Hello, I am a US citizen, and I filed I-130 for my unmarried son in Sept 2022. My son is 40 years old. He recently got married. 1) Do I need to let USCIS know? 2) Would that delay his case? 3) How do we add his spouse to this application? 4) Can she be added later when my son gets his green card? Thanks
You should send a letter to USCIS that your unmarried son has married. In the event that USCIS does not acknowledge your information and approves your petition for your son as unmarried, you should give the information in the next step of the process when your son’s approved petition is sent to the National Visa Center (NVC). Please note that your son’s category will change from the F-1 category for unmarried sons and daughters of US citizens to F-3 married sons and daughters of US citizens. That will lengthen the time of his processing. For the month of November 2024, final immigration interviews are being given to unmarried sons and daughters those petitions were filed prior to October 22, 2015 whereas married sons and daughters were only being interviewed whose I-130 petitions were received before April 15, 2010. You can notify the NVC later at its email address after USCIS ships the approved petition to the Center. You cannot add the spouse after your son receives his green card as that would constitute fraud in having him immigrate under a category to which he is no longer entitled. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
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