Brother petition forbid children

[Yemen14 1]

Hello,

 

sorry if if this question has been asked before.  My brother is a u.s. citizen and want to petition for his children. Some are over 21 years unmarried and some are under 21. My question, he has 6 children, is he suppose to fill form I-130 for every child and pay the filing fee separately for all 6 children? Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Boiler 43,432]

He only has to file for those Children who would look to immigrate, he does not have to file for those who do not.

[Yemen14 1]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

He only has to file for those Children who would look to immigrate, he does not have to file for those who do not.

Yes, they are all immigrating, but my question is does he file separate I-130 form for ever to child (totaling 6 petitions) and paying $535 for all of the 6 petitions. 

[Boiler 43,432]

Each I 130 has its own fee, obviously finance is not an issue if he can afford to sponsor that many.

[debbiedoo 2,339]

yes there is a separate fee and petition for each. this will be a VERY long process (many years) and I hope his income is sufficient for sponsoring that many people, plus whatever he may currently have in his household.

Edited November 4, 2018 by debbiedoo

[Boiler 43,432]

Sounds like you need to re read the ToS.

[debbiedoo 2,339]

2 minutes ago, Yemen14 said:

Wow. It's either you have an answer to my question or just move along. I don't need your unnecessary comments. 

its not an unecessary comment. He gave an answer and also addressed the financial issue, because with that many, the income would have to be fairly significant. I make good money (above what it would take to sponsor all those people) and cant imagine having to pay for all the financial costs of the petition and subsequent fees nor actually supporting them (im not certain but im pretty sure they would have to go through AOS before being able to work)

 

and for the record, you cant tell someone not to reply to you.

[Yemen14 1]

Just now, debbiedoo said:

its not an unecessary comment. He gave an answer and also addressed the financial issue, because with that many, the income would have to be fairly significant. I make good money (above what it would take to sponsor all those people) and cant imagine having to pay for all the financial costs of the petition and subsequent fees nor actually supporting them (im not certain but im pretty sure they would have to go through AOS before being able to work)

 

and for the record, you cant tell someone not to reply to you.

FIRST, nowhere in any of my posts did I mention that there is ANY financial issues. Second, my post was asking a CLARIFYING QUESTION.  I was simply asking. And you both assumed and jumped into financies.  

Third, that reason I initially asked my question because on the instruction form for 1-130, it stated " if the beneficiary qualifies under items 1c, 1d, or 1e above, you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiRy's spouse or unmarried children children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and should list them in part 4 of this petition."

1c: your unmarried sons or daughters 21 years of age or older.

[Boiler 43,432]

His Grandchildren, if any.

[NikLR 13,220]

Each child of the petitioner needs an I-130.

If that child is married or has children, those grand children of the petitioner do not need separate i-130s. They can be deriviatives of their parent's I-130 

 

So each of HIS children, all 6 of them,  need their own individual I-130 and $535 payment with supporting documentation. 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

i believe they would be considered derivatives if also applying for a spouse as the primary concurrently.

 

i may be wrong on that, but I think thats how it works.

 

and many people, MANY PEOPLE, have no idea what the finances need to be to sponsor one person, let along SIX. So even if it does not apply to YOU it may well apply to SOMEONE ELSE who finds this thread in a search for sponsoring their children.

 

 

Just now, NikLR said:

Each child of the petitioner needs an I-130.

If that child is married or has children, those grand children of the petitioner do not need separate i-130s. They can be deriviatives of their parent's I-130 

 

So each of HIS children, all 6 of them,  need their own individual I-130 and $535 payment with supporting documentation. 

 

thanks for the clarification on that. i was kind of close but no cigar lol

[Yemen14 1]

1 minute ago, NikLR said:

Each child of the petitioner needs an I-130.

If that child is married or has children, those grand children of the petitioner do not need separate i-130s. They can be deriviatives of their parent's I-130 

 

So each of HIS children, all 6 of them,  need their own individual I-130 and $535 payment with supporting documentation. 

THANK YOU! That was very helpful. 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

This is the kind of immigration that’s good for the US! If some of the kids are over 21 but some still under I’m assuming they are all relatively young. Young working age productive immigrants are good for growth.

 

OP,  just be aware about the wait times. The under-21 children will get here relatively fast, around a year probably, but the over-21s will have a significant wait - currently around 7 years for the F1 category which is what they will be.  I’m assuming here that none of the children are married. If they are married, or become married while they are waiting, then they are F3 category which is about a 13-year wait at present.

[TM92 527]

3 hours ago, Yemen14 said:

he has 6 children, is he suppose to fill form I-130 for every child and pay the filing fee separately for all 6 children?

Let your brother know that USCIS now accepts credit cards: https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-expands-credit-card-payment-option-fees That's quite some cash back if he uses a CC with cash back rewards.

[Ontarkie 13,915]

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