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What’s the fastest way to bring a 30 year old son to USA?

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genuine   0

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Good day, please help me answer my questions, thank you.

 My son is 30 years old Philippines citizen and i am a green card holder in USA. I am planning to submit a petition for him. He just start working in South Korea with a working visa. Is it going to be faster if he is in Korea right now or is it going to be the same? Can he do the interview in Korea or he needs to go back to the Philippines when he needs to be interviewed? 
 

Mike E Grand Master

Mike E   11,740

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If he is married it doesn’t matter; he has no path to immigrate though you. 
 

Otherwise, if single …
 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-december-2022.html says visa numbers for his category, F2B are available to those who filed October 22, 2011 or earlier. So likely at least an 11 year wait. 
 

He will interview wherever he has lawful residency when his visa number is available for assignment to a consulate. 
 

No need for him to move to a different country since different processing times at different consulates are not the high order issue. 
 

When did you get your green card?

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Mike E Grand Master

Mike E   11,740

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2 minutes ago, genuine said:

He is single and i got my green card 3 years ago.

You should have filed 3 years ago. 

Boiler Grand Master

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He could interview in Korea if he is still there.

 

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Boiler   45,657

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Use where he is currently resident.

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marriedtomrg   141

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27 minutes ago, genuine said:

Do i need to write Korea on his address if he only have working visa there?

How long is he expected to work in Korea? If it is less than a year and he doesn't anticipate that his contract will be extended, then it is safe to put his Philippine address.

 

Either way, he needs to have a reliable address where he can receive his copy of the letters from USCIS.

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25 minutes ago, genuine said:

Is the approval of petition going to be faster if he is outside the Philippines?

No.  Approval of the petition will be relatively fast.  The long, long delay is waiting for a visa number to become available.  People who were petitioned 11 years ago are just now obtaining available visa numbers.

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He could have many addresses before his priority date is current 

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