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Hello All - need your perspective please: I recently became as USC. I have parents aged 72 and 70 yo. I want to sponsor them and bring to the US. Hesitation comes from the fact that USA has high healthcare costs and parents will have issues with medicare. Please let me know if you brought your elderly parents and which obstacles you have encountered.

Sister and her husband are both Russians. US embassy in Russia is closed. That it why they will need to get immigrant visa in 3rd country and I need to pick US embassy in a 3rd country. Any potential issues here with US embassy in 3rd country? They enter DV lottery every year.

Thanks. In Form I-130 for consular processing, it says that the US embassy outside the beneficiary's country of residence may not accept/process an immigrant visa. My sister currently lives in a country different from the one where the US embassy is. Should this be a concern?

Thank you. Yes, both kids will likely try to pursue education in the US via F1 visa. What are green card categories for entrepreneurs?

Thank you very much for your advice. Sister's kids are 23 and 17 now. She has applied for the DV lottery every year for the past 10+ years. No luck yet. She is an entrepreneur. I know she can do an investor visa, but she does not have the funds available. Separately - once I file I-130 - will I need to do fingerprints or biometrics at the USCIS location?

Hi Community - Hope all is well. Here is a situation. I am a USC. I have a sister (>21 yo). I understand that I can sponsor her by filing I-130 under the F4 category, which is currently at ~18 years wait time. Another way - could be sponsoring my mom first and then my mom can sponsor sister (her daughter) under F2B category which is currently at 8 years wait time. But my sister is married. Does this disqualify her from the F2B category? What if she divorces - will she qualify for F2B then, and will F2B provide her < 21-year-old children with a green card as well? For my mom (once she gets a green card) to sponsor her daughter - does mom have to be in the US for the entire time of her daughter's green card process? Is my math fair below for each scenario for SISTER?: F4: 18 years to wait for the visa to become available + ~1.5 years to get consular processing/come to the US. All in ~20 years. F2B: 2 years to get a green card for mom + 8 years for immigrant visa to become available for sister + ~1.5 years to get consular processing/come to the US. All in ~12 years. I hope for detailed advice. Thank you.

Thank you. What I am still confused is what are other forms I or beneficiaries need to fill out/sign aside from I-130? The same question about additional fees (besides $535 for I-130)?

Thank you. What is the current time it takes for parents of US citizen to get green card if I apply for them today?

Thank you. Silly question, but my sister is a citizen of S. Korea. She does not need a visa to come to the US for up to 3 months. If I apply for an I-130 for her, are there any restrictions for her to come to the US while her case is pending?

Thank you. I am sponsoring not a spouse but sister and parents. So wondering what form do I need to file for them to “adjust the status” if they do consular processing.

Thank you. To ensure I get it: what form do I need to fill out aside from I-130 - is it still I-485 for consular processing i.e. immigration visa? Asking as I did I-485 for myself while being in the US all time. I am not aware of how it is done through consular processing. Thank you again.

Thank you. What about I-130 for parents (father and mother)? Understood their 1st priority and visas are available.

Thank you. Which option: consular or “in the US” processing is preferred and/faster? Sister and her family are outside of the US. Understood, one can change between the two in the future but will it cause additional delay?

Thank you. For children: to ensure I understand correctly, does a child have to be <21 yo at time the visa becomes available or a child needs to be <21 at time of filing I-130? To clarify: nephew is 17 and niece is 24. Understand that niece is not eligible. But what about nephew who is 17 now? Also please remind me: do I file I-130 first only or I file both I-130 and I-485 simultaneously? I frankly forgot how I did it for myself long time ago.

Hello - I am a US citizen. I aim to apply for green card for my sister. She has a husband, a son (age below 21) and a daughter (age above 21). Question: can I apply for green card for all of them? If not (specifically - daughter who is above 21 yo) - do I need to file only one I-130 or each family member has its own I-130? A bit confused. Also waiting time for F4 category is more than 14 years now. By that time the son will be way older than 21 yo. Will he still get the green card? Thank you.

Any other valuable advice, deal community? Need help.

Thank you for the advice. Obstacle is that the school will issue new I-20 only in April. Is it safe to wait until she gets updated I-20 or should she give them passport now as they requested? Confusion is that embassy might issue visa based on old I-20 which is incorrect?

Hello All - I hope you are doing well. Here is a situation. My relative was put in administrative processing (AP) for an F1 visa last summer. The embassy just emailed her that AP is almost done and requires her passport and a copy of their email. It has been 8 months since AP started, and the relative is currently in a different country (Russia) (not the country of the embassy she interviewed at, which is South Korea). Questions: 1) First of all: is it a good sign, i.e., likely F1 approval than not? 2) Should she return to South Korea, where she was interviewed? The email from the embassy says that she needs to ship the passport/copy of the email via courier. It does not say that she needs to come to the embassy herself. Eventually, if the F1 visa is approved - she will get the passport back via mail domestically (right?). Then, does she need to go back to South Korea? Her parents live in South Korea and can pick up or receive the passport (with an F1 visa). 3) Even though the email from the embassy did not ask for an I-20, does she need to get an UPDATED I-20 and provide it to the embassy, as the validity dates for the visa need to be shifted? The university welcomes her to come to study for this fall semester (2024). 4) How urgent does she need to be to get the passport the embassy requested? The university told her they could reissue the I-20 in April (i.e., in a month or two). Hope for your advice.

Hello All - I hope you are doing well. Here is a situation. My relative was put in administrative processing (AP) for an F1 visa last summer. The embassy just emailed her that AP is almost done and requires her passport and a copy of their email. It has been 8 months since AP started, and the relative is currently in a different country (Russia) (not the country of the embassy she interviewed at, which is South Korea). Questions: 1) First of all: is it a good sign, i.e., likely F1 approval than not? 2) Should she return to South Korea, where she was interviewed? The email from the embassy says that she needs to ship the passport/copy of the email via courier. It does not say that she needs to come to the embassy herself. Eventually, if the F1 visa is approved - she will get the passport back via mail domestically (right?). Then, does she need to go back to South Korea? Her parents live in South Korea and can pick up or receive the passport (with an F1 visa). 3) Even though the email from the embassy did not ask for an I-20, does she need to get an UPDATED I-20 and provide it to the embassy, as the validity dates for the visa need to be shifted? The university welcomes her to come to study for this fall semester (2024). 4) How urgent does she need to be to get the passport the embassy requested? The university told her they could reissue the I-20 in April (i.e., in a month or two). Hope for your advice.

Thank you. Could you please clarify what would you mean here?

Hi community - my relative is a citizen of Russia. She aim to apply for computer science degree (BS) in the US. Is there a risk of F1 denial or administrative processing? I am not completely clear about Technology Alert List - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_Alert_List. Russia is on a list. Majors like “Robotics” and “Information Security” are listed as sensitive majors. is Technology Alert List and risk of F1 denial / AP is for “master and higher degree” only or it applies to undergraduate degree like bachelors as well?

Thank you. Much appreciated for the insight. Would you mean that I can fill out voter registration form and passport application form right there? Would there be any benefit for voter registration (hope it is free)? thank you again

thank you. Would you mean you recommend to scan and save it? thanks again

Hello - hope all have had a great start of 2024. God bless all. I have a naturalization ceremony next week. I do not know what to expect. Could one kindly share what it will be about, how long, any issues or things you did not expect? Separately - what is the current wait time for US passport once one applies? I know during covid it was a long wait but not sure about now. Thank you so much!

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