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Well, we decided to consult an immigration attorney and we were told that as long as he's received his green card in a preference category (ie. adult son/daughter of a us citizen) - which he did - his kids qualify for the following to join benefit and now we just have to find out if the I-824 he...

So the kids of "unmarried children of US citizens" are treated differently than kids of "married children of US citizen"? Then my fiance's kids not only lost their family when their parents divorced, they also lost their place in line for the residency... That's unfair.

Can the older son retain my fiance's priority date?

Thank you for the information. That is bad news! We hoped they would qualify for follow to join benefit, since they were both under 21 at the time their father received a green card. I will become a citizen sometime in January-March of 2006 and I know I will be able to sponsor my younger...

What is the procedure for bringing one's minor children from home country after the main beneficiary's AOS application has been approved? The beneficiary was sponsored by his US citizen father and is in the US but his kids (both under 21) are still abroad. The bcis customer service rep told us...

In F1 category, the visas are available for cases with priority dates of April 8, 2001, so you shouldn't have to wait much longer. From what I found out, once a visa becomes available for you, the NVC will notify the American Ambassy in your country and you will receive a notice to come in...

Generally, if you are in the US in legal status, when a visa becomes available for you, you file for adjustment of status (I-485, G-325A and I-765 for work permit). You will get fingerprinted and then, some time later (how long, it depends on where you are as different local offices have...

Hi, my fiance's AOS application was recently approved. Now we would like to bring his minor children from his home country but we are unsure of how to do it. Following the advice of the BCIS customer service rep, he filed I-824 at the same time that he filed his I-485 - it's called "request for...