Regarding family visas

[Eissa 0]

My parents and brother are american citizens through naturalization but I left the U.S. before obtaining the american citizenship myself but carried a valid green card. I traveled outside the country for more than 3 years and my green card expired. I am now over 21 years old, married and have a daughter. I know that my parents can petition for me to get a visa to reenter the states along with my spouse and child. My question is how long does the whole process take until I get my visas (for all three of us)?

[aleful 1,905]

hi

depending where you are from, from over 10 years to over 20 years of waiting

you start over again from scratch as though you never had a GC

now on the forms wherever they require an A#, which is a green card number, you must put the number you had on your GC

and if you had social security number, that too

[Ryan H 3,834]

Moved from Adjustment of Status from Family Based Visas to Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America forum.

[Eissa 0]

well then are there any other faster methods i can use to migrate along with my family? (we've tried diversity visa lottery but weren't selected)

[Bertoli 16]

My parents and brother are american citizens through naturalization but I left the U.S. before obtaining the american citizenship myself but carried a valid green card. I traveled outside the country for more than 3 years and my green card expired. I am now over 21 years old, married and have a daughter. I know that my parents can petition for me to get a visa to reenter the states along with my spouse and child. My question is how long does the whole process take until I get my visas (for all three of us)?

There is a possibility to get your greencard back. Check this link.

Many U.S. lawful permanent residents (“green card holders”) who have to or choose to reside abroad are (or should be) aware that there are rules and restrictions on the time they can be outside of the U.S. and maintain their green card status. Specifically, a stay outside of the U.S. of more than one year at a time without a reentry permit would cause automatic abandonment of one’s green card. If this happens, there is still a procedure and a chance to seek to have the green card reinstated – this is the SB-1 Returning Resident application process.

http://www.cilawgroup.com/news/2014/09/16/sb-1-returning-resident-what-to-do-when-a-green-card-is-abandoned/

[aleful 1,905]

hi

the sb1 needs to be justified, so in this case it doesn't apply because she has been away for 3 years

you can try the lottovisa again

[iamwhatiam80 92]

There's no harm in trying for the SB-1 visa.

[Unlockable 7,315]

Give the SB-1 a try, however, "more than 3 years" outside the US may pose a problem for it.

But as previously stated with you now being married and over 21 the wait will be more than 10 years.