grandparent petition question

[engima1995 0]

Hi guys,

A friend's grandmother (already a US citizen) filed a petition to bring his mother (and him supposedly) to the US back in 2008. He was 18 at the time the petition was opened. He would like to know if the petition by his grandmother is approved, would he be eligible to immigrate to the US along with his mother? or would his mother have to become a citizen/permanent resident first before she can file a petition to bring him over. Sorry if i'm being vagued. I wasn't given a lot of details regarding his case. thanks alot in advance.

[Boiler 43,430]

He is 25 or so by now and surely would have aged out.

His Mother can petition him as a LPR but only if he stays single.

[engima1995 0]

He is 25 or so by now and surely would have aged out.

His Mother can petition him as a LPR but only if he stays single.

He was telling me that when the petition was opened, his name was included in the file so I assumed if his mother was approved then he would be approved as well. Was he talking nonsense?

Sorry for asking, but what is LPR? and how long would the process be if this is the route that that he needs to take?

[Boiler 43,430]

Yes

Legal Permanent Resident.

Depends where he is from, 7 years plus.

[aleful 1,905]

He was telling me that when the petition was opened, his name was included in the file so I assumed if his mother was approved then he would be approved as well. Was he talking nonsense?

Sorry for asking, but what is LPR? and how long would the process be if this is the route that that he needs to take?

hi

not at that time, the problem is that these petitions take so long, that if the child isn't very young, the child will age out

if the child were 2 years old and the petition took 13 years, then the child would immigrate with parents

but he was 18 years old, too close to 21

is his mom filing as married child of a US Citizen? if so depending on the country, the petition will take over 10 years, so by the time his mom's priority date becomes current, he will be close to 30, he aged out the petition

if she is divorced, widowed or never married, it's over 7 years of waiting depending on the country of origin

he will still have aged out, his mom would have to come here and file for him, and he must remain unmarried

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration forum to Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America forum.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

A petition for an adult child ( his mother ) has 3 stages. One the petition is submitted , you will have a notice of the date that happens. Two the petition is approved , you will get another notice. These date are important because they have the affect of making a child of the person younger by the amount of time between these dates. Third the priority date becomes current, this means the main person ( the mother ) will be able to get a visa. At this time your friend needs to subtract the time between the first 2 dates from their current age to see if they are still considered under 21. In these cases you want them to be slow to approve the petition so the person can be much younger than they really are