Parent visa backlog leaves local families in immigration limbo

"We thought it would take a year, max," Kunjummen said.

But even a year after getting their paperwork approved, Sherin Kunjummen’s parents still have no idea when they will be approved to come to the United States. The latest report from the State Department suggests they are among nearly half a million "document qualified" applicants still waiting for a final interview to get their visas. The Kunjummen family of Apple Valley applied for a visa to bring Kerin Kunjummen’s parents, who live in India, to the United States. The IR-5 visas for foreign parents of U.S. citizens is supposed to […]

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