Effective immediately, the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem will accept petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification of the spouse or minor child or parents of American citizens who reside in Jerusalem, the West Bank or Gaza. The immediate relative petitions may be filed at the American Consulate at 27 Nablus Road, Jerusalem, on Wednesdays between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. No appointment is necessary.
In order to file an immigrant visa petition for a spouse or child or a parent, which leads to U.S. permanent residency (“green card”), American citizen petitioners must show they have permission to reside in the consular district and that they have been doing so continuously for at least six months before filing the petition. In order to prove physical presence, the petitioner must bring all passports to the visa interview, including American, Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian and any others. Petitions will be accepted only if all documents are complete.
Individuals in the consular district temporarily, such as students or tourists, would not meet the residency standard. American citizens residing in the United States and all lawful permanent residents must file I-130 petitions at the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction over their place of residence (as indicated on the USCIS website: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130.pdf).
All U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide stopped accepting immigrant visa petitions as of January 22, 2007; because they did not have the ability to perform certain needed administrative procedures. Arrangements have now been made that allow embassies and consulates to accept the petitions.
Information is also available at the U.S. Consulate's website, http://jerusalem.usconsulate.gov.
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