Wrapping up Removal of Conditions

[PhiLandShiR 18]

Hello Everyone,

My wife is just finishing with her Removal of Conditions. I expect she will get her new 10 year Green Card in a few months. We just completed her bio-metrics.

She wants to apply for USC ASAP after she gets her new GC.

On the N-400, Part 2, it states she can apply for USC after she hits her 3 year mark as a Legal Permanent Resident.

SO...

Question ONE, what date is used to start the count on the 3 year time period?

After she gets her US Citzenship, she wants to bring her mother over here.

Question TWO, how long does it take for a petition to bring her mother to complete?

After her mother arrives, her mother wants to bring her child here. Her child is my wife's younger sister.

Question THREE, how long does it take for her mothers, child petition to complete?

The reason for these questions is that my wife's younger sister just turned 18 years old, she is not married. If she turns 21 years old or gets married, she can no longer be petitioned by her mother.

SO...

Question FOUR, can all of these steps be completed in the next 3 years? Or are we just wishfull thinking??

Thanks!!

Phil

[Tahoma 2,292]

I'll take a stab at the first question. I believe the three-year clock starts ticking on the date her conditional green card was issued.

[happyblessedme 12]

Hello Everyone,

My wife is just finishing with her Removal of Conditions. I expect she will get her new 10 year Green Card in a few months. We just completed her bio-metrics.

She wants to apply for USC ASAP after she gets her new GC.

On the N-400, Part 2, it states she can apply for USC after she hits her 3 year mark as a Legal Permanent Resident.

SO...

Question ONE, what date is used to start the count on the 3 year time period?

After she gets her US Citzenship, she wants to bring her mother over here.

Question TWO, how long does it take for a petition to bring her mother to complete?

After her mother arrives, her mother wants to bring her child here. Her child is my wife's younger sister.

Question THREE, how long does it take for her mothers, child petition to complete?

The reason for these questions is that my wife's younger sister just turned 18 years old, she is not married. If she turns 21 years old or gets married, she can no longer be petitioned by her mother.

SO...

Question FOUR, can all of these steps be completed in the next 3 years? Or are we just wishfull thinking??

Thanks!!

Phil

1.She can apply her US citizenship 3 years from the date of residency stated in her conditional green card.

2. 6 months to a year.I have had several friends here who petitioned their mother.I am planning too next year to get my mom.

3.The mother can petition ur wife's sister as soon as she gets her permanent residency here but not sure how long for the mother to get her other child .

4.It is possible ..could be less or more depending on the financial situation of the petitioner plus the availability of legal documents needed.

[Messybrownhair 251]

Tahoma is right and so she can apply for citizenship maybe next year which will take a few months. Petitioning her mom can take about a year, and much longer for a daughter once the mom becomes a PR.. chances are you might get her mom in the timeframe you are looking at but not the sister.

[PhiLandShiR 18]

This is good news then. It gives us another few months of time.

From what I see, we would have about a year of time remaining after her mother gets here in which to #1: get her mother a GREEN CARD and #2: petition the younger sister.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT... once the petition for the younger sister is filed and accepted, the clock stops ticking for the younger sister. She could turn 21 and it would not matter. If she were to get married of course, she is no longer going to be able to come here under her mothers petition.

Am I correct that the clock stops for the sister??

-Phil

1.She can apply her US citizenship 3 years from the date of residency stated in her conditional green card.

2. 6 months to a year.I have had several friends here who petitioned their mother.I am planning too next year to get my mom.

3.The mother can petition ur wife's sister as soon as she gets her permanent residency here but not sure how long for the mother to get her other child .

4.It is possible ..could be less or more depending on the financial situation of the petitioner plus the availability of legal documents needed.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Can the mother petition the daughter if the daughter is 21 years old or older?

I think so. But I'll bet it takes a lot longer.

I hope someone will chime in about this issue.

[PhiLandShiR 18]

This is what we want to avoid at all cost!!

I believe we can get the mother in time so she can petition her daughter BEFORE the younger daughter turns 21.

I think once the younger daughter turns 21 its a lost cause.

We are banking on getting the papers filed before the younger sister turns 21.

-Phil

Can the mother petition the daughter if the daughter is 21 years old or older?

I think so. But I'll bet it takes a lot longer.

I hope someone will chime in about this issue.

[chinese_mutt 11]

can you petition both parents at the same time.

i thought once they turn 21, the petition is cancelled already?

[PhiLandShiR 18]

I do not think so...

This is one detail I am looking for information on...

-P

can you petition both parents at the same time.

i thought once they turn 21, the petition is cancelled already?

[sunandmoon 450]

This is good news then. It gives us another few months of time.

From what I see, we would have about a year of time remaining after her mother gets here in which to #1: get her mother a GREEN CARD and #2: petition the younger sister.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT... once the petition for the younger sister is filed and accepted, the clock stops ticking for the younger sister. She could turn 21 and it would not matter. If she were to get married of course, she is no longer going to be able to come here under her mothers petition.

Am I correct that the clock stops for the sister??-Phil

I believe that is the case only for a USC, not an LPR.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextoid=10409fed09eb9110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

[Gumbolette 58]

Hello Everyone,

My wife is just finishing with her Removal of Conditions. I expect she will get her new 10 year Green Card in a few months. We just completed her bio-metrics.

She wants to apply for USC ASAP after she gets her new GC.

On the N-400, Part 2, it states she can apply for USC after she hits her 3 year mark as a Legal Permanent Resident.

SO...

Question ONE, what date is used to start the count on the 3 year time period?

-That's from the POE date if she came here on a CR1 Visa, if she came here on a Fiancee visa, Its when the GC was issued..

After she gets her US Citzenship, she wants to bring her mother over here.

Question TWO, how long does it take for a petition to bring her mother to complete?

-It normally takes the same timeline with CR1 visas. About 6-8 months max.

After her mother arrives, her mother wants to bring her child here. Her child is my wife's younger sister.

Question THREE, how long does it take for her mothers, child petition to complete?

-Your wife's mom will have to be a USC for her to petition an unmarried child. If a beneficiary was petitioned through an IR-1 which is an immediate relative, the beneficiary will need 5 years of residency instead of 3 years (for Foreign Spouses of USCs) in the US for her/him to be eligible for citizenship.

The reason for these questions is that my wife's younger sister just turned 18 years old, she is not married. If she turns 21 years old or gets married, she can no longer be petitioned by her mother.

SO...

Question FOUR, can all of these steps be completed in the next 3 years? Or are we just wishfull thinking??

Well, based from your numbers, it will not be possible for you wife's mom to petitioned her child within the 3 years period. Your wife will be a USC in 1 year time, and give it at 1 year too for her mother's petition, and of course 5 years for her mom to be naturalized..

P.S.

When her your mother in law becomes Permanent Resident, she CAN petition her unmarried child, but it will just take longer than if she becomes a USC first. Some people do an "upgrade" at least when one is naturalized, they can just request to speed up the process.

Good luck!

Thanks!!

Phil

Edited August 12, 2011 by Cutie_Patootie