Options for LPR to sponsor married son and daughter

[Soaring Eagle 0]

I helped one of my cousin, a US citizen, to file for her mother to become a LPR. The petition got approved and she is in the process of getting her immigrant visa and coming over. My cousin's brother came over here three years ago on a student visa. He was married before he came over to US on the student visa. His wife joined him a year later in the US. My cousin thinks that once his mother becomes LPR, she can sponsor her son, the one in the US who is married, and also another married daughter that is still back home. I knew that it is not possible since there is no provision for a LPR to sponsor married sons and daughters. But they are still believe that they can. I explained to them that best option available to them is getting my cousin's mother the citizenship and then sponsor married son and daughter. Meanwhile their son has to either continue school or go back home and wait there until their mother gets her citizenship. I also explained if the son who lives here go out of status it might be a problem for her son to get LPR. Could you please let me know that whether my analysis is correct or is there any other options available to them. I would like to help them. (My next option is letting them know that this is a complicated situation and ask them to retain a lawyer).

[milimelo 4,564]

You are correct - LPR can NOT petition married son/daughter. Just show them a visa bulletin - has a listing of all possible visas depending if one is USC or LPR. Even I-130 form instructions will say the same.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

You are correct, LPRs can only petition unmarried children.

Two options:

- Mom becomes US citizen in 5-ish years, then files for married kids. Total wait time from now: around 15 years.

- Your cousin, the USC, files for her brother and sister now. Wait time: about 11.5 years.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

You are correct, LPRs can only petition unmarried children.

Two options:

- Mom becomes US citizen in 5-ish years, then files for married kids. Total wait time from now: around 15 years.

- Your cousin, the USC, files for her brother and sister now. Wait time: about 11.5 years.

[aleful 1,905]

I helped one of my cousin, a US citizen, to file for her mother to become a LPR. The petition got approved and she is in the process of getting her immigrant visa and coming over. My cousin's brother came over here three years ago on a student visa. He was married before he came over to US on the student visa. His wife joined him a year later in the US. My cousin thinks that once his mother becomes LPR, she can sponsor her son, the one in the US who is married, and also another married daughter that is still back home. I knew that it is not possible since there is no provision for a LPR to sponsor married sons and daughters. But they are still believe that they can. I explained to them that best option available to them is getting my cousin's mother the citizenship and then sponsor married son and daughter. Meanwhile their son has to either continue school or go back home and wait there until their mother gets her citizenship. I also explained if the son who lives here go out of status it might be a problem for her son to get LPR. Could you please let me know that whether my analysis is correct or is there any other options available to them. I would like to help them. (My next option is letting them know that this is a complicated situation and ask them to retain a lawyer).

ditto, you are correct.

[Soaring Eagle 0]

Thank you everyone! You are the best.

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[Noah Lot 391]

I helped one of my cousin, a US citizen, to file for her mother to become a LPR. The petition got approved and she is in the process of getting her immigrant visa and coming over. My cousin's brother came over here three years ago on a student visa. He was married before he came over to US on the student visa. His wife joined him a year later in the US. My cousin thinks that once his mother becomes LPR, she can sponsor her son, the one in the US who is married, and also another married daughter that is still back home. I knew that it is not possible since there is no provision for a LPR to sponsor married sons and daughters. But they are still believe that they can. I explained to them that best option available to them is getting my cousin's mother the citizenship and then sponsor married son and daughter. Meanwhile their son has to either continue school or go back home and wait there until their mother gets her citizenship. I also explained if the son who lives here go out of status it might be a problem for her son to get LPR. Could you please let me know that whether my analysis is correct or is there any other options available to them. I would like to help them. (My next option is letting them know that this is a complicated situation and ask them to retain a lawyer).

There is no category of immigrant visas for married sons/daughters of LPRs.

the category for the same of USCs involves a considerable wait time - it is not an 'IR' (immediate relative) category.