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Originally Posted by MIdreamer
My parents are around 55 years old. Lets say after ten years of waiting, I can START to apply for citizenship, which will probably take 1 or 2 years. After I become a citizen and want to petition my parents, they have to go back to their country of birth and serve a 10 years ban and start the process of coming to U.S. which is not guaranteed. How old will they be when they finally get their paper?
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Actually parents fall into the 'immediate relative' category of immigrants who are forgiven the 10-year ban for being an overstay.
But anyway... I think it's 10 years of special-residency status and then 5 years of LPR status before you can apply for citizenship. 15 years to wait to legalize your parents is a looong time.