sponsoring my sister

[Torres101 2]

Hi Guys,

I am a US Citizen and my sister is now 17 years old, the goal is to bring her here in the states .....Do you guys think the best way to do it is to sponsor my dad/mom first ? which then they will sponsor my sister ? of course she has to be under 21 years in order to be eligible.

 

Any thoughts ? Or any tips that I'm not thinking of ? or any other options ?

 

Thanks.

[NikLR 13,220]

It's much faster to sponsor your parents who can in turn sponsor their child. 

[Torres101 2]

7 minutes ago, NikLR said:

It's much faster to sponsor your parents who can in turn sponsor their child. 

That's what I thought. Thanks for your input.

[geowrian 22,335]

What country?

Do the parents intend to actually immigrate to the US, at least until her immigration completes? Just making sure the checkboxes are ticked (people have tried to bring the parents as a means to bring a sibling without the parents intending to actually live in the US).

Keep in mind the financial sponsorship requirements. I'm assuming they are still of working age (and history) given her age, but if not, this is a considerable burden.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

1 hour ago, Torres101 said:

she has to be under 21 years in order to be eligible.

No, she just has to be unmarried to be eligible to be sponsored by them, of course over 21 will take longer. 

[Unlockable 7,306]

1 hour ago, Torres101 said:

Hi Guys,

I am a US Citizen and my sister is now 17 years old, the goal is to bring her here in the states .....Do you guys think the best way to do it is to sponsor my dad/mom first ? which then they will sponsor my sister ? of course she has to be under 21 years in order to be eligible.

 

Any thoughts ? Or any tips that I'm not thinking of ? or any other options ?

 

Thanks.

Each option is going to take time. Think 3 - 5 years before your sister can obtain a visa through your parents. Something to consider because it is faster, but not as fast as you think. Also, if it takes too long, she could be to old for a specific category and would have to wait even longer (7 - 10 years).

 

Also, your parents would have to be living in the US to sponsor her. So make sure they are aware of that.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

57 minutes ago, geowrian said:

What country?

Do the parents intend to actually immigrate to the US, at least until her immigration completes? Just making sure the checkboxes are ticked (people have tried to bring the parents as a means to bring a sibling without the parents intending to actually live in the US).

Keep in mind the financial sponsorship requirements. I'm assuming they are still of working age (and history) given her age, but if not, this is a considerable burden.

Yes, given she is still relatively young the question arises of whether they are prepared to move to the US while she stays back home awaiting visa processing, or at least one of them if the other gets a re-entry permit and goes back home to live with her.