Whats the approximate wait time if applying for parents?

[Brianc333 0]

My wife just received her citizenship. She would like to apply for her parents to come to the US as PR status. She is from Taiwan. Once we submit the apps, about how long will it take?

Also, can she apply for both her parents and sister at the same time? I understand it can take up to 10 years for a sibling application.

[payxibka 10,047]

you can apply but the sister must wait for an available visa number. brothers/sisters are F4 and is about 11 years

Edited May 13, 2009 by payxibka

[redglasses 1]

My wife just received her citizenship. She would like to apply for her parents to come to the US as PR status. She is from Taiwan. Once we submit the apps, about how long will it take?

Also, can she apply for both her parents and sister at the same time? I understand it can take up to 10 years for a sibling application.

Parents of a US citizen are immediate relatives under the category of IR5.

It takes the same time as for other immediate relatives like a spouce of a USC.

[Brianc333 0]

My wife just received her citizenship. She would like to apply for her parents to come to the US as PR status. She is from Taiwan. Once we submit the apps, about how long will it take?

Also, can she apply for both her parents and sister at the same time? I understand it can take up to 10 years for a sibling application.

Parents of a US citizen are immediate relatives under the category of IR5.

It takes the same time as for other immediate relatives like a spouce of a USC.

So 6-12 months for the parents?

[redglasses 1]

My wife just received her citizenship. She would like to apply for her parents to come to the US as PR status. She is from Taiwan. Once we submit the apps, about how long will it take?

Also, can she apply for both her parents and sister at the same time? I understand it can take up to 10 years for a sibling application.

Parents of a US citizen are immediate relatives under the category of IR5.

It takes the same time as for other immediate relatives like a spouce of a USC.

So 6-12 months for the parents?

Yeah, I would say it's around 12 months.

It looks it is now taking 6 months for I-130 approval at CSC.

[TayRivers 4]

My wife just received her citizenship. She would like to apply for her parents to come to the US as PR status. She is from Taiwan. Once we submit the apps, about how long will it take?

Also, can she apply for both her parents and sister at the same time? I understand it can take up to 10 years for a sibling application.

Parents of a US citizen are immediate relatives under the category of IR5.

It takes the same time as for other immediate relatives like a spouce of a USC.

So 6-12 months for the parents?

Yeah, I would say it's around 12 months.

It looks it is now taking 6 months for I-130 approval at CSC.

It does not always take 6 months for the I-130 to be approved by USCIS. So far it has taken just over 2 months from the day I mailed the I-130 for both my parents, we are now under final review at NVC and should have a interview date for July, if we do get the interview in July then it will have taken just over 4 months from mailing to Visa.

[viktoria 0]

My wife just received her citizenship. She would like to apply for her parents to come to the US as PR status. She is from Taiwan. Once we submit the apps, about how long will it take?

Also, can she apply for both her parents and sister at the same time? I understand it can take up to 10 years for a sibling application.

Parents of a US citizen are immediate relatives under the category of IR5.

It takes the same time as for other immediate relatives like a spouce of a USC.

So 6-12 months for the parents?

Yeah, I would say it's around 12 months.

It looks it is now taking 6 months for I-130 approval at CSC.

It does not always take 6 months for the I-130 to be approved by USCIS. So far it has taken just over 2 months from the day I mailed the I-130 for both my parents, we are now under final review at NVC and should have a interview date for July, if we do get the interview in July then it will have taken just over 4 months from mailing to Visa.

On the average 8 months everything

6 for USCIS and 2 for NVC, more or less

[mooninlove 1]

My wife just received her citizenship. She would like to apply for her parents to come to the US as PR status. She is from Taiwan. Once we submit the apps, about how long will it take?

Also, can she apply for both her parents and sister at the same time? I understand it can take up to 10 years for a sibling application.

Parents of a US citizen are immediate relatives under the category of IR5.

It takes the same time as for other immediate relatives like a spouce of a USC.

So 6-12 months for the parents?

Yeah, I would say it's around 12 months.

It looks it is now taking 6 months for I-130 approval at CSC.

It does not always take 6 months for the I-130 to be approved by USCIS. So far it has taken just over 2 months from the day I mailed the I-130 for both my parents, we are now under final review at NVC and should have a interview date for July, if we do get the interview in July then it will have taken just over 4 months from mailing to Visa.

On the average 8 months everything

6 for USCIS and 2 for NVC, more or less

I would say more or less 10 months depending on how you deal with them, all docs ready and you'll zoom out to visa interview in a couple of months just like TayRivers timeline. The USCIS stage is shorter and the NVC phase which is the visa processing is longer.. And yes filing for your sibling will take longer but if your parents are here as a PR, they can file for your sister and it will cut the years in half for waiting time..Best of luck!

Edited May 21, 2009 by mooninlove