What is the V Visa?

Do you know what is the V Visa? According to USCIS rule, the V visa is a nonimmigrant visa created to allow families to stay together while waiting for the processing of immigrant visas.

Who is eligible for V Visa?

According to eligibility criteria, if you are a permanent resident (Green Card holder), your spouse, child (unmarried and under 21), or the child of your spouse (your step-child) may be eligible for a V visa if:

• You filed Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, for your family member on or before December 21, 2000. This includes children (unmarried and under 21) listed on the petition;
• The family member has been waiting at least 3 years since you filed the Form I-130;
• The immigrant visa is not available on an approved Form I-130 petition OR the application to adjust status is pending OR the petition for an immigrant visa is pending;

What is the V visa?

The V visa is a nonimmigrant visa created through the Life Act. The American Congress enacted the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (Life Act) on December 21, 2000.

The Life Act stated that certain people who had previously not been able to do Adjustment of Status would become eligible. This meant that certain people who entered the U.S. in an unlawful manner, who worked in the U.S. without proper authorization and did not maintain continuous lawful status could be eligible for Adjustment of Status.

What is Adjustment of Status?

According to USCIS rules, nonimmigrants can change their status to immigrants while remaining in the U.S. The difference between nonimmigrant status and immigrant status is that a nonimmigrant is only allowed to stay in the U.S. for a period of time while an immigrant is allowed to stay in the U.S. permanently.  Another name for immigrant status is U.S. permanent residency.

When an individual is looking to become a permanent resident, the application process could either be done through Adjustment of Status or through Consular Processing. Adjustment of Status can be done in the U.S. and Consular Processing can only be done from outside the U.S.

If a person is already in the U.S. but he is not eligible for Adjustment of Status, he must travel back to his country of citizenship and apply for U.S. permanent residency there.

What is V visa application?

According to USCIS rules, if your family member is inside the United States, you file:

Form I-539, Application to Change Nonimmigrant Status, and Supplement A (PDF, 383.38 KB) and form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record.

Moreover, if your family member is outside the United States:

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