Dec 10, 2024 · Form I-730 processing is divided into three steps: Beneficiary Interview and Additional Processing; and The Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS) receives all Form I-730 petitions. SCOPS performs initial domestic processing of Form I-730 following-to-join asylee (FTJ-A) petitions.

WARNING: Any beneficiary who is in the United States illegally is subject to removal if Form I-730 is not granted by USCIS.

The Form I-730 follow-to-join process allows a principal applicant who was granted asylum or was resettled in the United States as a refugee, to request derivative status for their spouse and/or unmarried children.

Using a Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, a person who has been granted asylum or refugee status in the United States (the petitioner) may petition to have his or her spouse and/or unmarried children, who are called beneficiaries, join him or her in the United States.

Feb 10, 2025 · If you have settled in the U.S. as a refugee or were granted asylum here, filing Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition with USCIS will allow your spouse and …

Oct 15, 2019 · What is a Form I-730? Form I-730 is an application for refugee or asylee “following-to-join” benefits. This form is used by a relative of a refugee or asylee living in the United States to apply for a visa so they can travel to the U.S. and join their relative.

Feb 7, 2025 · Following the issuance of Executive Order 14163 “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program” signed by the President on January 20, 2025, the U.S. government suspended the processing of all refugee applications under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).

Oct 24, 2022 · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), uses Form I-730 to grant derivative status to relatives of refugees and asylees. With derivative refugee/asylee status, certain …

Sep 27, 2024 · What is Form I-730? Form I-730 is a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) form used by individuals who have been granted asylum or refugee status in the U.S. to request that specific family members be allowed to join them in the United States.

If you have been admitted to the United States as a refugee or if you have been granted status in the United States as an asylee, and you were the principal applicant for your family, you may file Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition provided that your refugee admission or asylum grant occurred within the past two years.