Filing I-130 for parent and step-brother

[visa3310 6]

happy 2024 everyone!!!

 

i need help with the following 

 

1. I am about to place application for form i-130 for my parent and step-brother and wanted to find out if i also need to file form i-864 also or when do i need to file that?

2. is it advisable to file form i-130 online?

 

thanks

[Crazy Cat 41,810]

1.  The I-864 is required at the NVC stage after I-130 approval.

2.  Perfectly fine.  Some people prefer to file via paper to avoid any glitches. 

[Boiler 45,445]

You can certainly file for your Parent.

 

Step brother will be filed for by your Parent when they get here.

 

I 864 come later.

 

Personal preference as to whether you file paper or on line.

[visa3310 6]

39 minutes ago, Boiler said:

You can certainly file for your Parent.

 

Step brother will be filed for by your Parent when they get here.

 

I 864 come later.

 

Personal preference as to whether you file paper or on line.

what do you mean step brother will be filed for by parent? step brother is brother, isn't it?
are you saying i can not file for him directly? he is under 18 years

please be 100% sure of what you saying before saying it

Edited January 4 by visa3310

[Boiler 45,445]

1 minute ago, visa3310 said:

what do you mean step brother will be filed for by parent? step brother is brother, isn't it?
are you saying i can not file for them? he is under 18 years

please be 100% sure of what you saying before saying it

Do you share a parent?

 

Apart from anything else it is much quicker when the Parent files for a child than a sibling assuming you are blood related. If you do share a parent than you can also file. Good insurance.

[Crazy Cat 41,810]

2 minutes ago, visa3310 said:

are you saying i can not file for them? he is under 18 years

It would take more than 15 years for a brother or sister to enter the US through you regardless of age.  It would be faster if the parent files for brother after entering the US. 

[powerpuff 6,677]

24 minutes ago, visa3310 said:

are you saying i can not file for him directly? he is under 18 years

You certainly can (and should as an insurance) but it’ll be much much longer than your parent petitioning them once they become an LPR. Your STEP-brother, even if a minor, cannot be a derivative/added to your parent’s petition because IR5 category (parent of a US citizen) does not allow derivatives.

Edited January 4 by powerpuff

[visa3310 6]

17 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Do you share a parent?

 

Apart from anything else it is much quicker when the Parent files for a child than a sibling assuming you are blood related. If you do share a parent than you can also file. Good insurance.

step-brother means we share a parent. you can look up the definition in seconds

[visa3310 6]

Just now, powerpuff said:

You certainly can (and should as an insurance) but it’ll be much much longer than your parent petitioning them once they become an LPR. Your brother, even if a minor, cannot be a derivative/added to your parent’s petition because IR5 category (parent of a US citizen) does not allow derivatives.

nopes will not be faster. what will be faster is me filing for step-brother directly as i can do that that. the application clearly statets i can file for parent or sister/brother. a step-brother is a brother

[Boiler 45,445]

1 minute ago, visa3310 said:

step-brother means we share a parent. you can look up the definition in seconds

I certainly can and did

 

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stepbrother

 

not your parents' son, but the son of a person that one of your parents has married

 

[Crazy Cat 41,810]

1 minute ago, visa3310 said:

step-brother means we share a parent. you can look up the definition in seconds

It does not mean you share a parent by blood. 

[powerpuff 6,677]

2 minutes ago, visa3310 said:

nopes will not be faster. what will be faster is me filing for step-brother directly as i can do that that. the application clearly statets i can file for parent or sister/brother. a step-brother is a brother

And did I say anything about not being able to file for a step brother….? My point still stands. There, I even edited my previous post for you.

 

Edited January 4 by powerpuff

[Boiler 45,445]

1 minute ago, visa3310 said:

nopes will not be faster. what will be faster is me filing for step-brother directly as i can do that that. the application clearly statets i can file for parent or sister/brother. a step-brother is a brother

 

I am not sure how you work that one out but yes you can file for a half brother.

 

And I would recommend you do so, you never know .

[Crazy Cat 41,810]

7 minutes ago, visa3310 said:

what will be faster is me filing for step-brother directly as i can do that that.

100% not true.  Parent filing for your brother would be much, much faster.

Edited January 4 by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 41,810]

@visa3310,   A parent is an immediate relative.  A brother is not.....

Edited January 4 by Crazy Cat