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My mother (has greencard) is filing an I-130 for her daughter who is "unmarried and over 21" online. But since my mom is in CAli, I'm assuming this application will go to the California service center which is reported to be super slow. I was thinking about asking her to print the forms out and send them to the Nebraska center. Does anyone know for certainty if they allow it? Thanks a lot!

Thank you everyone for your help. I truly appreciate it!

Well he did start the petition for her a year ago. But there's been no response at all yet so there's no initial response. He paid for it but if I can do my application instead, he will terminate/cancel his. Thanks for the help btw!!

My son petitioned for me and his father. Me and my husband were given greencards 10 months ago.

My son petitioned for me and his father. We were given greencards 10 months ago.

Hello, he is a US citzen. Both he and I live in USA. Thanks

Hello, I've got some conflicting information and not sure what to do. I am (70 years old) a US greencard holder (eligible for citizenship in more than 4 years) and trying to do a petition for my daughter who is 44 years old and lives in Sweden. She is divorced and has 2 children. Due to a bad situation with her ex husband, she & I will NOT bring her 2 children (age 10 and 12) to the states. The petition will ONLY be for my daughter. Question 1: Can I still petition for her despite her being divorced and/or having 2 children? Question 2: I currently do not have any income. Can my son be solely on the affidavit of support? Question 3: If answer to Q 2 above is Yes, does my income need to match and be enough NOW when starting the application? Or in few years? Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much! 😃

Hi guys, I'm in LA and petitioned for my sister 7 ago who lives in Sweden (she's 44, unmarried and has 2 children below 13 years old). My parents have greencards and have 4 years to go before they get their citizenship. QUESTION 1: I was told it MIGHT be possible to bring her faster if my parents do a petition for her as well. Does anyone know if that is true? I seriously do not understand what the heck is said in this page: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html QUESTION 2: My dad is 80 my mom 72 they don't feel they would even be alive 10 more years. What happens to an application if the person who did the petition passes away? Obviously I can't take over am I right? QUESTION 3: Since my parents combined don't qualify for the minimum requirement income, can I my self add as dependent ? It states: "You may count the income and assets of members of your household who are related to you by birth, marriage, or adoption." in https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/affidavit-of-support I read online but can't figure out how much I need to have as final tax return amount I mean let's say my parents income are both $0 is it possible to calculate how much I need to make in order to be dependent on my parents petition for my sister? If you don't know answer to both I appreciate any answer at all. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

Hi guys.. I read it online that u have to wait at least 6 months... but, I'm glad it was wrong... Thank you every one of you who responded. Really makes me feel better!

My parents came in to US june 14th and they got their greencards in the mail 1 month later. Though the card says residents since June 14th this year. They wanted to go back to Sweden and stay for 32 days to pick up some more of their stuff leaving Dec 14th. Meaning they will leave on the day where it would have been in US for 6 months. Is this ok? I'm worried they might be denied entry for some reason. I might jsut be be paranoid but I heard it's best to stay for a while before traveling. Though 1 month is not thaaat long, considering they are new greencard holders it might be a bit of an issue? Any advice? Thank you so much!!!

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First of all, thank you guys for helping me because I would not have been able to do this without ya'll. My parents just got their IR5 visa on their swedish passports and I booked us all 3 one way tickets to USA. Question 1 - Greencard: I'm a bit stuck on how they will get their actual greencard. Someone here told me it's sent out automatically? Online I read I have to pay an immigration fee. Is that the DS-260? I just have no idea what to do and how to find out if I should pay in advance or not. I mean I'm sure it won't be automatic and I have to submit some type of application? Obviously I would like to get things done sooner. Question 2 - Address for GC If the greencard is being shipped somewhere, does anyone have a clue on how I can update the address or find out where it's going? They closed phone support to 603-334-0700 :( Question 3 - Social Security card: My goal is to establish good credit score for both my parents. Not sure which of the 2 options below are more benefical Should I apply for a social security card for my parents before they get their greencards? Or prior? Question 4 - Bank account: My goal is to establish good credit score for both my parents. Not sure which of the 2 options below are more benefical Should I open up a debit bank account for my parents as soon as we get there? Or is it better to do it after getting a social security card and/or their greencards? Please let me know even if you don't know the answer to all 3. Thank you so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks. Any advice regarding the divorce thing? 😕

That's what's confusing. It says "This usually takes somewhere between 2 to 5 years" in this link: https://www.stilt.com/blog/2019/11/fastest-way-to-bring-sibling-to-usa/ Here it says: "On average, you can expect to wait around 3-4 years to receive an I-130 petition approval as the unmarried son or daughter over age 21 of a U.S. citizen or green card holder." in this link: https://www.boundless.com/blog/average-processing-time-unmarried-children-over-21/

I'm doing a petition for my sister who lives in a different country. I'm just starting her i130 application. It does have a question in the online form: "Have you EVER previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or any other alien?" I started my parents immigrant visa petition 2018 and they got their interview in 10 days (without a doubt they will be approved). I'm assuming I'm supposed to answer Yes on question above huh? The thing is, when I press "Yes", it says: "You have selected that you have previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or any other alien. Provide information on each petition you have filed in this section." And it only allows me to fill out 1 person first name and last name and if the status was approved, denied or withdrawn. Do you guys think I should just ignore this part? Or put BOTH my parents name? Should I put Pending ? Or approved? THANK YOU!!!

The i130 is so much more complicated than the paper one. I'm doing a petition for my sister who is recently fully divorced and is over 21 years (she has 2 kids below 12 years old). In the MAIN section called: "Evidence", there are 2 tabs: 1. Evidence to support your petition 2. Additional evidence The 2nd one is "If a required document is unavailable, you must provide a typed or printed explanation of the reasons that document is unavailable and submit secondary evidence to establish eligibility." I don't need to fill this out as I have all required documents. The first one though has 3 sections: A) Proof of U.S. Citizenship B) Evidence of the end of your prior marriage(s) (Upload documents showing that your prior marriage(s) were legally terminated) C) Proof of sibling relationship I been married once. But it doesn't make any sense for them to need evidence that I'm divorced. So it must be her divorce document right since I mean it makes a big difference if she's married or not so when you do a petition, because of that I assume it must be hers they are referring to? In the official government "Extract of population" that I have submitted (as proof of sibling as it shows relation with me and our parents), it does say her status is DIVORCED as of 2 months ago. Should that not be enough? Thank you so much guys!

Any idea on the difference in years? He's actually over 21 and is married with 2 kids below two years old. Sorry for the inconvenience.

He is 34, married with 2 kids that are under 2 years old.

I'm a US citizen and my parents just got their immigrant Visa interview in 10 days. I was thinking of doing a petition for my sibling. It says online it takes 10 years but someone told me it might be 20 years. I honestly do not understand My question is, will it be faster if my parents do a petition for my brother when they have their greencard VS ME doing a petition? Also my parents have low income pension from Sweden. They do have few assets in Swe but I was thinking about putting my self down as affidavit of support in their application. But regardless, I'm still not sure which will be faster. I looked at timelines on this site and online and do not understand ANY of it :/ Any advice? Thank you.

I know it looks like a lot, but the questions are pretty simply guys. Sorry for the trouble. I've done a petition for my parents to bring them to USA. i130 & i867 which I THOUGHT would be an instant greencard if/once approved. 1) But it seems they are getting a visa So, this is not a greencard interview, it's a VISA interview am I understanding this correctly? 2) So the interview they got at the embassy, is that a good sign? Does this mean it's as good as approved (IF the paperwork are all done and correct) ? 3) Also, since it's not a marriage based petition (Where they have to prove marriage is real), and since they have ALL papers and evidence that I'm their son etc, will they still grill them with question ? or it's just a formality and gather all documents? I'm just wondering if they are going to be bunch of questions 4) So if it IS a visa application, is it wise for them to say that they are moving to US? Or should they say that they're only visiting and IF move only they get their greencard? I'm just not understanding I didn't apply for a visa for them to visit, I went through immigration to do a petition for them to actually move :S 5) So when they get to US using their visa, can they apply for greencard right away? If so, what form will I be filling? 6) https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/STK-Stockholm.html#medical_exam_instructions Above link states: "Original or certified copies of birth certificates for all children of the principal applicant (even if he or she is not accompanying)." Of course they need MY birthceritificate. Though it doesn't make sense for them to bring birth certificate for ALL my siblings who are not in the petition even, it does state ALL children, right? Thank you !!!!!!! 😃