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Hi,

I just became USC last week. I want to bring my parents and younger brother (currently is 20 years old) to the US.

1) what forms do I file for them or each of them?

2) Do I include my younger brother in the same application as my parents'???

3) About how long does it take for them to arrive in US from the date of application?

Please advise. Thank you very much.

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Hi,

I just became USC last week. I want to bring my parents and younger brother (currently is 20 years old) to the US.

1) what forms do I file for them or each of them?

2) Do I include my younger brother in the same application as my parents'???

3) About how long does it take for them to arrive in US from the date of application?

Please advise. Thank you very much.

1) Its all on the USCIS web site. And here.

2) No

3) Within a year for the parents, between 12 and 23 years for a sibling.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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I heard about the "21 years old or older" sibblings rule...If sibbling is less than 21 years old, then that sibbling can come along with the parents who are being sponsored by a USC. If 21 years or older, then that sibbling has to stay and wait much longer (10 yrs).

Does this rule take the age of the sibbling at the I-130 application date or at the date of the US Embassy interview of the sibbling???

Thanks.

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I heard about the "21 years old or older" sibblings rule...If sibbling is less than 21 years old, then that sibbling can come along with the parents who are being sponsored by a USC. If 21 years or older, then that sibbling has to stay and wait much longer (10 yrs).

Does this rule take the age of the sibbling at the I-130 application date or at the date of the US Embassy interview of the sibbling???

Thanks.

I thought siblings could not get derivative visa's.

I may be wrong.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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newUSC,

Where did you hear this rule?

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I heard about the "21 years old or older" sibblings rule...If sibbling is less than 21 years old, then that sibbling can come along with the parents who are being sponsored by a USC. If 21 years or older, then that sibbling has to stay and wait much longer (10 yrs).

Does this rule take the age of the sibbling at the I-130 application date or at the date of the US Embassy interview of the sibbling???

Thanks.

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Sad to say but there is no "21 years or older siblings rule". Your brother is not entitled to derivative benefit from your parents even if he is less than 21 years old.

A child less than 21 years of age can only get derivative benefit if the parent is the beneficiary of a fiance or spouse visa.

Your brother qualifies as an F4 for family-sponsored visa and currently there is a 14-year wait for that.

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I knew derivative visa worked in the past (4 yrs ago). My oldest brother sponsored for my family with parents and brothers/sisters. Then my parents and under-21-unmarried brother and sisters came to USA with my parents. The older and married sisters had the file separated into another file and they came to USA last year.

Don't know if this derivative visa still works...I'm asking lawyers for this info.

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Hi,

I just became USC last week. I want to bring my parents and younger brother (currently is 20 years old) to the US.

I knew derivative visa worked in the past (4 yrs ago). My oldest brother sponsored for my family with parents and brothers/sisters. Then my parents and under-21-unmarried brother and sisters came to USA with my parents. The older and married sisters had the file separated into another file and they came to USA last year.

Now I’m confused. If your parents and unmarried brothers/sisters are already in the US after having been petitioned by your oldest brother, why would you be petitioning for them again?

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Vietnam
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Sorry for the confusion...

I'm posting this case for my wife who just became USC and wanted to sponsor her parents and younger brother...

Regarding "an older brother sponsored for his parents and sibblings...then parents and sibblings under 21 and unmarried accompanied the parents, it was my older brother and the case was about 8 yrs ago"...

Since I'm not so sure whether this "derivative" still holds, I came here to ask info for my wife.

Sorry...but I still need the info. thanks.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Sorry for the confusion...

I'm posting this case for my wife who just became USC and wanted to sponsor her parents and younger brother...

Regarding "an older brother sponsored for his parents and sibblings...then parents and sibblings under 21 and unmarried accompanied the parents, it was my older brother and the case was about 8 yrs ago"...

Since I'm not so sure whether this "derivative" still holds, I came here to ask info for my wife.

Sorry...but I still need the info. thanks.

I do not know what the timelines were 8 years ago, amy have been much shorter for siblings.

Or the regulations may not have been the same, but now they would not derivative status.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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hello i want to post my question here since its relevant topic...how many years the process if the USC petition the parents? and where to start?

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hello i want to post my question here since its relevant topic...how many years the process if the USC petition the parents? and where to start?

Up to a year, www.uscis.gov.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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I believe the shortest way to bring your brother to the US would be for your parents to file for him once they are 'Permanent Residents'. It will take approx 6 years. You can find more information on the Yahoo site which has an immigration lawyer giving free advice.

Sorry for the confusion...

I'm posting this case for my wife who just became USC and wanted to sponsor her parents and younger brother...

Regarding "an older brother sponsored for his parents and sibblings...then parents and sibblings under 21 and unmarried accompanied the parents, it was my older brother and the case was about 8 yrs ago"...

Since I'm not so sure whether this "derivative" still holds, I came here to ask info for my wife.

Sorry...but I still need the info. thanks.

The link you want is www.yahoo.com/groups/immigration_info

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I believe the shortest way to bring your brother to the US would be for your parents to file for him once they are 'Permanent Residents'. It will take approx 6 years. You can find more information on the Yahoo site which has an immigration lawyer giving free advice.

Since the brother will be over 21 before the priority date, he would fall into the 2B preference category if the parents petition for him once they are LPRs. The current priority date for 2B is 1 AUG 96 ( a little less than 10 years). The priority date for brothers and sisters of USCs is 1 MAR 95 ( a little more than 11 years). With the time it will take to sponsor the parents and for them to get LPR status, I doubt it will save any time to wait for them to sponsor him. The 6 year timeframe would only be valid if he were under 21 when the priority date arrived.

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