skydivingisfun

Hi All

Have i worked this out right?

in 12 months my daughter who is married to a USC will have had her green card 3 years
She can then apply for citizanship?
Once she has this she can sponsor my wife and i and her 2 sisters?

I have read various web sites and that is the impression i get?

Thanks
Steve

Folinskyinla

Hi:

Yes.

skydivingisfun

Fantastic it will be worth the wait when they say sponsor us would that be for a green card?
Also it states that part of the sponsorship she needs to show 125% available funds above the poverty line, is it worth me sending her say £200 per month to build her bank balance up gently

Thanks again
Steve

Ray

Her yearly income will be the main declaration for the sponsorship
Also be aware that you.. the parent will get visa before her sisters..
probably more than 10 years earlier

Rete

You didn't ask about the wait time for the IR-1 visas. For you and her mother, there will be no waiting period except for the processing timeline. However, for her sister's the wait will be years and years.

Yes, her petition of you and her mother will be for an immediate relative visa, which if granted by the USCIS stateside and forwarded to the US Consulate abroad and then approved after interview, will mean that you will enter the US as permanent residents.

As for the financial issue, she will need to show income of 125% of the poverty guideline for a family her size plus you and her mother. If she is using assets it is 125% of the poverty guidelines X 3. It can be a combination of both.

skydivingisfun

Thanks for all the info

What about if i get a transfer with my work which is still on the cards would the sponsoring of her sisters be any quicker

Noorah101

This might even be x 5 in her case. I think it's only x 3 if it's for a spouse. Not completely sure, but something for the OP to check out.

Rene

Ray

They will be L-2 if you are L-1
presuming they are under 21

skydivingisfun

one is under 21 the other is over

Noorah101

How old are they?

Noorah101

In that case, no.

meauxna

That's correct, Rene. The 3X is for the spouse of a USC only.

Manc

the 24 year old will be 34 before she should think of house hunting.

skydivingisfun

Oh well back to the drawing board

Cheers for the advice

Steve

Noorah101

You and your wife can immigrate based on your daughter's petitions. Once you guys become USC's, you can then petition for your children to immigrate. That's another possible route for you.

Otherwise, if you want the kids to come over sooner than the sibling visa allows, they will have to find their own way in....through work or study, most likely.

Rene