Bringing Father-in-law from Indonesia to the US

[milkman79 0]

My wife has been a resident here in the U.S. for over two years. She is pregnant and due at the end of April. We need to have my father-in-law stay with us for a period of time to help us with the baby. What Visa would be required of him as we petion for him as a permanent resident with conditions? The process was very long with my wife, it took three months for the whole process excluding our marriage in Indonesia which allowed her to arrive on K-3 Visa rather than a K-1 Visa, which is a fiance Visa. Again, we need to know what Visa is required to transfer from Indonesia to the United States. Regarding our question about the Visa, overall we are mostly wondering how long the process will take after getting the required Visa. That is actually our question. How long will it take with everything mentioned above? Sorry if I sound confusing, it is just I have found it more helpful dealing with the USCIS when adding some details building up to my question. Thanks for any advice that will help us to speed up this process.

Your Truly,

James & Melda

[HeatDeath 430]

As far as I know, you can't petition for your father-in-law at all, since he is not an immediate relative of yours.

Furthermore, your wife, as a PR, can only petition for children or a spouse. She does not become able to apply for her father until she becomes a US citizen, and even at that, the process will take years.

He is sadly unlikely to qualify for a tourist visa (and even if he does, he cannot adjust status from that even if he gets one), and it would take a lot of doing to shoehorn him into another visa class (student? religious worker? Probably not.), so this probably won't work, certainly not on a timeframe where he is likely to be much help with the baby.

Sorry.

[NancyNguyen 1,658]

Tourist Visa is the choice in this case. He will apply for the visa himself and prove that he doesn't any intention to immigrate to US. He also has to prove he has strong bond with his country and he can afford everything for his trip.

PS: He cannot say he comes to US to babysit. A baby born is a good cause to invite him for a visit, I guess.

As far as I know, you can't petition for your father-in-law at all, since he is not an immediate relative of yours.

Furthermore, your wife, as a PR, can only petition for children or a spouse. She does not become able to apply for her father until she becomes a US citizen, and even at that, the process will take years.

He is sadly unlikely to qualify for a tourist visa (and even if he does, he cannot adjust status from that even if he gets one), and it would take a lot of doing to shoehorn him into another visa class (student? religious worker? Probably not.), so this probably won't work, certainly not on a timeframe where he is likely to be much help with the baby.

Sorry.

He was asking about non-immigrant visa not petition...

[Darnell 8,479]

she's still a k-3 visa holder? No Adjustment of Status? No Green Card?

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Regardless, the best bet (since she's not a USCitizen) is to have the father apply for a tourist visa.

Good Luck !