Family member from Vietnam visa?

[tinman 33]

My wife is from Vietnam. Came to US on K-1 in 2013….we married, she is now US citizen. She has filed for petition for her brother and sister to come to US…paid the fee too. Does it really take all those years for their possible petition to be considered?  I don’t comprehend the topics or procedures on here at all, so forgive me for not being able to investigate accurately. 
I mean the fee is non reimbursed even if things change 15-20 down the road 😳…..can they even come over on just a tourist visa or something?
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Edited March 10, 2023 by Ontarkie
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[Ontarkie 14,313]

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[Chancy 6,243]

18 hours ago, tinman said:

Does it really take all those years for their possible petition to be considered?

 

Depending on the USCIS service center that the petition gets assigned to, an I-130 for a sibling of a USC could be processed in around 2 years or could take more than 10 years.  Regardless of when the petition is processed, what really takes a long time for F4 (sibling of USC) visa cases is the wait time for visa number availability, which is currently 16+ years from petition filing date.  The reason it takes so long is that there is a very, very long line of applicants for this visa type, but the number of F4 visas available per year are limited by US immigration law.  Because the demand for F4 visas does not decrease, yet the annual quota set in law remains unchanged, the line and the resulting wait time gets longer every year.

 

In the meantime, your siblings-in-law may apply for B2 tourist visas if they wish.  If approved, they may travel to the US for short visits, even if there are petitions pending for them.

 

[tinman 33]

19 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

Depending on the USCIS service center that the petition gets assigned to, an I-130 for a sibling of a USC could be processed in around 2 years or could take more than 10 years.  Regardless of when the petition is processed, what really takes a long time for F4 (sibling of USC) visa cases is the wait time for visa number availability, which is currently 16+ years from petition filing date.  The reason it takes so long is that there is a very, very long line of applicants for this visa type, but the number of F4 visas available per year are limited by US immigration law.  Because the demand for F4 visas does not decrease, yet the annual quota set in law remains unchanged, the line and the resulting wait time gets longer every year.

 

In the meantime, your siblings-in-law may apply for B2 tourist visas if they wish.  If approved, they may travel to the US for short visits, even if there are petitions pending for them.

 

Thank you for that information Clancy!     It just doesn’t seem fair that so many do this the right way and spend so much time and effort going thru the “legal process” (as we did with my wife’s K-1 visa from VN), and then the illegals coming into the US are being given amnesty and privileges as if it is free candy.☹️

Just wondering if there are organizations or efforts to demand court action for “legal” applicants. It is so amazing that news media reports that the illegals are being granted proposed entitlements and yet nobody mentions the impossible “wait times” of those that follow the rules.

[Boiler 45,743]

If there is ever Immigration reform then it is likely F4 will go, it makes very little sense.