Direct citizenship

[Lemonslice 4,805]

20 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Distracting from the 17 year old is terrible.

 

https://www.visajourney.com/guides/ has guides for your family members.

 

 

Please read Mike E's advice carefully.  Filing for your oldest child this week might save you a lot of worries, and money.  You can file for the others in the near future, but do not dismiss the benefits of taking care of your oldest' petition asap. 

[powerpuff 6,627]

~~ Topic moved from Bringing Family members to the US Forum to AOS work/student/tourist visa as this is an adjustment case while in the US ~~

[Demise 1,263]

Do what Mike E said. Start with the oldest one, even if Hubby and Kid #2 end up overstaying they can adjust out of status anyways. Not that I recommend it, just a heads up if it happens.

 

Just a question that probably won't apply but still no reason not to ask it, any chance your parents were in the US military, working for the US government, or working for an international organization (think NATO, UN, etc)? Asking because time as dependent of such gets treated as living in US allowing one to pass citizenship via birth to kids.

 

[Boiler 45,404]

Best file for all of them asap, that kicks of everything else, EADs so they can get SSN, they can get Drivers Licenses etc etc. Makes life so much easier, no need to complicate matters.

[manyfudge 285]

Everything that @Mike E says.

 

Focus on the 17 year old.  He or she will lose out on derived citizenship soon.  Not to mention the benefits of being an LPR/USC for college.
 

It costs quite a bit to file petitions.  If money is at all a concern, file for #1 kid now.

[Boiler 45,404]

The biggest cost is lost wages