best way to petition my step sister to america???

[jadeandash 0]

HI everyone. I have been here in America for 6 months and I want to petition my mom and eventually petition my step sister. what is the best way for me to get my step sister here? what is the fastest and best way for me to get here here. what is the process? has anyone gone through this yet?

[apple21 953]

You cannot petition your parent or sibling until after you become a US citizen.

Sibling petition (F4 category), regardless of step-sister's age and marital status, for Philippines takes 24 years to complete.

It will be best if you petition for mom first, then after mom gets her GC, she files for her daughter, via one of the following categories (whichever is applicable):

If daughter is unmarried and below 21 years old, she will immigrate under the F2A category with a waiting time of 2 and a half years.

If daughter is unmarried and over 21 years old, she'll be under the F2B category with a waiting time of 10-11 years.

If daughter is married (regardless of age), she'll be under the F3 category, mom will have to become USC before she can file for this category. Waiting time is 21 years.

For F2A and F2B categories, daughter will have to remain unmarried. Marriage will void those petitions.

Edited May 19, 2013 by apple21

[VanessaTony 3,567]

HI everyone. I have been here in America for 6 months and I want to petition my mom and eventually petition my step sister. what is the best way for me to get my step sister here? what is the fastest and best way for me to get here here. what is the process? has anyone gone through this yet?

If she is your step-sister and your mum is your mum, that makes your step-sister NOT her daughter, and not your sister, biologically.

Therefore there is no path for you to bring your step-sister, but you could bring your mother.

Your mother could not petition a child that is not hers. If she is not married to the father anymore then no petitionable relationship exists between her and your step-sister... unless she adopted her.

So, are you sure you're using the right term? How is your "step-sister" related to you?

[apple21 953]

Good point Vanessa&Tony.

[apple21 953]

Jadeandsh, I saw your status update question and you were asking "How do I petition my sister in law to America?"

Maybe, you got mixed up with the terminologies or something.

Anyhow, you cannot directly petition for your Sister-In-Law (SIL). You would have to file a petition for her husband, YOUR brother. Once you filed for your brother, his wife (your SIL) will be included in that petition. Brother will be under the F4 category with a waiting time of 24 YEARS.

You will have to become a US citizen first, before you can file for your brother.

Edited May 19, 2013 by apple21

[Louis and Aya 17]

Am I reading what you guys are posting correctly?

When someone tries to bring over a family member they have to file the petition then wait 24 years??

Good god.

[Asia 2,498]

Am I reading what you guys are posting correctly?

When someone tries to bring over a family member they have to file the petition then wait 24 years??

Good god.

It all depends who that family member is (a parent, a child, a sibling), who the petitioner is (a permanent resident, a citizen), and what country the petioner originally is from (China, India, Mexico, Philippines, all the others).

[revtech100 16]

Am I reading what you guys are posting correctly?

When someone tries to bring over a family member they have to file the petition then wait 24 years??

Good god.

Yep. Your read it right. It's got to do with quotas. We looked into it and that is what we found.

[apple21 953]

Am I reading what you guys are posting correctly?

When someone tries to bring over a family member they have to file the petition then wait 24 years??

Good god.

Not for all family members. The 24 year wait is only for siblings of US citizens from the Philippines.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

If she is your step-sister and your mum is your mum, that makes your step-sister NOT her daughter, and not your sister, biologically.

Therefore there is no path for you to bring your step-sister, but you could bring your mother.

Your mother could not petition a child that is not hers. If she is not married to the father anymore then no petitionable relationship exists between her and your step-sister... unless she adopted her.

So, are you sure you're using the right term? How is your "step-sister" related to you?

[jadeandash 0]

Sorry everyone the term I meant was half sister.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

HI everyone. I have been here in America for 6 months and I want to petition my mom and eventually petition my half sister. what is the best way for me to get my half sister here? what is the fastest and best way for me to get here here. what is the process? has anyone gone through this yet?

there has been an increase in post-questions about permanent residents who would like to petition for their parents / siblings.

There is no fast way to get them here. Also you have to be a US Citizen before you could submit an application to get mother / sister here.

[Hypnos 6,576]

You're looking at around 25 years, minimum, and that's assuming that you naturalise as soon as you are able and that the sibling F4 preference category is not eliminated, as has been proposed in the Senate's immigration legislation.

[Ontarkie 14,224]

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[apple21 953]

Sorry everyone the term I meant was half sister.

Who is your common parent?