March 18, 2022 Update: This
announcement is an update to the original article published on
March 15, 2022.
The U.S. State Department has provided more immigrant visa
information for U.S. citizens physically present overseas who are
filing Form I-130 petitions on behalf of certain immediate
relatives fleeing conflict. The guidance applies to U.S. citizens
with certain Afghan, Ethiopian and Ukrainian immediate family
members who are impacted by large-scale disruptive events in
Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Ukraine. Those citizens may request to
file a Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative locally at the
closest U.S. Consulate or Embassy that processes immigrant visas.
Applicants must be physically present in the country where they
wish to file a petition. Petitions may be filed locally on behalf
of a spouse, unmarried children under age 21 and parents.
Individuals must have fled Afghanistan after Aug. 2, 2021; Ethiopia
after Nov. 1, 2020; or Ukraine after Feb. 1, 2022.
