Green Card for Parents - US citizen Living in India

[vankbatt]

Good Morning

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

Can I apply for a green card for my parents now (while living in India)? I know there is a ban on Immigration till end of this year. Can I submit I-130 application now(during the ban)? Or ban is applicable for submission of I-130 application also?

Can I post-pone and attend the interview when I reach USA? By doing this I can save some time and start green card process for my parents. Please let me know if I miss anything here.

Thanks,
Venkat

[newacct]

Yes you can file an I-130 now. But for filing the I-864 later, you will need to be domiciled in the US, or plan to reestablish domicile in the US no later than when they immigrate.