residentalien

I'm a GC holder and will get my Citizenship in 2 years. I understand most/all of the immigrations issues concerning family immigration but this is something I would like to have a deep feedback on. My cousin (21) (who is like my brother - we grew up together - my mother's sister's son) would like to come to the US. Nothing in a hurry, just would like to know If there is EVER going to be any way to bring him here?

I think just because he's 21 already his family situation would not help anymore but if it would please let me know so I can give out more details.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

L D Jones

residentalien wrote:
    > I'm a GC holder and will get my Citizenship in 2 years. I understand
    > most/all of the immigrations issues concerning family immigration
    > but this is something I would like to have a deep feedback on. My
    > cousin (21) (who is like my brother - we grew up together - my
    > mother's sister's son) would like to come to the US. Nothing in a
    > hurry, just would like to know If there is EVER going to be any way
    > to bring him here?

Check

It does not appear possible to sponsor one's cousin

James Donovan

residentalien wrote in message news:...
    > I'm a GC holder and will get my Citizenship in 2 years. I understand
    > most/all of the immigrations issues concerning family immigration
    > but this is something I would like to have a deep feedback on. My
    > cousin (21) (who is like my brother - we grew up together - my
    > mother's sister's son) would like to come to the US. Nothing in a
    > hurry, just would like to know If there is EVER going to be any way
    > to bring him here?

Only if he can find some other way of getting here like employment.
You cannot directly sponsor him, since cousin does not fit into any of
the categories.

residentalien

Thanks for the feedback. He also has sister (10). I had been taking care of her since she was born until she was 6, then I came to the US. Her mother (their) has not been able to walk by herself or basicaly raise them since the time she gave birth to her. She got in coma 4 months before giving birth, then came back from coma 2 months later and gave birth. It is a long story. What I am trying to do is to take care of them and give them more options in life. My grandparents and her other daugther are taking care of them and their mother but my brother and younger sister should be here, finish schools, etc.

I was thinking about adopting my little sister based on her mother not being able to take care of her (father is not part of their lives). It is more complicated then it may have seemed when you read the topic so maybe If you have more insides or maybe who to talk to, that would be wonderfull.
Maybe bring them here as F1's and then see? Would my little 10 year old sister be able to get something like that or better maybe when she goes to junior high?

Please help. Also thank you for all the replies!

Sylvia Ottemoeller

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    > Thanks for the feedback. He also has sister (10). I had been taking care
    > of her since she was born until she was 6, then I came to the US. Her
    > mother (their) has not been able to walk by herself or basicaly raise
    > them since the time she gave birth to her. She got in coma 4 months
    > before giving birth, then came back from coma 2 months later and gave
    > birth. It is a long story. What I am trying to do is to take care of
    > them and give them more options in life. My grandparents and her other
    > daugther are taking care of them and their mother but my brother and
    > younger sister should be here, finish schools, etc.
    > I was thinking about adopting my little sister based on her mother not
    > being able to take care of her (father is not part of their lives). It
    > is more complicated then it may have seemed when you read the topic so
    > maybe If you have more insides or maybe who to talk to, that would be
    > wonderfull.
    > Maybe bring them here as F1's and then see? Would my little 10 year old
    > sister be able to get something like that or better maybe when she goes
    > to junior high?

This might be possible, if you get her admitted to a private school which is
authorized by INS to issue Form I-20, which can authorize a person to hold
F-1 status.

Once she is in the U.S., you could check into the possibility of adoption.
She would almost certainly not qualify for an Orphan Petition (I-600), but
you may be able to adopt her in the U.S., and then after you have cared for
her for two years, and after you have become a U.S. citizen, you and she
could file Form I-130/I-485 to get permanent resident status for her.

See http://www.ins.u-
sdoj.gov/graphics/services/adopt_toc.htm, particularly
Section VIII. And you must be very careful about not mentioning any
potential adoption plans before she has been granted an F-1 visa. That visa
requires that she intend to return to her home country, and that she show
strong ties to her home country. Depending on the country, it may be
virtually impossible to get this kind of visa anyway. See
http://travel.state.gov/visadenials.-
html.

You will need to hire a very good attorney, or perhaps two very good
attorneys, one with special expertise in immigration through adoption, and
one with special expertise in adoption in your state.