US Resident petitioning for parents and sister

[SG2014 0]

About a month or so ago I received my green card. I was able to file because my husband is a US citizen. I now want to petition for my parents and sister who live in the United States. Am I able to do that now or do I have to wait? If I have to wait, when would I be eligible to petition for them? How long do I have to have a green card before I can petition?

[RICARDO4EVA2 195]

About a month or so ago I received my green card. I was able to file because my husband is a US citizen. I now want to petition for my parents and sister who live in the United States. Am I able to do that now or do I have to wait? If I have to wait, when would I be eligible to petition for them? How long do I have to have a green card before I can petition?

Congrats on scoring your LPR status. ONLY U.S. Citizens can file the request you are seeking. You are unable to petition your Parents or Sister while you have a Green Card. You should be eligible to apply for Citizenship sooner than the 5 yr mark if you are still married to the same US Citizen.

[Iam_broken 3]

About a month or so ago I received my green card. I was able to file because my husband is a US citizen. I now want to petition for my parents and sister who live in the United States. Am I able to do that now or do I have to wait? If I have to wait, when would I be eligible to petition for them? How long do I have to have a green card before I can petition?

I am confused, you said, "I now want to petition for my parents and sister who live in the United States." Based on my understanding, you want to file a petition for your parents and sister who are living in the US, why do u still need to file a petition if they are living in the US already? or maybe do you mean, you want to file a petition for them so they can live in the US? Correct me please..

[SG2014 0]

I'm sorry for the confusion. They came into the country with visas, but overstayed their visas. So, I now want to petition for them to receive residency.

[belinda63 3,047]

Sis will be the problem. First you will need to be a USC. You can then file for your parents and their overstay will be forgiven. So in about four more years (if you qualify for citizenship in three years) they will have their green cards.

Then the parents can file a petition for sis but as LPRs her overstay will not be forgiven. She would have to either leave the country and the parents file a waiver for her overstay or she will have to serve out her ban. Or she could continue to remain in the US out of status until a parent becomes a citizen and then (if she is not 21 or married) they can file for her and the overstay will be forgiven. Total time from now about nine years.

Or you could file for sis when you become a citizen, the current wait for siblings is about 12 years depending on the country, and she could serve out her ban in another country while waiting. No waivers for overstay for sibling petitions.

[SG2014 0]

I'm sorry for the confusion. They came into the country with visas, but overstayed their visas. So, I now want to petition for them to receive residency.

[duitta2g15 26]

You can't petition for your mom until you get your citizenship. If you petition for them now, they will have to return to their home country. When you get your citizenship, you can only petition for your mom because she falls under the immediate relative category and your mom overstaying can be forgiven. When you petition for your sister being a us citizen, she will have to go back to her home country and faced the ban for overstaying. When your mom get citizenship some days then she can petition for your sister without her returning home and the ban can be forgiven.