Martin Akehurst

My sister and family are UK citizens and are working in the US on 'Green Card' visas.

Quick question - can she petition for me (also a UK citizen) to join her under the
"I-130 Petition a relative visa"? Half the INS documents say you can and the other
half refer only to 'US Citizens' petitioning.

Any written queries to the INS seem to produce a random selection of information
sheets. (I get the feeling at this point that some of you may think I'm new to
this group...)

Thanks Mart

Paul Helpdesk

You are considering Green Card sponsorship through Family. You find all your Green
Card possiblity here:

http://www.visapro.com/Green-Card/Family-Based.asp

http://www.visapro.com/Green-Cards.asp

Paul @ HelpDesk

Liwen Liang

If your sister only has green card, she can't petition for her siblings. She has to
get the US citizenship first. Then she can petition for you as US citizenship.
Although it will be a very very very long wait before you can actually come,
something like 20 years... It is Family 4th priority.

Martin Akehurst <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
    > My sister and family are UK citizens and are working in the US on 'Green
    > Card' visas.
    >
    > Quick question - can she petition for me (also a UK citizen) to join her under the
    > "I-130 Petition a relative visa"? Half the INS documents say you can and the other
    > half refer only to 'US Citizens' petitioning.
    >
    > Any written queries to the INS seem to produce a random selection of information
    > sheets. (I get the feeling at this point that some of you may think I'm new to this
    > group...)
    >
    > Thanks Mart

Ingo Pakleppa

On Thu, 30 May 2002 11:06:08 +0100, Martin Akehurst <[email protected]> wrote:

    >My sister and family are UK citizens and are working in the US on 'Green
    >Card' visas.
    >
    >Quick question - can she petition for me (also a UK citizen) to join her under the
    >"I-130 Petition a relative visa"? Half the INS documents say you can and the other
    >half refer only to 'US Citizens' petitioning.

That is because it depends on the category. Green Card holders can sponsor some
family members, but unfortunately not a brother. Once your sister is a US citizen,
she could theoretically sponsor you. In practice, it's likely not feasible because
the current quota wait is around 12 years, and expected to grow even longer.

    >Any written queries to the INS seem to produce a random selection of information
    >sheets. (I get the feeling at this point that some of you may think I'm new to this
    >group...)

Rule number 1 with INS: never believe anything they tell you. INS officers often
don't know the law any better than the ordinary civilian. If you think about it, it's
not surprising: INS is more akin to the police than to a court of law. Would you ask
a policeman or a judge or lawyer for legal advice?

Ingo

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult
with a professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html (Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For visa denial and suggestions what to do about them, see
http://travel.state.gov/visadenials.html

For DOL Online Labor Certification: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

(When using these sites, and any Web sites, please watch out for privacy, as I do not
know all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
(dual citizenship FAQ) http://www.ilw.com http://www.srs-usvisa.com
http://www.getusavisa.com http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/
http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B) http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm http://www.workpermit.com

This is not an endorsement of any of these Web sites. I am not affiliated with any of
the Web site owners and do not receive nor accept payment in return for listing them,
and typically don't even know them.

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listed here, please e-mail me).