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(2) Immigrants in this category will have a letter and/or a Form I-94 showing that the immigrant has been granted an indefinite stay of deportation.

d. Immigrants residing in the United States pursuant to an Indefinite Voluntary Departure. (1) Immigrants in this category will have a letter and/or Form I-94 indicating that the immigrant has been granted voluntary departure for an indefinite time period.

e. Immigrants in this category on whose behalf an Immediate Relative Petition (Form I-130) has been approved and their families covered by the petition, who are entitled to voluntary departure and whose departure the agency does not contemplate enforcing.

NOTE: An immediate relative for USCIS purposes is: husband, wife, father, mother, or child (unmarried and under age 21).

(1) Immigrants in this category are the immediate relatives of a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR) and have had filed on their behalf a Form I-130 petition for issuance of an immigrant visa. (2) If this petition has been approved, a visa will be prepared, which will allow the alien to remain in the United States permanently. (3) Immigrants in this category may have a Form I-94 and/or Voluntary Departure Letter (I-210 Letter). These documents, or others, indicate that the immigrant is to depart on a specified date (usually 3 months from date of issue); however, USCIS expects the immigrant’s visa to be available within this time. If it is not, extensions may be granted until the visa is ready. (MRG)