son and daughter petition

[7wwww7 0]

My eldest son(us citizen) will turn 21 next month and planning to petition me and his dad. If ever approved my other son will turn 20 next year and my daughter 19. Can i file petition for them as soon as we arrived in the us? Or do we need to wait for greencard?

[Boiler 46,374]

You can as soon as you arrive, they will need to remain unmarried.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

You know that the older and maybe the younger will age out before they can get a visa number and they will have a long wait to come

[7wwww7 0]

Thanks. Both of them might age out...can i apply for cspa? Is it applicable for them?

[Boiler 46,374]

You do not need to apply, CSPA will be taken into account.

[7wwww7 0]

What document to present if we still dont have our greencards?

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

A photocopy of the page of your passport with the visa, and the entry stamp.

[Unlockable 7,316]

If you are approved, once you enter the US you will receive an I-551 stamp in your passport. This acts as proof that you are a permanent resident until the physical green card is in your hands. You can use that stamp to file for your son and daughter.

What month is the 20 y/o birthday? That will help get an idea if he will age out or not.

[7wwww7 0]

Just wanna confirm if cspa will be applicable for my case or cspa are for u.s citizens only?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

CPSA will help. It will take the time from when the recieve the petition to the time it gets apporved off the persons age. The wait for an LPR to petition a child is about 2 years so it is likely the oldest will be too old . The youngest might age out if the wait goes up.

[Boiler 46,374]

CPSA will help. It will take the time from when the receive the petition to the time it gets approved off the persons age. The wait for an LPR to petition a child is about 2 years so it is likely the oldest will be too old . The youngest might age out if the wait goes up.

The son can not even start the process until next month,then a year say to enter.

[7wwww7 0]

Pls enlighten me. If our petition will be filed this coming 1st week of oct this yr and lets say it might take a year before we get there. My 2nd son will be 20 nxt yr oct and my daughter 18 jan nxt yr. If we will file the petition oct next yr, as soon as we get there.. How long the petition for them will take? Thanks in advance, im not familiar with cspa and how it works.

[Boiler 46,374]

You can petition both, just a question of how long it takes.

I would expect a few years for Daughter and a lot longer for son.

[7wwww7 0]

Like how many yrs for daughter and how many yrs for son? Just an estimate.

[JFH 12,191]

Approximately 2 years for the daughter and 11 years for the son. If they get married during this time they cannot come.

Edited August 6, 2016 by JFH