how long Permanent Resident brining unmarried son

[pgb47 0]

Nov. 2010 We filed a 130 petition to bring my permanent resident Chinese wife's 26 year old unmarried son to the US. Our check was cashed and a receipt letter was received.

Have not heard anything since. When I check online

Processing Times

USCIS National Goal - 5.0 Month(s)

USCIS National Average - 8.7 Month(s)

California Service Center - 16.0 Month(s)

Does this mean that "something" will happen in 16 months next March. What is the time and about how long can it take to get him here?

Chinese expect their child to marry at 27 years old and my wife is getting concerned.

Is there any way to speed things up? She can get citizenship in a little over a year if that will help.

I tried to change my email address and it would not let me. My only working email address is xxxxxxxxxxx

This site and the people who help are great.

Paul Bulger

(post edited to remove personal contact information to protect poster's privacy)

Edited October 26, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

The times quoted above are the processing times, but there is also a waiting time for priority date- it currently takes about 8 years for an unmarried child of a greencard holder to get a visa. So you have about another 7 years until the son will come here. If he gets married, the petition dies because married kids of greencard holders cannot get a visa.

Once your wife gets citizenship, she can upgrade the petition, which will shave off as year if the son remains unmarried, or he can get married but add two years to his wait.

For details, check the priority dates here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5560.html

[Darnell 8,478]

did you check the casefile status online, or no ?

Did she call into USCIS hotline, ask for casefile status?

[pgb47 0]

The times quoted above are the processing times, but there is also a waiting time for priority date- it currently takes about 8 years for an unmarried child of a greencard holder to get a visa. So you have about another 7 years until the son will come here. If he gets married, the petition dies because married kids of greencard holders cannot get a visa.

Once your wife gets citizenship, she can upgrade the petition, which will shave off as year if the son remains unmarried, or he can get married but add two years to his wait.

For details, check the priority dates here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5560.html

Thanks for the info. There is no chance he will stay single for another 7 years. In China you get married at 27-28 years old. If you are still single at 30 you are an outcast. I fear that when he marries and has a child my wife will want to move back to China. Maybe she will become a citizen and then we can live/visit in China for a few years. No good solution

[Darnell 8,478]

call in USCIS, get a human, inquire for casefile status, yet?

Please do so, soonish.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

I fear that when he marries and has a child my wife will want to move back to China. Maybe she will become a citizen and then we can live/visit in China for a few years. No good solution

So your wife would kick you to the curb and choose her long grown up, married son over her husband? And that doesn't bother you at all? Seriously?

That aside, once she becomes a U.S. citizen, she has to turn in her Chinese passport as she would have lost her Chinese citizenship and would be a foreigner over there until her body turns into ashes, but I'm sure you know that already.

Edited October 27, 2011 by Brother Hesekiel