mthomas77

Hello All,

My US Citizen brother is going to sponsor me, my wife and two kids (unmarried). Do they only have to fill in one I-130 form for me and just have my family included in the same form or do they have to file a separate I-130 for my wife and two kids?

Sorry for the question, but I am a bit confused.

Thank you.

Rete

Are you willing to wait 12 years or more for your priority date?

Noorah101

Just an I-130 for you.

Rene

mthomas77

Yes I am, its not great but I am prepaired to do that.

Rete

I see you are still looking for a way to get the US for yourself and your family. Last year it was your mom who could petition for you but her age nixed that. Then you looked into getting an H1B visa and were looking for recruiters. Today you are asking about your brother sponsoring you.

Have you looked into changing employers and working for a company in the UK that have offices in the US. After working with them (someone will be by with the number of years you have to work for them), you might be able to request a transfer to the US office and ask them to sponsor you for your green card. It would be far less time than waiting on your brother's petition to become current.

mthomas77

Thank you Rene for the confirmation. Its appreciated.

mthomas77

You are right Rete. I will try and look at that option, but I am thinking in the background, I will get my brother to do this, just in case the other option does not work. Its just a back up. Thanks for your suggestion

Rete

You can have both going at the same time. Brother can petition and you can look for the right employer. You really seem desperate to find a way to come to the live in the US for yourself and your family. Both are ways to do it.

mthomas77

Thank you Rete

mthomas77

Thanks for the answers. I have another question, since my brother is sponsoring me and I will be adding my wife and two kids (who are currently 8 and 2 years old). As I understand it, by the time the paper work is approved, it will take about 20 years as it’s a F4 category, but in that time my kids will be over 21 years old and they may or may not be married. What will happen to their application? Will they still be issued a Green Card once over 21 years?
Thank you.

SanDiegogirl

According to the Visa Bulletin is about 13 years currently for F4.

So your one child is likely to be 21 when the visa availability date come up.

If they are married then I think that means even more of a wait.

It's so far in the future why worry about it now? So much can change in that timespan.

https://travel.state.gov/content/vis...mber-2017.html

scrubbedexpat099

Well the time lines have been extending as more and more people apply, so 13 years is likely to be a lot longer than the current 13 years.

He sponsors you, wives and children only become an issue when the visa number is current, would seem reasonable to assume the older one at least will have aged out any any way will most likely have their own life by then.

That is assuming there is not Comprehensive Immigration Reform and this category gets nixed.

S Folinsky

Child Status Protection Act allows for adjustment of age outs. This can change the equation quite a bit.

mthomas77

Hi S Folinsky , thanks for mentioning this. So if my understnding is correct, even though my kids may be over 21 at the time of the paperwork being approved, they will still be entitled to a green card?

civilservant

Just what I was about to say. It seems pretty clear that the F visas are Public Enemy Number One as far as that goes.