Bring over parents and siblings issue (merged)

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Always waiting times

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7 hours ago, Tay123 said:

hello all i am a usa citizen.

 

i petitioned for my parents and siblings. my parents case is likley going to be muuuuch quicker due to IR5 being quicker but what can i do if i have a sibling who is young and needs to be with my parents? he is under 15 years old and if my parents come to the USA and his case is still waiting for a slot, that can be very difficult.

 

please advise. 

You petition for parents in IR5, parents get green cards, parent petitions for sibling as an F2A. F2A is current, so there's no additional wait time outside of waiting for USCIS to approve the I-130, forward it to NVC, and the whole consular process. As long as the DS-260 is filed within 1 year of the priority date becoming current, his age will be frozen, so he'll never age out of F2A.

 

Can always have one parent stay in US and petition, and have the other get a re-entry permit and live abroad with the brother if there's no relatives you could house him in the meantime.

 

4 hours ago, Tay123 said:

so this is definitely advised as opposed to sibling having a sibling.

 

interesting. 

 

what if child is unmarried but is 24?

You petition for parent, parent petitions for sibling as a F2B. There's like a 6 year wait (longer for Mexico and Philippines), but it's still faster than F4.

Edited September 17, 2021 by Demise

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2 hours ago, Tay123 said:

Got it but there is currently no waiting time as in a visa slot becoming open? 

No, it means no wait for a visa number. Normally F-categories have to wait until their priority dates become current to get a visa number. That’s not the case right now for F2A but a visa interview can only be scheduled when a visa number is available AND the petition has been approved by uscis and documentarily qualified (DQ) by NVC. Uscis processing times for F2A currently range from around 7 months to over 2 years depending on processing center https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ and then NVC is currently taking around 4 months for case creation plus DQ https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html

these timelines can and do change over time, so watch those pages, but you could be looking at anywhere from a year to three years for this process to play out right now.

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10 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

No, it means no wait for a visa number. Normally F-categories have to wait until their priority dates become current to get a visa number. That’s not the case right now for F2A but a visa interview can only be scheduled when a visa number is available AND the petition has been approved by uscis and documentarily qualified (DQ) by NVC. Uscis processing times for F2A currently range from around 7 months to over 2 years depending on processing center https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ and then NVC is currently taking around 4 months for case creation plus DQ https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html

these timelines can and do change over time, so watch those pages, but you could be looking at anywhere from a year to three years for this process to play out right now.

Too late to edit my post, wanted to add (1) NVC time also depends on how fast it takes you to submit documents and whether they are correct or you need to resubmit (2) then after DQ it depends on wait time at the embassy for a slot. Some embassies can do this pretty quickly (pre Covid anyway, most currently have backlogs) and others have months of waiting even in a normal year.

[Tay123 4]

hello everyone,

 

other than my and my sibling birth certificate showing we share parents, what else is needed if she is married and has kids as her husband and children would be derivative beneficiaries in this case correct? 

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That's it, no other documents required other than just the info of her spouse and children (names, DOB, place of birth). 

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Adult U.S. citizens can get green cards for brothers and sisters by sponsoring them with the USCIS. If your brothers and sisters are married, their spouses and children can immigrate to the U.S. together with them. ... Legal Permanent Residents are ineligible to sponsor green cards for brothers and sisters.

 

you are applying for parents and married sibling (per other post)

you should check the proverty guidelines and cost of insurance for each (in case they do not work)  to see if u can afford to sponsor them

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We are talking a loooong wait for a F4, all sorts of things can change by then.

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1 hour ago, arken said:

That's it, no other documents required other than just the info of her spouse and children (names, DOB, place of birth). 

so marriage certificate of my sister and her husband arent needed now? children birth certificates etc?

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Children age out

 

Divorces happen

 

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7 minutes ago, Tay123 said:

so marriage certificate of my sister and her husband arent needed now? children birth certificates etc?

NO. Nothing is needed now. The process for siblings takes about 15 - 20 years. So those documents will not be needed until  around the year 2040 ( plus or minus a few years). Also, if their children are older than 21 at that time, they will not be able to immigrate.

Edited September 17, 2021 by Unlockable

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1 hour ago, Unlockable said:

NO. Nothing is needed now. The process for siblings takes about 15 - 20 years. So those documents will not be needed until  around the year 2040 ( plus or minus a few years). Also, if their children are older than 21 at that time, they will not be able to immigrate.

 

that doesnt make sense, if the kids are like 14 now but like 25 at that time, how is that their fault? 

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Just now, Tay123 said:

 

that doesnt make sense, if the kids are like 14 now but like 25 at that time, how is that their fault? 

It is not their fault. We are not saying that. But this Is how it is. It has been like that for years. There are certain members of family who gets to immigrate to the US and there are others that don't. The US government decided that kids in certain family categories are allowed to come up until a certain age. After that, they are considered adults and can have their own lives. It is the US government who make the rules and it gets to choose who is eligible to immigrate.
 

There are only a few countries in the world that allow people to bring over siblings. I don't know what country you are from but it is a good chance that your own country doesn't have sibling visas. But you should still apply for your sibling and his/her family, because this is a privilege you have that may be going away. For years, many politicians have been trying to get rid of the sibling visa all together. You might as well do it now, even though it will take a long time. 

 

I'm sorry you are discovering this now. We have seen this before. Many people don't realize that US immigration is not "come one, come all" that they believed it to be. So many stories we see here on certain family being left behind.

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1 minute ago, Unlockable said:

It is not their fault. We are not saying that. But this Is how it is. It has been like that for years. There are certain members of family who gets to immigrate to the US and there are others that don't. The US government decided that kids in certain family categories are allowed to come up until a certain age. After that, they are considered adults and can have their own lives. It is the US government who make the rules and it gets to choose who is eligible to immigrate.
 

There are only a few countries in the world that allow people to bring over siblings. I don't know what country you are from but it is a good chance that your own country doesn't have sibling visas. But you should still apply for your sibling and his/her family, because this is a privilege you have that may be going away. For years, many politicians have been trying to get rid of the sibling visa all together. You might as well do it now, even though it will take a long time. 

 

I'm sorry you are discovering this now. We have seen this before. Many people don't realize that US immigration is not "come one, come all" that they believed it to be. So many stories we see here on certain family being left behind.

 

 

 

side question. how long for a us citizen to bring over their child who is over 21 and married? 10 years plus as well or not an option

 

 

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7 minutes ago, Tay123 said:

 

 

 

side question. how long for a us citizen to bring over their child who is over 21 and married? 10 years plus as well or not an option

 

 

Yes, it is an option. It takes about 7 to 10 years. Give or take a year or two.
 

 

It is kind of the same mindset. Since the child is an adult, there is no rush to get them here. They can live  their own life in the meantime.