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Immigration Application Schedule

 

Case Type Eligible Application Earliest Filing Date
Asylum File I-765 (work authorization application) and I-131 (travel authorization application) At time of Asylum approval
Asylum File for spouse and unmarried children under 21 even if they are outside the US At time of Asylum approval
Asylum Ffile I-485 (residency petition) 12 months after Asylum approval
Asylum Apply for citizenship 57 months after residency approval
Asylum Apply for residency of immediate family members not included in residency petition At time of citizenship approval
Marriage/Conditional Residence Petition for spouse & all unmarried children even if they are outside the US At time of Conditional Rresidency approval
Marriage/Conditional Residence Apply for Removal of Residency Conditions 21 months after residency approval
Marriage/Conditional Residence Apply for citizenship 33 months after conditional residency approval
Marriage/Conditional Residence Apply for residency of immediate family members not included in residency petition At time of citizenship approval
Family Residency other than Marriage Petition for spouse & all unmarried children even if they are outside the US At time of residency approval
Family Residency other than Marriage Apply for citizenship 57 months after residency approval
Family Residency other than Marriage Apply for residency of immediate family members not included in residency petition At time of citizenship approval
Employment Residency Petition for spouse & all unmarried children even if they are outside the US At time of residency approval
Employment Residency Apply for citizenship 57 months after residency approval
Employment Residency Apply for residency of immediate family members not included in residency petition At time of citizenship approval
H1B Visa Fle for residency through LCA, I-140 & I-485 Concurrently or at time of H1B approval
H1B Visa File for H4 status for spuse & unmarried children under 21outside the US At time of H1B approval
H1B Visa Renew H1B status if no Residency granted yet 6 months before H1B expiration,no later than day of expiration
H1B Visa Repeat step above as necessary until residency is approved  
Employment Residency Petition for spouse & all unmarried children even if they are outside the US At time of residency approval
Employment Residency Apply for citizenship 57 months after residency approval
Employment Residency Apply for residency of immediate family members not included in residency petition At time of citizenship approval
L1A Visa File for L2 visa for spouse and unmarried children under 21 living outside the US At the time of approval
L1A Visa File for L1A renewal 9 months after L1A approval
L1A Visa File for residency--I-140 & I-485 12 months after L1A approval
Employment Residency Petition for spouse & all unmarried children even if they are outside the US At time of residency approval
Employment Residency Apply for citizenship 57 months after residency approval
Employment Residency Apply for residency of immediate family members not included in residency petition At time of citizenship approval
R1 Visa File for R2 status for spouse and unmarried children under 21, even if outside the US At the time of R1 approval
R1 Visa File for residency, I-360 & I-485 At the time of R1 approval
R1 Visa Petition for spouse & all unmarried children even if they are outside the US At time of residency approval
R1 Visa Apply for citizenship 57 months after residency approval
R1 Visa Apply for residency of immediate family members not included in residency petition At time of citizenship approval
Cancellation of Removal Petition for spouse & all unmarried children even if they are outside the US At time of residency approval
Cancellation of Removal Apply for citizenship 57 months after residency approval
Cancellation of Removal Apply for residency of immediate family members not included in residency petition At time of citizenship approval
Citizenship Application, N-400 Apply for residency of immediate family members not included in residency petition At time of citizenship approval
All other visas File for visa renewal--Call FitzGerald & Company, LLC to inquire about next action usually 6 months before visa expiration,no later than day of expiration