Petitioning a sibling from the U.K.

[Tahoma 2,292]

My wife (a U.S. citizen) wants to petition her unmarried sister and her sister's nine-year-old daughter (both U.K. citizens) from the U.K.

1. Is the wait time still roughly 10 years?

2. Will the sister and the daughter be able to come to the U.S. together?

3. If the sister gets married to a U.K. citizen either before or during the petition process, does this change anything?

Thanks for any and all help...

Tahoma

[aleful 1,905]

hi

worse, now it's over 12 years of waiting, the daughter can come depending on her age, she might age out depending on how old she is at that time

she can marry, her spouse will come with her

there is only one category for siblings, so it doesn't matter if she is married or single

[Tahoma 2,292]

hi

worse, now it's over 12 years of waiting, the daughter can come depending on her age, she might age out depending on how old she is at that time

she can marry, her spouse will come with her

there is only one category for siblings, so it doesn't matter if she is married or single

Thanks for your help, aleful.

If there's a 12+ year wait, it appears that the daughter will age out.

[Boiler 45,462]

If she is a Filipino you can double that wait.

[Tahoma 2,292]

If she is a Filipino you can double that wait.

Hi Boiler.

Yes, it takes a lot longer to petition a Filipino sibling. I know a guy who got his Filipino brother here to the U.S. in a mere 22 years. Yikes!

Fortunately, my sister-in-law is a U.K. citizen.

[Boiler 45,462]

Was not quite the question I asked but never mind.

[milimelo 4,476]

Goes by country of birth not by what citizenship you have.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Was not quite the question I asked but never mind.

You didn't ask a question.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Goes by country of birth not by what citizenship you have.

^^^ I've never heard of this. Would you mind linking me to to the relevant USCIS web site?

My sister-in-law was born in the Philippines.

[Boiler 45,462]

If she is a Filipino you can double that wait.

I will ask that the thread be moved to the PI forum.

[Tahoma 2,292]

I will ask that the thread be moved to the PI forum.

Why?

[Boiler 45,462]

Nothing to do with the UK forum.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Nothing to do with the UK forum.

How so? Could you be a bit less cryptic?

[Boiler 45,462]

We have now ascertained she is a Filipino, or is it Filipina?

[Tahoma 2,292]

We have now ascertained she is a Filipino, or is it Filipina?

Sorry if I haven't been clear. My sister-in-law was born in the Philippines and was a citizen of the Philippines. However, she is no longer a citizen of the Philippines and she no longer lives in the Philippines. She is a U.K. citizen who lives in the U.K.

Additionally, her daughter's father was born in the U.K., is a U.K. citizen, and currently lives in the U.K.

Edited April 7, 2015 by Tahoma