LexieLou

Hi I am coming over to the USA in a couple of weeks on a L1 with my husband and our 14 year old son. My 23 year old is not allowed to come over with us on the L1 blanket petition.

My question is is their anyway he can come across? or is it just a case of coming for holidays?

I do worry as he is on his own with no family in the UK.

Thanks for your help in advance.

NatashaB

If you get a green card and then citizenship you can sponsor him. That is a long way off though, until then he would have to come for holidays or find an employer to sponsor him for a visa under his own steam (or marry an American...)

fatbrit

You don't give any information about him and whether he could qualify for a visa in his own right.

If he remains unmarried, you can sponsor him when you get residency. Or if you naturalize, you can sponsor him regardless of his marital status. In all cases, there is a line many years long.

LexieLou

Sorry but he is a fully qualified Personel Trainer in the fitness industry. I presume you have loads of them already in the US. Could he start up his own business?

Noorah101

Possibly. Does he have enough money to do so?

Rene

LexieLou

Ha Ha, No thats the usual bank of Mum and Dad !!!!

Bob

Then no, no realistic chance. Unless he wants to study in the US.

LexieLou

Ok Guys, thanks for your help. I guess I kind of new the response but you never know unless you ask.

coopa_troopa

I'm sorry for your situation abd understand how you will be feeling as I was in the same boat when I moved here 6 years ago.
Our son couldn't come with us either so we got occassional visits from him and his family, and we went back there to visit when we ccould. See, we also had a grandson growing up away from us so we were all a bit miserable about the distance. spoiled it for me really, I missed them all terribly and felt isolated not having my family close by. I never really settled if I'm honest.
But now my world has been turned around. My son got an L1 visa las year and has just had his renewal, so next thing is applying for green card.
If somebody had told me a couple of years ago we'd all be living here I'd have thought they were out of their mind. But he we are
So my message to you is don't let it die a death....look into other options. We never knew it would be possible for our son to get an L1 visa, well we didn't know much about it. And it was only through talking to somebody casually about our situation, that the person knew he would have a good chance at an L1. Don't give up, keep looking at possible ways for him to get a visa.
Good luck