Q: I am a us citizen and i want to petition my parents to become us citizens who are living outside the us.
However my mother had been in the us before through illegal ways but she left and had not been there for 15 years. Does this affect the acceptance of the petition? Also how much does it normally take for the petition to get accepted and When are my parents allowed to go to the US?
A: You can apply for their green cards to be processed overseas. Since it has been 15 years a 10 year bar no longer applies. However, if she has a permanent bar, she would need a waiver.
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