Helping Sister

[mor_digo 3]

My sister entered here with a tourist visa, she could stay in the country for 6 months but this time has already expired. Can I apply for a green card for her in this situation?

Thank you!

[LionessDeon 2,060]

No

[aaron2020 11,651]

No. It takes 12-13 years for a USC to petition for a sibling. Furthermore, the sibling must be in legal status.

Your sister can NEVER get a green card through you if she is a visa overstay and living here illegally.

Your sister needs to go home before she overstays 6 months and gets a ban. Her visitor visa is automatically revoked once she overstayed.

Sorry, to be be blunt; this is a very stupid choice when she has a legal way to immigrate. She is giving that up by choosing to stay here illegally.

[LionessDeon 2,060]

Thus 11 million illegal immigrants.

[Pinkrlion 2,607]

You can apply for sister but she has to return home and wait until her priority date is current. Also, you have to be a USC to file.

[Anitafeliz 1,133]

The only way her overstay would be forgiven is if she were married to a USC. She is not. She needs to go home she is in the red.

She should have left and came back. Legally.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

NO you can not and because she overstayed it is unlikely she will get another visitors visa because she doesn't respect the opportunity she was given.

[Brazil2USA2016 7]

There is a waiver that excuses unlawful presence over 180 days if she has an approved I-130. - the I601A.

https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/provisional-waiver/provisional-unlawful-presence-waivers

I recommend not overstaying though, she should leave and come back via the legal route.

[Anitafeliz 1,133]

There is a waiver that excuses unlawful presence over 180 days if she has an approved I-130. - the I601A.

https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/provisional-waiver/provisional-unlawful-presence-waivers

I recommend not overstaying though, she should leave and come back via the legal route.

She cannot come back....she overstayed already. She will not get another visa....

She needs to go home and not do any further illegal activity.

Edited August 3, 2016 by Anitafeliz

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

There is a waiver that excuses unlawful presence over 180 days if she has an approved I-130. - the I601A.

https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/provisional-waiver/provisional-unlawful-presence-waivers

I recommend not overstaying though, she should leave and come back via the legal route.

The waiver requires a qualifying relative which the sister doesn't have so no waiver and she still has to wait decades for a visa number for a sister

[Ontarkie 13,913]

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[Cathi 5,609]

the subject line of your post is "helping sister", you are not helping her if you advise her to stay in the US for even one minute longer. By the way, when she goes home and if you decide to petition her, you can not do so until you become a US citizen

[Unlockable 7,306]

Some of the post here may sound curt but it is truthful. You are NOT helping your sister nor any other immigrants who have a difficult time getting visas because previous and current visa holders do things illegally like your sister.

Do the right thing. Tell her to go back to your country. There is no path for her to obtain a GC and for good reason.

[Anitafeliz 1,133]

Some of the post here may sound curt but it is truthful. You are NOT helping your sister nor any other immigrants who have a difficult time getting visas because previous and current visa holders do things illegally like your sister.

Do the right thing. Tell her to go back to your country. There is no path for her to obtain a GC and for good reason.

Amen ??

FURTHERMORE OP started this topic and NEVER returned to read replies ??

Edited August 4, 2016 by Anitafeliz