who could i bring my daughter in USA

[plumperstillskins 0]

I just got my 10 years Legal permanent residency, I have over 21 years old unmarried daughter still in my country and i want to her to be with us here, how could i bring her here and when will i start the processing. It is possible at least to visit me here.Thank you for quick response.

[aleful 1,905]

plumper,

I already replied to you on the other question. If you got your GC you can file for her, it will take a very long time.

she has to apply for the tourist visa. she has to show strong ties to her country of origin and financially solvent, and of course she will be asked if she has family here and if there is a petition filed for her.

[aaron2020 11,651]

I just got my 10 years Legal permanent residency, I have over 21 years old unmarried daughter still in my country and i want to her to be with us here, how could i bring her here and when will i start the processing. It is possible at least to visit me here.Thank you for quick response.

You can file a I-130 petition to start the process today. You can petition for your daughter in the F2b category; LPR petitioning for an unmarried child over age 21. It will take about 11-12 years for your daughter to get an immigration visa. See the Visa Bulletin. http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin...letin_1360.html Filipinos in the F2b category with I-130s filed before July 1, 1998, are only now eligible for visas.

There are a couple of scenarios.

1. Your daughter cannot get married while you are an LPR. An LPR cannot petition for a married child, so her marriage makes her ineligible for a visa and the case will be closed. There is no way to revive it even if you later become a USC. MANY PEOPLE MAKE THEIR MISTAKE HERE BY GETTING MARRIED WHILE THE PETITIONING PARENT IS AN LPR. CASE WILL BE CLOSED. NO WAY TO REOPEN IT.

2. You become a USC while your unmarried daughter is waiting. The case for her will move to the F1 category (USC petitioning an umarried child) where it takes a Filipino about 17 years to get a visa. You can request that your daughter remain in the F2b category which is a shorter wait for a Filipino child.

3. You become a USC and THEN your daughter gets married. Her case would move to the F3 category (USC petitioning for a married child) where it takes a Filipino 19 years to get an immigration visa.

In any of the cases, your daughter will be able to bring along her unmarried children under age 21 (as determined by CSPA at the end of the wait for a visa). In the F3, her husband would be eligible for a visa.

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Your daughter may qualify for a visitor visa. There is nothing that you can do aside from inviting her and offering to pay for her trip. She must apply on her own at the US Embassy. She needs to show them strong ties to the Philippines to indicate that she will not illegally immigrate to the US. For most Filipinos, this is incredibly hard to prove. Most young unmarried Filipinas do not get visas because they cannot overcome the assumption that they don't have strong ties tot he Philippines (family in US, no property, no bank accounts, etc.) and are likely to be illegal immigrants.

Your daughter should try for a visitor visa. However, don't be surprise if she is not granted one.

Good luck.

Edited December 24, 2009 by aaron2020

[sachinky 465]

Excellent advice in the above post.

[plumperstillskins 0]

You can file a I-130 petition to start the process today. You can petition for your daughter in the F2b category; LPR petitioning for an unmarried child over age 21. It will take about 11-12 years for your daughter to get an immigration visa. See the Visa Bulletin. http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin...letin_1360.html Filipinos in the F2b category with I-130s filed before July 1, 1998, are only now eligible for visas.

There are a couple of scenarios.

1. Your daughter cannot get married while you are an LPR. An LPR cannot petition for a married child, so her marriage makes her ineligible for a visa and the case will be closed. There is no way to revive it even if you later become a USC. MANY PEOPLE MAKE THEIR MISTAKE HERE BY GETTING MARRIED WHILE THE PETITIONING PARENT IS AN LPR. CASE WILL BE CLOSED. NO WAY TO REOPEN IT.

2. You become a USC while your unmarried daughter is waiting. The case for her will move to the F1 category (USC petitioning an umarried child) where it takes a Filipino about 17 years to get a visa. You can request that your daughter remain in the F2b category which is a shorter wait for a Filipino child.

3. You become a USC and THEN your daughter gets married. Her case would move to the F3 category (USC petitioning for a married child) where it takes a Filipino 19 years to get an immigration visa.

In any of the cases, your daughter will be able to bring along her unmarried children under age 21 (as determined by CSPA at the end of the wait for a visa). In the F3, her husband would be eligible for a visa.

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Your daughter may qualify for a visitor visa. There is nothing that you can do aside from inviting her and offering to pay for her trip. She must apply on her own at the US Embassy. She needs to show them strong ties to the Philippines to indicate that she will not illegally immigrate to the US. For most Filipinos, this is incredibly hard to prove. Most young unmarried Filipinas do not get visas because they cannot overcome the assumption that they don't have strong ties tot he Philippines (family in US, no property, no bank accounts, etc.) and are likely to be illegal immigrants.

Your daughter should try for a visitor visa. However, don't be surprise if she is not granted one.

Good luck.

Really informative thank you so much... so even that she have a petition its really hard for her to get a tourist visa while waiting for her visa?

plumper,

I already replied to you on the other question. If you got your GC you can file for her, it will take a very long time.

she has to apply for the tourist visa. she has to show strong ties to her country of origin and financially solvent, and of course she will be asked if she has family here and if there is a petition filed for her.

Thank you so much... i guess i didnt read it. My apology..