The process of applying for a visa or a Green Card in a foreign country through the local US consulate is referred to as consular processing. For example, when a U.S. citizen marries a person who is n [..]

The process through which certain non-citizens apply for permanent resident (green card) status while outside the United States, at a United States embassy or consulate. This is distinct from applying [..]

The Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) offers an individual two primary paths to permanent resident status (a green card).  An individual who is the beneficiary of an approved immigrant petition [..]

The process of submitting an immigrant visa application at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad in order to enter the United States and be classified as a legal permanent resident.

Unlike adjustment of status, consular processing refers to the procedure in which foreign nationals apply for immigrant visas (that is, permanent resident status) at a U.S. embassy or consulate outside the United States.

When an alien has applied for and been approved for an immigrant visa (Green Card), the normal way to ultimately become a permanent resident is through immigrant “visa processing” at a U.S. consulate [..]

Applying for a visa or a Green Card in a foreign country through the local US consulate. For example, when a U.S. citizen marries a non-citizen in a country other than the U.S., the non-citizen will n [..]