United States immigration officials have reversed a decision after denying a Vietnamese woman temporary visa to visit her dying daughter in the state of San Jose.

Nguyen Thi Hoa’s 33-year-old daughter, Trinh Phan, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer last month.

Hoa’s request for a visa was reportedly first denied by the US Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam because immigration officials feared she would stay in the US for good.

It’s unclear when Hoa will land in San Jose, but the family expects her to make the trip as soon as possible in order to see her daughter one last time.

Phan, who immigrated to the US from Vietnam in 2003, last saw her mother in 2012.

Aside from her husband and son, she has one other cousin who live in the state of Dallas.

The family’s plight gained media attention after a story by The Mercury News newspaper published on Tuesday.