Wife looking to petition her sister

[Money2g 0]

Hello. My wife is currently asking me to help petition for her sister to come to the US, my wife is a US citizen. Her sister lives in Afghanistan and is married but does not have any kids yet. I tried to research if it was possible to have them come through humanitarian parole but am not sure if it is possible, right now the situation in Afghanistan is such that getting a job to support a family is very difficult because of all that's going on. The father in law of my wife's sister was a police chief in Kabul and retired 3 years ago and the current government doesnt take too kindly to people that were a part of govt before, so they legitimately have a fear for their life. I'm sure most of you know about everything that has happened in Afg this past year. Now I don't know if they would all be able to come here as from what I read, getting humanitarian parole is very difficult now. 

 

So my wife asked if its possible to at least petition for her sister and her husband to come to the US, and from what I searched on USCIS website, its not exactly clear to me how to get it done, if possible at all? Any information in the right direction is greatly appreciated.

[Boiler 45,957]

She can petition her sibling, she files an I 130.

 

Presumably the same way you petitioned your wife?

 

Husband when current would also be included and as she does not have children yet then very likely any children would be included. Children age out at 21.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Your USC wife can file an I-130 for her sister.  The current wait for a sibling is about 14-15 years.  There is no way to expedite.  The law does not allow issuing visas before the Priority Date becomes current.

 

 

[Unlockable 7,315]

Unfortunately, it will take over 15 years before your wife's sister makes into the US. And even with everything going on in her country, there is no faster way to bring her through your wife.

Edited December 22, 2021 by Unlockable

[portorusa 431]

I130 for a sibling is correct for a normal situation. Afghan nationals fall under special circumstances now at the time of the political crisis in Afghanistan. Your wife should file a different form, I-131 for her sister:

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/humanitarian-parole/information-for-afghan-nationals-on-requests-to-uscis-for-humanitarian-parole#:~:text=You%20must%20file%20Form%20I,131%20for%20each%20family%20member.

Good luck!

[Boiler 45,957]

OP is aware of Humanitarian Parole, not sure it applies to every Afghan.