LPR APPLYING FOR MINOR CHILD

[muskan4eva 0]

My mother is applying for her minor child and i would like to know how long can this process take overall. i know that at USCIS stage there is a wait time for 6 months to get NOA2 but is there a wait time at NVC stage as well??

can the case be expedited at USCIS stage????

[aleful 1,905]

hi

the petition can take from less than 2 years to 2 years

on what base would she expedite? plus there is a waiting in line that she cannot expedite

[Alaska2012 462]

What would be the reason to expedite?

[aaron2020 11,651]

Expediting is not going to get her a visa faster. She still must wait for her PD to be current like everyone else for a visa. The law does not allow for waiving that rule.

[muskan4eva 0]

i thought that uscis takes around 6 months and then the process starts right after arrival at NVC. i thougt that case processing for LPR filing for their spouses and minor children has been faster.

can we expedite the case simply becuase there is no one to take care of her and becuase of the situation in country is not so safe she's only 11, it's difficult to leave the child with someone.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

it is faster compared to years before, the wait for spouses and minor children of LPR used to be 5 years, then it reduced to 3, now 2 years or less, it's close to a spouse and minor child of a USC, which takes around a year

[aaron2020 11,651]

i thought that uscis takes around 6 months and then the process starts right after arrival at NVC. i thougt that case processing for LPR filing for their spouses and minor children has been faster.

can we expedite the case simply becuase there is no one to take care of her and becuase of the situation in country is not so safe she's only 11, it's difficult to leave the child with someone.

No. She needs a current PD to get a visa like everyone else. The rule can not be waived for anyone.

[OKflyboy 35]

Filed Sept 2014, interview March 11, 2016. Took longer at USCIS, because my brother is adopted and we had to gather a lot of additional paperwork.

He is a couple of years younger than your sister and has a number of physical disabilities and no relatives in his country other than my mom (who is supposed to live in the US). No expediting, no hurrying it up, no reason for special treatment.

Alas.

[Alaska2012 462]

Did your mother not plan this out when she left her minor kid to move to the US? Did she not read up on how this work? If you do a search here on vj you will find a bunch of similar threads. People want to move so badly they just up the leave their kids without thinking...

[OKflyboy 35]

Did your mother not plan this out when she left her minor kid to move to the US? Did she not read up on how this work? If you do a search here on vj you will find a bunch of similar threads. People want to move so badly they just up the leave their kids without thinking...

Nobody "up and leaves" their children. The law does not allow even a small child derivative, which is ridiculous. Minors should be allowed to come with the parent(s). I'm pretty sure my mother would chose to bring her son right away with her rather than leave him with friends over the course of two years and risk losing her LPR status, if she had a choice. Yes, people want to move so badly to be with the rest of their family. They also have other children that also want to be with the rest of the family. Too much to want?

[Alaska2012 462]

OKflyboy: I fully understand the desire to be with family. But when you decide to move to a another country you really should read up on how things work. I am not talking about you now, OP stated that they had no one that could really care for the kid. I say they up and left and the kid.

[OKflyboy 35]

OKflyboy: I fully understand the desire to be with family. But when you decide to move to a another country you really should read up on how things work. I am not talking about you now, OP stated that they had no one that could really care for the kid. I say they up and left and the kid.

I agree that you should read up. When I was discussing my family's situation, a lot of people told me that I was wrong and my brother could come with my mom immediately. People do not read and come straight to the forum to ask and then are suprised by the answers. So yeah, you gotta read.

But we also had nobody to take care of the kid and had to beg people to take care of him and pay a lot of money to nannies. We did not know whether we'd be able to find anyone when we started. But we were ready to search, beg, and fundraise. Maybe the OP will do the same. I would not accuse their mom of abandoning the child.

[karachiite 4]

I agree that you should read up. When I was discussing my family's situation, a lot of people told me that I was wrong and my brother could come with my mom immediately. People do not read and come straight to the forum to ask and then are suprised by the answers. So yeah, you gotta read.

But we also had nobody to take care of the kid and had to beg people to take care of him and pay a lot of money to nannies. We did not know whether we'd be able to find anyone when we started. But we were ready to search, beg, and fundraise. Maybe the OP will do the same. I would not accuse their mom of abandoning the child.

I have no bussiness in this case, but thumbs up for, not judging others, on their shortcomings, mistakes and their helplessness.