Green card father petitioning adult children

[Rickeymtz2489 0]

Hi

I just received my green card through my us citizen son I-130. How long will it take for me to petition and get visas for my other Mexican adult children?

[appleblossom 3,553]

2 hours ago, Rickeymtz2489 said:

Hi

I just received my green card through my us citizen son I-130. How long will it take for me to petition and get visas for my other Mexican adult children?

 

It would depend. What are their ages and are they married?

[Rickeymtz2489 0]

4 hours ago, appleblossom said:

 

It would depend. What are their ages and are they married?

Their 34 and 38 years old and unmarried.

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4 minutes ago, Rickeymtz2489 said:

Their 34 and 38 years old and unmarried.

More a retirement option, late 50s or 60s??

Ooops are they in Mexico?

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6 minutes ago, Rickeymtz2489 said:

Their 34 and 38 years old and unmarried.

 

OK, so assuming they remain unmarried you can petition them. Maybe 25 years as a rough guess? You need to keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin, at the moment those that applied in 2005 are now eligible for visas, so 20 years ago. But that time tends to lengthen each year. 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-march-2025.html

 

If they get married then they would no longer be eligible, as you’d need to be a US citizen to petition married children. 

 

Did your son also petition them, are they his siblings? If so, that may be quicker depending on how long ago he did it, but it would be worth you petitioning them too so they have two options. 

Edited March 13 by appleblossom

[Rickeymtz2489 0]

10 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

OK, so assuming they remain unmarried you can petition them. Maybe 25 years as a rough guess? You need to keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin, at the moment those that applied in 2005 are now eligible for visas, so 20 years ago. But that time tends to lengthen each year. 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-march-2025.html

 

If they get married then they would no longer be eligible, as you’d need to be a US citizen to petition married children. 

 

Did your son also petition them, are they his siblings? If so, that may be quicker depending on how long ago he did it, but it would be worth you petitioning them too so they have two options. 

So it will take about 20 years for them to get the Visas?

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1 minute ago, Rickeymtz2489 said:

So it will take about 20 years for them to get the Visas?

At least

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10 minutes ago, Rickeymtz2489 said:

So it will take about 20 years for them to get the Visas?

 

As said above, maybe 25 years, but could be a good chunk longer depending on how things move. Just file for them now and then check the Visa Bulletin every few years to see how it’s going. 

 

Did your son file for them as well when he became a citizen?