Sibling Green Card Petition for DREAMer - Page 3

Originally Posted by IamAman

4 Months is 100% bullshit. Even if you were married to a US citizen, it'd be at least 6 months for the paperwork to go through.

Google Visa Bulletin and check to see what priorit date they are processing now. This would be under F4 - family preference. When your application is accepted, that will be your priority date.

Keep in mind that once your priority date is current, you will need to be eligible to adjust your status which means you have to have to be here on a visa, or 245i exempt (which you are likely not).

Also keep in mind that your sibling is NOT considered immidate family like your husband/wife would be or your citizen parent (to you) would be (the opposite is not true - ie you are not considered immediate family to your parents). This is a very important contrast because if you were a visa overstay, an immediate family petition would let you adjust your status or you could get AP or something, but you can't do that with F4. I'm not a 100% sure but I don't think AP works for F4...maybe Demise can chime in.

It will also best case take around 13-15 years. Should you do it? Hell yes. My brother petitioned me back in December of 2005, at a time when things were looking good for immigration reform, me getting married, or at least the Dream Act and it was supposed to be a last resort but 12 years and 10 months later, here I am and this is my last lifeline.

For you, who knows...maybe there will be immigration reform in 5 years. Then again maybe the reform will not give you a green card and just make you be legal so this may end up coming in handy.

$5000 seems a bit steep though...$1000-$2000 is more like it. Unless he's talking about the whole process in which case he likely won't be alive by the time it's current.

Originally Posted by yummy11226

By brother finally became a US citizen and wants to file for me however my lawyer suggested by the time it came through I will be old and grey. I didn't think it would be worth it as fifteen years from now is a LONG time. He actually said I should NOT do it but that kind of advice only applies if you have intent to marry a USC.

Question, were you able to get anything out of the petition while you're waiting like a social security card, work permit, free insurance etc.