What is the Process?

Notice of Receipt:
You should receive an acknowledgement or Notice of Receipt within a few weeks
after mailing the application and fee to BCIS .
whether the self-petitioner has addressed each of the requirements listed above and has provided some supporting evidence.
This may be in the form of a statement that addresses each requirement.
If the Service makes a prima facie determination,
the self-petitioner will receive a Notice of Prima Facie Determination valid for 150 days.
Deferred action means that the Service will not initiate removal (deportation) proceedings against the self-petitioner.
All others have a validity of 24 months beyond the date a visa number becomes available.
The VSC has the authority to grant appropriate extensions of deferred action beyond those time periods
upon receipt of a request for extension from the self-petitioner.

Adjustment to Permanent Resident Status:
Self-petitioners who qualify as immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21)
do not have to wait for an immigrant visa number to become available.
They may file the Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) with their local BCIS office.
Self-petitioners who require a visa number to adjust
to them through the National Domestic Violence Hotline on 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 [TDD]
for information about shelters, mental health care, legal advice
and other types of assistance, including information about self-petitioning for immigration status.