Filing for a brother to come to US

[Yyear 0]

Hi I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this. But before I visit a lawyer I noticed I might use this forum to gather info from people with similar experience. I became a US citizen in 2016. I wanted to petition for my brother who’s in West Africa. But it seems like it takes forever for this to happen possibly 14 years. My question is if I petition for my mom to become a permanent resident, can she petition for him? And would this takes lesser time for him to get here? Thanks!

[aleful 1,905]

hi

 

yes, as long as he remains unmarried while your mom is a resident. if he is married or marries, she can't file for him

 

the wait is still long, but shorter than yours, it will be 9 to 10 years, but less than 14

 

the wait for your mom is 1 year, and over 7 years for your brother if she files for him

 

now. does she want to come and live in the US? 

 

you still can file for him just in case, a person can have more than one petition at the same time

 

 

Edited December 21, 2017 by aleful

[Yyear 0]

Thank you! I’d thought to ask. He’s not married but over 21. Yes my mom is planning to live in the us for couple years before she returns. Anymore more suggestions would be appreciated guys. Thanks!

[Pavel1982 104]

On 12/21/2017 at 10:14 AM, Yyear said:

Thank you! I’d thought to ask. He’s not married but over 21. Yes my mom is planning to live in the us for couple years before she returns. Anymore more suggestions would be appreciated guys. Thanks!

you can go through this 

 

http://www.visajourney.com/content/ussib