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If i am outside the US can i apply for my father?

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I will soon be 21 years,I want to apply for my father to become a green card holder in the USA.I never worked it the USA but i am a citizen.I work outside the us.My aunt (His cousin) will help me file for him to show that we can support him.

Can this work or do i have to be working in the usa and be here while i file for him? Or can i apply for him and my aunt can show she can support him without me?i just apply

I have a company outside the usa

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I will soon be 21 years,I want to apply for my father to become a green card holder in the USA.I never worked it the USA but i am a citizen.I work outside the us.My aunt (His cousin) will help me file for him to show that we can support him.

Can this work or do i have to be working in the usa and be here while i file for him? Or can i apply for him and my aunt can show she can support him without me?i just apply

I have a company outside the usa

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Yes you can file for your father as soon as you are 21 years old., but, since youre the petitioner, and if you cant prove sufficient amount of income to support your father, you can ask for help to your aunt to file as a co-sponsor. your aunt;s ITR should be 125% above the national poverty line, considering how many dependents she has. and, please refer to forum called, bringing family members of US citizen. my ideas were not completely accurate so i do hope others will comment on this..

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You can file for your father now, but you will need to have (re-established) domicile and be resident in the USA by the time he gets his visa, as family visas are for the purposes of family re-unification in the USA.

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Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Im not reffering to a Visa,he has a visitors visa.I will be filing for him and his green card so he can be a green card holder.what i am asking is that do I have to be in the USA when i file for him? I dont want to as i have a company overseas and my aunt who works for $4K a month will be helping my on the form for the support part.I never worked in the USA or filed taxes?

will any of this affect the process? do i have to be here?

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I referred you to this forum when you posted on Yahoo earlier today.

As a US citizen you are required by law to file a yearly US tax return, even if you live outside the US. and your income is solely from outside the US. Since your US tax returns are the basis for the Affidavit of Support you will have to submit for the I-130 you have to file for your father, you might have to tackle that hurdle first before you even think about step 2.

As long as you live outside the US and have no tax returns to document your income and thus your ability to support your father financially, you are a dead fish in the water. Even if your aunt can be a co-sponsor, you, the son, are the main sponsor.

Finally, once your I-130 is approved, your dad can apply for an immigrant visa to the US. This is the family reunion that was mentioned earlier. What would be the purpose to petition for your dad to come to the US if you are not there?

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Penguin_ie   5,993

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You cannot file for a greencard. You can petition him which will eventually lead to a visa for him to enter the USA and once he immigrates, he can receive a greencard.

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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You need to be domiciled in the US.

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So i have to be in the USA then?I cant be outside and file taxes at the US embassy?Does my father need to be in the USA when i file for him?

It is fine for you to travel, and even own a business abroad, but you must be ordinarily resident in the USA or have made arrangements to move to the USA before or at the same time as your dad. So for example, you could file now, and then at the interview, your dad would need to proof you will move to the USA with him. As a US citizen, you are required to file US taxes even if you never intend to go back to the USA.

Your dad doesn't need to be in the USA when filing; he will have to use his visa within 6 months of it being issued though, and from then on, as a greencard holder, must spend the majority of his time inside the USA.

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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