USCIS has received many inquiries regarding how to bring relatives in Haiti to the United States.
If you are a United States’ citizen or a permanent resident, you may be eligible to petition to bring certain family members to the United States from Haiti. Information on how to petition for a relative can be found in the “Family” section of our website. Upon filing, if you haven’t received a receipt notice or other notice after 90 days please contact our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
USCIS is currently expediting all petitions in which the beneficiary is from Haiti. You do not need to request expedited processing; USCIS will automatically expedite these petitions. Please see the chart below for more details.
If your petition…
Then you…
Is for your fiancé(e), but you have not yet filed,
May submit your completed Form I-129F petition to the appropriate USCIS service center where it will be processed. Your petition will be automatically expedited if the beneficiary is in Haiti.
Is for an immediate relative,* but you have not yet filed,
*Immediate relatives are limited to:
The child (unmarried and under 21 years old) of a U.S. citizen
The spouse (husband or wife) of a U.S. citizen
The parent of a U.S. citizen (if the U.S. citizen is 21 years or older)
May submit your completed Form I-130 petition to the appropriate USCIS service center where its processing will be expedited upon receipt.
If for a preference category relative,* but you have not yet filed,
*Preference category relatives include:
An unmarried son or daughter (21 years or older) of a U.S. citizen
A married son or daughter (any age) of a U.S. citizen
A sibling (brother or sister) of a U.S. citizen
The spouse of a permanent resident
The child (unmarried and under 21 years old) of permanent resident
The unmarried son or daughter (21 years or older) of a permanent resident
May submit your completed Form I-130 petition to the appropriate USCIS service center where its processing will be expedited upon receipt. Your relative will need to wait for a visa number to become available before he/she will be eligible to apply for an immigrant visa.
Is currently pending with USCIS,
Should await a decision or other notice of action. The review and processing of all categories of pending I-130 and I-129F petitions will be expedited automatically.
Has been approved by USCIS, but there is no visa number available,
Will need to wait for a visa number to become available before your relative will be eligible to apply for an immigrant visa.
Has been approved by USCIS and a visa number is available,
Should contact the National Visa Center at 603-334-0700 or at NVCINQUIRY@state.gov. Once USCIS approves a petition, we forward it to the National Visa Center (if you had requested consular processing when you filed the petition).
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