Petitions-filing in the US
All lawful permanent residents of, and American citizens living in, the United States, who seek to file immigrant visa petitions for immediate relatives, must file I-130 petitions at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) service center having jurisdiction over their place of residence.
Please see the following USCIS web links.
- If you are a U.S. citizen: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/A1eng.pdf
- If you are a U.S. legal permanent resident: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/B1eng.pdf