Petitioning Unmarried Daughter with Medical Condition

[KIMMMMMM 0]

Hi All,

My dad is ready to apply for his Citizenship any time now.

Actually, we already are preparing for his application.

After his citizenship is granted, we are planning on getting my over 21 sister from the Philippines.

I know this process would take years to complete, however, she was recently diagnosed with a heart condition.

She was confined in a hospital in the Philippines and the diagnosis was heart attack.

They were then referred to the Philippine Heart Center in Manila.

Now i've read from the USCIS Website that unmarried sons and daughters can be eligible to apply for a nonimmigrant K-4 VISA.

My question is this, can we actually ask for an expedited processing for her application and reason that we would want her condition checked in the US?

How long does a K-4 VISA usually take to get approved?

Can my child come to the United States to live while the visa petition Is pending?

If you are a U.S. citizen, once you file Form I-130, your child is eligible to apply for a nonimmigrant K-4 visa. This will entitle him or her to come to the United States to live and work or go to school while the visa petition is pending. To petition for this benefit, you may file Form I-129F. However, you are not required to file Form I-129F and your child does not require a K-4 visa. Your child may wait abroad for immigrant visa processing. Seeking a K-4 visa can be a method for him or her to come to the United States more quickly. For more information, see the “K3-K4 Visa” page.

If you are a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) and you have filed Form I-130 for your child on or before December 21, 2000, your child may be eligible for the V visa classification if more than three years have passed since the I-130 was filed. For more information on V visas, see the “V Nonimmigrant Visas” page.

SOURCE: http://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/children/bringing-children-sons-and-daughters-live-united-states-permanent-residents

Thank you so much!

[Boiler 43,381]

K4 is not relevant in your situation.

Look up B2 Medical, having said that you should be able to find treatment as good elsewhere for a lot less.

[belinda63 2,981]

A K-4 visa is dependent on a K-3 visa to carry it.

A child may be eligible for a K-4 visa if:

• He or she is unmarried, under 21, and the child of a qualified K-3 nonimmigrant visa applicant

[apple21 953]

Sorry it will take years before she can get in the US.

Your dad could've filed for her years ago when he got his GC. Why the wait?

Your $$ are worth more in the Philippines so she can get the best treatment you can afford there rather than in the US.

Good luck.

Edited March 31, 2015 by apple21

[aleful 1,905]

hi

no, she doesn't qualify for a K4,

the K4 is a derivative of the K3 spouse

if your dad brought your mom with a K3 non immigrant visa and your sister was under 21, she would be a K4

there is no way to go around the waiting period

[j&ana 363]

He can not use K-4 he can apply for her with an I-130 petition under family preference. once case is approve your sister will have to wait for her priority date to become available to get the interview and visa

http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-through-family/green-card-family-member-us-citizen

[KIMMMMMM 0]

Sorry it will take years before she can get in the US.

Your dad could've filed for her years ago when he got his GC. Why the wait?

Your $$ are worth more in the Philippines so she can get the best treatment you can afford there rather than in the US.

Good luck.

That's exactly what I told him. I was too young that time barely out of college when he got his GC so I didn't really know anything about the process.

Just got familiar after I got here.

Anyway, so there's nothing else we can do to expedite her application?

Thanks so much for the feedback.

…Thank you so much for all your responses.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

nope, she will just have to wait