Bringing Over a Brother/Family Member

[In God We Trust 3]

Hello All!

I brought my fiance over from Nigeria on a K-1 visa. After he arrived we married and immediately started the AP/EAD/AOS process. He has since been approved and received his EAD/AP card. We are still waiting for the AOS decision. According to my calculations we should have an answer around August sometime...

This is my question... How can we (My husband & I) petition to bring his older brother from Nigeria to the states. Any advice or guidance in the right direction of info is greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for you help

[Ryan H 3,834]

Your husband will need to become a US citizen before a petition on behalf of his brother can be filed.

[Anh map 2,098]

It's a long way away. You cannot petition for the brother. Hubby must do it.

Once your husband becomes a citizen he can petition for his brother. The wait for siblings is currently around 11 years after petition approval.

In your case he's got to have 3 years of GC status to get to citizenship eligibility. Assume he gets citizenship as soon as possible, that's late 2015. Then he petitions for the brother. Who knows what the immigration policies or the wait will be then.

[In God We Trust 3]

It's a long way away. You cannot petition for the brother. Hubby must do it.

Once your husband becomes a citizen he can petition for his brother. The wait for siblings is currently around 11 years after petition approval.

In your case he's got to have 3 years of GC status to get to citizenship eligibility. Assume he gets citizenship as soon as possible, that's late 2015. Then he petitions for the brother. Who knows what the immigration policies or the wait will be then.

Oh WOW!!! Definitely NOT what I wanted to hear... A couple of follow up questions if you please...

1) So there is no way that once he receives his green card we can start the process to bring him over?

2) Is there any other way we could bring him over and then assist him in getting the right to stay...say for instance like a student visa?

3) Can you point me in the right direction where I may be able to find the guides which will walk me through the process or give me advice on how to further proceed?

Thanks again in advance for any assistance you may be able to give

[Caryh 5,206]

Oh WOW!!! Definitely NOT what I wanted to hear... A couple of follow up questions if you please...

1) So there is no way that once he receives his green card we can start the process to bring him over?

2) Is there any other way we could bring him over and then assist him in getting the right to stay...say for instance like a student visa?

3) Can you point me in the right direction where I may be able to find the guides which will walk me through the process or give me advice on how to further proceed?

Thanks again in advance for any assistance you may be able to give

The guides are right here for other methods to get him here. A student visa is a Non-Immigrant Visa. Meaning you come, go to school, then go home.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides

[Anh map 2,098]

Oh WOW!!! Definitely NOT what I wanted to hear... A couple of follow up questions if you please...

1) So there is no way that once he receives his green card we can start the process to bring him over?

2) Is there any other way we could bring him over and then assist him in getting the right to stay...say for instance like a student visa?

3) Can you point me in the right direction where I may be able to find the guides which will walk me through the process or give me advice on how to further proceed?

Thanks again in advance for any assistance you may be able to give

Got any single friends that think he's cute??

[PD is Current. 50]

2) Is there any other way we could bring him over and then assist him in getting the right to stay...say for instance like a student visa?

Step 1) Ask him to try to get a F1 visa

Step 2) Marry a USC girl. [No fake marriage is suggested here]

or skip straight to step 2

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

If he has 500,000 usd he can go for an investors visa by starting a business that employs a certain number of US persons. If he is a highly talented person ( usually in a STEM job path ) there are visas for that. Student visas require that he be accepted at a qualified school. It also reqiures that your brother in law show that he can support himself. For the local community college here that means showing you have 15,000 usd available to fund your schooling. He also needs to show ties to his country.

Also there is the DV lottery.

Edited June 13, 2012 by NigeriaorBust

[kunleseun 2]

Got any single friends that think he's cute??

[Noah Lot 391]

Oh WOW!!! Definitely NOT what I wanted to hear... A couple of follow up questions if you please...

1) So there is no way that once he receives his green card we can start the process to bring him over?

2) Is there any other way we could bring him over and then assist him in getting the right to stay...say for instance like a student visa?

3) Can you point me in the right direction where I may be able to find the guides which will walk me through the process or give me advice on how to further proceed?

Thanks again in advance for any assistance you may be able to give

To qualify for a student visa, your B-N-Law would need to convince the VO that he plans to return to Nigeria after his studies...since that is apparently not the plan, having him say this would be a ....(fib)...and may easily jeopardize his credibility...which is an important asset.

He could apply for the DV, a long shot, but if successful (and lucky) would be far faster than the umpteen years necessary for (a) your husband to gain his US citizenship and (b) for the subsequent petition for his brother to become current.

[jaycali 415]

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Edited June 14, 2012 by jaejayC

[jaycali 415]

Oh WOW!!! Definitely NOT what I wanted to hear... A couple of follow up questions if you please...1) So there is no way that once he receives his green card we can start the process to bring him over?2) Is there any other way we could bring him over and then assist him in getting the right to stay...say for instance like a student visa?3) Can you point me in the right direction where I may be able to find the guides which will walk me through the process or give me advice on how to further proceed?Thanks again in advance for any assistance you may be able to give

1. Unfortunately, no. Permanent residents can only petition for spouses and/or unmarried children.

2. For a student visa (F-1) he needs to get accepted into an accredited US school, and prove that he 1. He has enough funds for tuition and living expenses, and 2. That he has every intention of returning to Nigeria after graduation. You can't help him in the visa process, he'll have to apply himself, individually. He will not be granted a student visa if he plans to stay in the US after graduation.

3. Unless he has a specialized skill/bachelor's degree or higher in a specialized field of study, or $500,000 at hand to invest in a new business, the only immigrant visa he'd be eligible for at this time would be Diversity Visa (also known as the green card lottery).

4. Hook him up with a nice American girl and see where it goes. If they get married one day, he'd be eligible for K-1/CR-1. Having gone through the Lagos consulate, I know I don't have to remind you that it needs to be a legit relationship.

Edited June 14, 2012 by jaejayC