How much longer can we bring parents?

[Frage 67]

Hi I understood that Trump wants to limit family immigration to spouses and minor children. So for how much longer can we bring our parents?

 

Another question. I have a colleague who is here on his Green card. Could he bring his parents here? For how long can an LPR bring their parents? I understood that it wasn't a permanent visa if the petitioner is an LPR. And I'm finding different answers on the uscis website.

Edited August 14, 2017 by Frage

[casiperuano 11]

Hi,  For the moment this is just a bill submitted to the Senate.  Rumor has it that it is not likely to pass.  However, within the text of the bill proposal it would take effect the 1 day of the first fiscal year after signed into law.  That would mean, I think that if it were to pass tomorrow (again highly unlikely, it would go into law on October 1).  However, if it were to pass after that, and remember it would have to pass both house and senate and be signed by president, it would go into effect the following year.  

 

The also appears to be a non-immigrant visa category being created for relatives, but I'm not waiting around, we'll be delivering our petition ASAP.

 

I think the answer to your other question is Yes, but again, it seems like different areas give you different answers, I'd defer to others who feel more sure about it.

[Going through 5,671]

9 minutes ago, Frage said:

Hi I understood that Trump wants to limit family immigration to spouses and minor children. So for how much longer can we bring our parents?

 

IF the bill passes as proposed (which is unlikely), it would be a couple of years before it actually went into effect.  Chances are, it's not going to pass as is.

 

[Frage 67]

4 hours ago, Going through said:

 

IF the bill passes as proposed (which is unlikely), it would be a couple of years before it actually went into effect.  Chances are, it's not going to pass as is.

 

thank you that's helpful

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

A greencard holder cannot bring their parents to immigrate; they can qualify themselves for a tourist visa, which if they get it has a max stay of 6 months, and they cannot work during that time (not even babysitting the grandchild). They should be careful never to overstay,  and spend more time outside the USA than in. Once he becomes a citizen, he can petition them for an immigration visa and that takes about a year currently.

 

As your main question is about trump's future immigration policy, I am closing this thread as we have a megathread for that, link below.  If you have more questions about the current, actual process of bringing parents of US citizens here, feel free to open another thread: