How long is the I130 immigration visa valid?
960927
You are a little confused.  It goes like this:\n\nYou file the I-130 petition\nIt is approved\nIt is sent to where your parents are\nThey apply for immigrant visas\nThe visas are granted.  Your parents are thus allowed to move to the US any time in the next six months.\nThey travel to the US, turn over their immigrant visas, and get green cards.\nThey start living in the US.
1133915
It depends on a few things.  The bar can be as short as until they get a new visa to permanently.  It depends on things like how they ended up leaving the United States after their initial entry, how many times they were here illegally, how they entered the US, and the number and nature of criminal problems they had in the US.  In most cases, the bar is for 5-20 years based on the above conditions.
988408
Depends what sort of visa. For a permanent residents visa or a spouse's visa it can take up to 2 years.\n\nYou can get a tourist visa in a few weeks.
1140922
I think the legal requirement is 90 days... That means 90 days after you file your initial petition, you have a right to demand an EAD... regardless of the outcome... Granted it has to be a legitimate petition.  \n\nMy husband got his EAD about 4 weeks after he filed his petition, and about a 2 weeks after he got fingerprinted... but it differs by how busy your local immigration office is.  We filed in Las Vegas where it wasn't so busy... as maybe the immigration office in Los Angeles or New York City... \n\nBut the maximum number of days you wait is 90 days...
642858
It will depend. If  you are a U.S. Citizen and not a resident alien then you can apply for either a k1 visa (fiancee) or K3 visa(marriage). The K3 usually takes about 3 weeks longer but there is a slightly lessor risk in denial since you are already married.  It costs a bit more (filing fees) but doesn't take as much supporting evidence.  Basically it doesn't really matter much either way.
109531
I went through this, I’m from Lebanon from the date my husband (my fiancé back then) sent the paperwork till I got the visa it was 8 months. It depends on the state you applied in, some states handle a lot of immigration paperwork so it takes more time, like in TX but fortunately our paperwork went through a different state and we got off faster than expected.
879350
Actually it depends on the time they gave you on your visa I am from Spain and they gave it to me for 10 years, but it does not mean I can go to the US for 10 years. since a type b1/b2 is considered a tourist visa when you arrive in the airport you have to go trough immigration and they ask you a bunch of questions on the reason for your visit. then if they let you in they give you an I-94 card to fill out and they stamp the time they will allow you to stay in the US with your visa type the max time is 6 months which you have, if you go back to Italy before or on the day the 6 months expire you can come back the next day. if you go over the 6 months but stay less that 2 years the you have to stay out of the US for 3 years. If you go over 2 years after that I-94 card expires then you have to be out of the US for 10 years as penalty.
590848
It depends, on several factors inlcuding which service center it filed, is there any RFE or any document missing etc.\nIn ideal case it geenrally takes 4-8+ weeks.\nIf you want any fater within 2 weeks) you can file under premium prossing with addtional 1000$ fee.\n\nthis will help :\nhttp://www.path2usa.com/immigration/h1bcorner/h1_7thyear_extension.htm
280012
Plain and simple answer.\n\nPROVE IT!!\n\nThe burden of proof lies in the hands of the applicant. If you have no proof, don't even bother. You'll get sent back even if you get the VISA!!
726055
Without knowing your particular details, there is no way I could give you a proper answer. You ought to check out the immigration website for more information.\nThat said, what I can tell you is this: please make sure your paperwork is complete. Any missing information will slow things down and may even raise some suspicions no matter how unwarranted. Also, it can be very tiring having to wait for what seems like ever and so the temptation to phone immigration to try and find out the status of your file is everpresent. A few friends of ours who have undergone this process have told us not ever to phone immigration on a regular basis as they do not appreciate having people bug them. Government is usually slow but they do get the job done as quickly as they can.
299075
Try this: \nhttp://gb.uscampus.com/get_ready/visa/i-20.pdf#search='Form%20I20AB'
369758
Ignore that creep above.  I think it's 4 years, but you really need to check at ins.gov .\n\nGood luck!
805570
All these answers are all wrong.\n\nThe law allows only for a limited amount of visas to be issued each year.\n\nFor example, it allows for 24,000 F4 visas every year.  A F4 is an immigrant visa which is issued to brothers and sisters of U.S. Citizens.  Right now, there is about a ten year wait.\n\nWhy is there a 10 year wait?  Because more than 250,000 people are currently in line for a visa!\n\nFor a visa category which does not have a limitation, such as spouse of a U.S. Citizen, the processing time is usually less than three months.
163314
Im afraid that for INS nothing is considered to be important when it comes to Visa abuse. Most likely your Visa is not yet cancelled but on leaving the USA when you have to present your I94 or I95 it will be obvious that you failed to leave the US when should have done at the latest. Most cases its is 6 months. You should have contacted the local INS office in the state where u stayed before your permit has expired and requested extension based on the important issue that you had. Most likely they will cancell your Visa on leaving the states and you may also face some other penalties.You may find professional and more satisfying answers on your question at the following INS links... Good luck.
1185419
U can apply after 3 years if U R married to a US citizen, otherwise U gotta wait 5 years...
134111
Your visa starts from when it was issued and expires on the said date ie 24/03/06.\nPreviously, the immigration officers at the entry point (Heathrow for you) had the right to extend the time from when you entered, but that procedure has stopped.
934601
It depends entirely on the type of visa you use to come into the country.  In some cases it is months, in others, years.