Hi all,
I have a question regarding filing for my stepdaughter who is outside of the country at this time. I am a U.S. Citizen.
I am still married to her mother and we were married when my stepdaughter was 12.
She is now 37 and married with 2 children.
I have looked at the timelines for all 4 offices. It seems that the California office is still in 2002 for these types of cases. But the other 3 (Texas, Nebraska/Vermont) are all being processed in a year or less.
My wife went to 2 lawyers about this and they told her that it would take 8 years.
My questions are:
1 - Are they assuming the longest time for processing in these cases which is basically the California office?
2 - How do I know which office my application would end up in? We live in New Jersey and I was assuming Vermont since its the closest and its where my citizenship was handled.
3 - Would her children and husband be also granted green cards? I am assuming they would receive them in the embassy in Portugal since they are not coming here until they would be of legal status.
Any replies are greatly appreciated.
I have a question regarding filing for my stepdaughter who is outside of the country at this time. I am a U.S. Citizen.
I am still married to her mother and we were married when my stepdaughter was 12.
She is now 37 and married with 2 children.
I have looked at the timelines for all 4 offices. It seems that the California office is still in 2002 for these types of cases. But the other 3 (Texas, Nebraska/Vermont) are all being processed in a year or less.
My wife went to 2 lawyers about this and they told her that it would take 8 years.
My questions are:
1 - Are they assuming the longest time for processing in these cases which is basically the California office?
2 - How do I know which office my application would end up in? We live in New Jersey and I was assuming Vermont since its the closest and its where my citizenship was handled.
3 - Would her children and husband be also granted green cards? I am assuming they would receive them in the embassy in Portugal since they are not coming here until they would be of legal status.
Any replies are greatly appreciated.