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brazikid25   2

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Hello - my cousin (31) is a US citizen. Her siblings (24 & 36) are Portuguese & UK citizens. (They travelled a lot). She went back to the UK to help care for my aunt and uncle who just passed from cancer. We are the closest family they, but we are US citizens. Can my cousin who is the US citizen sponsor her siblings to come here and have them here before a green card is approved?

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You cousin being a US Citizen can certainly sponsor her siblings.

 

In the meantime they can certainly visit whilst the long process to immigrate proceeds, both Countries are part of the VWP programme so they could use either passport.

 

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A US citizen can start the petition for siblings currently.  However, the process takes many years.   They cannot come to the US to live until they have a valid visa.  They can visit.

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Yes, a USC can petition a sibling under F4 category. Expect ~12-15+ years.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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Unlockable   7,315

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9 minutes ago, tarikmiranda said:

Hello - my cousin (31) is a US citizen. Her siblings (24 & 36) are Portuguese & UK citizens. (They travelled a lot). She went back to the UK to help care for my aunt and uncle who just passed from cancer. We are the closest family they, but we are US citizens. Can my cousin who is the US citizen sponsor her siblings to come here and have them here before a green card is approved?

Yes your cousin can. But they are looking at 15+ years before they will be able to live in the US. That is something significant to consider.

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brazikid25   2

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3 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

Yes your cousin can. But they are looking at 15+ years before they will be able to live in the US. That is something significant to consider.

Unless they were able to get a work visa they could not come and work any sooner correct.

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4 minutes ago, tarikmiranda said:

Unless they were able to get a work visa they could not come and work any sooner correct.

Or were able to obtain one of the many other variety of visa's, US SPouse, presumably they qualify for the DV etc etc.

 

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9 minutes ago, tarikmiranda said:

Unless they were able to get a work visa they could not come and work any sooner correct.

Correct. If they were able to get a work visa they would utilize that to enter the US. But bear in mind that work visas are no guarantee to a path to citizenship. And work visas have their own set of requirements that many deem difficult to obtain. Other options is if the cousins find a US citizen or US green card holder to marry.

 

Other than that, they have to wait. Reason being is not too many countries in the world offer the option to sponsor siblings. And we don't even know how long the US will keep allowing it. So best for them to get a jump on it now.

 

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brazikid25   2

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2 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

Correct. If they were able to get a work visa they would utilize that to enter the US. But bear in mind that work visas are no guarantee to a path to citizenship. And work visas have their own set of requirements that many deem difficult to obtain. Other options is if the cousins find a US citizen or US green card holder to marry.

 

Other than that, they have to wait. Reason being is not too many countries in the world offer the option to sponsor siblings. And we don't even know how long the US will keep allowing it. So best for them to get a jump on it now.

 

Thank you! They would rather wait and come here in the future whether its 10 or 12 years than live a life with no family nearby. They will get the paperwork in ASAP.

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Likely to be a lot longer than that.

 

Can she not move to Portugal or the UK?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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brazikid25   2

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My three cousins don't want to be far from the rest of the family who reside in the USA since both their parents passed away. The family ties they have in Portugal are almost none. One cousin is US,UK, Portugal, Brazil citizen. Second cousoin is Brazil, UK and the third cousin is Portugal, Brazil (UK soon). 

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1 hour ago, tarikmiranda said:

My three cousins don't want to be far from the rest of the family who reside in the USA since both their parents passed away. The family ties they have in Portugal are almost none. One cousin is US,UK, Portugal, Brazil citizen. Second cousoin is Brazil, UK and the third cousin is Portugal, Brazil (UK soon). 

Well US does not seem the obvious solution unless they have options not mentioned.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

 
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