Please help! The last member in our family and she's under 21

[quangmsc 0]

Hi All,

I submitted I-130s for my parents and my sister back in June 2011. Now my parents arrived to the States this Sept 2012.

I need your help for my sister's case:

- She's the last member in our family still staying in Vietnam.

- At the time I post this, she's still under 21 years old and 5 months from reaching that age.

- USCIS already has the case open for my sister

Today, a lawyer on a VNese TV channel claimed that the last member in a family can immigrate to the States as long as she's under 21.

If it was true, please let me know what paperwork I need to prepare since she's almost 21.

I really appreciate your help.

[quangmsc 0]

Hi All,

I submitted I-130s for my parents and my sister back in June 2011. Now my parents arrived to the States this Sept 2012.

I need your help for my sister's case:

- She's the last member in our family still staying in Vietnam.

- At the time I post this, she's still under 21 years old and 5 months from reaching that age.

- USCIS already has the case open for my sister

Today, a lawyer on a VNese TV channel claimed that the last member in a family can immigrate to the States as long as she's under 21.

If it was true, please let me know what paperwork I need to prepare since she's almost 21.

I really appreciate your help.

I called local Immigration Services Centers. They told me that my mom (even though only has Green Card) can still sponsor my sister (I'm the co-sponsor) and it probably takes 5-6 years. Still better than I have to wait around 10 years.

[Anh map 2,098]

I called local Immigration Services Centers. They told me that my mom (even though only has Green Card) can still sponsor my sister (I'm the co-sponsor) and it probably takes 5-6 years. Still better than I have to wait around 10 years.

Yes, it is faster for a parent's petition than a sibling's petition.

[aaydrian 479]

The link below should provide you with a bit more details as it relates to the time your sister will have to wait for a visa and help your guys and your sister make an informed decision as to which category she wants to be in and how marriage will affect her wait time.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5770.html

Edited September 28, 2012 by aaydrian

[quangmsc 0]

The link below should provide you with a bit more details as it relates to the time your sister will have to wait for a visa and help your guys and your sister make an informed decision as to which category she wants to be in and how marriage will affect her wait time.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5770.html

Thanks. My sister originally doesn't have a plan to get married for the next 5-6 years.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi All,

I submitted I-130s for my parents and my sister back in June 2011. Now my parents arrived to the States this Sept 2012.

I need your help for my sister's case:

- She's the last member in our family still staying in Vietnam.

- At the time I post this, she's still under 21 years old and 5 months from reaching that age.

- USCIS already has the case open for my sister

Today, a lawyer on a VNese TV channel claimed that the last member in a family can immigrate to the States as long as she's under 21.

If it was true, please let me know what paperwork I need to prepare since she's almost 21.

I really appreciate your help.

You either misunderstood the lawyer or the lawyer was wrong. Only in certain cases can an unmarried child immigrate with a parent. When a USC petitions for a parent, no one else is eligible for a visa. Only the parent gets a visa. That's what happen in the cases for your parents.

There is no way for your sister to immigrate to the US at this time.

You, the USC, can file for your sister. That will take 10-12 years. She can get marry. Her spouse and children will be able to immigrate with her.

An LPR parent can file for your sister. She will age out into the F2b category. The wait is 8 years. She cannot get marry if she wants the visa. If she gets marry while the petitioning parent is a LPR, the case will be denied because an LPR can never have a petition for a married child.

[aaydrian 479]

Thanks. My sister originally doesn't have a plan to get married for the next 5-6 years.

Note that the category your sis is most likely to be in in the near future is F2b which is a greencard holder petitioning for their adult daughter (>21) and the wait time is currently 8 years. A USC petitioning for their adult child, F1, has a wait time of 7 years plus the benefit of bringing their children.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Note that the category your sis is most likely to be in in the near future is F2b which is a greencard holder petitioning for their adult daughter (>21) and the wait time is currently 8 years. A USC petitioning for their adult child, F1, has a wait time of 7 years plus the benefit of bringing their children.

A person in the F2b can also bring their children. In fact, any principal beneficiary in the family based categories (F1, F2a, F2b, F3, and F4) are eligible to bring their unmarried children under age 21. There is no difference how derivative children are treated in the F1 and F2b categories.

Edited September 28, 2012 by aaron2020

[aaydrian 479]

A person in the F2b can also bring their children. In fact, any principal beneficiary in the family based categories (F1, F2a, F2b, F3, and F4) are eligible to bring their unmarried children under age 21. There is no difference how derivative children are treated in the F1 and F2b categories.

Oh, okay. Knew about spouses of LPRs bringing their kids with them or just a LPR getting their kids to the US but never really thought of LPR's having the benefit of getting their grandchildren to the US via a F2A or F2B petition.

Thanks for the correction.