Reg. the procedure for the kid of a mother with green card to enter US

[help4kid]

Hi,

My husband is a green card holder and for study purpose, he is staying out of country now on 2 years permission, he will be back once he completes his studies. He applied green card for me in November 2010. Now, I can only come and live with my husband there in US only after i get green card for me which is in processing now. Can you please clarify us, what is the procedure to get our kid with me.

Thank you.

[nancymervin]

Hi help4kid,

Getting a family-based Green Card is a two-step process. The first step is the "Immigrant Petition" which establishes that a qualifying relationship exists between the U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident and the Green Card applicant. The second step is the Green Card application. If the sponsor is a U.S. Citizen and the Green Card applicant is a spouse, parent or minor child who is currently in the U.S., then these two steps can usually be combined into one. Otherwise, applicants must wait for the Immigrant Petition to be approved before they can move on to the Green Card application.

So he would have to file Form I-130 Immigrant Petition with USCIS.
Good luck