Filing I-130 for my sister from Ukraine

[Matiola 8]

Dear VisaJourney Community, your advice and help are needed! I can use some power of the collective mind!

 

I want to file an I-130 for my sister who is in the US under the U4U program (I am the sponsor), and I know this is an EXTREMELY long process that probably will take over 10 years to be approved.

My sister falls into the Fourth preference (F4) category = brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens and she is NOT an immediate relative (according to USCIS).

 

I’ve started filling out file I-130 and I have a few questions:

1)      Is concurrent filing (I file I-130, my sister files I-485) allowed for 4^th reference relatives inside the U.S?

My guess is that the answer is NO but I am not sure as USCIS information on different pages has been very confusing.

 

2)     Considering the fact that I-130 processing can take over 10 years and U4U currently gives a person the right to stay in the US for only 2 years  – which option out of the two provided in i-130 should I choose?:

·       At which USCIS office will the beneficiary apply for adjustment of status to the lawful permanent resident? You should only answer this question if the beneficiary is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status at a USCIS office in the United States.

·       At which U.S. Embassy or Consulate location will the beneficiary apply for an immigrant visa? You should only answer this question if the beneficiary will apply for an immigrant visa outside of the United States at a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate.

 

I would much appreciate any suggestions and thoughts on this! Maybe someone had a similar experience.

Thank you!

 

[Boiler 45,467]

Lot longer than 10 years

 

You can not file an I 485 until the PD is current

 

Interesting question hopefully the war will be well over by then so I would use her Ukrainian address as she is in the US temporarily 

[Matiola 8]

thank you. Yeah, that's why I wrote over 10 years.