Petition for Married Sons & Daughters

[user555 196]

4 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Are you a citizen? It would certainly be much faster.

She is not. Maybe in 3-5 years she will be. I saw this on NOLO legal: "How soon your son or daughter (married or over 21) will be able to immigrate after you submit the I-130 depends on how much demand there is in category F2B by people from his or her country. Category F2B allows only around 26,000 people to become permanent residents each year worldwide, and there is also a limit on the number of new residents from each country. So, your adult son or daughter will likely have to wait many years before an immigrant visa or green card becomes available. Waits for people from Mexico and the Philippines tend to be longer than for other people."

 

I know a lady in the States (not sure if she's a citizen or permanent resident) that petitioned for her adult brother in Manila. It's been 7 years and there has been no update. 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

7 hours ago, user555 said:

She is not. Maybe in 3-5 years she will be. I saw this on NOLO legal: "How soon your son or daughter (married or over 21) will be able to immigrate after you submit the I-130 depends on how much demand there is in category F2B by people from his or her country. Category F2B allows only around 26,000 people to become permanent residents each year worldwide, and there is also a limit on the number of new residents from each country. So, your adult son or daughter will likely have to wait many years before an immigrant visa or green card becomes available. Waits for people from Mexico and the Philippines tend to be longer than for other people."

 

I know a lady in the States (not sure if she's a citizen or permanent resident) that petitioned for her adult brother in Manila. It's been 7 years and there has been no update. 

F2B is totally irrelevant to this thread as it’s unmarried children over 21. The USC question was because she was enquiring about sponsoring her parents herself - which she needs to be a citizen to do. Parents are immediate relatives so no wait other than processing time. 
 

(By the way shocking that Nolo mentions married children in the wrong category judging by your extract. Some lawyer ...Adult sibling is F4 by the way and again not relevant to this thread. )

Edited October 19, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[designguy 1,179]

7 hours ago, user555 said:

I know a lady in the States (not sure if she's a citizen or permanent resident) that petitioned for her adult brother in Manila. It's been 7 years and there has been no update. 

LPRs are not eligible to sponsor brothers and sisters. Also the wait is not surprising and actually not going to end anytime soon. The final action dates for Philippines is from over 20 years ago!

[aaron2020 11,651]

7 hours ago, user555 said:

She is not. Maybe in 3-5 years she will be. I saw this on NOLO legal: "How soon your son or daughter (married or over 21) will be able to immigrate after you submit the I-130 depends on how much demand there is in category F2B by people from his or her country. Category F2B allows only around 26,000 people to become permanent residents each year worldwide, and there is also a limit on the number of new residents from each country. So, your adult son or daughter will likely have to wait many years before an immigrant visa or green card becomes available. Waits for people from Mexico and the Philippines tend to be longer than for other people."

 

I know a lady in the States (not sure if she's a citizen or permanent resident) that petitioned for her adult brother in Manila. It's been 7 years and there has been no update. 

None of this is relevant to the OP's situation.  

 

F2b is for an LPR to petition an unmarried child over 21.  That has nothing to do with a USC petitioning for a married child.

 

An LPR can not petition a sibling.  Only a USC can petition for a sibling in the F4 category where the current wait is 24 years for the PI.  Also, F4 has nothing to do with a USC petitioning for a married child.

[aaron2020 11,651]

16 hours ago, Mrs Thor said:

My grandmother is a US citizen and she filed petition for her 3 married children. The petition has been filed since 2006 and we have been waiting for it for 13 years. My grandmother has a cancer and her wish is to have her children here before anything happens to her. My question is, does she need a lawyer to follow up the petition? Or do we have to wait from the immigration about this? I hope someone can help us about this case. 

Unfortunately, there is nothing a lawyer can do to help.  Your family has to wait for a current PD.

 

The current PD for the F3 category from the PI is June 1, 1998.  Guessing; your family has another 8 years of waiting.

 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

24 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Unfortunately, there is nothing a lawyer can do to help.  Your family has to wait for a current PD.

 

The current PD for the F3 category from the PI is June 1, 1998.  Guessing; your family has another 8 years of waiting.

 

 

For OP’s parents, likely faster for her to naturalize & then sponsor them.

[aaron2020 11,651]

18 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

For OP’s parents, likely faster for her to naturalize & then sponsor them.

True.

 

However, if there are minor children who are eligible derivative beneficiaries and grandma is alive, then the F3 path may be worth considering.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

42 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

True.

 

However, if there are minor children who are eligible derivative beneficiaries and grandma is alive, then the F3 path may be worth considering.

Yes - no harm in leaving the F3 in place. The other concern with that route though (apart from time) is health of the sponsor.  I’m a firm believer in having backups wherever possible for immigration. Stuff happens.

[user555 196]

To aaron2020 and SusieQQQ, the OP asked if she could petition for her parents. I said "She is not (a citizen). Maybe in 3-5 years she will be." Once she gets citizenship, she can apply for her parents, but not until then.  

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

8 minutes ago, user555 said:

To aaron2020 and SusieQQQ, the OP asked if she could petition for her parents. I said "She is not (a citizen). Maybe in 3-5 years she will be." Once she gets citizenship, she can apply for her parents, but not until then.  

We have no idea what your relationship to OP is so not sure how you know her timeline.

(you then quoted Nolo about irrelevant categories, further confusing the issue.)

Everyone here is quite clear about the fact that she cannot sponsor her parents until she is a citizen.

[Mrs Thor 16]

On 10/19/2019 at 8:11 AM, aaron2020 said:

Unfortunately, there is nothing a lawyer can do to help.  Your family has to wait for a current PD.

 

The current PD for the F3 category from the PI is June 1, 1998.  Guessing; your family has another 8 years of waiting.

 

 

Thank you! You are right, the paralegal had it checked for my grandma and we have to wait for 8 years or so. It saddens my grandma but we do wish she could live longer and be with her children and our entire family here. Thank you!

[Mrs Thor 16]

On 10/19/2019 at 9:40 AM, SusieQQQ said:

Yes - no harm in leaving the F3 in place. The other concern with that route though (apart from time) is health of the sponsor.  I’m a firm believer in having backups wherever possible for immigration. Stuff happens.

You are right. As you all giving these advices, it did help us to condiser our decisions in the future. Thank you so much!

On 10/19/2019 at 8:36 AM, SusieQQQ said:

For OP’s parents, likely faster for her to naturalize & then sponsor them.

Yes, as I have read your advice, we are planning to do that as our back up plan. Only time can tell. We will pray for it Thank you!

[user555 196]

22 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

We have no idea what your relationship to OP is so not sure how you know her timeline.

(you then quoted Nolo about irrelevant categories, further confusing the issue.)

Everyone here is quite clear about the fact that she cannot sponsor her parents until she is a citizen.

You asked if she was a citizen. I looked at her timeline and could see that she wasn't. Case closed.