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I am the only one here and the rest of my family is in India. My sister, brother and mom are all in India.What are the options to bring them over here to the USA. My sisters are both nurses in India.Can they come to the US to work here as nurses after taking all their necessary exams? I want to know all the legal options available for me to bring my family here to the USA.

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I am the only one here and the rest of my family is in India. My sister, brother and mom are all in India.What are the options to bring them over here to the USA. My sisters are both nurses in India.Can they come to the US to work here as nurses after taking all their necessary exams? I want to know all the legal options available for me to bring my family here to the USA.

Question are you a USC? if YES!

Option 1 You as a US Citizen can file a petition on behalf of your mother running around from 7 to 10 months.

Option 2 You as a US citizen can file for your brother/sister and it should take from 7 to 8 years depending on the processing time and availabilities of the visas for them.

Option 3 Your mother once she gets her Green Card file a petition on behalf of your brother/sister processing time around 4 to 5 years or more.

Well they can't work in the US until getting their visas but being a nurse that is very a demanding profession anywhere in the world maybe they could try a Work visa...but this is between them and the American Embassy in India.

I-130 SENT 2012/01/20

I-130 NOA1 2012/01/24

I-130 NOA2 2012/06/12

NVC receiv 2012/07/02

NVC case # 2012/07/13

DS-3032 emailed 2012/07/13

AOS paid 2012/07/20

AOS sent 2012/07/23

DS-3032 Accepted 2012/07/24

IV paid 2012/07/25

IV/DS-230 sent 2012/07/26

RFE missing pay stubs 2012/08/03

Case completed 2012/08/16

Inteview Date 2012/10/16

221g (new co-sponsor and proof of domicile for my son) crazy stuff!

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Question are you a USC? if YES!

Option 1 You as a US Citizen can file a petition on behalf of your mother running around from 7 to 10 months.

Option 2 You as a US citizen can file for your brother/sister and it should take from 7 to 8 years depending on the processing time and availabilities of the visas for them.

Option 3 Your mother once she gets her Green Card file a petition on behalf of your brother/sister processing time around 4 to 5 years or more.

Well they can't work in the US until getting their visas but being a nurse that is very a demanding profession anywhere in the world maybe they could try a Work visa...but this is between them and the American Embassy in India.

Correction on the current wait times.

Option 2. It currently takes 11-12 years for a US citizen to petition for a sibling.

Option 3. This only works if the sisters and brother are unmarried. The LPR mother cannot file for a married child. If a child marry while the mother is an LPR, the petition is automatically revoked. In addition, the amount of time depends if the unmarried child is over or under age 21. Since the sisters are nurses, they probably are older than 21. It currently takes 9 years for an LPR to petition for an unmarried child over 21. It currently takes about 3 years for an LPR to petition for a child under 21 (age is determined at the end of the wait).

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The fastest way for your mother is 6-12 months. There is no way for your sisters or brother to immigrate with your mother.

You can file for your siblings. Your LPR mother (once she immigrates) can file additional petitions for your siblings.

Your sisters can look into work visas for nurses. Sometimes, nurses can qualify for green cards since there is a shortage of nurses in the US. You and your LPR mother can still file for them (in case they cannot get green cards based on their employment).

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The current Visa Bulletin (March 2012) posted on the U.S. Department of State website will give you approximate numbers on how long it may take for your siblings to get their visas. Don't worry about your mother, she's an immediate family member and won't have to wait for a visa number to become available, so if you're a U.S. citizen the entire process can take anywhere from 7-12 months. As for your siblings, look at all the categories available and see which apply to you, if any. Then go to the chart down below and see how long it may take for them to get a visa number based on the category and their country of origin.

Diana

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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Correction on the current wait times.

Option 2. It currently takes 11-12 years for a US citizen to petition for a sibling.

Option 3. This only works if the sisters and brother are unmarried. The LPR mother cannot file for a married child. If a child marry while the mother is an LPR, the petition is automatically revoked. In addition, the amount of time depends if the unmarried child is over or under age 21. Since the sisters are nurses, they probably are older than 21. It currently takes 9 years for an LPR to petition for an unmarried child over 21. It currently takes about 3 years for an LPR to petition for a child under 21 (age is determined at the end of the wait).

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The fastest way for your mother is 6-12 months. There is no way for your sisters or brother to immigrate with your mother.

You can file for your siblings. Your LPR mother (once she immigrates) can file additional petitions for your siblings.

Your sisters can look into work visas for nurses. Sometimes, nurses can qualify for green cards since there is a shortage of nurses in the US. You and your LPR mother can still file for them (in case they cannot get green cards based on their employment).

thank you.

I-130 SENT 2012/01/20

I-130 NOA1 2012/01/24

I-130 NOA2 2012/06/12

NVC receiv 2012/07/02

NVC case # 2012/07/13

DS-3032 emailed 2012/07/13

AOS paid 2012/07/20

AOS sent 2012/07/23

DS-3032 Accepted 2012/07/24

IV paid 2012/07/25

IV/DS-230 sent 2012/07/26

RFE missing pay stubs 2012/08/03

Case completed 2012/08/16

Inteview Date 2012/10/16

221g (new co-sponsor and proof of domicile for my son) crazy stuff!

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I am the only one here and the rest of my family is in India. My sister, brother and mom are all in India.What are the options to bring them over here to the USA. My sisters are both nurses in India.Can they come to the US to work here as nurses after taking all their necessary exams? I want to know all the legal options available for me to bring my family here to the USA.

My wife came from the Philippines about 4 years ago. She was a nurse in the Philippines and already passed everything needed to be a nurse in the US. It is very hard to get a employer to bring you to the US when there are so many nurses in the US already looking for jobs. After moving to the US it took her 2 years and finally after volunteering 2 days a week for 8 month a hospital hired her. Her brother is also a nurse in the Philippines and we decided the process was to long for him so we found a place to help him get a job as a nurse in Canada and he will be moving there sometime in June or July. He can just visit from Canada anytime after he gets everything in order in Canada. My wife just become a US citizen Friday so we will be sending out the paperwork to bring her parents next week. Goodluck

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Boiler   45,011

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Forget Nursing, massive retrogression.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Forget Nursing, massive retrogression.

Thats why we got my wife's brother a nursing job in Canada. After he becomes a Canada citizen then he can apply for the US. But can visit anytime he wants before

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Boiler   45,011

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With a Visa.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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