Class as7(husband of asylee) Green card, Can I bring my 16 year old daughter?

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ats621

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Hi,

I recently obtained my Green Card as a derivative from my wife asylum, Class AS7.

My question is, I have a 16 year old daughter from a previous marriage who I want to bring over to the US. Can I apply for her Green Card directly or does my wife has to do it as her step mother?
 
ats621 said:
My question is, I have a 16 year old daughter from a previous marriage who I want to bring over to the US. Can I apply for her Green Card directly or does my wife has to do it as her step mother?
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Your wife would have to be a US citizen to file for her as a stepmother.

So unless your wife will soon be eligible for citizenship, it would be faster for you to apply for your daughter directly. The backlog is currently under a year for under-21 children of permanent residents (recently it used to be as much as 4 years).

Note that you may have to clear up custody agreements with the other parent, if your daughter is going to leave her home country permanently before age 18.
 
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