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    CR-1 Removal of conditions question ( SPLIT)

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    *** Numerous posts were split from another member's thread. Please do not ask questions about your case in another member's thread. This leads to the OP of the original thread having help deterred from them. It also creates confusion in who needs help. 
     

    Hijacking threads is extremely rude and inconsiderate and it makes it hard to keep the threads on this site organized and concise. Not to mention it is against the site's policy. We encourage member's to create their own thread instead of hijacking an ongoing topic of discussion and encourage veteran members to report hijacking post so appropriate action can be taken.

     

    Thank you for understanding,

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    Petitioning for family members

    in Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America

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    6 hours ago, Chris247 said:

    Hello to all, 

         blessings wherever you find yourself on your immigration journey. I hope you get answers soon. I am looking to possibly petition for my in-laws. My wife is Taiwanese and is a permanent resident of the US. How would I go about beginning the process of petitioning for her parents to immigrate to the US? TIA 

    Unfortunately, you can't. There are no petitions for in-laws. Your wife is the one who would have to apply for them and that is only after she becomes a US citizen.

     

    Be patient, their time will come.

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    Sponsoring Niece 18 years old to live with us

    in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America

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    Out of the options you listed, the student visa is the most viable.

     

    Au pair would have to be done with an agency and the au pair can not cherry pick the family they want to work with.

     

    A foreigner can not use a tourist visa for living in the US. In fact, visitor visa holders get denied entry or have their visas revoked for maxing out their stay in the US too often.

     

    A student visa gives her more opportunities to remain here. She can study in a field that may lead to a permanent job where a company can later sponsor for her a work visa. 

    Adoption Visa Process (Merged Topics)

    in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America

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    14 hours ago, knightryda1 said:

    Hi,

    My wife and I have tried for a baby for years but we were unsuccessful.

    Finally, we decided that we'd adopt a child to make him/her part of our family.

    We went to our Homeland (Pakistan) and discussed the same with our families and one of my wife's sisters offered to adopt their daughter. 

    Although, adoption is not possible we ended up with full guardianship (legally) of the child.

    It'll be 2 full years in September/2023 since it became official.

     

    We want to bring her to the states but we were wondering if we could get some advise on what to possibly do to make this a smooth process for the child and ourselves.

     

    Thank you in advance!

     

    Hi. 
     

    Unfortunately, your options are limited. You need for a full adoption to be completed. Not guardianship. Also, immigration from adoption is extremely strict and regulated. There are a number of requirements that the adopting parents must qualify for in order to immigrate an adopted child. 
     

    Here are some resources for you to research. 
    https://www.uscis.gov/adoption/immigration-through-adoption

    https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Adoption-Process/how-to-adopt/adopting-a-relative-for-immigration.html

     

    There are 3 main requirements to note are:

    1. The child be under the age of 16 when the adoption is complete.

    2. The child be an orphan, abandoned, or the living bio parents must be legally deemed unfit to care for the child.

    3. The adopting parents must spend 2 years in the child's country to care for them. 
     

    Be advised that we see number 2 as the biggest hurdle for people wanting to immigrate children. Many times the child is one from a close relative or friend. Because the child is not orphaned, meaning they have living biological parents, immigration has restricted such processes. Simply having a relative or friend give you permission to adopt their child will not suffice. Not saying it is impossible, just that the process will be very difficult and the child immigrating will still not be guaranteed. 

    NVC to Mumbai Consulate Gather Here!!!

    in US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

    Posted

    4 hours ago, nodisplay said:

    @Dil & MalarAre you able to share the whatsapp link please? The previous link seems to be dead.

     

    2 hours ago, nodisplay said:

    @Dil & Malar Yeah, the first link says it's been reset, are you able to share the invite from the group again ?

     

    1 hour ago, Dil & Malar said:

    Because of scammers they disabled the link.  The second one is for different group and that should work

     

    Moderator here.

     

    This is why such links are not allowed on VisaJourney. They are too much of a security risk to both the site and the the site's members. In the future, please do not post links on the public forum.

    About the F4 visa

    in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America

    Posted

    It is true that the process time for sibling visas (F4) is more than 10 years but the missing component of that fact is that it is actually closer to 20 years than it is closer to 10 years. So your concerns for your niece is very valid. 

     

    There is no method to bring her here sooner. It is a give and take scenario when dealing with immigation. You want to be able to bring over you sibling and their family, then the sacrifice you will have to make is to wait until the PD is current. Unfortunately, they only allow a certain amount of PD per year for F4, this the long long wait. And kids can, and do, age out.

     

    As an American citizen or permant resident, your primary immediate family is spouses and minor children. When you start to go out further in your family there are more limitations on who a citizen or resident can bring over. By the time you get to aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, grandparents, etc. Options for immigrating them become extremely limited to non-existent. This becomes a painful realization with many immigrants that have cultures where they are extremely close to those relatives outside of spouses and minor children. 

     

    I think it is important to start the conversation with your sibling that your niece aging out and not being able to immigrate with them when the time comes is a very real possibility. 

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