Brining parent after suspension of immigrant visa processing

[Clong 1]

Hello all, 

 

I was planning to apply for my mother to get a green card, and have been planning this for a long time.  But I found out last week that the US government has suspended processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries.

 

I am wondering whether it is worth it to still submit an application, and get her in line for processing?  Maybe they will keep them in the order that they received the applications, and when/if processing is resumed, we will be better off for having submitted it?

 

Or should I just forget about it until they resume processing?

 

Are there any exceptions or ways around this suspension of processing?

 

I could have her apply for a B1/B2 visa, but she has a job that she can't afford to give up by leaving the country.

 

Thank you for any of your responses!

Edited 4 hours ago by Clong

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I would file now, might as well get in line.

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2 hours ago, Clong said:

I could have her apply for a B1/B2 visa, but she has a job that she can't afford to give up by leaving the country

 

A B visa is only for visiting, so she wouldn't have to give her job up for that as she'd be returning to Cambodia. Off topic, but if she has a job that she can't afford to give up, can she afford to move to the US and pay for healthcare? It's something to carefully consider if money is tight for her. 

 

But another vote to for just applying now, the I-130 alone will take at least a year or so, by the time she's at the visa stage the ban may have been lifted.

 

Good luck.