Can I sponsor for my daughter to get a greencard?

Question

I got my greencard since I am married to a citizen. My daughter is 30 years old and she is working in UK.
Can I file for her PR while she is still in UK or I can only do it if she is in US?
She is well off and can take care of herself but I want her to have a choice to be near me.
How long does it take for her to get the status?
Does she has to move to US once she gets PR?

Answer 1

While a prior answer was very long and seemed authoritative, it was also wrong. That is, the answerer's conclusion was wrong: the USCIS quote was correct. Buried in it was the fact that a green card holder can petition for an unmarried son or daughter of any age: the category is F2B. To get an idea of how long it will take, check the monthly Visa Bulletin here:
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_3100.html

Answer 2

Contact the USCIS, (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)
they may be able to help you if you have a question about immigration procedures, or need clarification, by calling the National Customer Service Center (NCSC)
at 1-800-375-5283
or visiting www.uscis.gov

Answer 3

You must be a citizen to sponsor a family member. You should file for citzenship, then when you are naturalized you can file for your daughter.

There is no age restriction on sponsoring a family member.

Answer 4

Double check with Immigration, however, I believe she is too old for you to sponsor her, as a Permenant Resident. I think she has to be a minor. The idea is that you have special rights to bring over the nuclear family you support, not your adult family who wouldn't typically be living under your roof, and would be an entire new household.

You really need to check with immigration though.
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PS, if your spouse adopts her, your citizen spouse may have more rights than you do.
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edit, see below:

Immigration through a Family Member

Overview and Process
A lawful permanent resident is a foreign national who has been granted the privilege of permanently living and working in the United States. If you want to become a lawful permanent resident based on the fact that you have a relative who is a citizen of the United States, or a relative who is a lawful permanent resident, you must go through a multi-step process.



The USCIS must approve an immigrant visa petition, I-130 Petition for Alien Relative, for you. This petition is filed by your relative (sponsor) and must be accompanied by proof of your relationship to the requesting relative.
The Deparment of State must determine if an immigrant visa number is immediately available to you, the foreign national, even if you are already in the United States. When an immigrant visa number is available, it means you can apply to have one of the immigrant visa numbers assigned to you. You can check the status of a visa number in the Department of State's Visa Bulletin.
If you are already in the United States, you may apply to change your status to that of a lawful permanent resident after a visa number becomes available to you. This is one way you can apply to secure an immigrant visa number. If you are outside the United States when an immigrant visa number becomes available, you must then go to the U.S. consulate servicing the area in which you reside to complete your processing. This is the other way to secure an immigrant visa number.
Eligibility
In order for a relative to sponsor you to immigrate to the United States, they must meet the following criteria:

They must be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S. and be able to provide documentation providing that status.
They must prove that they can support you at 125% above the mandated poverty line, by filling out an Affidavit of Support
The relatives which may be sponsored as an immigrant vary depending on whether the sponsor is a U.S. Citizen or a lawful permanent resident.

If the sponsor is a U.S. Citizen, they may petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the U.S:
Husband or wife
Unmarried child under 21 years of age
Unmarried son or daughter over 21
Married son or daughter of any age
Brother or sister, if the sponsor is at least 21 years old, or
Parent, if the sponsor is at least 21 years old.
If the sponsor is a lawful permanent resident, they may petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the U.S.:
Husband or wife, or
Unmarried son or daughter of any age.
In any case, the sponsor must be able to provide proof of the relationship.

Preference Categories
If you wish to immigrate as a relative of a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident, you must obtain an immigrant visa number based on the preference category in which you fall.

People who want to become immigrants are classified into categories based on a preference system. The immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, which includes parents, spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21, do not have to wait for an immigrant visa number to become available once the visa petition filed for them is approved by USCIS. An immigrant visa number will become immediately available. The relatives in the remaining categories must wait for an immigrant visa number to become available according to the following preferences:

First preference: Unmarried, adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. Adult means 21 years of age or older.
Second Preference: Spouses of lawful permanent residents, their unmarried children (under twenty-one), and the unmarried sons and daughters of lawful permanent residents.
Third Preference: Married sons and daughters of U.S. Citizens.
Fourth Preference: Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. Citizens.
Once USCIS receives your visa petition (Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative), it will be approved or denied. USCIS notifies the person who filed the visa petition of the petition was approved. USCIS will then send the approved visa petition to the Department of State's National Visa Center, where it will remain until an immigrant visa number is available. The Center will notify the foreign national when the visa petition is received and again when an immigrant visa number is available. You do not need to contact the National Visa Center, unless you change your address or there is a change in your personal situation, or that of your sponsor, that may affect eligibility for an immigrant visa, such as reaching age 21, marriage, divorce, or death of a spouse.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=0775667706f7d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

dognhorse is right - my longer answer was meant to modify my earlier guess.

Answer 5

no...only citizens of the U.S. or Naturalized citizens or a U.S. employer can sponsor someone for a green card.