it take s long time to sponsor a sibling. see this report
Movement in the worldwide family categories was dismal. The worldwide family categories either failed to advance or moved forward between three and four weeks except for the 2A category (spouses and children of permanent residents) which sprinted ahead 7 weeks!
Movement in the beleaguered Philippine family categories was slow to nonexistent. The 1st preference (unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens), the 3rd preference categories (married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens) failed to advance. The 4th preference category (brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens) moved forward one week to March 22, 1982, a wait of more than 22 years!
The India 4th preference category advanced 6 weeks.
None of the Mexican family categories advanced more than 2 weeks with the exception of the 2A category (spouses and minor children of permanent residents) which moved forward 2 months.
The Visa Bulletin creates false expectations. Unless a category advances at least four weeks each month, the waiting period listed on the bulletin cannot be relied upon. Unless Congress acts to reform the family-based system, the millions of persons waiting to immigrate to the U.S. based on approved family- based petitions should consider other options for immigrating.
The above paragraph has been a staple of our newsletter for years. Finally, Congressional Democrats have seized the initiative and are proposing positive changes to the preference system which would assist those persons who are playing by the rules in attempting to immigrate their relatives to the U.S. See Topic #3 below.
All of the employment-based numbers remain current. The time to apply for your labor certification or visa petition is now before the PERM program makes labor certification obsolete later this year.
