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가족이민비자를 신청시엔 미 이민국 서류인 Form I-130의 청원서와
초청자와 피초청자의 관계를 증명하는 서류들을 제출해야됩니다.
이민국 서류인 Form I-130에는
미국내에서 체류를 하면서 비이민비자 신분에서 이민비자 신분으로 신분조정을 할 것인지,
아니면 NVC 절차를 할것인지 물어보는 항목이 있습니다.
I-130의 승인 시점은 제출 후 1년 이상 소요가 되다보니,
제출 당시 체류 계획이 명확하지 않으신 분들은
해당 부분을 대개 공란으로 해두어 제출하였습니다.
이 경우에는 대사관에서 해당 청원서를 보관하여
신청자들에게 이후 의사를 확인해가며 진행되어 절차가 지연되기도 하였습니다.
그러나 USCIS는 2024년 5월 22일 아래의 발표와 같이
해당 질문에 공란으로 하는 경우
해당 케이스를 NVC로 보낼지 신분조정청원서를 보관할지의 여부를
심사관이 신청자의 주소등의 사항들을 고려하여 재량으로 결정한다고 합니다.
아래는 관련 USCIS 뉴스입니다.
[이민뉴스]
USCIS Updates Guidance for Family-Based Immigrant Visas(족 기반 이민 비자에 대한 지침 업데이트)
ㅣ 2024. 05. 22 ㅣ USCIS ㅣ
Effective May 22, 2024, we are updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on family-based immigrant visa petitions (including Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative and, in limited situations, family-based Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant), including explaining how we handle correcting approval notice errors, requests for consular processing or adjustment of status on the beneficiary’s behalf, and routing procedures for approved petitions.
If you are a petitioner submitting Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, you must inform USCIS of the beneficiary’s current address and whether the beneficiary wants consular processing with the Department of State National Visa Center (NVC) or adjustment of status in the United States, if eligible. Providing this information causes us to keep the approved petition for adjustment of status processing or send it to the NVC for consular processing, as appropriate. If you do not provide accurate information on the petition, it can delay the immigrant visa or adjustment of status process. For example, if we keep a petition because you provided inaccurate information, you must generally file Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, with the appropriate fee, to transfer the petition to the NVC.
Before issuing this update, we generally kept approved petitions that did not clearly indicate whether the beneficiary wanted adjustment of status or consular processing. This update clarifies procedures for family-based immigration petitions, to promote more efficient processing where the beneficiary’s preference for consular processing or adjustment of status is unclear or has changed or a correction is needed.
This updated guidance provides that if you do not clearly indicate whether your beneficiary wants consular processing or adjustment of status, we will use discretion to decide whether to send the approved petition to the NVC for consular processing or keep the petition for adjustment of status processing, based on evidence of the beneficiary’s most recent location, including the beneficiary’s address on the petition.
This updated guidance also explains how you can contact us to correct an error or update a pending or approved Form I-130. This includes updating the beneficiary’s location and indicating whether they want consular processing or adjustment of status.
Finally, this updated guidance provides general guidance on how we decide whether to approve or deny a family-based immigrant petition, including relevant notices.
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