Hi all, I am posting this for my very good friend. Trying to help her with bringing her mom to the US.
She is a 29 y.o., she was born United States, and grew up in Mexico. Currently she lives in Los Angeles, and she is fully a US citizen with a passport.
Her mom is a Mexico national, with a tourist visa into the US at the moment.
My friend wants to sponsor her mom in order to bring her to the US. To my understanding that is a for I-130, correct ?
Also, I see some information online that I-485 can be filed for her mom at the same time, is this correct ? Do you guys recommend doing it or not?
What USCIS office processes these cases - NBC ? And what is the timeline ?
Another question - her mom is 61 y.o. and she is fully economically dependent on her daughter, is this a reason to ask USCIS to expedite the case ? How would we need to go about this ?
Is there an income requirement for this type case ? If so, what is the minimum income requirement ? Asking about income because she is a artist and her tax returns allow here to deduct a lot of things - last tax return was with 140K income, and 115K of deductions (so she paid around $300 in taxes for the whole year). If this poses a problem - can another person act as an economical supporter ?
And please point me to the right section on this forum if you know where it is.