I’m in the middle of a family-based petition — what if my parent falls out of status in the meantime?
I’ve been maintaining E-2 status, and now that my child has become a U.S. citizen, we’ve started the sponsorship process. Renewing E-2 has become difficult, and financially it’s becoming hard to keep the business running. I’d like to know if falling out of status this way would cause a problem in obtaining a green card.
When a U.S. citizen sponsors a parent, the green card application and process can still move forward even if the parent is out of status.
You’ll want to have the required documents ready: the U.S. citizen child’s documents, the beneficiary’s (parent’s) documents, and the financial sponsor’s documents.