Effect of sibling's visa overstay on wife's citizenship application?

[mjrussell 2]

My wife's little sister (15 years old) is visiting us on a tourist visa from Chile. Now that she's here, she doesn't want to go back and is talking about overstaying past her required exit date. I'm against this, and raised a number of concerns about her staying, not the least of which is that my wife is planning to apply for citizenship in the next six months (she's in the US with her green card).

Am I right in thinking that, as part of the process once she applies, they'll likely make the connection to her sister and it will cause problems?

[vanhiscers87 14]

When applying for naturalization, the applicant does not have to disclose if he or she has any foreign relatives, or any of them is in the U.S.

On the other hand, your sister-in-law probably got her tourist visa because your wife sent her an invitation, which possibly indicated she was gonna be responsible for her little sister since she was underage. If USCIS wants to make the connection, they certainly have the resources to. It's unlikely for them to check on things irrelevant to the application, though it's surely possible.

I suggest you talk to your sister-in-law and tell her how important for her big sister to become citizen first, then she'd have a more solid connection in the U.S. If she does it now, it may jeopardize things.

My wife's little sister (15 years old) is visiting us on a tourist visa from Chile. Now that she's here, she doesn't want to go back and is talking about overstaying past her required exit date. I'm against this, and raised a number of concerns about her staying, not the least of which is that my wife is planning to apply for citizenship in the next six months (she's in the US with her green card).

Am I right in thinking that, as part of the process once she applies, they'll likely make the connection to her sister and it will cause problems?

Edited September 2, 2016 by vanhiscers87

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

Little sister is 15. If you are not supporting her overstaying, she will need to go back, as she is a minor.

Besides, what would she plan to do on her overstayed visa?