I would like to find out how long it would take for a UK citizen (myself) to get Perminant Residency status though a sister who is a full US citizen while within the United States? I have been trying to find a rough figure on processing dates and can't find anything really concrete. Does anyone know how long it'll take while living within the US? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Question regarding US Perminant Residency though a sister and processing times
- Thread starter Rossa
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You can't stay here and wait. When she files an I-130 for you, that sets the priority date. It will take around 10 years for a visa to be available for you, your spouse and any unmarried children under 21. Since it will take so long, you should not be prevented from continuing to visit periodically until the priority date gets close to current.
Thanks for the reply. Can I still process the I-130 within the US? Also, is there anyway to shortern the timeframe for Perminant Residency? I am a University graduate if that helps much.
Regards.
First of all, YOU do not file an I-130, the your USC sister does.
If you have marketable jobs skills, the right education and work experience, it could be a faster route to a greencard to seek a U.S. employer willing to petition for you as an employment-based immigrant (usually staring with a PERM labor cert process via Dept. of Labor and then a form I-140 with USCIS). Most would start off as a non-immigrant worker first. An employer will want to check you out first. The time-frame is dependent on which category you land in. Some are "current" and allow for concurrent filing for adjustment of status, while others can also take 10 years (most of those folks will be non-immigrant workers in the meantime).
People in your situation often pursue both pathways and file for adjustment (or a visa) based on whichever becomes available first--family I-130 vs. employer I-140.