nephew to come to study

[yetanotherusc]

Hello, my nephew wants to come here to study because the university here is much better and his parents can afford it. But 5 years ago, I petition my sister to come here on Green card, and on the application she lists her husband and my nephew as her child (they are not here yet). Now that my nephew wants to come here to study, will that cause any issues? Can we check that box that ask "have someone petition you..? " as yes?

 

[del0175]

Of course you have to say yes because the previous petition is waiting to be processed. Generally, applicants with a pending immigrant petition have a hard time getting a nonimmigrant visa (F1) because it is assumed that they will simply not leave because they have already declared their intent to immigrate to the US.