I am 33 year old naturalized US citizen. I am intending on filing I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) for my sister. We no longer have parents (and hence she is my “immediate family”).
Do you know if there is a precedent and/or I have a case with INS to argue that she is an “immediate family” and hence she can receive a waiver for waiting for her visa (immediate family is not subject to visa quotas)?
Thank you.
2006-11-03 10:56:17 · 4 answers · asked by koytcho2 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
In the US sisters or siblings are immediate family.
2006-11-03 10:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by 51ain'tbad 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
How old is she?
If she's an adult she's going to have to wait just like everybody else.
Since you are naturalized she's either going to be 3rd preference, if she's not married, or 4th preference if married. The length of wait depends on what country she's a citizen of. For instance, 4th preference from the Philippines has a 22 year wait for a visa.
2006-11-03 19:59:08 · answer #2 · answered by Yak Rider 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A sister IS immediate family. Immediate (nuclear) family is usually ma, paw, sisters and brothers.
2006-11-03 19:00:44 · answer #3 · answered by mailatac 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your sister is immediate family, you should have no problems.
2006-11-03 19:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by xcelix 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋