LPR wants to petition daughter to come to the US.

[Lord_Tasho 0]

Hello,

 

My wife's parents who are legal permanent residents (LPR) would like to petition their daughter to come to the US.  What are the requirements and how long is the wait time for unmarried child of age 25?

[SalishSea 17,836]

57 minutes ago, Lord_Tasho said:

Hello,

 

My wife's parents who are legal permanent residents (LPR) would like to petition their daughter to come to the US.  What are the requirements and how long is the wait time for unmarried child of age 25?

What country?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, Lord_Tasho said:

Hello,

 

My wife's parents who are legal permanent residents (LPR) would like to petition their daughter to come to the US.  What are the requirements and how long is the wait time for unmarried child of age 25?

File form I-130. For category F2B, which she will fall under, the wait is generally around 6 years for most countries (but 11 for Philippines and over 20 for Mexico). Note that while they are still LPRs she must also remain single or the petition will lapse, as only citizens can sponsor married children.

Edited September 25, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[Lord_Tasho 0]

They are from China.

[Lord_Tasho 0]

Now, if my wife who is a US citizen petitions to bring her sister over (instead of her parents who are LPR), will the wait time be a lot shorter?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

21 minutes ago, Lord_Tasho said:

Now, if my wife who is a US citizen petitions to bring her sister over (instead of her parents who are LPR), will the wait time be a lot shorter?

No. It will be a lot longer. Sibling visa wait time to date has been 13 years (in other words petitions filed 13 years ago are currently getting interviews), likely to get longer going forward. The advantage of this visa type though is that it is ok if she gets married in the meanwhile, the petition will remain valid.

Edited September 25, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[Lord_Tasho 0]

Then what do you suggest I should do so that her sister is able to come over quickly?  If LPR bring daughter over is 6 years, and US citizen bring sister over is ~13 years, then will a work visa be a better alternative?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

5 minutes ago, Lord_Tasho said:

Then what do you suggest I should do so that her sister is able to come over quickly?  If LPR bring daughter over is 6 years, and US citizen bring sister over is ~13 years, then will a work visa be a better alternative?

There is no such thing as "quick" in family immigration. A work visa will be "faster" - IF she can get it - what are her qualifications? Which company will sponsor her? What type of visa (if H1B, she will be subject to a lottery)? - and work visas are not necessarily paths to permanent residency, and some have pretty short terms.

[Boiler 45,525]

A transfer with her current Employer would be the quickest.

[Lord_Tasho 0]

The sister works for a small shop/ store so no transfers over here.

[Boiler 45,525]

Sounds like no work visa either, maybe a Student Visa?

[SalishSea 17,836]

49 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Sounds like no work visa either, maybe a Student Visa?

Also not an immigrant visa route.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, Lord_Tasho said:

The sister works for a small shop/ store so no transfers over here.

That’s not gonna get her a work visa. 

[jbn121 15]

She can't come on work or student visa with immigration intent. The only way for her is to wait 6 years or wait 13-15 years. There is no quick and easy way.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

19 minutes ago, jbn121 said:

She can't come on work or student visa with immigration intent. The only way for her is to wait 6 years or wait 13-15 years. There is no quick and easy way.

Well, she could come with immigrant intent on an H or L visa, both are dual intent, but she doesn’t have the qualifications for either of those visa types.