DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 26 Federal Plaza, Rm. 4/130, New York, NY 10278 NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF RELATIVE IMMIGRANT VISA PETITION %SIE AND ADDRESS OF APPLICANT/PETITIONER NAME OF BENEFICIARY Karyna Sbuliak CLASSIFICATION 201(b) FILE NO DATE PETITION FILED DATE OF APPRO% Al 12/02/2013 06/24/2014 DATE: June 24, 2014 The N isa petition you filed has been approved. The beneficiary for whom you filed has been given the appropriate classification. Note the approval gives no assurance that the beneficiary will automatically be found eligible for visa issuance, admission to the l nited States or adjustment to lawful permanent resident status. W hether the beneficiary gets a visa is decided only when an application is made to a consular officer; whether the beneficiary is admitted or adjusts status in the t nited States is decided only when an application is made to an immigration officer. 1. K YOUR PETITION TO CLASSIFY THE BENEFICIARY AS AN IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OF A UNITED STATES CITIZEN HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY' AT . THIS COMPLETES ALL ACTION BY THIS SERVICE ON THE PETITION. THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE. WHICH IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WILL CONTACT THE BENEFICIARY AND GIVE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT GETTING A VISA. QUESTIONS ABOUT GETTING A VISA SHOULD BE MADE TO THE UNITED STATES CONSUL 2. K I F l OU BECOME A NATURALIZED CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND AN IMMIGRANT VISA HAS NOT YET BEEN ISSUED TO THE BENEFICIARY NOTIFY THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY. GIVING THE DATE OF YOUR NATURALIZATION. IF THE PETITION WAS IN BEHALF OF VtIR SON OR DAUGHTER. PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER THAT PERSON IS STILL UNMARRIED. THIS 1NFORMAT1N MAY BE HELPFUL TO THE BENEFICIARY IN GETTING A VISA FASTER. 3. K YOUR PETITION FOR PREFERENCE CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE AT . THIS COMPLETES ALL ACTION BY THE SERVICE. THIS SERVICE DOES NOT ISSUE VISAS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. VISAS ARE ISSUED ONLY BY UNITED STATES CONSULS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. WHEN THE BENEFICIARY'S TURN IS REACHED ON THE VISA WAITING LIST, THE UNITED STATES CONSUL WILL CONTACT THE BENEFICIARY AND GIVE INSTURCTIONS ABOUT GETTING A VISA. VISAS ARE ISSUED ACCORDING TO THE DATE THE PETITION WAS FILED. QUESTIONS ABOUT GETTING A VISA SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED STATES CONSUL. 4. K YOUR PETITION SAYS THAT THE BENEFICIARY IS IN THE UNITED STATES AND WILL APPLY TO BECOME A LAWFUL PERM stN ENT RESIDENT. THE ENCLOSED APPLICATION (FORM 1-485) SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY THE BENEFICIARY NI 1.1111N 30 D. S. (IF THE BENEFICIARY PREVIOUSLY SUBNH TIED SUCH AN APPLICATION AND HAD IT RETURNED. IT SHOE ED BE REST BM ITIED WITHIN 30 DAYS.) 5. K THE BENEFICIARY WILL BE INFORMED OF THE DECISION MADE ON THE PENDING APPLICATION 10 BECON1E A LAW F L PERMANENT RESIDENT. 6. K THE PETITION SAYS THAT THE BENEFICIARY IS IN THE UNITED STATES AND WILL APPLY TO BECOME A LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT. THE BENEFICIARY MAY NOT APPLY TO BECOME A PERMANENT RESIDENT. HOWEVER UNTIL A VISA NUMBER IS AVAILBALE. INFORMATION ABOUT VISA NUMBERS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE.. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS. WAHSINGTON, DC. 7. K ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF YOUR PETITION UNACCOMPANIED BY COPIES HAVE BEEN MADE A PERMANENT PART OF THE PETITION. ANY OTHERS ARE BEING RETURNED WITH 1 IIIS FORM. 8. ■ REMARKS. CC: M. Arda Beskardes, Esq. Rls TRULY FORM 1-171 PHYLLIS A. COVEN DISTRICT DIRECTOR NEW YORK DISTRICT EFTA01193788