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kanna1990   0

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Hello, I came to US with F1- visa in 2012 January but now i am in OPT. I heard from one of my friend that we can apply Green Card that if any of our brothers and sisters with the same family name are staying in US can apply for us. I have my brother here in US from past 10 years. He is a green card holder and i dont think whether he also had citizenship or not. So my doubt is will there be any chance of me applying/getting green card from my brother because our surnames are same and he is my cousin.



Kindly help me in this regard.



Awaiting for reply.



Thanks & Regards


Kanna


Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   46,156

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So you hope to get a green card by pretending your cousin is your Brother.

That should get you on the next plane pretty quick.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

paojack Rising Star

paojack   41

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So you hope to get a green card by pretending your cousin is your Brother.

That should get you on the next plane pretty quick.

Not sure but I think its just bad english. Either way OP, the answer is No.

K1 visa
Filed I-129: Dec 3rd 2010
Interview: July 6th 2011 APPROVED!

AOS
Filed: Oct 4th 2011
AOS Interview: Feb 7th 2012 - RFE sad.png
AOS Approved: Feb 9th - without sending RFE
Green Card received: Feb 17th smile.png

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Filed: Nov 13th 2013

Approved: March 13th 2014

Kat&Abhi Enthusiast

Kat&Abhi   42

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Hello, I came to US with F1- visa in 2012 January but now i am in OPT. I heard from one of my friend that we can apply Green Card that if any of our brothers and sisters with the same family name are staying in US can apply for us. I have my brother here in US from past 10 years. He is a green card holder and i dont think whether he also had citizenship or not. So my doubt is will there be any chance of me applying/getting green card from my brother because our surnames are same and he is my cousin.

Kindly help me in this regard.

Awaiting for reply.

Thanks & Regards

Kanna

Kanna,

your cousin-brother cannot petition for you, only direct family members so you cannot get a GC from this situation.

Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   46,156

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What is a cousin-brother?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   46,173

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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*** Thread moved from "Introducing Our Members" forum to the "Bringing Family Members of PRs to America" forum. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Kat&Abhi Enthusiast

Kat&Abhi   42

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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What is a cousin-brother?

in india its very common to call your cousin your brother, just the way families work over there (hence the reason the OP wrote brother and cousin interchangibly) another synonomous way to say it is "cousin brother"

basically because in india so many families are "joint families" you grow up with your cousins as your brothers and sisters and treat as well as call them as such when genetically they are truly cousins and NOT blood siblings

hope that makes sense!

Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   46,156

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So in India you can be sponsored by a Cousin?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Mockingjay Enthusiast

Mockingjay   10

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Philippines
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Biologically he is your cousin and not your brother and in the US cousins cannot petition each other.

Visa Category: F2A

Country: Philippines

Lockbox: Chicago Lockbox

USCIS Service Center: California Service Center

I-130 Sent: November 5, 2013

NOA 1: November 8, 2013

NOA 2: February 5, 2014

Date Received by NVC: February 15, 2014

Case Number and IIN: April 2, 2014

DS-261/AOS Invoice Email: February 19, 2015

Paid AOS Fee: February 21, 2015

 
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