chiorlau@hotmail.com (Corina) wrote in message news:<3039a910.0403310438.576e15f2@posting.google.com>...
> Thank you for your answers Sylvia and EB Immigrant.
>
> >
> > Assuming you have given us all the facts, this is nonsense. She won't be
> > eligible for a work permit based on the I-130 in the category F4 (sibling of
> > U.S. citizen) until she is eligible to file Form I-485. That will not occur
> > for many many years.
>
> Yes, I agree. The only reason I got involved into this is because she
> is claiming she paid the lawyer some ridiculous amount of money
> (almost 4000$), andI could not figure out if they realy found a
> loophole into the system or they are taking advantage of her.
>
> Thank you again.
> Corina
Your friend on F-1 should have gone to Int'l Student office and asked
for some reliable names of immigration lawyers.
Also got to http://www.uscis.gov and find the link "Greencard" (on
right side of screen) and read for oetition for family members.
Filing petition using I-130, does not even need an immigration lawyer.
Your frieng has wasted her money hoping to get work permit which will
be illegally obtained ones, if she gets it.
245(i) is a type of waiver that applies to those who are out of status
(e.g F-1) *at the time* of filing I-485 (it is adjustment of status
from non-immigrant to immigrant status). Go to Visa bulletin borad to
see which priority dates (of approved Petition) are being processed.
Currently, for the category of your friend, priority dates of May 1992
are being processed. So your friend has another 10 years waiting
time ..to file I-485 and apply for work permit (EAD). Then depending
ont he city she is in, it can tale 6 monts to 2 years to receive
greencard but getting EAD (work permit) would be quick. |
