USC wanting to bring a 30 year old unmarried son to USA 101

[NickD 202]

He had is opportunity to come with his sister, but didn't want to leave his lifelong friends. I am the sponsoring natural born USC, wife became a USC nine moths ago, and life in Venezuela is now becoming unbearable for him. He finally wants to come here and return to family life with his mom and sister. I like him, he is a good kid and he likes me as I proved I can be a good dad. But realize only his mom can to the petition.

Are their others here in the same boat? Could just as easily contact my immigration attorney, but been dealing with all these forms for the last five years. Would love to hear your experiences and time lines. I know it's all here in this section, but would take hours of reading like I have helped other people with the same old questions with AOS, removal of conditions, and USC.

Please outline your experiences, thank you.

[NickD 202]

Confused already, the I-130 is now sent to a Chicago Lockbox, then directed to a USCIS service center of which only California and Vermont are showing I-130 processing times for unmarried children over 21 with processing dates like 2003 and 2006. From experience, could never trust these timeframes as posted by the USCIS, but is it actually taking years from you experience?

[payxibka 10,045]

he will be family fourth (F4)... it will be about 11 years before a visa is available

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin...letin_4497.html

[TayRivers 4]

If your wife has filed the I-130 for him as a "Unmarried Child of a USC" then his is in category First, they are curently issuing visa's to people who had a Priority date of November 2002. so the wait time is around 7 years.

[NickD 202]

If your wife has filed the I-130 for him as a "Unmarried Child of a USC" then his is in category First, they are curently issuing visa's to people who had a Priority date of November 2002. so the wait time is around 7 years.

Doesn't look very promising, maybe we should help him to move to a different country instead. We also have property in Venezuela, can't sell it because we have a renter that hasn't paid any rent in four years, can't get rid of her due to Chavez, would just like to forget about that country, save our family and screw the rest. Also having thoughts about leaving this country as well. Veteran of a foreign war with way too many corrupt politicians and agencies to deal with, where is the freedom we are paying dearly for?

[motu 5]

Also having thoughts about leaving this country as well. Veteran of a foreign war with way too many corrupt politicians and agencies to deal with, where is the freedom we are paying dearly for?

NickD: Have you looked at moving to Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico or Colombia? If you have a pension/retirement/other income - you can stretch your dollars two or three times in another country. Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia etc. can be very laid back with a slow but peaceful pace of life. However, bureaucracy will be much more harder - like when getting your rentista or pensionado visa or buying a home etc. - You could visit these countries and get a feel for them before trying one out. They are great places for a vacation in any case. We have done something similar and are about to make a pre-move trip to Colombia (I have been there 2 times so far), hopefully the info we have and what we see will be enough to make the decision to move. We gave up on Costa Rica and Panama after taking a look at several areas but Colombia is still open on our list. Good Luck

[NickD 202]

Also having thoughts about leaving this country as well. Veteran of a foreign war with way too many corrupt politicians and agencies to deal with, where is the freedom we are paying dearly for?

NickD: Have you looked at moving to Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico or Colombia? If you have a pension/retirement/other income - you can stretch your dollars two or three times in another country. Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia etc. can be very laid back with a slow but peaceful pace of life. However, bureaucracy will be much more harder - like when getting your rentista or pensionado visa or buying a home etc. - You could visit these countries and get a feel for them before trying one out. They are great places for a vacation in any case. We have done something similar and are about to make a pre-move trip to Colombia (I have been there 2 times so far), hopefully the info we have and what we see will be enough to make the decision to move. We gave up on Costa Rica and Panama after taking a look at several areas but Colombia is still open on our list. Good Luck

Ironically I over heard my step daughter talking to her mom saying that Juan was crazy for not coming with her when he had the chance, America is a wonderful place and Venezuela sucks. She was negative when she first came here, lost contact with most of her friends in Venezuela and has made many new friends here.

Bogotá would be a natural for us, could move in with my mother-in-law has a nice four bedroom three bath brick home with a courtyard. 80 bucks a year for property taxes that is about 7,000 bucks cheaper than here, but would have to get use to boiling the tap water before drinking it, and noted all American goods were about 30% higher than here that would have been canceled if we signed a fair trade agreement. Brother-in-law has a coffee farm, price of gas is about the same as here, but no heating nor air conditioner bills, another killer living here with the high cost of energy. Just something to think about, but think I will send a nasty letter to my senator. They love to talk about family values.

[NickD 202]

Immigration attorney stated they are current processing I-130's for February 2001! If there is anything to be thankful for, at least it's this century. Suggested he find a sponsoring US company with his advanced degree, could be lucky, but who knows with our economy.

[R de la R 2]

Ironically I over heard my step daughter talking to her mom saying that Juan was crazy for not coming with her when he had the chance, America is a wonderful place and Venezuela sucks. She was negative when she first came here, lost contact with most of her friends in Venezuela and has made many new friends here.

She is right on what he did. It is going to be very difficult for her to join to you there, unless you try to introduce him with some girls and they really fall in love.

You said he is single, if not it is going to take a lot of years.

[NickD 202]

Ironically I over heard my step daughter talking to her mom saying that Juan was crazy for not coming with her when he had the chance, America is a wonderful place and Venezuela sucks. She was negative when she first came here, lost contact with most of her friends in Venezuela and has made many new friends here.

She is right on what he did. It is going to be very difficult for her to join to you there, unless you try to introduce him with some girls and they really fall in love.

You said he is single, if not it is going to take a lot of years.

We are concerned about his safety, told my wife last night, we can easily move him to Bogotá and he can live with his grandma, and regarding my wife's condos, just forget about them. Lives are more important than material goods.

[NickD 202]

Wife stills want to apply for her son, read the I-130 instructions, need his birth certificate and perhaps a photo ID from his passport, but doesn't have a visa for the USA. Also believe I need to send her divorce papers, our marriage certificate, again, and a copy of her naturalization to prove the name change from what's on his birth certificate to her married name. And a check for 355 bucks made out to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with no initials permitted.

Then to camp out in front of our mail box for the next 7-8 years waiting for some kind of piece of paper.

Whatever comes in, believe we have to send this to her son if we are still around so he can take whatever to the US Consulate in Venezuela so he can get a visa to come here. Then believe he can come when we can start the AOS proceedings.

Does all this seem correct to you that have done it already?

[TayRivers 4]

Wife stills want to apply for her son, read the I-130 instructions, need his birth certificate and perhaps a photo ID from his passport, but doesn't have a visa for the USA. Also believe I need to send her divorce papers, our marriage certificate, again, and a copy of her naturalization to prove the name change from what's on his birth certificate to her married name. And a check for 355 bucks made out to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with no initials permitted.

Then to camp out in front of our mail box for the next 7-8 years waiting for some kind of piece of paper.

Whatever comes in, believe we have to send this to her son if we are still around so he can take whatever to the US Consulate in Venezuela so he can get a visa to come here. Then believe he can come when we can start the AOS proceedings.

Does all this seem correct to you that have done it already?

You are slightly off track.

1. submit I-130

2. NOA1 That will show Priority date

3. I-130 will be on hold until 6 months before Priority Date becomes current.

4. I-130 approved and forwarded to National Visa Center

5. NVC assign case number

6. Son will get form DS-3032 (choice of Agent)

7. Wife will get I-864 (affidavit of support)

8 DS-230 (immigrant visa application) issued to agent

9. Case Complete at NVC forwarded to Embassy for Interview

10 Medical

11. Interview

12 Visa Approval

13 Arrive USA gets I-551 Stamp (temp Greencard)

14 10 year Greencard Arrives in Mail

15 SSN arrives in Mail.

There is no AOS to do as he will be a LPR from the day he arrives in the US.

Just remember that this is the procedure now it may/will change over the years the son will have to wait.

[NickD 202]

Wife stills want to apply for her son, read the I-130 instructions, need his birth certificate and perhaps a photo ID from his passport, but doesn't have a visa for the USA. Also believe I need to send her divorce papers, our marriage certificate, again, and a copy of her naturalization to prove the name change from what's on his birth certificate to her married name. And a check for 355 bucks made out to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with no initials permitted.

Then to camp out in front of our mail box for the next 7-8 years waiting for some kind of piece of paper.

Whatever comes in, believe we have to send this to her son if we are still around so he can take whatever to the US Consulate in Venezuela so he can get a visa to come here. Then believe he can come when we can start the AOS proceedings.

Does all this seem correct to you that have done it already?

You are slightly off track.

1. submit I-130

2. NOA1 That will show Priority date

3. I-130 will be on hold until 6 months before Priority Date becomes current.

4. I-130 approved and forwarded to National Visa Center

5. NVC assign case number

6. Son will get form DS-3032 (choice of Agent)

7. Wife will get I-864 (affidavit of support)

8 DS-230 (immigrant visa application) issued to agent

9. Case Complete at NVC forwarded to Embassy for Interview

10 Medical

11. Interview

12 Visa Approval

13 Arrive USA gets I-551 Stamp (temp Greencard)

14 10 year Greencard Arrives in Mail

15 SSN arrives in Mail.

There is no AOS to do as he will be a LPR from the day he arrives in the US.

Just remember that this is the procedure now it may/will change over the years the son will have to wait.

Thank you, your post is worth printing out that I did for the new file folder I have started.

Could we be lucky with that 7-8 year wait?

[payxibka 10,045]

Currently the priority date is Feb 01... little more than 8 years

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin...letin_4497.html

[NickD 202]

Currently the priority date is Feb 01... little more than 8 years

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin...letin_4497.html

Reason why our attorney suggested for him to find a sponsoring US company with his advanced degree, and others here suggested finding an American gal to marry him.

Only natural for a mother to worry about her son as crazy as Chavez is getting these days, arming his troops with AK-47's to control the outcome of his referendums. And several times the grocery store shelves were bare this last year with the cost of food hitting the sky. Certainly not a place to raise a family.

Gives a hint of what the Jews were going through in Nazi Germany, but we still can get him out, let my wife's condo's go to hell and move him to another country. But I guess not here.