US Immigration from Ghana

Hi,

I need some help and hoping I can get some answers on where to start!

I brought my mom here 7 years ago, but she hasn't applied to be a citizen yet and we are thinking of filing for my sister who is 33 years old, with 4 children and 1 due in March. My sister is married traditionally per our custom,but not at the court level, so legally she's not married.

What would be the best way to file for her?

1) should I file for my sister since I'm a US citizen.

2)Should my mom file for her with her permanent resident status or should she wait till she is a citizen to file

3) when we file, should we file for just my sister and probably the newborn as her being unmarried or married? We just don't have the funds to bring all her children with her. So the plan is she gets here, work and then go get her children and her husband.

Please advise me on the best way to do this and if anyone have an idea of what time-line we'll be looking at.

Thanks.

Hi

My husband and i got married in 2022 and he filed an i-130 last year(2023) we got approved and the case is at NVC currently for the next step

The problem is when filing he used his surname for the forms

but my passport has my maiden name since i had it done before we got married

All other documents are in my maiden name but my name on the case file shows my husband s name

the lawyer said to get a new passport in my husbands name or else my green card will have my maiden name

i dont mind that but will it be an issue during the interview?

or do i have to officially get a name change document?

Has anyone had a similar issue or has heard anything like this before?

what do i do please?

Backstory:

-My mother-in-law has a B1/B2 tourist visa that she used for a 178-day stay (April to September 2023). It is valid for multiple entries.

-She also has been documentarily qualified (DQ'd) for an Immediate Relative/ Parent Visa (IR-5) on 1/2/24.

-It is my understanding that the wait time to receive an interview letter (IL) at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana can be lengthy. (But there is also some evidence that wait times are going down/ less than one year @nene kwaku )

Question:

-Would it be advisable for my MIL to travel here on her existing tourist visa and then simply go back when she receives her IL? My inclination here is it's probably not a good idea, but I'm wondering whether others have different thoughts.

Reason for question:

-We have some child-care needs that she could help with, and we don't mind paying the extra costs in airfare. But we would not like to jeopardize her IR-5 visa in any way.

Thank you!

Welcome to another monthly thread for those filling for I-130.

We can all we can stay in touch by providing progress on our individual cases as it comes.

Hello Y'all,

Just wanted to start a topic for January 2023 filers. Provide your updates here and let's track our progress together