Dad sponsors 54 year old daughter questions

[military]

hi guys, my friend is 54 years old. Her dad is 88 years old and is a US citizen , he lives in Boston, MA.. they would file there.. What should they file so that she gets a green card and how long is the waiting time would be for her? Thank you so much!

 

[VisaNutz]

Is your friend married?
Her father should start with filing I-130.

 

[military]

yes she is married to a non US citizen.. So I130 fpr her right now? do you know the approximate waiting time?

 

[TheRealCanadian]

yes she is married to a non US citizen.. So I130 fpr her right now? do you know the approximate waiting time?

For everyone born outside Mexico and the Philippines, about 8 years.

 

[military]

For everyone born outside Mexico and the Philippines, about 8 years.

WOW thats a lot of time, can she live/work at the time her application is pending? What if it's other way around when a daughter sponsors a mom or a dad how long is the waiting period?

 

[Dotboy]

If her daughter is a usc, the processing is an avg of a year

 

[mmlo]

If her daughter is a usc, the processing is an avg of a year

If the child is 21 years or older...

 

[military]

yeah I mean if daughter/son is 25 and is USC and sponsors his mom/dad.. the process would take a year? Why is it 8 years when dad sponsors daughter?

 

[Jackolantern]

yeah I mean if daughter/son is 25 and is USC and sponsors his mom/dad.. the process would take a year? Why is it 8 years when dad sponsors daughter?

When a parent sponsors a married over-21 son or daughter, that application goes into the family-based 3rd preference category which has an annual quota and an existing backlog of 8 years. The immigrant son or daughter also cannot stay in the US during those 8 years, unless they have some other status (student visa, work visa) that keeps them legal.

But when an adult US citizen sponsors a parent, the parent is classified "immediate relative" for which there is no quota limitation or big backlog, and the parent can stay in the US while the process is pending.

 

[military]

Jackolantern, thanks a lot for clarifying things for me.. You guys know immigration law much better than some immigration attorneys.. Question: what if a son/daughter is over 21 and is not married? How long the waiting period would be then?

 

[TheRealCanadian]

Jackolantern, thanks a lot for clarifying things for me.. You guys know immigration law much better than some immigration attorneys.. Question: what if a son/daughter is over 21 and is not married? How long the waiting period would be then?

That falls under Family Based 1st Preference, and the wait is 5 years, Mexico and Philippines excepted.

 

[Triple Citizen]

Take a look at any visa bulletin. That explains the different family categories and the wait times associated with them.

Jackolantern, thanks a lot for clarifying things for me.. You guys know immigration law much better than some immigration attorneys.. Question: what if a son/daughter is over 21 and is not married? How long the waiting period would be then?

 

[salamurce]

Considering the new movement in the visa bulletin i think that all this process is much faster now. Im in that category, 2 years after applying i receive Approval Notice and now im in the hands of the Bulletin which started to advance each month like 6 months in front. By this speed i should be able to apply for i485 and get the GC around 6 months to 1 year. In total 3 years Hoping I was just confused if im under the 1st family preference or 2b because im over 21 years old!!?? I hope im under 1st because is faster. Anyway i think that because some reasons all this process is faster than before.
By the way im from Europe( Because that matters too i think )
I hope this is like that and that i helped

 

[TheRealCanadian]

The difference between FB1 and FB2 has nothing to do with age, rather the citizenship status of the sponsor.