Filing for my brother and his wife and son, Which documents are needed

[pujaks 6]

Hi,

 

I am U.S. Citizen. I am filling for my brother and his family including wife and son. I am confused while filling out the forms. I have filled out I-130 so far and In that i am not sure where should I fill for m sister-in-law and nephew. I have filled out family section in I-130 but I am not sure if that will include them as Beneficiary or not. Should I fill out G-325 for them to make them beneficiaries? 

 

I have not seen beneficiary's Passport as required documentation. Is it ok to file without passports?

[KazuriSana 324]

https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/bringing-siblings-live-united-states-permanent-residents

[aleful 1,905]

hi

 

nothing else for now, they were listed on the i130,

 

 

 it will be 13 or more years, so your nephew might not be able to come

 

all civil documents, including copies of their passports will be handled at the NVC stage

 

now it's just a matter of waiting

 

 

[pujaks 6]

Ok. So I will list them in I-130 as Beneficiary's family. And I will send three G-325A for all. So when time comes, I will send their passport copies. 

My nephew is 3 years old so I hope by that time it won't be an issue.

[JFH 12,190]

Have you read the I-130 instructions on the USCIS website? The questions you are asking suggest that you haven't. The G-325A is not required. 

 

You list the wife and children on the I-130 as family members of the beneficiary. The wife and your nephew are not beneficiaries, then are derivatives. In other words, if your brother dies before the visa is granted, they can't come on their own. Make sure you include yours and your brother's birth certificates to show you have at least one common parent. 

 

Note that the wait is currently 14 years and rising and this category may be scrapped completely. 

[aleful 1,905]

no

 

the G325A is not needed, only the i130, they are listed there as said, copies of the passports aren't needed until the NVC stage in over 10 years

 

for now, it's all about establishing the relationship between you and your brother, nothing needed about his family for now

 

 

 

 

[Boiler 45,527]

I would expect 20 years plius, if the category is not cancelled.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

14 minutes ago, pujaks said:

Ok. So I will list them in I-130 as Beneficiary's family. And I will send three G-325A for all. So when time comes, I will send their passport copies. 

My nephew is 3 years old so I hope by that time it won't be an issue.

Thee G-325A is not needed.  Please read the I-130 instructions from USCIS.

[Unlockable 7,314]

For India, I thought it takes 20+ years. If it stays like that then the son (your nephew) will age out.

[aleful 1,905]

HI

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2018/visa-bulletin-for-june-2018.html

 

not much different from the rest of the world except Mexico and the Philippines

 

same year different month, currently they are working 2004

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

It’s currently 14 years for F4 as in those who filed 14 years are current now... but the wait gets longer every year because more and more people are filed for but the numerical limits per year don’t change. Your brother and family are now coming in at the end of the current line. Judging from my own experience having previously had a F3 petition filed (wait increased already from 10 to almost 13 years and probably will be longer before that PD gets current) I’d agree with Boiler’s assessment that 20 years is a more likely outcome.

[pujaks 6]

Ok. Let's see what happens. What if I hire a Lawyer and file for them. Does it make the process faster?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 minutes ago, pujaks said:

Ok. Let's see what happens. What if I hire a Lawyer and file for them. Does it make the process faster?

No. Lawyers can’t jump the line for you. You get a priority date when you file, and that’s what you need to wait for, lawyer or no lawyer. The only thing you know for certain with a lawyer on the case is that it will cost more.

[pujaks 6]

That's not true. When I filled for myself. Spouse visa, it was faster and I was in USA in 11 months.

[Roel 7,192]

2 minutes ago, pujaks said:

That's not true. When I filled for myself. Spouse visa, it was faster and I was in USA in 11 months.

11 months sounds like a normal time for a spouse visa.

Lawyers are not miracle workers. They don't speed up things. From VJ experience, they actually can slow the process down.