Want to bring my wife's son to US on I-130, and also tourist visa - can I do both?

[Ken1 0]

Hi Everyone,

I am a US citizen and my wife is a US resident from Brazil. I met my wife in Brazil and petitioned for her and her step daughter through the K1 fiancé visa. They are both now US residents, and we would like to bring my wife's 18 year old son, who lives in Brazil with his father, to the US for a visit this December and are also thinking that he might come again next September (2014) to do his last year of high school here. He would return to Brazil between the first visit this December and coming back next fall, and we want to get him his US residency.

My understanding is that for the green card we need to apply for a I-130, but that can take about 8 months, which would mean he wouldn't get it in time for him to visit us in December, which is why we are thinking to do the tourist visa at the same time as the I-130, but I am wondering if we can simultaneously apply for a I-I30 visa and tourist visa. Also, who petitions for him, me or my wife?

Any suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated. Anything that we should keep our eyes out for, any documents that we should start gathering, things we need for the application, etc. is helpful!

Thank you!

Kenny

[makebalayesarr 9]

I don't want to sound negative but a tourist visa would be almost impossible for him to get because of him having no job, house or a lot of monies in the bank in other words strong ties in brazil to show in one hand. In the other one because of his mom and sister are LPRs, the consular officer would deny the visa because of that .Either wait for the I.130 or through his dad ( supposed he has already obtain a visitor visa or can apply concurrently with him), but you and you wife will make it virtually impossible for him to come in to US as a VISITOR.

[aaron2020 11,651]

I don't want to sound negative but a tourist visa would be almost impossible for him to get because of him having no job, house or a lot of monies in the bank in other words strong ties in brazil to show in one hand. In the other one because of his mom and sister are LPRs, the consular officer would deny the visa because of that .Either wait for the I.130 or through his dad ( supposed he has already obtain a visitor visa or can apply concurrently with him), but you and you wife will make it virtually impossible for him to come in to US as a VISITOR.

why so negative?

You can petition your stepson and he can apply for a visitor visa.

The visitor visa application will be judges on his circumstances.

Some people can get visitor visas while waiting for an immigrant visa. Others can't. It all depends on their personal circumstances and whichever CO he gets.