F3 visa - Spouse/Children of Married son: I-130 for each of them or one I-130?

[muticere 0]

Looking through the guide on this website and other resources online, I feel pretty clear on what to expect here. I successfully petitioned for my wife and stepson 14 years using the help I got on this website. Now my mother-in-law is a citizen and wants to petition for one of her sons. He has a wife and 2 kids. 

 

Just for clarity's sake I want to know if we/she just needs to fill out an I-130 for him, and that single petition can be used to include his wife and kids, or if we need to fill out separate I-130s for each member of his family, too. 

[appleblossom 2,485]

1 minute ago, muticere said:

Looking through the guide on this website and other resources online, I feel pretty clear on what to expect here. I successfully petitioned for my wife and stepson 14 years using the help I got on this website. Now my mother-in-law is a citizen and wants to petition for one of her sons. He has a wife and 2 kids. 

 

Just for clarity's sake I want to know if we/she just needs to fill out an I-130 for him, and that single petition can be used to include his wife and kids, or if we need to fill out separate I-130s for each member of his family, too. 

 

Just one is enough, unlike your wife's application, the F3 allows for dependents. 

 

So they can all be included on the same I-130, if the children don't age out by the time a visa is available to them (will depend on how old they are now, how long the I-130 takes to be processed, and which country they're from), then they can also get visas when the time comes. 

[MSSF 5]

My dad also applied for my sibling over the age of 21 and married have kids. Dad only applied for his own children like my brother and sister. We added derivative applicants, their spouses and kids where case was at NvC. So yes, only 1 petition. Technically you can’t file for grandchildren and daughter in law anyway.