Do you have sponsor brothers and sisters who are under 21 separatly from your Mother?

[geowrian 22,338]

1 hour ago, NikLR said:

People can keep domicile and visit other countries for up to 2 years at at time, which is the point of the re-entry permit.

Just to clarify...people can keep residence while abroad for 2 years at a time with 1) a re-entry permit and 2) having created and maintained sufficient ties to the US. US domicile while living abroad is not a thing.

[NikLR 13,232]

9 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Just to clarify...people can keep residence while abroad for 2 years at a time with 1) a re-entry permit and 2) having created and maintained sufficient ties to the US. US domicile while living abroad is not a thing.

"visiting abroad for an extended period of time."

[Dinosaur2013 26]

22 hours ago, NikLR said:

Your mother will only be able to bring over an adopted child if both of the parents are dead.  Just make sure you look into the US laws regarding adoption and immigration otherwise your plan will fail. 

 

Hi there. I don't think this is true. I read on USCIS website and I am sure my adoptive sister is considered my mother's immediate relative given that our case meets all the criteria ruled out by USCIS. My sister was adopted when she was 2 years old. Since then and now that she is 15 years old, my mother has had a sole formal custody of my sister. See information from USCIS below:

Who is an Adopted Child Under the Immediate Relative Process?

Under this process, an adopted child is considered, for immigration purposes, to be the child (or adult son or daughter) of the adopting parent if:

• The parent adopted the child before his or her 16th birthday (or before the 18th birthday under certain circumstances as described below). You submit evidence of a full and final adoption
  AND
• The parent had legal and physical custody of the child for at least two years while the child was a minor
  • The legal custody must have been the result of a formal grant of custody from a court or other governmental entity
  • The custody and residence requirement may be met by custody and residence that preceded the adoption
  • The two years custody and residence requirements are waived for certain abused children

A child is still considered to be an adopted child if they were adopted after his or her 16th birthday but before his or her 18th birthday, and:

• The child is the birth sibling of another child who was adopted by the same parent(s) before the other child’s 16th birthday and immigrated through the Immediate Relative Process
  
  OR
• The child is the birth sibling of another child who was adopted by the same parent(s) before the other child’s 16th birthday and who immigrated as an orphan based on an adoption by the same parent(s)

[NikLR 13,232]

It's possible.. Like I said, look into it. Child adoption and immigration is not a DIY IMHO.