Filing I-130 for my spouse and child

[Rhonda.L 0]

I'm not living in the USA but I would like to file I-130 for my spouse and minor child (13 yrs), What are the chances of petition being approved and process and what is the processing time? I have been doing lots of research online but don't seem to find anything. Please help! Thank you all in advance!

 

 

[Roel 7,192]

You haven't really search at all if you didn't find this. Topics like that come up few times a week.

1. You need domicile in the US. Without that no visa sponsoring. Are you US citizen? You need to show you filed taxes, have job or a place to live in us, etc etc. 

2. Changes are somewhat 50 to 99%. 

3. Visa process takes a year. (Really easily found info..) 

4. There are guides on this website how to do this. Again I want to ask admins to put some huge red arrow pointing toward the guides. 

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

If you are a greencard holder and don't live in the USA, that can be a problem, you may have already lost your greencard.  If you are a US citizen, then you can absolutely file from abroad, as long as you are prepared to move back to the USA before or at the same time as your spouse.

Processing time normally takes 12-14 months from filing to interview.  However, in some countries you can file directly with the embassy (DCF), which takes  a much shorter time. Where do you live, and for how long have you been there?

Chances of approval are difficult to guess from what little info you gave us. If you have lived together with your spouse for some time abroad, they have no prior denials of US immigration and no criminal or drug record, and you can financially support them, your chances of approval are very good.

[Rhonda.L 0]

6 hours ago, Roel said:

You haven't really search at all if you didn't find this. Topics like that come up few times a week.

1. You need domicile in the US. Without that no visa sponsoring. Are you US citizen? You need to show you filed taxes, have job or a place to live in us, etc etc. 

2. Changes are somewhat 50 to 99%. 

3. Visa process takes a year. (Really easily found info..) 

4. There are guides on this website how to do this. Again I want to ask admins to put some huge red arrow pointing toward the guides. 

I come back to the States with a re-entry permit every 5 months as my kid is to young to be left with his dad in his home country without a mother. I have heard cases similar to mine that successfully got green card for her minor child so I want to know what to be aware of if I file I-130 for my husband and child.

[Roel 7,192]

Re entry permit? So you have a green card. Well then the process will take 2 years to be completed. Coming for short visits to the US isn't exactly the same as domicile- do you have a bank account? Job There? Place to live? That's what matters. 

[Rhonda.L 0]

1 hour ago, Roel said:

Re entry permit? So you have a green card. Well then the process will take 2 years to be completed. Coming for short visits to the US isn't exactly the same as domicile- do you have a bank account? Job There? Place to live? That's what matters. 

I live with my parents and siblings when I come back and yes I have a bank account in the US.