What is the relative time taken for CP? And what is it for AOS?
I applied for my parents (CP) and at the same time my wife for her Mom(AOS while staying with us in US). For my parents it took 5 months from the day i started to the interview date for CP and might vary a month or two for other cases. For my Mother-in-law it took pretty much the same time for AOS.
For AOS, how soon after she is here next can we file for her AOS?
You can file after 90 days of their port of entry date.
Is one more certain than the other? Or if and why people prefer one over the other?
Depends on your situation and your parents situation. Since i did CP for my parents and AOS for MIL, i do not see much differences between the two except that for AOS you will submit all applications/documents once where as for CP you will file I-130 first and then after it is approved, you will start the process at NVC (AOS Fee, I-864 and DS-230).
If she has been staying in the US for close to 6 months for the last 2 visits (different calendar years), but never overstayed, does it negatively impact her candidature?
This should not affect.....as my MIL was here few times and all the time she was here close to 6 months....
Down the line, my wife wants to sponsor her parents too. If I file for my mom and she files for her parents, is that ok, or do we have to (or should we) declare who else we have sponsored?
I do not see any issues with this at all......as you will be the petitioner for your parents and your spouse will be petitioner for his/her parents...
(I am not a lawyer but all these are based on my expeirences and experience reading other member posts....)
Hope this helps...Good Luck! Thanks, Raj
Hi All
This forum really helped me a lot with my Green Card. I became a naturalized citizen recently. I want to sponsor my mom. Here is roughly how I am thinking of doing it. Please note, my mom has 10 year multi-entry visa and visits me for a few months every year.
From what I gather, I can do CP or AOS once she is here.
- What is the relative time taken for CP? And what is it for AOS?
- For AOS, how soon after she is here next can we file for her AOS?
- Is one more certain than the other? Or if and why people prefer one over the other?
- If she has been staying in the US for close to 6 months for the last 2 visits (different calendar years), but never overstayed, does it negatively impact her candidature?
- Down the line, my wife wants to sponsor her parents too. If I file for my mom and she files for her parents, is that ok, or do we have to (or should we) declare who else we have sponsored?
- I am not sure if demographics plays into this - I am from India. I had the regular, simple employment based GC and I duly converted that to Citizenship after 5 years. My question is, in my mom's case, is the case simple (and almost certain)? Or will it be as jitter filled and nerve racking as ours - although things went smoothly, we were always on the edge of the seat as so many things could go wrong. I guess I just want to be mentally prepared as I start the process. One fear I have in my Mom's case is that in the last 2 years, she has visited us regularly and stayed like 5+ months (essentially to be here during the birth and later to be with her grandchild). Is that a negative? I remember the custom official once telling her that if you return too soon, we may not grant you the regular 6 month stay. Just asking.
And thanks again for the replies. This forum rocks!
