US citizen bring mother and sister to America

[Quyen Quyen 1]

Hi everyone,

First, I would say thank to everyone that helped me through the F1 visa process a few years ago. I became US citizen in 2016. I'm from Viet Nam. Now, I'm looking forward to bring my mother and my 23 years old unmarried sister to USA. Is there anything I should know before opening file to sponsor them. should I sponsor my mother first, after that she sponsors my sister? or should I sponsor both at a same time?

Thanks in advance everyone.

Have a great day 😊

[Georgia16 2,858]

Your sister has a long road to get here it will not be fast by any means.

 

Your mom should take about a year.

[arken 4,197]

Time for them to immigrate to US.

1. You petition for both: 

      Mom : 1-1.5 year 

      Sister: 13-14 years

 

2. Your mom petitions for your sister after immigrating to US:  6-7 years and she needs to remain unmarried.

 

[Adam A 27]

From my families experience it took mom to get it from my USC brother 3 years then after she became a USC  she applied for me and I'm unmarried over 21 , so far 9 years for me and now I'm waiting for my visa to arrive after my last interview on May 22. It's a long process as mentioned above and uneasy one from my experience at least.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

I would have a backup F4 petition for the sibling in place too, even with the mom sponsoring. Look at the filing fee as insurance.

Edited July 23, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[Boiler 45,486]

4 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

I would have a backup F4 petition for the sibling in place too, even with the mom sponsoring. Look at the filing fee as insurance.

Agree no harm and if one of you dies the other one can continue.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Agree no harm and if one of you dies the other one can continue.

Well I wasn't going to be so blunt but 

Also if the sister actually wants to get married before the parent naturalizes, the F4 can continue. 

[Boiler 45,486]

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

Well I wasn't going to be so blunt but 

Also if the sister actually wants to get married before the parent naturalizes, the F4 can continue. 

How many times have we seen people post where the petitioner had died during the process?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Just now, Boiler said:

How many times have we seen people post where the petitioner had died during the process?

Enough that I suggested the insurance option.

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

Doesn't have to be a death to require insurance. Family squabbles happen and what one sister/mother might want for a family member could change after 7 or 14 years. My wife's father filed for her many years ago and when her PD was finally current, he reneged and said he didn't want anyone to see his tax records. Needless to say, he's not on our Christmas card list and that's a polite way to describe my wife's enmity for her biological father.

[Boiler 45,486]

1 hour ago, Russ&Caro said:

Doesn't have to be a death to require insurance. Family squabbles happen and what one sister/mother might want for a family member could change after 7 or 14 years. My wife's father filed for her many years ago and when her PD was finally current, he reneged and said he didn't want anyone to see his tax records. Needless to say, he's not on our Christmas card list and that's a polite way to describe my wife's enmity for her biological father.

Excellent points, so  much can change.

[Quyen Quyen 1]

Thanks everyone for the answers, very helpful. 

When my mom sponsors  my sister arrive in USA. Can she have green card 2 years right away? And then apply for USC after green card 10 years? As long as my sister can come to US, is it possible she can become USC?

9 hours ago, Adam A said:

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

3 minutes ago, Quyen Quyen said:

Thanks everyone for the answers, very helpful. 

When my mom sponsors  my sister arrive in USA. Can she have green card 2 years right away? And then apply for USC after green card 10 years? As long as my sister can come to US, is it possible she can become USC?

 

It will take about 6-7 years after your mom files before your sister will get a green card. It will be an unconditional 10 year card and she can apply for naturalization after 5 years assuming she has met the presence & residence requirements. 

[Quyen Quyen 1]

2 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

It will take about 6-7 years after your mom files before your sister will get a green card. It will be an unconditional 10 year card and she can apply for naturalization after 5 years assuming she has met the presence & residence requirements. 

Oh i see. I’m gonna petitioning my mom soon. Wish me luck 😅. I’m from New York. 

[Boiler 45,486]

Good luck.