Bringing Divorced Daughter of Permanent Resident to U.S.

[spi9959 1]

"A lawful permanent resident may petition for:

* A child (unmarried and under 21 years of age)

* An unmarried son or daughter ( 21 years of age and older)"

My wife, who is a permanent resident, would like to bring her daughter, who is 25 years old, to the U.S. Her daughter was married but is now divorced. Would her daughter fall into the "unmarried daughter (21 years of age and older)" category or would the fact that her daughter had been married exclude her? Thank you for your help.

[sparkofcreation 0]

This sentence:

"You do not need to contact the National Visa Center, unless you change your address or there is a change in your personal situation, or that of your alien relative, that may affect eligibility for an immigrant visa, such as reaching age 21, marriage, divorce, or death of a spouse."

from here: http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/services/residency/family.htm makes me think that a divorced daughter would be considered the same as an unmarried daughter. Because if a divorced son/daughter was the same as a married son/daughter, then the son/daughter's divorce wouldn't affect his/her eligibility.

But that's just the way I'm reading it, I don't actually know.

[Girona40 0]

"A lawful permanent resident may petition for:

* A child (unmarried and under 21 years of age)

* An unmarried son or daughter ( 21 years of age and older)"

My wife, who is a permanent resident, would like to bring her daughter, who is 25 years old, to the U.S. Her daughter was married but is now divorced. Would her daughter fall into the "unmarried daughter (21 years of age and older)" category or would the fact that her daughter had been married exclude her? Thank you for your help.

I don't think the divorce will exclude her - but you are aware of how long this process is, aren't you? Who knows, she may want to re-marry within the next 10 years and then she would be unable to take this route.

For an LPR to sponsor a son/daughter over the age of 21 you need to apply for the I-130 to be approved - this is taking approximately a year at the moment, then she would be placed in the Second Preference Catagory and the wait for a vist is, at the moment, around 10 years!

If you wait until you are a citizen and then sponsor her the wait is reduced to approximately 4.5 years (as the numbers stand at the moment).

Sorry, I am sure this is not what you want to hear - I would seriously look at what other options you may have if you want her to be here any time soon.