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Can a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident file a petition at any Foreign Service post for the immigration of a relative?

April 26, 2017Citizen file foreign Legal PERMANENT petition resident service

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Can a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident file a petition at any Foreign Service post for the immigration of a relative?

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Authority to accept a petition rests solely with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). INS has determined that petitions must be filed in the petitioner s place of residence. Therefore, if the petitioner resides in the U S., the petitioner must file at his/ her local INS office; if the petitioner resides abroad, the petitioner must file at the U.S. embassy or consulate that has jurisdiction.

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Petitions must be filed in the petitioner’s place of residence. Therefore, if the petitioner resides in the U.S., the petitioner must file at his/ her local USCIS office; if the petitioner resides abroad, the petitioner must file at the U.S. embassy or consulate that has jurisdiction.

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• A: Authority to accept a petition rests solely with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (previously INS). The Bureau has determined that petitions must be filed in the petitioner’s place of residence. So if the petitioner resides in the U S., the petitioner must file at his or her local Bureau office. If the petitioner resides abroad, the petitioner must file at the U.S. embassy or consulate that has jurisdiction.