Getting my family here is SIL has a job offer

[mrs.josh 0]

I am a PR living in Eastern NC. My daughter, sil and 2 young grand daughters live in Alberta, Canada. He has a potential job offer, they will not sponsor him (did once and had bad experience) we are in a position to sponsor the family. How do we go about doing that? I assume the first thing he will need is the job offer in writing. Any idea how many steps for the family involved and time frame?

TIA

[milimelo 4,562]

I am a PR living in Eastern NC. My daughter, sil and 2 young grand daughters live in Alberta, Canada. He has a potential job offer, they will not sponsor him (did once and had bad experience) we are in a position to sponsor the family. How do we go about doing that? I assume the first thing he will need is the job offer in writing. Any idea how many steps for the family involved and time frame?

TIA

You need to be a USC before you can petition for your married daughter. Currently they're processing petitions filed 22AUG01 for Family Based 3rd category - Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens. So even when you do petition them, it will be a 10-yr wait.

Your son in law either better find another employer to petition him or get the first one to.

[Inky 1,111]

If hes trying to come to the USA through his job. His job has to apply for the GC for him.

[Bsze 50]

Work visas must be submitted by the employer on behalf of the future employee.

As for getting green cards for your family, unfortunately, that won't work either. As a permanent resident, you are not eligible to petition for a married child. You could petition for her once you've gained your citizenship but there's a wait time of years.

[Shantelle 0]

I am the daughter this thread is about....I have contacted US immigrations and been told that my step dad (my moms husband) can petition for us....that it can take up to 6 months at this point to wait for the visa to be available....and as soon as it is approved for me that automatically approves my husband and our children.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

How old were you when your mother and step dad married?

It is going to take at least a year even for an immediate visa category; Canada is back-logged.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I am the daughter this thread is about....I have contacted US immigrations and been told that my step dad (my moms husband) can petition for us....that it can take up to 6 months at this point to wait for the visa to be available....and as soon as it is approved for me that automatically approves my husband and our children.

We're getting fragments of information here. Is your step-father a US citizen? If so, were you under the age of 18 when he married your mother? If so, then yes - he can petition for you. Since you are now married the visa category would be F3. Yes, your husband and children would be eligible for a derivative visa.

Your step-father would submit an I-130 petition for you. The day USCIS accepts the petition (usually within a few weeks of him sending it) will be your "priority date". F3 visas are family preference - not immediate relative. This means you'll have to wait until your priority date is current before a visa will be available for you. The six months you were quoted is the approximate amount of time it takes to get an I-130 petition approved. However, your priority date won't become current for many years. It's about 10 years in the current visa bulletin. You can see the latest visa bulletins here:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html

When your priority date is before the date listed for F3 family preference visas then you'll be able to apply for a visa.

If your step-father is not a US citizen then he can't petition for you. If you were over the age of 18 or were already married when he married your mother then he can't petition for you. Your mother can't petition for you as an LPR because you're married.

Don't expect to get accurate advice by calling USCIS, CBP, ICE, the US Consulate, or any other US government agency. The people they hire for tier 1 customer service are trained only in operating their customer service computer system. They know little to nothing about immigration law, which is fairly complicated. If you want accurate advice then either ask on this or any other US immigration related forum (you'll get a wide mixture of opinions) or consult with a US immigration attorney.