Family Members of U S Citizens to America

[mill 1]

My parents are U S Citizens and they petitioned for my siblings back home in Nigeria, the petition was filed 31st of May 2011, i would like to know when this petition would be approved it is over a year, may 31 2012 made it one year, now we have not received any approval letter yet, my siblings are over 21 yrs old and unmarried.

[aleful 1,905]

My parents are U S Citizens and they petitioned for my siblings back home in Nigeria, the petition was filed 31st of May 2011, i would like to know when this petition would be approved it is over a year, may 31 2012 made it one year, now we have not received any approval letter yet, my siblings are over 21 yrs old and unmarried.

hi,

it can take years, depending on the service center. the wait until the priority date is available currently is around 7 years if they continue to be unmarried, if they marry, the wait is around 10 years.

[mill 1]

It is California Service Center.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Approval of the I-130 is only the first step. Your siblings must still wait for their priority date to be current. That will take seven years.

There is no rush to approve the I-130. It will take seven years for your siblings priority date to be current, so approval of the I-130 will have zero impact on the wait.

Edited July 25, 2012 by aaron2020

[mill 1]

Which year are they processing now for the F1 because that is the category my siblings are?

[aleful 1,905]

Which year are they processing now for the F1 because that is the category my siblings are?

2005

[patient2010 93]

2005

[mill 1]

Hi all, my parents are U S citizens, they filed for my siblings back in nigeria?. The priority date is 31st of May, 2011, when do you think the petition would be approved, it over a year now.Thank you.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

The petition may be approved at any time but they will wait about 7 year for a visa to be available,

[mill 1]

Thank you, but do you think the petition may be approved this year?.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

It doesn't matter much as you already have your priority date which is what will determine when they interview. If you wait 8 years for a visa there is no difference between the petition getting approved today or in 5 years. The approval date means nothing if all the children are over 21

[Ban Hammer 13,552]

duplicate topics have been merged

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

When the petition gets approved only matters if a person is under 21 when you file, because of age outs. Your siblings are over 21, so whether the petition gets approved this year (likely, but not certain) or not really doesn't matter. It does not mean the visa will be approved down the line either.