Hello all, this is for a friend of mine. Here is the situation. Her mother, who is a green card holder, filed an I-130 under F2B for her middle daughter some 14 years ago. The mother has three daughters, two of which are USC, naturalization. One daughter is not and has a multiyear B1 visa. All are from India. Mother has recently passed away, which means the I-130 dies with her. Mother is survived by her husband who is also from India and has a green card. The daughter has a multiyear B1 visa and is reliant on her parents for support. They currently live in the USA. Parents are well off by Indian standards and middle class by USA standards. The middle daughter does not work at all. So, no job skills to speak of for immigration purposes. The middle daughter is in her late 30s.
My friend tried to go to immigration attorneys to see if they can help with INA 204L relief. They all said no. So, what are the options?
If the father starts another I130 petition, the time frame starts all over again.
The current I-130 has not been approved or rejected. The case is still pending.
Since the daughter does not work, only affidavits by all family members can show that the middle daughter has resided in the US with her parents when they come.
If the other two daughters try to file the I130, does that time frame increase because they are from India?
Looking for options here for the middle daughter.
Thanks.