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Then she should be good. No need for re-entry permit. 

How much longer will she need to finish her work?

Once she enters, her stamped (endorsed) visa will/can serve as her green card for 1 year until she receives physical greencard. 

The visa in her passport acts as a temporary green card once it's been endorsed upon entry. It's valid for one year. 

Can she return immediately after entering the country? - Yes
And how long can she be away? - If she intends to stay more than 1 year outside, she will need to apply for a re-entry permit before leaving. 
 

His major is Computer Science. What's a STEM Major? H1B is such a hassle. But if that's the route he has to go, nothing we can do 😞

Always 

Of course.

But for love, rather than just for immigration benefits, right? 

You have received good answers on this thread.
 
The most realistic way is for him to find a U.S.C. spouse.
 
Failing that, STEM major to get a 3 year OPT and do well enough to get GC sponsorship as well as trying the H1B lottery.
 
What is his major?
 
 
More like 10 years at this point and growing.  

I prefer to have as many applications in play as possible when dealing with categories involving long wait times as you never know what might happen.
 
I do remember the case of one lady on a F1, she had a child in the US, and was still on a F1 when the child hit 21 so she could adjust. I am not saying that is normal but there are some odd timelines out there.

Current processing for unmarried children of LPR’s is for those with Priority Dates of Sept 2015, so over 8 years ago. But it’s not linear, it’s been on the same date and hasn’t moved at all for over a year. 
 
So given how slow it can go, I’d be prepared for a lot longer (my 10 year guess above is likely to be on the optimistic side) - ditto sibling sponsorship, the current 16.5 yrs isn’t likely for anybody applying in the future, that timeline will only go up. 

 

OK, so let's assume you get citizenship in a year or so, then sponsor your parents. Not sure which country they're in, but it's currently around 2 years to sponsor parents for most countries, so your parents may get PR mid 2026 to mid 2027 as a very rough guide. Figure a 10 year wait for your brother to be sponsored by them from that point (again, a very rough guide as nobody knows how things will change between now and then or how much the backlog will grow by). 
 
So he'll need to either be prepared to leave the US to wait, or to find another visa option to stay in the US for that time. 
 
And I'd strongly suggest you also apply to sponsor him as soon as you've got citizenship as well, as a back up plan just in case. That will probably take longer than it would for your parents to sponsor him, but at least then he could marry if he wants to.
 
 

If he's almost 20 and you haven't applied for your parents yet, then even with an expedite he's unlikely to have his app processed in time.  And as above, that's not grounds for an expedite anyway, so I'd assume he'll be around 22 by the time your parents can apply for him, possibly 23 or 24 as it seems you've only just applied for citizenship a couple of weeks ago?
 
When does his F1 expire?

This is not a reason that will result in a successful expedite 

That's correct. I wouldn't file I-130 for your brother just yet. The problem with that - an immigrant intent is shown and it may affect getting any non-immigrant visa.
 
Your parents should sponsor him. However, he's probably going to wait a while. And probably has to leave the US when his current status runs out, unless he gets another avenue.
 
A different route your brother should consider is getting OPT, then H-1B, then employment based GC.

There is no practical way to get him here via  your parents visa.. the waiting periods will apply once He v is over 21 .. which will happen before they are able to apply for him. 

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/students-and-exchange-visitors/optional-practical-training-extension-for-stem-students-stem-opt
 
He should also enter green card lottery every year if his birthplace is Nepal.
 
https://dvprogram.state.gov

When I filed my N400 (January of this year) my I-751 was still pending, so I uploaded documents from the moment I submitted my 751 until the moment I filled my N400. For example, bank statements, health insurance policies, etc. I did not repeat any documents except for the marriage certificate, and our title property. The title property had already been submitted with the 751, but I just wanted them to understand that we own our house, so there was no joint lease.
 
My 751 was approved about 5 weeks prior to my N400 interview, so for my interview I just brought N400 updated documents. The officer did not request to see anything, and it felt more like an informal conversation than an interview. I still encourage you to bring updated documents because it is better to have them and not need them, than to need them and not have them.
 
Off- note: My 751 was approved in the midst of an international trip. So if your 751 is pending, go ahead, take that trip, it might knock it lose hahahaa.

In my case I filed on February 11th this year, and my interview is this upcoming Wednesday. But it's different for every local office. San Francisco takes longer for cases that have a pending I-751. 

Ah yes, it will be then. Just checking it wasn’t a sibling petition or something like that! Hope she hears very soon. 

Probably not

If they are asking for these, that means they want ALL schedules that were used when completing your tax return (1040). As already stated, a W2 comes from an employer. If you did contract work, you may have also received 1099(s) from any company you contracted with (this often includes gig work).

W2 & 1099 are IRS forms.  Your employer or bank would have sent you the filled-out W2 or 1099 form to file your 1040 tax return.