Margaret

I asked this question months back and now I can't remember the answer
to it....sorry.

My daughter is 20 and lives in Canada. She will be 21 in December.
Today she surprised me and asked if there was any way I or my husband
could sponsor her to come over to live and work. We tried to get her
to come on a K2 visa last year but she would not hear of it at the
time (I'm not leaving my friends). Now she regrets that she made that
decision. She wants to go back to school to be a nurse and be able to
work as one in the U.S. I had my permanent residency (with
conditions) interview in December 2002 but still no I-551 stamp or
greencard. Quick question - can my husband sponsor her and how long
would the whole process take?

Sorry for the repeat on this subject. Old age creeping in with memory
loss at age 45.

Mrtravel

Margaret wrote:

    > I asked this question months back and now I can't remember the answer
    > to it....sorry.
    >
    > My daughter is 20 and lives in Canada. She will be 21 in December.
    > Today she surprised me and asked if there was any way I or my husband
    > could sponsor her to come over to live and work. We tried to get her
    > to come on a K2 visa last year but she would not hear of it at the
    > time (I'm not leaving my friends). Now she regrets that she made that
    > decision. She wants to go back to school to be a nurse and be able to
    > work as one in the U.S. I had my permanent residency (with
    > conditions) interview in December 2002 but still no I-551 stamp or
    > greencard. Quick question - can my husband sponsor her and how long
    > would the whole process take?
    >
    > Sorry for the repeat on this subject. Old age creeping in with memory
    > loss at age 45.

Here is a link:

http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/howdoi/child.htm


If she was under 18 at the time of marriage, your husband could sponsor
her with I-130, but it doesn't sound like it. Now, it looks like you
are going to have to wait for your citizenship to sponsor her. Then, she
would fall under Family Preference 1, since she will be over 21. This
would take over 3 years after filing I-130 for the priority date to
become current, unless she was from Mexico (now on Oct 94) or
Philippines (Aug 89)

Mrtravel

mrtravel wrote:
    > Here is a link:
    >
    > http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/howdoi/child.htm
    >
    >
    > If she was under 18 at the time of marriage, your husband could sponsor
    > her with I-130, but it doesn't sound like it. Now, it looks like you
    > are going to have to wait for your citizenship to sponsor her. Then, she
    > would fall under Family Preference 1, since she will be over 21. This
    > would take over 3 years after filing I-130 for the priority date to
    > become current, unless she was from Mexico (now on Oct 94) or
    > Philippines (Aug 89)

Ouch, forgot something..
You can sponsor her, BUT

Pref 2A if under 21, 2B if over
Currently being processed:

Oct 98 for 2A
May 95 for 2B

Whatever path you take, it will be a long one.

Duran

    > Whatever path you take, it will be a long one.

The immediate thought that came to my mind upon reading the OP's question
was that it would probably take a lot less time if the daughter went ahead
and took her nurse training in Canada and then went and worked in the US
right after.

Margaret

You are right. Actually after posting my original post here and
speaking to a friend who lived in Arizona for a period of time as his
wife got a nursing job there, he did say it would be easier and faster
to do the training, not to mention probably cheaper as well in Canada.
Oh well, the decisions we make in life. She could kick herself now
for not having come on K2 as her step dad was willing to pay her way
through nursing school here in U.S.



"Duran" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > > Whatever path you take, it will be a long one.
    >
    > The immediate thought that came to my mind upon reading the OP's question
    > was that it would probably take a lot less time if the daughter went ahead
    > and took her nurse training in Canada and then went and worked in the US
    > right after.