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edsperfect   25

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My wife, US citizen, has an unmarried daughter which she would like to have a green card in case anything happens in her country where she might want to come here. She has a tourist visa and has visited here maybe 20 times in last 6 years. My question is should we proceed wit the long wait of bringing an unmarried daughter to the states or just have her come on the visa she has now and file for a change of status, also is that possible?

filed 129 with vermont 4/19/06

first notice 5/3/06?

IMRA RFE 6/19/06

snail mail RFE 6/22/06

returned 6/22/06

email they recieved 6/26/06

second RFE email 7/11/06

recieved 7/22

returned 7/24

touched 7/25

APProved 10/02/06

NVC sent to Moscow 10/17/06

package from Embassy 11/17/06

interview 01/11/07

approved visa 01/11/07

arrived 02/7/07

married 04/13/07

filed AOS 05/13/07

biometrics 06/06/07

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belinda63 Experienced

belinda63   3,038

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She can't adjust status whilel inside the US until a visa number becomes available. There is currently about a 7 year wait for an unmarried child of a US citizen.

You can file for her a green card by submiting the I-130, but again, there is about a 7 year wait. After her receiving her green card if she does not continue to reside inside the US she will lose it. A green card is not for visiting or for a back-up plan, it is for living in the US.

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edsperfect   25

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The daughter is 29 or 30 now

filed 129 with vermont 4/19/06

first notice 5/3/06?

IMRA RFE 6/19/06

snail mail RFE 6/22/06

returned 6/22/06

email they recieved 6/26/06

second RFE email 7/11/06

recieved 7/22

returned 7/24

touched 7/25

APProved 10/02/06

NVC sent to Moscow 10/17/06

package from Embassy 11/17/06

interview 01/11/07

approved visa 01/11/07

arrived 02/7/07

married 04/13/07

filed AOS 05/13/07

biometrics 06/06/07

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Penguin_ie   5,993

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She cannot just change status. Additionally, even if she could get a greencard now, she cannot just hold on to the greencard "in case"- she;d need to be living inside the USA.

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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apple21   953

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The daughter is 29 or 30 now

Sorry, there's no adjustment of status path for her as she is no longer considered an immediate relative of a USC, because she's above 21 years old already.

She would have to be petitioned via the i-130 process (F1 category, Unmarried Sons/Daughters of USC) which would take 7 YEARS to complete.

Source: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5953.html

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:wub:10-year GC holder :wub:

My Parents’ B2 Tourist Visa Application - APPROVED

 

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edsperfect   25

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Thanks, I guess at the time she will just have to make a decision

filed 129 with vermont 4/19/06

first notice 5/3/06?

IMRA RFE 6/19/06

snail mail RFE 6/22/06

returned 6/22/06

email they recieved 6/26/06

second RFE email 7/11/06

recieved 7/22

returned 7/24

touched 7/25

APProved 10/02/06

NVC sent to Moscow 10/17/06

package from Embassy 11/17/06

interview 01/11/07

approved visa 01/11/07

arrived 02/7/07

married 04/13/07

filed AOS 05/13/07

biometrics 06/06/07

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