2 Sisters Petition from Philippines 8 yrs ago, 1 moved to Laos, How do I go about this?

[Paps IR5 6]

Hello Vjers,

I have some questions in mind that has been lingers and I can not seem to find the answers here. Hoping someone can shed a light.

I am a US Citizen and I have petitioned my 2 sisters from the PHILIPPINES back in May 2008 and both petitioned were approved May 2010(after 2 years).

Now, one of the 2 sisters moved to another Country..Like Laos PDR(Lao People's Republic of).

Will I be able to bring her to US shorter than my other sister who is in the Philippines?
If so, How do I go about it?
Their petitioned has only been 8 years since applied and 6 years since approved....

Can anyone shed light as to what should I do with my other sister's case who moved to Laos country?

thank you so much in advance

[aleful 1,905]

hi

nothing has change, if she is there legally, meaning a legal resident or has a visa to live legally in that country, she will have her interview there

if not, then she will have her interview in her country of origin

the wait is the same

[Paps IR5 6]

hi

nothing has change, if she is there legally, meaning a legal resident or has a visa to live legally in that country, she will have her interview there

if not, then she will have her interview in her country of origin

the wait is the same

You meant to say LAOS also wait 20+ years same as Philippines?

I thought that only applies to Mexico, India and Philippines. All other countries are 12+years.

Am i wrong?

[Boiler 45,516]

You meant to say LAOS also wait 20+ years same as Philippines?

I thought that only applies to Mexico, India and Philippines. All other countries are 12+years.

Am i wrong?

Where she currently lives is irrelevant.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

she is still Philippine, where she lives as said is irrelevant

country of birth is what matters, she has the same waiting time as your sister that lives in your country

[Paps IR5 6]

Where she currently lives is irrelevant.

THIS answer does not help but thank you anyways.

[Paps IR5 6]

hi

she is still Philippine, where she lives as said is irrelevant

country of birth is what matters, she has the same waiting time as your sister that lives in your country

Even if she is permanent resident to a new country she is living now?

[Boiler 45,516]

hi

she is still Philippine, where she lives as said is irrelevant

country of birth is what matters, she has the same waiting time as your sister that lives in your country

Wonder if this answer helped?

[aleful 1,905]

hi

nope, she is legally there, so since she is a permanent resident of that country, she can have her interview there

I'm not sure if there is any change if she becomes a citizen of Laos, someone with more experience can answer that,

I'm not sure if having another citizenship can change anything

but for now no

[Boiler 45,516]

I'm not sure if having another citizenship can change anything

An unhelpful no.

[CplusC86 22]

THIS answer does not help but thank you anyways.

That was a clear and correct reply. The time won't get shorter. Accept the answer, because no matter how many times you ask, the answer will stay the same.

[Unlockable 7,314]

I take it the OP doesn't like the answers that was given but they were accurate. But I will try to elaborate further.

OP,

Moving to another country with a sooner priority date doesn't speed up the time. In the case of your sister she is still a Filipino whether she was living in the Phils, Laos, or Canada. It is a method that has been tried before but it doesn't work. If it did, almost all foreigners would be moving around to try to get here faster.

[aaron2020 11,651]

hi

she is still Philippine, where she lives as said is irrelevant

country of birth is what matters, she has the same waiting time as your sister that lives in your country

THIS answer does not help but thank you anyways.

Aleful's answer is correct. It doesn't matter where your sister lives. Her country category is determined by where she was born. Where she lives is irrelevant.

Your sister was born in the Philippines. She will be processed under the F4 category for the Philippines. Moving to Laos does not change that fact that she was born in the Philippines.

[aaron2020 11,651]

hi

nope, she is legally there, so since she is a permanent resident of that country, she can have her interview there

I'm not sure if there is any change if she becomes a citizen of Laos, someone with more experience can answer that,

I'm not sure if having another citizenship can change anything

but for now no

The place of birth determines which country a person belongs to in the family preference category.

Citizenship does not matter.