Can both Mother and sibling apply for a prospective immigrant?

[aa1979 99]

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is well.

 

We have a situation where the mother (who is an american citizen) is a senior (+81 years old). We also have siblings who are younger and US citizens.  The prospective immigrant is about 40 years old with two children of her own. We know it is probably quicker to get sponsored by a parent than by a sibling.  But, what happens if we put in two applications... one is put in by mother and one is put in by sister?  Does USCIS process both and whichever gets approved first would be the one we go with? Would they cancel each other? Is that OK to do ?

 

The reason for my question is that there is a worry that we apply through the parent (mother) who is older and may pass away while waiting for approval.  We don't want to re-start the waiting clock... The idea was that we apply with both hoping that if immigrant's mother passes away, then we may still use the sibling's application.  But, if the mother stays alive, then it would be the quicker route for the potential immigrant. Any thoughts?

[Boiler 43,506]

No limit to the number of applications somebody can have

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

Yes, you can have as many immigrant visa applications in the system as you’re eligible for.

 

Is the beneficiary married? That makes a difference for the child of citizen timing. No difference for the sibling visa 

Edited October 18, 2022 by SusieQQQ

[aa1979 99]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

Yes, you can have as many immigrant visa applications in the system as you’re eligible for.

 

Is the beneficiary married? That makes a difference for the child of citizen timing. No difference for the sibling visa 

One beneficiary is divorced with kids.  The other one is married with kids.  What is the difference, if I may ask?

Edited October 18, 2022 by aa1979

[Boiler 43,506]

Married takes longer

[nastra30 1,992]

24 minutes ago, aa1979 said:

One beneficiary is divorced with kids.  The other one is married with kids.  What is the difference, if I may ask?

As stated above married takes longer. Probably best to familiarize yourself with the visa bulletin.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-october-2022.html

[aa1979 99]

55 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Married takes longer

 

49 minutes ago, nastra30 said:

As stated above married takes longer. Probably best to familiarize yourself with the visa bulletin.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-october-2022.html

Do you know how much longer? What  is the estimated time difference between the two categories?

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

7 hours ago, aa1979 said:

One beneficiary is divorced with kids.  The other one is married with kids.  What is the difference, if I may ask?

The difference is about 6 years. Current wait times :

F1 - unmarried child of usc (includes divorced) processing visas for cases filed before 1 Dec 2014

F3 - married child of usc - “ 22 Nov 2008

F4 - sibling of usc -  “ 22 Mar 2007 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,319]

14 hours ago, aa1979 said:

 

Do you know how much longer? What  is the estimated time difference between the two categories?

Did you look at the visa bulletin link?  

 

The timing depends on the category - unmarried son/daughter vs married son/daughter vs sibling and also the country of nationality.