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l123

Mar 14 2008, 01:42 PM

My mother-in-law was denied a visitor's visa in Chile.

Can I apply for her to be an immigrant as an immediate relative of mine? Does an in-law count as a parent/immediate relative?

My wife is not a citizen yet. Do we have to wait until she is a citizen to start an immigrant application?

Thanks

YuAndDan

Mar 14 2008, 01:49 PM

NO, US citizen can only file for their biological parents, they cannot file for in-laws. The green-card holder needs to naturalize first and then the new citizen can file for their parents.

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Who May Not File This Form I-130?

8. A grandparent, grandchild, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, cousin, or in-law.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-130instr.pdf

Also parent wont be F1, they will be immediate relative and handled under the unlimited visa class, so no waiting for a visa number.

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