How can I sponsor my parents from Pakistan and my brother and sister as well are 13 a d 15 years of age

[Rabia Ahsan 6]

Hello everyone 

how can I sponsor my parents, I’m a US citizen and o would like to sponsor my parents ta and my siblings  as well how should I do that what’s the process and how long will it take!!

thanks

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

See answers to same type of question in this thread 

 

 

[Crazy Cat 42,131]

Each person would require an individual I-130.  The children would not be added to the parents' cases since there are no derivatives for immediate relatives of US citizens.  Currently, it would take a year or two for the parents....and 12-15 years for your siblings (if you petitioned them).  they can not all immigrate together.  You could immigrate one parent, who could then petition the rest of the family after receiving a Green Card.

Edited October 6, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[SteveInBostonI130 3,482]

7 minutes ago, Rabia Ahsan said:

Hello everyone 

how can I sponsor my parents, I’m a US citizen and o would like to sponsor my parents ta and my siblings  as well how should I do that what’s the process and how long will it take!!

thanks

 

Best way to start is read the guides here.  At the top of the webpage, at the blue bar, select Guides>Immigration Guides.  Then look down at the left middle of the page for the "Immigration Guides for Other Family Members:" section.

 

Click on the "Overview" for Siblings and "Overview" for Parents.

 

General timeline: about 2 years for parents (each parent will need to be applied for seperately).  About 16 years for siblings.  Better for your parents to apply for them when they become US permanent residents.

 

Edit:  Direct links to the guide overviews:

 

Siblings:  

 

Parents:  

 

 

 

Edited October 6, 2021 by SteveInBostonI130
Added info

[Rabia Ahsan 6]

Income on my tax returns is low can my husband co sponsor them we file joint tax returns he has good income

[SteveInBostonI130 3,482]

8 minutes ago, Rabia Ahsan said:

Income on my tax returns is low can my husband co sponsor them we file joint tax returns he has good income

 

Yes, but he will be a household member sponsor (he submits I-864A to combine his income to yours on your I-864).  You can also have additional sponsors as joint sponsors (if necessary).  You will not have to worry about this for about a year - it will not be required until after the I-130s are approved.

 

[Rabia Ahsan 6]

11 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Yes, but he will be a household member sponsor (he submits I-864A to combine his income to yours on your I-864).  You can also have additional sponsors as joint sponsors (if necessary).  You will not have to worry about this for about a year - it will not be required until after the I-130s are approved.

 

Thanks

and once everything is approved can my parents  go back to their country or do they have to wait for the green card 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,482]

3 minutes ago, Rabia Ahsan said:

Thanks

and once everything is approved can my parents  go back to their country or do they have to wait for the green card 

 

Immediate relative visas are not like K1.  They are longterm permanent residents on Day 1 as soon as they are approved for the IR5 visa and travel to the US.  The physical greencard can take a few weeks to arrive. 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

1 hour ago, Rabia Ahsan said:

Thanks

and once everything is approved can my parents  go back to their country or do they have to wait for the green card 

Are you parents in the US at the moment?

[Rabia Ahsan 6]

18 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Are you parents in the US at the moment?

No they aren’t I’m just thinking what if they come here and then they need to go back because they have small children 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

1 minute ago, Rabia Ahsan said:

No they aren’t I’m just thinking what if they come here and then they need to go back because they have small children 

I believe that was answered in the link I gave you, in the part  referencing re-entry permits. They can’t just go back indefinitely and keep their residence rights in the US.

Edited October 6, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[HRQX 4,145]

5 hours ago, Rabia Ahsan said:

what if they come here and then they need to go back because they have small children 

The IR-5 category doesn't allow derivative beneficiaries. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html "children cannot be included as “derivative applicants” on a parent’s immediate relative (IR) visa or petition."

 

After the parent's IR-5 visa is issued he or she should do the following:

• Enter the US with the IR-5 visa
• File I-130 petitions for F2A process; the number of petitions could vary if only 1 parent immigrates first. I recommend online filing for that: https://www.uscis.gov/i-130
• File I-131 application (by mail) to request Reentry permit
• Open bank account, etc. to establish his/her US domicile
• Wait for and then attend the biometrics appointment for the Reentry permit process.
• Leave the US after attending the biometrics appointment. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/B5en.pdf "you do not have to be in the United States for USCIS to approve your Form I-131 and issue a reentry permit to you if your biometrics (photo, fingerprints) have been obtained. You can indicate on your Form I-131 that you want USCIS to send your reentry permit to a U.S. Embassy, consulate or a DHS office overseas, so you can pick it up from one of those facilities." On the I-131 application he/she can indicate that he/she will pick up the Reentry permit at a US embassy or consulate in his/her country.

Edited October 7, 2021 by HRQX

[Boiler 45,957]

I know this is VJ lore but I came across a situation elsewhere where there was an issue, I think it was Morocco. Seemed the embassy declined do to lack of parent residency.

 

As is normal on VJ difficult to get all the details but I always wondered if this could be an issue.

 

I have come across at least one Lawyer who advises against it.

 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

27 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I know this is VJ lore but I came across a situation elsewhere where there was an issue, I think it was Morocco. Seemed the embassy declined do to lack of parent residency.

 

As is normal on VJ difficult to get all the details but I always wondered if this could be an issue.

 

I have come across at least one Lawyer who advises against it.

 

 

It’s probably domicile rather than residency if there was a re-entry permit (could be residency if they didn’t get a REP) but yes could certainly be an issue

 

But if that is a concern then the alternate suggestion makes sense, just one parent gets sponsored who then stays in the US and sponsors spouse and child at same time. 

[Rabia Ahsan 6]

5 hours ago, HRQX said:

The IR-5 category doesn't allow derivative beneficiaries. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html "children cannot be included as “derivative applicants” on a parent’s immediate relative (IR) visa or petition."

 

After the parent's IR-5 visa is issued he or she should do the following:

• Enter the US with the IR-5 visa
• File I-130 petitions for F2A process; the number of petitions could vary if only 1 parent immigrates first. I recommend online filing for that: https://www.uscis.gov/i-130
• File I-131 application (by mail) to request Reentry permit
• Open bank account, etc. to establish his/her US domicile
• Wait for and then attend the biometrics appointment for the Reentry permit process.
• Leave the US after attending the biometrics appointment. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/B5en.pdf "you do not have to be in the United States for USCIS to approve your Form I-131 and issue a reentry permit to you if your biometrics (photo, fingerprints) have been obtained. You can indicate on your Form I-131 that you want USCIS to send your reentry permit to a U.S. Embassy, consulate or a DHS office overseas, so you can pick it up from one of those facilities." On the I-131 application he/she can indicate that he/she will pick up the Reentry permit at a US embassy or consulate in his/her country.

And how long does that takes to get the biometrics and have re entry permit issue…and also is it possible that one parent use his visa and come to the US and the other waits