Bring Parents to Live in US

[buster]

Now that I am a US Cit, I want to investigate bringing my parents to the US. However, my mom and dad got divorced and my dad re-married, so I want to bring my dad and stepmom here. Anyone familiar with the laws on this, and can I bring my dad and stepmom here?

Thanks Buster!

 

[Anahit]

Now that I am a US Cit, I want to investigate bringing my parents to the US. However, my mom and dad got divorced and my dad re-married, so I want to bring my dad and stepmom here. Anyone familiar with the laws on this, and can I bring my dad and stepmom here?

Thanks Buster!

You can file a petition for your stepmom if her marriage to your dad occurred before your 18th birthday (see below). Otherwise your dad can file for her when he gets his green card.
http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/parentapp.htm#Step
"If you are applying to bring your stepparent to the United States to live, you must file the following with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services:

Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative (if you are filing for both parents, you must file a separate petition for each parent)
A copy of your birth certificate showing your name and the names of your birth parents
If you were not born in the U.S., a copy of either
Your Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship or
Your U.S. passport
A copy of the civil marriage certificate of your birth parent to your stepparent showing that the marriage occurred before your 18th birthday
A copy of any divorce decrees, death certificates, or annulment decrees that would verify the termination of any previous marriage(s) entered into by your birth parent or stepparent
If anyone’s name has been legally changed (differs from the name on his or her birth certificate), evidence of the name change must be provided."

 

[Anahit]

Yeah, but I think that would be in family category 2A, which has a 4-5 year waiting time. If I remember right, follow-to-join doesn't work in such a case.

Correct.

 

[buster]

Thanks for the good information JoeF and Anahit, I really appreciate it. They got married after I turned 18, so my dad will have to apply for step mom, which is not a big deal. I really wanted this for informational purposes, my dad or any of my family do not have a desire to move here at this time.