Sibling of US citizen

[emil9710 1]

Hello everyone,

Am a US citizen, I got my citizenship a year ago, when I had a green card, I applied for my mom to come visit me in the states and application got denied because of her "travel history" , she used to work as a nurse in Saudia Arabia. I wrote my congressman amd he said all what she need to do is to apply again..

Now my brother, who's 24 years old is willing to come here and try to find a job, I was wondering if he's eligible for a green card.. I hate to apply for him, he goes all the way to the embassy and than get denied like they did with my mom..

I appreciate in advance all answers and help and hope everyone the best luck with your visa journey.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Sure, it'll take him about 20 years to get here on a greencard

[newacct 688]

Your mom applied for a visitor visa. Those can be denied because she did not sufficiently show that she did not intend to immigrate.

If your brother wants to immigrate, that's different. Note that the process is you would first have to petition him, and then there is a wait for visa numbers of 12+ years, and only after that can he go to the next step of getting an immigrant visa.

[emil9710 1]

So, no one from my family is able to come to the states or eligible for green card?

[Boiler 46,147]

So, no one from my family is able to come to the states or eligible for green card?

Of course they can, you can petition for Parents and Siblings ti immigrate.

Also there are work visas for foreigners, but that is something he would sort out himself.

[newacct 688]

So, no one from my family is able to come to the states or eligible for green card?

You can petition your mom to immigrate (get a green card) really easily, with no wait for visa numbers. If you petition her now she can get an immigrant visa in about a year. But that's not what you asked.

[JFH 12,191]

So, no one from my family is able to come to the states or eligible for green card?

They can apply for visitor visas to visit you.

You can petition for them to immigrate also. Your brother needs to be prepared for a very, very long wait. Your mother's route is considerably quicker.. It seems you are disappointed. But I have to say it's a very generous policy. It's unusual for a country to allow new citizens to bring adult family members into the country through family petitioning. It wouldn't happen here.

[Deagle 508]

You can petition your mom to immigrate (get a green card) really easily, with no wait for visa numbers. If you petition her now she can get an immigrant visa in about a year. But that's not what you asked.

Can he petition his brother too and it will take a year or just his mother?

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Can he petition his brother too and it will take a year or just his mother?

As I've already said, it'll take about 20 years

[aleful 1,905]

Can he petition his brother too and it will take a year or just his mother?

hi

just his mother

he can petition his brother but it will take over 12 years of waiting

[Anh map 2,098]

Take a look here to find the Visa Bulletin. That's where you can find information about availability, wait times, etc, >>>> https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin.html

[mladyfire 0]

You can file a petition for your brother but the wait for a sibling is around 12-14 years. My brother (US citizen) petitioned for me in July 2002 and my interview was just scheduled in April 2016. That is a 14 year wait! Keep in mind this is for my IMMIGRANT visa (green card). I have always held a B1/B2 NON IMMIGRANT (visitor/tourist) visa. I have to apply for my own B1/B2 visa.

Edited February 28, 2016 by mladyfire

[hila 0]

Ok people, so let try another route...

Can he petition for his mother; mother gets resident card & migrates to US; mother later changes from resident to citizen, then mother petitions for son - would this work? What about a rough estimate on timeline?

Edited February 28, 2016 by hila

[Boiler 46,147]

LPR's can petition unmarried adult children.

PS Not everybody wants to move to the US.