Filing for mother and brother

[rncarterjm 0]

My friend is a citizen of the usa and his mother lives in jamaica, he plans to file for here in a few months from now. However, she has a 16 year old son. Should my friend aslo filed for his younger brother or should the mother file for the son when she get her green card?

[yonkersvan 0]

My friend is a citizen of the usa and his mother lives in jamaica, he plans to file for here in a few months from now. However, she has a 16 year old son. Should my friend aslo filed for his younger brother or should the mother file for the son when she get her green card?

Hi,

I was in the same situation.

I filed for my parents and my sisters.

Parents just passed their interview and hopefully be here in a few weeks.

I'm planning to get my dad petition for my sisters when he gets his green card.

My petition will then serve as a back up.

Remember, if the petitioner dies, so does the petition too.

[myjamwifey 2]

Hi,

I was in the same situation.

I filed for my parents and my sisters.

Parents just passed their interview and hopefully be here in a few weeks.

I'm planning to get my dad petition for my sisters when he gets his green card.

My petition will then serve as a back up.

Remember, if the petitioner dies, so does the petition too.

[Mononoke28 135]

My friend is a citizen of the usa and his mother lives in jamaica, he plans to file for here in a few months from now. However, she has a 16 year old son. Should my friend aslo filed for his younger brother or should the mother file for the son when she get her green card?

Your friend can file for both, his mother and brother right now. It will take about a year or so for the mother to get her visa, while the visa for his brother will take about 10 years. A second option would be for her to file for him as a permanent resident but it will also take a while. And the last option would be for her to become a US citizen herself and then file for him, which will take a few years as well. No matter what option he chooses, the visa for his brother will take anywhere from 5-10+ years.

Diana

[myjamwifey 2]

hi rncarter,

there are several ways he could handle the situation. the first thing he could do is file for mother and son on separate I130 petitions. the rule says any family member can petition except in laws, cousins, aunt and uncles. secondly, he can file for mom and have the mother file for child. i would say the first option would be better to speed the process.

[aaron2020 11,651]

My friend is a citizen of the usa and his mother lives in jamaica, he plans to file for here in a few months from now. However, she has a 16 year old son. Should my friend aslo filed for his younger brother or should the mother file for the son when she get her green card?

A beneficiary can have more than one petition ongoing. So your friend can file for his brother and his mother can file for his brother once she becomes a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR - green card holder).

It will take 6-12 months for your friend to petition for his mother as a Immediate Relative. Derivative beneficiaries are not allowed in Immediate Relative cases, so only the mother will get the visa. No one else, including minor children, will get visas.

It will take 10+ years for your friend to petition for his brother. It might be a good idea to have this file going in case mom dies during the wait.

As a LRP, mom can petition for her unmarried child under age 21. It will take about 4-5 years.