Per-country limits

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My sister in law's petition for I-130 (3rd preference) has been approved. It was filed by her mom in November 2005. Because she's Filipino, she's subject to per-country limits, which means that she'd have to wait at least 10-11 years before she can come to the USA (the current date is 01 May 1994).

She is also eligible to apply for Japanese citizenship. If she becomes a Japanese citizen, would she no longer be subject to the per-country limit, meaning that she would get here about 8 years faster?

Thanks!

Edited August 3, 2010 by AndreDG

[missynbubsy 0]

the per country cap is dependent on your country of birth..How can she be a japanese citizen? if it is by marriage to a japanese citizen,,from what i know she can apply and file using her husband citizenship(they have a term for this, I just forgot what)

My sister in law's petition for I-130 (3rd preference) has been approved. It was filed by her mom in November 2005. Because she's Filipino, she's subject to per-country limits, which means that she'd have to wait at least 10-11 years before she can come to the USA (the current date is 01 May 1994).

She is also eligible to apply for Japanese citizenship. If she becomes a Japanese citizen, would she no longer be subject to the per-country limit, meaning that she would get here about 8 years faster?

Thanks!

[wworld808 1]

My sister in law's petition for I-130 (3rd preference) has been approved. It was filed by her mom in November 2005. Because she's Filipino, she's subject to per-country limits, which means that she'd have to wait at least 10-11 years before she can come to the USA (the current date is 01 May 1994).

She is also eligible to apply for Japanese citizenship. If she becomes a Japanese citizen, would she no longer be subject to the per-country limit, meaning that she would get here about 8 years faster?

Thanks!

I have the same situation too but for my sister. I am the US citizen and my sister who is a Filipino but residing in Japan for almost 18 years. She is married to a Japanese citizen and in the process of changing her Filipino citizen to a Japanese citizen. If in case she become a Japanese citizen this year or next year and I'm about to petition her as a sibling how long would it take for her to be approve and come here?

[gimme5 0]

the per country cap is dependent on your country of birth..How can she be a japanese citizen? if it is by marriage to a japanese citizen,,from what i know she can apply and file using her husband citizenship(they have a term for this, I just forgot what)

Thanks for the reply. It's by marriage, yes. I wonder how filing using her husband's citizenship would work.

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