Is there such thing as filing jointly?

[FrankBooth 0]

My wife just because an LPR, and now we want to bring her parents here.

I am a USC. I have have read this: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=166927 and understand that she can file before becoming a USC and then upgrade later.

I have two questions:

1-Am I able to file jointly with my wife for her parents?

2-If she files then upgrades when she becomes a USC, what exactly does upgrading do for her?

Thanks!

[payxibka 10,047]

My wife just because an LPR, and now we want to bring her parents here.

I am a USC. I have have read this: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=166927 and understand that she can file before becoming a USC and then upgrade later.

I have two questions:

1-Am I able to file jointly with my wife for her parents?

2-If she files then upgrades when she becomes a USC, what exactly does upgrading do for her?

Thanks!

1) No, a USC cannot petition for MIL/FIL

2) Upgrading takes them out of the classification that needs to wait for a visa number (due to annual limits) into a classification that has immediate available visa numbers

[jula 0]

My wife just because an LPR, and now we want to bring her parents here.

I am a USC. I have have read this: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=166927 and understand that she can file before becoming a USC and then upgrade later.

I have two questions:

1-Am I able to file jointly with my wife for her parents?

2-If she files then upgrades when she becomes a USC, what exactly does upgrading do for her?

Thanks!

LPR can NOT file for parents. Your wife will have to wait to become US citizen to sponsor them.

You can help with I-864 as co-sponsor.

[USCIS CSR 0]

1- You cannot. All petitions have one petitioner, be it an individual or individual company (work petitions)

2- Upgrading, as mentioned above, lets her get a visa immediately without waiting in line behind others.

If you need financial help, you can file the I-864A if the joint sponsor (person helping with finances) lives in your household. Or if its a friend or family member outside the household helping you, you'd just file a seperate I-864, yours and theirs. Keep in mind, to become a joint sponsor you must be a US Citizen or LPR.