Question regarding Parent

[akihon 129]

I'm eligible for naturalization this October, and my mother has requested that I apply for her permanent residency so she can try to get my brother back into the US. She has never expressed a real interest in living in the US, and I wouldn't put it past her to start lying to me to get what she wants.

I have told her no, and that permanent residency has obligations to the US including spending most of the year within the US and filing US taxes. It will also take just as long for her to get citizenship and then sponsor my brother as it will for me to file his petition. She insists, and of course brings up "a friend of a friend did it, so it's not illegal".

I've already pointed out "visa fraud" and "not a tourist visa" to her. My question is: if I go ahead with this, will there be consequences to my naturalized citizenship?

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

No consequences to your citizenship, but she may not get or keep her greencard long enough to get your brother, plus you will be on the hook for her I-864, so there may be financial consequences. If you go ahead, I'd still file for the brother too (he can have two petitions pending at the same time), just in case the mother looses interest....

[aleful 1,905]

hi

ditto, nothing to do with your citizenship, you should file for your brother as well, how old is he? is he unmarried, a minor or over 21?

the only thing could be a waste of time and money on your mother as she doesn't seem interested in living here, and she must if she is going to file for your brother, as well as keep her GC

but other than that, there is no consequence for your citienzhip

[akihon 129]

No consequences to your citizenship, but she may not get or keep her greencard long enough to get your brother, plus you will be on the hook for her I-864, so there may be financial consequences. If you go ahead, I'd still file for the brother too (he can have two petitions pending at the same time), just in case the mother looses interest....

I will file for my brother, but I definitely do not want to file for my mother. I forgot about the 864, and I'm not willing to do that either.

wouldn't I get interviewed regarding her petition as well?

Edited May 3, 2015 by akihon

[akihon 129]

hi

ditto, nothing to do with your citizenship, you should file for your brother as well, how old is he? is he unmarried, a minor or over 21?

the only thing could be a waste of time and money on your mother as she doesn't seem interested in living here, and she must if she is going to file for your brother, as well as keep her GC

but other than that, there is no consequence for your citienzhip

he is unmarried and 25 years old.

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

wouldn't I get interviewed regarding her petition as well?

No, not normally, unless they have concerns about you two really being brothers. But if there are some photos from you two growing up, and birth certs naming the same parents, a sibling petition is normally straight forward. You would of course be responsible for his I-864, too.

[Boiler 43,386]

What do you mean back into the US?

[akihon 129]

No, not normally, unless they have concerns about you two really being brothers. But if there are some photos from you two growing up, and birth certs naming the same parents, a sibling petition is normally straight forward. You would of course be responsible for his I-864, too.

I meant for my parent. I almost want an interview so I can flat out say she has no intention of living in the US.

Edited May 4, 2015 by akihon

[akihon 129]

What do you mean back into the US?

His OPT runs out this July, and corporate has stated they will not sponsor an H1B for him. He is most likely leaving the US this August. My mother wants the PR to help get him back in.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

what country is he from?

even if your mother came as a LPR, the wait is over 7 years, it could be more depending on which country he is from, and he would have to remain unmarried as long as your mom would be a LPR and living in the us, she can get a reentry permit and live out of US for 2 years but that's about it, she would have to return here and live in the US

if you file for him, it doesn't matter if he is unmarried or if later he marries he can bring his wife and children if he had them

[Boiler 43,386]

Does he have a US girlfriend or boyfriend?

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

I meant for my parent. I almost want an interview so I can flat out say she has no intention of living in the US.

Ah no- same as with the brother, there is not normally an interview with the petitioner. All you do is send in forms.

[akihon 129]

hi

what country is he from?

even if your mother came as a LPR, the wait is over 7 years, it could be more depending on which country he is from, and he would have to remain unmarried as long as your mom would be a LPR and living in the us, she can get a reentry permit and live out of US for 2 years but that's about it, she would have to return here and live in the US

if you file for him, it doesn't matter if he is unmarried or if later he marries he can bring his wife and children if he had them

We are Malaysian. I looked up the wait time for my petition and it is currently about 12 years, which is the same time it will take for me to get mom her LPR and then citizenship and then get him in. You also mentioned he has to stay unmarried, which is something I didn't think about and 12 years is a long time.

Does he have a US girlfriend or boyfriend?

They broke up last year. It ended badly.

[Boiler 43,386]

12 years might be pushing it. I would add a couple more but anything is a bit of a guess. Anyway sooner you file the better.

[akihon 129]

12 years might be pushing it. I would add a couple more but anything is a bit of a guess. Anyway sooner you file the better.

As in you think it'll take longer than 12 years? I don't think a couple years difference is worth getting my mother her fraudulent LPR just to get him back in.