Petitioning 35 year old brother, his wife and 2 kids.

[Dakine 26]

Can a naturalized USC petition her brother, her brothers wife and 2 kids.

If so, how??

[Pwl 0]

Can a naturalized USC petition her brother, her brothers wife and 2 kids.

If so, how??

I know U can petition for your brother using form I-130. I guess his family would be eligible too once the visa is available.

The only problem is that the waiting time for a visa is about 10 years.

[meowmeowmeow 1]

no, you can only petition your immediate family which would be your parents, siblings, spouse, child.

these are the processing times for i-130s as i found them on USCIS's website:

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 5 Months

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative U.S. citizen filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 January 08, 2004

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter over 21 November 01, 2001

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister December 22, 1999

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative Permanent resident filling for a spouse or child under 21 January 15, 2006

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative Permanent resident filling for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 May 01, 2002

Edited September 12, 2009 by enraptured

[aaron2020 11,651]

Can a naturalized USC petition her brother, her brothers wife and 2 kids.

If so, how??

Yes. A USC can file for a sibling. The sibling would be the beneficiary. His wife and children would be derivative beneficiaries. It takes 23 years for a USC to petition for a sibling from the Philippines. The petitioner and the beneficiary must both be alive at the end of the waiting time in order for any body to get a visa. The sibling will always be eligible for visa. Derivative beneficiaries can loose their status. Only the spouse at the time the petition matures is eligible for a visa. Only children who are under 21 years of age as determined by CSPA and not married are eligible for visas. There is no way to determine if children will age out because of the long wait. If you want to learn more about CSPA, read my other posts.

[Richard90027 1]

Can a naturalized USC petition her brother, her brothers wife and 2 kids.

If so, how??

One of my co-workers filed for his brother 12 years ago and still waiting

[SweetApple08 2]

Can a naturalized USC petition her brother, her brothers wife and 2 kids.

If so, how??

Yes but it takes forever from 10 to 23 years depending where you are from.

The actual visas being issued right now are of the following dates:

All over the world 15APR99; Mexico 08OCT95 and Philippines 01DEC86

[Dakine 26]

Can a naturalized USC petition her brother, her brothers wife and 2 kids.

If so, how??

Yes. A USC can file for a sibling. The sibling would be the beneficiary. His wife and children would be derivative beneficiaries. It takes 23 years for a USC to petition for a sibling from the Philippines. The petitioner and the beneficiary must both be alive at the end of the waiting time in order for any body to get a visa. The sibling will always be eligible for visa. Derivative beneficiaries can loose their status. Only the spouse at the time the petition matures is eligible for a visa. Only children who are under 21 years of age as determined by CSPA and not married are eligible for visas. There is no way to determine if children will age out because of the long wait. If you want to learn more about CSPA, read my other posts.

Thanks

How to you apply? Do individual I-130s, G325As for the brother, his wife and the 2 kids?

Or just one I-130 for brother and the wife gets a free ride?

Pay ???

I imagine the kids would age out!

[aaron2020 11,651]

Can a naturalized USC petition her brother, her brothers wife and 2 kids.

If so, how??

Yes. A USC can file for a sibling. The sibling would be the beneficiary. His wife and children would be derivative beneficiaries. It takes 23 years for a USC to petition for a sibling from the Philippines. The petitioner and the beneficiary must both be alive at the end of the waiting time in order for any body to get a visa. The sibling will always be eligible for visa. Derivative beneficiaries can loose their status. Only the spouse at the time the petition matures is eligible for a visa. Only children who are under 21 years of age as determined by CSPA and not married are eligible for visas. There is no way to determine if children will age out because of the long wait. If you want to learn more about CSPA, read my other posts.

Thanks

How to you apply? Do individual I-130s, G325As for the brother, his wife and the 2 kids?

Or just one I-130 for brother and the wife gets a free ride?

Pay ???

I imagine the kids would age out!

One Form I-130.