are compelled to return there: • Roundtrip ticket. • Proof of employment - pay stubs (including a letter from employer stating the date you are expected back to work.) • Most recent bank statement(s) providing proof of funds available to cover expenses while in the United States. • Copy of your foreign income tax returns. • Copy of deed, mortgage statement, or lease to property in your home country reflecting your name. • Most recent utility statements for that property reflecting your name. • Itinerary of where you will be visiting and staying in the United States. (If applicable, a notarized letter of invitation from the person(s) you plan to visit with in the United States.) Please understand that while presenting all of these documents may assist a CBP Officer in determining your intent to return home, these documents do not guarantee entry to the United States. Thank you again for contacting our office.

spoke to custom and border these are proof to show my dad will return if traveling to the u.s