If I (US Citizen) petition for my mother, can my sister (under 18) can go with her?

[Capital 3]

If I (US Citizen) petition for my mother, can my sister (under 18) can go with her?

[HRQX 4,145]

9 minutes ago, Capital said:

If I (US Citizen) petition for my mother, can my sister (under 18) can go with her?

No, the IR-5 category doesn't allow derivative beneficiaries. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html "children cannot be included as “derivative applicants” on a parent’s immediate relative (IR) visa or petition."

 

After your mother's IR-5 visa is issued she should do the following:

• Enter the US with the IR-5 visa
• File I-130 petition for F2A process. I recommend online filing for that: https://www.uscis.gov/i-130
• File I-131 application (by mail) to request Reentry permit
• Open bank account, etc. to establish her US domicile
• Wait for and then attend the biometrics appointment for the Reentry permit process.
• Leave the US after attending the biometrics appointment. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/B5en.pdf "you do not have to be in the United States for USCIS to approve your Form I-131 and issue a reentry permit to you if your biometrics (photo, fingerprints) have been obtained. You can indicate on your Form I-131 that you want USCIS to send your reentry permit to a U.S. Embassy, consulate or a DHS office overseas, so you can pick it up from one of those facilities." On the I-131 application she can indicate that she'll pick up her Reentry permit at a US embassy or consulate in her country.

[Chancy 6,241]

8 minutes ago, Capital said:

If I (US Citizen) petition for my mother, can my sister (under 18) can go with her?

 

You mean to immigrate?  Your sister cannot do so at the same time as your mother because IR5 cases do not allow for derivative beneficiaries.  After your mother enters the US with her IR5 visa, she may petition for your sister.