Hello everyone, I’m trying to do the I-130 form for my mom, my dad and my 17 year old sister

[Lilimafri1995 0]

I just want to make sure Do I need to send any form individual for each?

it is hard to do it by myself?

And is possible if my sister is under 21 she can be accepted to get her GC on the same time of my parents??

please anybody who can help me with this questions?

[nastra30 2,318]

14 minutes ago, Lilimafri1995 said:

I just want to make sure Do I need to send any form individual for each?

it is hard to do it by myself?

And is possible if my sister is under 21 she can be accepted to get her GC on the same time of my parents??

please anybody who can help me with this questions?

I assume you are a USC?

If so-

Separate I-130 petitions for each person.

Your sister cannot get greencard at the same time as parents. It will take your sister 15+ years to get a visa.

 

It's not hard to complete the forms if you the instructions and forms carefully.

 

 

[Lilimafri1995 0]

1 minute ago, nastra30 said:

I assume you are a USC?

If so-

Separate I-130 petitions for each person.

Your sister cannot get greencard at the same time as parents. It will take your sister 15+ years to get a visa.

 

It's not hard to complete the forms if you the instructions and forms carefully.

 

 

That is why my concern because a lawyer told me that my sister is under 21 and she is living with my parents they can’t left her alone, so automatically she get the visa too, that is why I’m concerned and I would like to hear more opinions thanks for your response 

[nastra30 2,318]

22 minutes ago, Lilimafri1995 said:

That is why my concern because a lawyer told me that my sister is under 21 and she is living with my parents they can’t left her alone, so automatically she get the visa too, that is why I’m concerned and I would like to hear more opinions thanks for your response 

Fire your lawyer because he/she has no understanding of immigration laws. There are no derivative beneficiaries for immediate relatives of USC. Your parents will have visa numbers immediately available to them. Your sister wouldn't and she will have to wait 15+ years for a visa number to be available. Check visa bulletin below:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-november-2022.html

 

Also, if they can't leave her alone then a parent or both will have to stay behind, unfortunately.

Edited November 10, 2022 by nastra30

[Lilimafri1995 0]

6 minutes ago, nastra30 said:

Fire your lawyer because he/she has no understanding of immigration laws. There are no derivative beneficiaries for immediate relatives of USC. Your parents will have visa numbers immediately available to them. Your sister wouldn't and she will have to wait 15+ years for a visa number to be available. Check visa bulletin below:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-november-2022.html

 

Also, if they can't leave her alone then a parent or both will have to stay behind, unfortunately.

Look what it says 

[nastra30 2,318]

9 minutes ago, Lilimafri1995 said:

Look what it says 

Only applicable to family preference categories in the visa bulletin. Family preference category in the visa bulletin does not apply to immediate relatives such as parents or spouses or children(under 21) of USC.

 

So example since the visa bulletin applies to your sister, if she were to have a child, that child can come along with her under F4 category.

 

But your sister cannot come with your parents because the visa bulletin is not applicable to your parents.

Edited November 10, 2022 by nastra30

[Lilimafri1995 0]

23 minutes ago, nastra30 said:

Only applicable to family preference categories in the visa bulletin. Family preference category in the visa bulletin does not apply to immediate relatives such as parents or spouses or children(under 21) of USC.

 

So example since the visa bulletin applies to your sister, if she were to have a child, that child can come along with her under F4 category.

 

But your sister cannot come with your parents because the visa bulletin is not applicable to your parents.

Thank you so much for your response. So I think I have to apply for my parents and then they can apply for my sister.

[nastra30 2,318]

8 minutes ago, Lilimafri1995 said:

Thank you so much for your response. So I think I have to apply for my parents and then they can apply for my sister.

Yes; a good strategy. When your parents became LPR one can file for your sister. Now, your sister is already 17 so a very tight timeline to get her in F2A category. Your goal is to get your parents to file for her under F2A category and not F2B. However, F2B is still better than F4 category.

What's the country?

 

Edited November 10, 2022 by nastra30

[Lilimafri1995 0]

Just now, nastra30 said:

Yes; a good strategy. When your parents became LPR one can file for your sister. Now your sister is already 17 so a very tight timeline to get her in F2A category. Your goal is to get your parents to file for her under F2A category and not F2B. However, F2B is still better than F4 category.

What's the country?

 

Oh okay the country is Mexico, and I have other brother he is 32 and he is married so for that is necessary that later my parents become citizens and then they need to apply for him and four his wife and their children?? In the same form or need to be separated forms?

[nastra30 2,318]

18 minutes ago, Lilimafri1995 said:

Oh okay the country is Mexico, and I have other brother he is 32 and he is married so for that is necessary that later my parents become citizens and then they need to apply for him and four his wife and their children?? In the same form or need to be separated forms?

For Mexico and for your sister, F2A is current but F2B wait is 21+ years. Again, extremely tight timeline to get her into F2A as she might age out.

For brother, not necessary for parents to file for him. You should file for him yourself. His spouse and children (Under 21) will be derivatives under his petition. He will fall under F4 category.  But brother has to wait 22+ years.

Edited November 10, 2022 by nastra30

[Crazy Cat 42,042]

6 hours ago, Lilimafri1995 said:

That is why my concern because a lawyer told me that my sister is under 21 and she is living with my parents they can’t left her alone, so automatically she get the visa too, that is why I’m concerned and I would like to hear more opinions thanks for your response 

Fire that lawyer.  He/she is wrong. 

Edited November 10, 2022 by Crazy Cat

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[Jordanian Bride 268]

11 hours ago, Lilimafri1995 said:

That is why my concern because a lawyer told me that my sister is under 21 and she is living with my parents they can’t left her alone, so automatically she get the visa too, that is why I’m concerned and I would like to hear more opinions thanks for your response 

Your lawyer sucks and is stealing your money.