I-130 for married sibling, no child, for now?

[dilpreet 0]

Hello all,

I plan to apply I-130 for my sibling, who recently got married and does not have any children as of now. My question is, once i send in the I-130 application with my brother and his wife's details, and start the several year wait for approval, what happens if they have a child during the wait period while I-130 is still pending? Do i need to apply for new I-130 and start all over again? Or is there a way to include child in original application?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[milimelo 4,522]

Any child(ren) will be derivatives of the application - just like your brother's wife is - and will get an immigrant visa if they're under 21 years old at the time of visa issuance.

[Boiler 45,794]

It only matters what children/spouses are eligible when the visa number becomes current.

[franki 0]

It only matters what children/spouses are eligible when the visa number becomes current.

Also you should remember you will have to show you can support his family members if you have a good paid job then yes they will all immigrate with your brother together, That is the hardest part check this:

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

[sachin1 42]

Make sure you keep all record with same name and matches on all record (for your brother and his wife)

passport, birth certi for both, marriage certi.

make sure they are all in english.

[dilpreet 0]

Thank you for the reply everyone :-) so my take away is that i can apply I-130 for brother and his wife now. Once it gets approved in future, and as part of next processing step (Consular processing and immigrant visa interview) i can fill out relevant forms with up-to-date information about children...