24 Sep 2024 Husband’s Death Results in Family’s VISAs
Dolores (center) was petitioned by her U.S. citizen mother in 2003 as a married child of a U.S. citizen (F-3). Finally, in 2021, the National Visa Center (NVC) notified the family that they could now start preparing their paperwork, even though the priority date was not yet current. However, the husband, who had a heart condition, became excited over the prospect of immigrating to the U.S. and had a heart attack and died. It was a bitter turn of events.
Ironically, because of her husband’s death, Dolores’ petition was converted from “married” (F-3) to “single” (F-1) and it was considered “current.”. Leading Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel (right) was able to have the case queued for interview and requested expedited processing because the petitioner was already elderly and sickly.
The “sweet” outcome of the unfortunate turn of events was that Dolores and her children – Keno (left) and Kobey (2nd from left) – were able to immigrate to the U.S. sooner.