Bringing a brother of a us citizen to America

[Mike E 11,742]

Quickest way is to work as a manager for a company with operations in his country and the USA.  Then apply for a transfer. The L1-A visa can be upgraded to a green card in 2 years or less.  

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1 hour ago, missileman said:

Marriage for immigration benefits is illegal......

That’s not correct. Marriage solely for an immigration benefit is what is illegal. Big difference

Edited February 18, 2020 by Ray.Bonaquist

[Crazy Cat 42,196]

1 hour ago, Ray.Bonaquist said:

That’s not correct. Marriage solely for an immigration benefit is what is illegal.

The word "solely" was implied....as the sole purpose of the OP's thread is to seek immigration benefits for the brother.  We all know that immigration benefits THROUGH marriage is legal.....

Edited February 18, 2020 by missileman

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10 hours ago, mereal said:

Wow I’m sorry but who gonna wait ten years.  It’s an absolute stupidity 

I know many friends, they waited for 15 years, to get the whole family together.

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11 hours ago, mereal said:

Wow I’m sorry but who gonna wait ten years.  It’s an absolute stupidity 

It’s called a long term view (admittedly the younger you are the more sense it makes).  Put it this way, in ten - to be fair more likely 15 - years’ time, do you think your brother might say “gee, I wish my brother had filed for me in 2020 then I could be moving my family to the US now”? If there is even a small chance of that, file the petition. Worst case in 15 years he decides he’s happy where he is and you lose a few hundred dollars. Best case you are reunited with your sibling, cousins get to play with each other etc. Don’t be shortsighted with the one and only developed country that gives you this amazing opportunity. 

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6 hours ago, Unlockable said:

No it is not. It is actually generous because most countries don't allow people to bring over siblings. Does Tunisia even offer sibling visas? The reason the wait is so long is because there are a whole lot of people doing it. SO the line is long. 

 

But if the sibling category is taken away it may help the other more important categories like spousal visa. That is why many want it removed.

 

 

I understand what you are saying.. but I don’t think all the siblings of the us citizens Born outside of the country want to move here..One of siblings wants to live here the others not.. do you see what I’m talking about?! however as a us citizen no one can ban you from bringing your family to live with ya or at least to visit ya..

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6 minutes ago, mereal said:

however as a us citizen no one can ban you from bringing your family to live with ya or at least to visit ya..

That is not accurate.  Being related to a US citizens, in itself,  offers no rights.  Not every relative qualifies to immigrate to the US.  Some people are not admissible....

 

EDIT: As a US citizen, you can submit a petition to bring some family members to the US to live or visit, but there is no guarantee that they will will admitted.

Edited February 18, 2020 by missileman

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4 hours ago, JFH said:

How long would it take for your brother to bring a sibling into his country? Would it even be allowed? Think on that before you claim the immigration policies here to be “stupid”. 
 

Fact is that the USA is one of the only countries that allows people to bring siblings (plus the sibling’s spouse and minor children) to live. Almost all other countries do not permit that. My brother in the UK married a Mexican lady and brought her to the UK. She’s now a British citizen and cannot even bring her mother into the UK, let alone her siblings, their spouses and their minor children. 

I said stupid about the waiting time.. does not make no sense at all.. waiting 15 years for a visa it’s stupid.. It will be better  if they cancel they hole siblings sponsorship .. not allowing citizens to file to bring siblings but only after more than a decade.. do you see my point of view here?!!

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1 minute ago, mereal said:

I said stupid about the waiting time.. does not make no sense at all.. waiting 15 years for a visa it’s stupid.. It will be better  if they cancel they hole siblings sponsorship .. not allowing citizens to file to bring siblings but only after more than a decade.. do you see my point of view here?!!

I certainly agree, but unlikely to be any change in the foreseeable future, it is what it is.

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3 minutes ago, mereal said:

I understand what you are saying.. but I don’t think all the siblings of the us citizens Born outside of the country want to move here..One of siblings wants to live here the others not.. do you see what I’m talking about?! however as a us citizen no one can ban you from bringing your family to live with ya or at least to visit ya..

I see what you are talking about but you missed my point. There are literally millions of sibling petitions that are in queue to be processed. True there are plenty that don't want to move to the US... but it still mean there are millions that do. Check out this link...

 

https://www.boundless.com/blog/4-million-people-waiting-family-sponsored-green-card/

 

So you are right that not ALL siblings want to come over. But that does not mean there is not a very very very long line for those that do.

[geowrian 22,338]

Sounds like cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. 🤷‍♂️

 

A USC is entitled to petition for a qualifying relative, so long as they meet some basic requirements.

No alien is guaranteed or entitled to a visa - immigrant or otherwise.

The issue here is time. At least there is a means.

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9 minutes ago, mereal said:

I said stupid about the waiting time.. does not make no sense at all.. waiting 15 years for a visa it’s stupid.. It will be better  if they cancel they hole siblings sponsorship .. not allowing citizens to file to bring siblings but only after more than a decade.. do you see my point of view here?!!

Yes, there are a lot who agree the sibling category should be eliminated because it may help speed up the process for other categories like spousal visas. But now you know why the wait is stupid long. Because too many people are doing it.

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19 minutes ago, mereal said:

however as a us citizen no one can ban you from bringing your family to live with ya or at least to visit ya..

Yeah, not correct.

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13 minutes ago, mereal said:

not allowing citizens to file to bring siblings but only after more than a decade.. do you see my point of view here?!!

It is because hundreds of thousands of others had the same idea as you, and got in the queue first.

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13 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

Yes, there are a lot who agree the sibling category should be eliminated because it may help speed up the process for other categories like spousal visas. But now you know why the wait is stupid long. Because too many people are doing it.

Too many ppl are doing it because they can do it.. it’s not their faults.. by law they can file for that siblings sponsorship..the hole immigration system needs reform..