Children over 21yo

[barbeerph 0]

My wife came to USA in June 2016 on K1 visa. We married September 2016. She received GC October 2017. She has 2 daughters(23yo and 25yo) And 1 granddaughter(4yo daughter of the 25yo)

 

Is it better for her to file I-130 for her daughters and granddaughter as a GC holder? Or wait until she is US citizen to file I-130?

 

thanks for any advise. 

[Unlockable 7,315]

Are the daughter's married?

[aleful 1,905]

if they are single she should start right away since the wait is long then she can change her status if she wants to,

 

whatever the category that has less waiting time.

 

now if they are married, then she will have to wait until she is a USC

 

they can't marry unless she is a USC

 

 

[barbeerph 0]

They are not married. They are single. 

I posted this question because everything I read online and heard from friend was to start process as soon as she got GC. 

But, the USCIS officer that interviewed us for her GC told us that she should wait until she was a citizen to petition. He said it would be shorter wait time. 

But looking at visa bulletins from USCIS, it’s a long wait either way. 

This website was invaluable to me in my K1 Visa quest. 

Thank you for all the guides and forums you have on this website. 

[chuonglinh 5]

I would recommend to start the process. As long as she has her citizenship, you can send them the update paperwork.

[Boiler 46,121]

Sometimes it can be longer as a USC, but if you file as a LPR you can opt to keep your PD.

[Tracy-->NY 40]

She can start the petition as soon as she enters the US and the visa in her passport is endorsed, as it can be used as proof that she is a LPR until her green card is received.  There will fall in the F2B category which is unmarried children over 21 of LPRs.  They must remain unmarried though and can only get married if there mother become a citizen, if they marry before the petition is void and she will need to begin a new petition.  The current wait time from petition to interview is 7-8 years for F2B should they get married after she becomes a citizen, more years would be added.

 

My mother petitioned for my two siblings and I in 2007, in 2009 and 2011 respectively my siblings got married.  In 2012 my mother become a citizen but my siblings petition was voided as they got married before she became a citizen.

[barbeerph 0]

Thank you to everyone for your advise.