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Anh map Grand Master

Anh map   2,098

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5092.html

According to the visa bulletin they are working on priority date June 2001 now. So the wait is approx. 9 years.

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Saddle Bronc Grand Master

Saddle Bronc   124

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Based on current Visa Bulletin[/b], best-case of around nine years (cutoff-date 2001/06/01) and worst-case (if your siblings were born in Philippines) of sixteen (1994/04/01)

2005/07/10 I-129F filed for Pras

2005/11/07 I-129F approved, forwarded to NVC--to Chennai Consulate 2005/11/14

2005/12/02 Packet-3 received from Chennai

2005/12/21 Visa Interview Date

2006/04/04 Pras' entry into US at DTW

2006/04/15 Church Wedding at Novi (Detroit suburb), MI

2006/05/01 AOS Packet (I-485/I-131/I-765) filed at Chicago

2006/08/23 AP and EAD approved. Two down, 1.5 to go

2006/10/13 Pras' I-485 interview--APPROVED!

2006/10/27 Pras' conditional GC arrives -- .5 to go (2 yrs to Conditions Removal)

2008/07/21 I-751 (conditions removal) filed

2008/08/22 I-751 biometrics completed

2009/06/18 I-751 approved

2009/07/03 10-year GC received; last 0.5 done!

2009/07/23 Pras files N-400

2009/11/16 My 46TH birthday, Pras N-400 approved

2010/03/18 Pras' swear-in

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Thompson2 Community Regular

Thompson2   1

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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I'm interested in this too. My husband is a LPR right now, but I think he has to wait until he is a citizen to file for his sister, right? So if we filed once he became a citizen then it's taking 9 years, as of right now? Do she need to be unmarried in the 9 years? What would her status be. Would she be a LPR and then be able to become a citizen after 5 years? Any idea on the total costs?

Thanks!!

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Sasha_Cool   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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I'm interested in this too. My husband is a LPR right now, but I think he has to wait until he is a citizen to file for his sister, right? So if we filed once he became a citizen then it's taking 9 years, as of right now? Do she need to be unmarried in the 9 years? What would her status be. Would she be a LPR and then be able to become a citizen after 5 years? Any idea on the total costs?

Thanks!!

I think the cost would be the same as if you were filing for a spouse. $350 for the petition, plus AOS fee $1010 along with some other fee of $70 and then the visa fee in Jamaica I think the price dropped on this to $340.

How on earth are they moving so slow with sibling petitions? If I had known earlier it would have taken this long to file for them, I would have pressed my mom to do it before she passed away. Oh well, I wonder if it would be a good idea to wait and file with a chance of the years decreasing from 9 to 5 or file now and wait in line behind the others who are awaiting for their chance.

Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,479

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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milimelo   4,546

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina
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I think the cost would be the same as if you were filing for a spouse. $350 for the petition, plus AOS fee $1010 along with some other fee of $70 and then the visa fee in Jamaica I think the price dropped on this to $340.

How on earth are they moving so slow with sibling petitions? If I had known earlier it would have taken this long to file for them, I would have pressed my mom to do it before she passed away. Oh well, I wonder if it would be a good idea to wait and file with a chance of the years decreasing from 9 to 5 or file now and wait in line behind the others who are awaiting for their chance.

There's no AOS fee for immigrant visas. You'll pay $355 for petition, then after the petition makes its way to NVC you'll be notified to pay the Affidavit of Support fee which is $70 and then around $400 for the immigrant visa fee. Sibling pays for the medical in their home country and copies of whatever documents are asked for for the interview.

You need to understand how the visa number availability goes - most of it is covered if you read the beginning of the visa bulletin published each month.

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aleful Veteran

aleful   1,905

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Argentina
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Does anyone have a xclue how long it would take to file for a sibling, if I am a born U.S. citizen? I am thinking about filing for my brother and sister. Thanks!!!!

more than 9 years for each of them. and you must be over 21 to file for them. they are in Jamaica? because siblings aren't elegible to adjust in country meaning in the US.

 
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