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I apologize if these are basic/redundant questions but I just wanted to start a new thread so I could communicate directly with replies.

 

My wife just became a citizen after going through naturalization. She would like to bring her mother and two brothers over to the USA from India. I believe we have to start with I130. Does a I130 have to be completed for each person or is there a such thing as one petition to bring her whole family over? Does it make sense for her to petition for everyone or just her mother first? Then once her mother is a citizen, have her petition for her siblings? I (spouse) petitioned for my wife to come to the USA and the entire process took about a year. Is this the same timeline to expect for her family to come here? Thank you.

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4 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

Does a I130 have to be completed for each person or is there a such thing as one petition to bring her whole family over?

She should file I-130 for each relative

 

4 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

Does it make sense for her to petition for everyone or just her mother first?

Petition everyone

4 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

 

Then once her mother is a citizen, have her petition for her siblings?

That should be done too.

 

How old are the siblings?

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Her mother maybe 2 years, big backlog

 

Her siblings a lot longer

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17 minutes ago, Mike E said:

She should file I-130 for each relative

 

Petition everyone

That should be done too.

 

How old are the siblings?

Her siblings are 28 and 21. What is the benefit in her petitioning for her siblings AND her mother petitioning for her siblings? 

8 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Her mother maybe 2 years, big backlog

 

Her siblings a lot longer

Thanks for the informative. A lot longer as in 3-5 years? More?

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14 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

What is the benefit in her petitioning for her siblings AND her mother petitioning for her siblings? 

Her petition for her siblings is insurance. Never hurts to have multiple petitions.  Sibling petitions take about 20 years...maybe longer.

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17 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

Her siblings are 28 and 21.

Are they married or unmarried?

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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19 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

Thanks for the informative. A lot longer as in 3-5 years? More?

I’m sure everyone petitioning siblings would love it if it were only 3-5 years. 
 

It’s 20+ years for the sibling category 

 

 

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15 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

Her siblings are 28 and 21

F2B category if her mother files and they are not married.

15 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

What is the benefit in her petitioning for her siblings AND her mother petitioning for her siblings?

Redundancy. 

 

If mom passes away, the brothers still have a path through sis. If sis passes away, the sons still have a path through mom.

 

If the sons are married, mom cannot help them until she becomes  a citizen. Meanwhile sis’s petitions are chugging along.

 

Review the visa bulletin:

 

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

Cases filed for Indians who are:

 

* unmarried sons of LPRs and filed in 2015 are being processed now

 

* married sons of US citizens and filed in 2008 are being processed now 

 

* siblings of U.S. citizens and filed in 2005 are being processed now 

 

 

 

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47 minutes ago, hpizzle said:

Her siblings are 28 and 21. What is the benefit in her petitioning for her siblings AND her mother petitioning for her siblings? 

Thanks for the informative. A lot longer as in 3-5 years? More?

Assuming they do not marry and their Mother petitions them 12 years or so from now, 25 years through you?

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9 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Are they married or unmarried?

They are unmarried right now. How does that change the process if they get married while the application is pending? 

 

Thank you for the information everyone. I had no idea siblings took so long, that is unfortunate.

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LPR can not sponsor married children 

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Also,  married children are a different category - F3.  Your MIL will need to become a USC first, and the wait time is 15+ years after filing.

 

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