Sponsoring sibling (Canadian worker)

[Skyman 323]

My wife (Filipina lpr) wants to sponsor her brother to the US. I know siblings normally take a very long time, like 15 years. However, in his case he is on a Canadian work visa and has been a couple years.  Would this matter? 

 

And if not, would it help if he became a Canadian permanent resident?

[powerpuff 6,705]

25 minutes ago, Skyman said:

However, in his case he is on a Canadian work visa and has been a couple years.  Would this matter? 

 

And if not, would it help if he became a Canadian permanent resident?

If he interviews in Canada it might be around 15 years instead of 20+ for Philippines. Other than that, no, it won’t matter. 

 

Keep in mind that your wife has to become a US citizen first 

Edited January 25, 2022 by powerpuff

[aaron2020 11,651]

Your wife must be a US citizen in order to petition for her brother.  It will be an F4 case from the Philippines.  It does not matter if he gets Canadian PR, etc.  His wait in the F4 category is dependent on where he was born.  It never changes.  

[Skyman 323]

2 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Your wife must be a US citizen in order to petition for her brother.  It will be an F4 case from the Philippines.  It does not matter if he gets Canadian PR, etc.  His wait in the F4 category is dependent on where he was born.  It never changes.  

Even if he were to get Canadian citizenship?  Just curious. 

[powerpuff 6,705]

8 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

It does not matter if he gets Canadian PR, etc.  His wait in the F4 category is dependent on where he was born.  It never changes.  

Interesting, didn’t know that. That’s unfortunate I guess. Same question, what if he were to become a Canadian citizen while waiting for F4? 

[Adventine 3,196]

If he's already got a path to Canadian permanent residency or citizenship, I'm wondering what additional advantage there is in applying for U.S. permanent residency. Does he not like it in Canada and would prefer moving to the U.S.?

[aaron2020 11,651]

Getting Canadian citizenship still doesn't change where he was born.  

[aaron2020 11,651]

https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/how-to-read-the-visa-bulletin/

 

• Chargeability area: This is the green card applicant’s country of birth. (Remember the country cap? Your own green card will be “charged” toward the annual quota of green cards available to citizens of your country of birth.)

[Boiler 45,525]

He would most likely be retiring before his PD was current, a very long wait.

[Skyman 323]

On 1/26/2022 at 4:00 AM, Adventine said:

If he's already got a path to Canadian permanent residency or citizenship, I'm wondering what additional advantage there is in applying for U.S. permanent residency. Does he not like it in Canada and would prefer moving to the U.S.?

Well, he's pinoy and the US has warm places.

[Adventine 3,196]

2 minutes ago, Skyman said:

Well, he's pinoy and the US has warm places.

 

I don't blame him. The cold is the reason I never seriously considered moving to Canada.