greencard holder

[Hope_14 38]

Hello,

I have a few questions and wondering if someone can help.

can a green card holder apply for his dad and sisters to come to the U.S.? If so, what's the process? Is there a guide on her that explains everything and also what's the estimate time for the petition to be approved and what kind of documents are needed.

thank you for the help in advance!

[Merrytooth 5,748]

To petition for your parents (mother or father) to live in the United States as green card holders, you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years old. Green card holders (permanent residents) may not petition to bring parents to live permanently in the United States.

https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/parents/bringing-parents-live-united-states-permanent-residents

To petition to bring your sibling (brother or sister) to live in the United States as a green card holder, you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years of age. Permanent residents may not petition to bring siblings to live permanently in the United States.

[JFH 12,190]

To answer your question on timing...

Once you are a citizen and are able to petition, you are looking at somewhere around a year for your parents and 15 years for your siblings.

Long time? Yes, I suppose it is. Be thankful you can petition for them at all. Not many countries allow immigrants and new citizens to bring flocks of family members into the country also.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

as others have said, you need to be a USC to file for parents and siblings

for your dad it will take around a year. for your sisters if you file, then it is over 12 years

your dad once he comes he can file for them as well, the process will take over 7 years, but they have to remain unmarried until they enter the country,

how long do you have to wait until you become a USC?