Petition for married brother

[jpapiruzac 0]

Hello everyone! I’m an American citizen and want to make a petition for my brother, he is 45 and is married and has a little son. I would like to know what documents do I need from them and how is the process. Thank you!

Edited October 18, 2019 by jpapiruzac

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The process will take more than 10 years....

https://www.visajourney.com/content/ussibpet/

https://www.visajourney.com/content/ussib/

Edited October 18, 2019 by missileman

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12 minutes ago, jpapiruzac said:

Hello everyone! I’m an American citizen and want to make a petition for my brother, he is 45 and is married and has a little son. I would like to know what documents do I need from them and how is the process. Thank you!

Refer to USCIS website, file petitions per below link... it will be a long slow process 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-130

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Has he considered the practicality of retiring in the US.

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1 hour ago, jpapiruzac said:

Hello everyone! I’m an American citizen and want to make a petition for my brother, he is 45 and is married and has a little son. I would like to know what documents do I need from them and how is the process. Thank you!

Hi, you will need to file an I-130 for your brother. 

https://www.visajourney.com/content/ussib/

https://www.visajourney.com/content/ussibpet/

 

As @missileman pointed out, it will take more than 10 years. But it really will be about 15 - 20 years because the timelines for sibling visa keeps getting longer. 

 

So your brother won't be in the US until he is 60 - 70 years old. Then he may have other things to worry about like healthcare cost.

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Unlockable

[jpapiruzac 0]

The process takes usually 12 years and he is ok with that, my nephew will be in a good age for immigrate ( 14 years) Thank you

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1 hour ago, jpapiruzac said:

The process takes usually 12 years and he is ok with that, my nephew will be in a good age for immigrate ( 14 years) Thank you

Don't know where you got this information, but right now the most recent sibling visa (i.e., the most recent priority date) being processed is Nov. 22, 2006 -- that's already almost 13 years.  Add in the visa processing time and right now it's -- at an absolute minimum -- 13 1/2 to 14 years, more likely more than that.  And, that timeline is only going to continue to grow longer as more people apply for their siblings in response to all of the discussions that this visa category might be canceled as part of immigration reform.

 

Whether your brother is okay with the wait isn't really the issue.  He will be close to or more than 60 years old when he immigrates.  How does he (and how do you) plan to support his family -- especially with a teenager to raise?

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1 hour ago, jpapiruzac said:

The process takes usually 12 years and he is ok with that, my nephew will be in a good age for immigrate ( 14 years) Thank you

You missed the point. The process time is growing and growing every year. So don’t rely on the 12 year time frame. Because 5 years f ok now it may be up to 20 years. Sibling timelines do NOT freeze. 

 

Also, what country are they immigrating from because that plays an important role.

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2 hours ago, jpapiruzac said:

The process takes usually 12 years and he is ok with that, my nephew will be in a good age for immigrate ( 14 years) Thank you

So, here is the thing, it is not a steady process. The wait time is because the numbers are limited by quota per fiscal year. Every year the queue grows as the increasing population in the US filed petitions for an increasing number of potential immigrants, but the absolute number granted visas each year doesn’t change. So those at the back of the line end up waiting longer and longer because there are way more people in front of them than the people 13 years ago who are currently getting visas, had. 
 

Does your brother realize the implications of not being able to work a full 10 years in the US before retiring, especially when it comes to healthcare costs ? Has he looked at university fees here for his son? Hopefully he has done all this and has good plans. 

Edited October 19, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[zochu 255]

I don't know about the US when it comes to issuing visas, but here in Aus they wont issue you a visa if you are over a certain age as you become a potential healthcare risk (i.e needing to use our health care system cause you get older). 

 

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35 minutes ago, zochu said:

I don't know about the US when it comes to issuing visas, but here in Aus they wont issue you a visa if you are over a certain age as you become a potential healthcare risk (i.e needing to use our health care system cause you get older).

The INA doesn't have a max age limit. That said, age is one of the factors to be taken into account for "likely at any time to become a public charge" per INA § 212(a)(4): https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim

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1 hour ago, zochu said:

I don't know about the US when it comes to issuing visas, but here in Aus they wont issue you a visa if you are over a certain age as you become a potential healthcare risk (i.e needing to use our health care system cause you get older). 

 

The US is not nearly as harsh as Australia on public charge healthcare concerns, in fact Australia is brutal. I’ve had friends with an autistic child refused an immigrant visa because of the child, and an uncle already resident (but not yet a citizen) in Australia get kicked out after having a stroke.

Age is an issue in the US, but it can be overcome as a concern if the sponsor is sufficient. 

[jpapiruzac 0]

Thank you everyone, I’m still don’t know what are the documents needed from his family, thanks!

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12 minutes ago, jpapiruzac said:

I’m still don’t know what are the documents needed from his family, thanks!

At this point you just need documentation establishing your sibling relationship: https://www.visajourney.com/content/ussibpet/ When the Priority Date becomes current many years from now you'll submit further documents.