Petition Parents and Brother

[timhber 0]

Hi,

My wife is an U.S citizen. My wife's brother lives in Vietnam and he is Not married. Her brother wants to come and work in the U.S and probably wants to live in the U.S permanently. We are looking for the fastest route. Here are our plans. Please let us know if this possible.

1.) First, my wife will petition for her mother and father to come to the U.S. (How long does this process takes?)

2.) After her parents receive their green cards, then they could petition her brother so he could comes to the U.S. (How long does this process takes?)

Thanks,

Tim

Edited April 29, 2013 by timhber

[meagan 3]

How old is the brother?

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

1. About a year

2. About 8 years, or 7 years if the parents become US citizens in the meantime and upgrade the petition.

[timhber 0]

How old is the brother?

He is 24 years old.

[timhber 0]

1. About a year

2. About 8 years, or 7 years if the parents become US citizens in the meantime and upgrade the petition.

BTW, he is single.

I do know that the parents have to be U.S citizen before they can petition their children if their children are married and over 21. So it will probably takes at least about 7-8 years.

Wow, I did not know it takes 8 years for parents to petition an unmarried son or daugther. I thought it would not take that long because the parents do not need to wait for 5 years and to become U.S citizen. I read some where that the parents do not have to be an U.S citizen to petition an unmarried son or daughter. I thought they can do it right away when they enter the U.S and receive a green card.

Edited April 29, 2013 by timhber

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

They can petition an adult child if that child is unmarried. ( and stays unmarried ) However it is one of the classes on the chopping block along with sibling petitions.

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

Wow, I did not know it takes 8 years for parents to petition an unmarried son or daugther. I thought it would not take that long because the parents do not need to wait for 5 years and to become U.S citizen. I read some where that the parents do not have to be an U.S citizen to petition an unmarried son or daughter. I thought they can do it right away when they enter the U.S and receive a green card.

They can petition him right away, but there is a waitinglist, and he will need to wait until his priority date comes up. You can see the current priority dates here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5927.html

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

Not going to happen.

The F4 family preference category (sibling of a US citizen) is about to be eliminated entirely and the F3 family preference category will be limited to age 31 or younger. What they are trying to do is limit chain immigration, so basically exactly what your wife wants to do.