US citizen in India from childhood, need to file Green Card for parents. Help Please.

[vankbatt]

Hi Everyone,

I am US citizen by birth and 21 years old now. I am living and studying in India from my childhood along with my parents. I would like to come to US for my MS in the middle of next year.

Can I apply for a green card for my parents now (when I am in India)? Assuming there is no ban on immigration and I have co-sponsor also for I-864.

[R78]

If there is no ban, you can apply.

[verbose]

As far as I understand, there is a ban on consular processing so while you can apply and get an I-130 approval (since there is always a visa available for a USC’s parents) - they might not be able to proceed with consular processing for their green card until that ban is lifted.

Please see these articles:

https://www.fragomen.com/insights/alerts/presidential-proclamation-suspends-some-immigrant-entry-60-days

(ban extended to Dec 31, 2020)

https://www.fragomen.com/insights/alerts/president-trump-imposes-ban-h-1b-l-1-h-2b-and-j-1-entry-beginning-june-24