F-1 / Green Card through Siblings | F-1/EB-5 Green Card

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Jonh Wick

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Three questions regarding the F-1 Student Visa.

First: I'm Canadian and my brother and sister are U.S. citizens. Can my brother or sister sponsor me to get a green card while I'm on an F-1 visa? Can I keep going to school in the States for 15 years on an F-1 and wait for my green card in the States?

Second: Can I have an F-1 and an EB-5 at the same time, or would there have to be an adjustment of status?

Third: If I am sponsoring and paying my own way through college in the states on an F-1, does it matter if my money is in a Canadian or American bank? I have a Canadian debit card that works in the States.

Thank you.
 
Your siblings can file a petition for you but you will have to wait for your priority date after the filing. You can't be on both F-1 and EB-5 at the same time. Eb-5 will give you a green card, though.
 
Jonh Wick said:
Three questions regarding the F-1 Student Visa.

First: I'm Canadian and my brother and sister are U.S. citizens. Can my brother or sister sponsor me to get a green card while I'm on an F-1 visa? Can I keep going to school in the States for 15 years on an F-1 and wait for my green card in the States?

Second: Can I have an F-1 and an EB-5 at the same time, or would there have to be an adjustment of status?

Third: If I am sponsoring and paying my own way through college in the states on an F-1, does it matter if my money is in a Canadian or American bank? I have a Canadian debit card that works in the States.

Thank you.
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What, exactly, do you plan to study for 15 years?

Sibling visas are on the chopping block and there’s no guarantee at all that existing petitions will be grandfathered, so you will want a plan B. Quite honestly, if you can fund 15 years of college study on an F1 you may as well just go the EB5 route. You’ll get your green card a lot faster (and be a lot more sure of getting it at all), and probably get a better ROI than on 15 years of school.
 
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