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[cnhad830 4]

As we have just applied to remove our conditions the talk of possibly bringing her sister and daughter to the states with us has been on our minds. 
Is this even possible, can i as a us citizen petition for my wife’s sister and daughter to come here or have my wife petition for it? There’s a ton of resources for k1 and k2 but I’m feeling a little lost with this one…has anyone ever done it?

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

57 minutes ago, cnhad830 said:

can i as a us citizen petition for my wife’s sister and daughter to come here or have my wife petition for it?

No.......Your wife must be a citizen to petition them.......and it could take about 15 years.  This an F-4 visa category.

Edited October 17, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[HRQX 4,145]

1 hour ago, cnhad830 said:

bringing her sister and daughter

Just to clarify; do you mean your wife's sister and your wife's niece? Or did I misunderstand you?

[aaron2020 11,651]

2 hours ago, cnhad830 said:

As we have just applied to remove our conditions the talk of possibly bringing her sister and daughter to the states with us has been on our minds. 
Is this even possible, can i as a us citizen petition for my wife’s sister and daughter to come here or have my wife petition for it? There’s a ton of resources for k1 and k2 but I’m feeling a little lost with this one…has anyone ever done it?

There's ton of information on petitioning a sibling out there; F4 category - USC petitioning a sibling.

 

You can not file for a sister-in-law.  No one can file for an in-law.

No one can file directly for a niece.  

 

Your wife must be a US citizen in order to file for her sister.  It will take 15 years for her sister to be eligible to interview for a visa.  Whether the beneficiary's daughter can come or not will depend if her CSPA age is over 21 or not.  

 

Edited October 17, 2021 by aaron2020

[cnhad830 4]

3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

No.......Your wife must be a citizen to petition them.......and it could take about 15 years.  This an F-4 visa category.

Thank you, I thought it was f-4 but wasn’t positive of it. 

[cnhad830 4]

2 hours ago, HRQX said:

Just to clarify; do you mean your wife's sister and your wife's niece? Or did I misunderstand you?

Yes My wife’s sister and our niece.

[cnhad830 4]

1 hour ago, aaron2020 said:

There's ton of information on petitioning a sibling out there; F4 category - USC petitioning a sibling.

 

You can not file for a sister-in-law.  No one can file for an in-law.

No one can file directly for a niece.  

 

Your wife must be a US citizen in order to file for her sister.  It will take 15 years for her sister to be eligible to interview for a visa.  Whether the beneficiary's daughter can come or not will depend if her CSPA age is over 21 or not.  

 

Thank you, I thought this would have been an f-4 category but wasn’t completely sure. 
 

Thank you for the information!

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, cnhad830 said:

Yes My wife’s sister and our niece.

How old is your niece?