Pulaski

Did you read the replies? Yes we are sure.

She can sponsor your mother, and it will likely take 1-2 years.

Your sister can sponsor you - it will take at least 10 years, and most likely a lot longer.

Your mother can sponsor you - it will also take years: at least 7 if you remain unmarried, or at least 14 years if you get married, and most likely a lot longer.

Any immigration attorney will happily take your (sister's) money, and give you are optimistic picture of the likelihood of it happening. Honestly your best shot, as you are unmarried, is if your brother-in-law knows of any suitable single women that he could introduce you to.

scrubbedexpat099

Sure about what, time lines are speculations and we can all do that.

christmasoompa

Everybody has given you their best guess. Nobody (even an immi attorney) can do otherwise, unless they have a crystal ball. There is no way of knowing exactly how long the wait will be as you can't know for sure how many people will be in the queue ahead of you, all you can do is look at the current queue timings (given to you several times by lots of people above) and estimate.

Former Lancastrian

If not happy with the replies given then contact Angelo and his cousin Tony who are based in New York and for a small fee they might get you a quicker result but cant guarantee 100% it will be legit.

Nutmegger

Everyone is very sure, but you haven't responded to any of the queries that would help to give further information on your specific situation. However, it has been made very clear that this is not an overnight thing -- it will take many years to complete this plan. (And the entire immigration scene may have changed in ways we can't even guess in the meantime.) Is your sister in a position to be financially responsible for sponsoring her mother? Have they both thought about obtaining health insurance for an older person? Will your mother be able to find employment in the US in order to be financially responsible for sponsoring you eventually? If not, does your sister make enough to be on the hook for two people? Will you be able to make a living in the US? Here, there are no government safety nets of the kind we are used to in the UK.

scrubbedexpat099

Probably did not get the answer wanted.

SanDiegogirl

If my assumptions are correct - that your sister is already a US citizen and that your mother will sponsor her son when she is a citizen - then the years quoted for processing visas in my post are correct as per the Bulletin.

christmasoompa

Don't forget his mother can also sponsor him as a LPR, she doesn't need to be a citizen. Although the processing time won't be hugely different either way.

Pulaski

You might want to take a look at the post I linked in my post #6 above - discussing the oft-overlooked matter that the time between application and processing for family-sponsored green cards is growing, and that there there are a very large number of applications that are likely to extend the delay very considerably in the coming years.

S Folinsky

Comment: there is nothing wrong with pursuing multiple paths to permanent residence.

Although it is true that parent immigrating followed by petition for son will be probably be quicker, it should be noted that one should not assume that the links in the "chain" will be around in the future. So, not only should a sibling petition be filed, both parent should petition when the time comes. One cannot predict the future.

Pulaski

Indeed, one can't have too many irons in the fire!

And if I might be so bold as to clarify the above post by S Folinsky, a petition to sponsor a green card for family member dies if the sponsor dies.

S Folinsky

On ultimate processing time -- it may or may not make a difference. That said, LPR parents can petition and thereby create a "priority date." If parent naturalizes, this automatically creates the option of treating the approved visa petition of son of AmCit.

Although future amendments in the law cannot really be predicted, the current administration views people like OP to be extremely detrimental to the United States if they are permitted to immigrate -- the current shibboleth is "chain migration."

Rockgurl

Not me....I filed in April and only just had my interview and am still awaiting notice for ceremony, so total of 10 months so far.

Twinkle0927

Were you an online filer? Friend filed online in September and got her interview in December. She's already travelled once on her US passport. Looking at the timelines of online filers from the second half of last year that seems to be normal now.

Rete

Could you share the official website where these statistics can be found?