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I am a US Citizen and in 2007 I completed the application process to sponsor my brother to come to the USA. As of now, we are not sure what the status is. We have both called the NVC and they cannot provide an answer as to why it is taking so long, if there is an issue or provide an estimate of when the visa will be provided. What other options exist for us at this point because at this rate it may about 25 years for this visa to be processed.
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The status of your case appears to be that the 1-130 petition has already been approved and your brother is waiting for the priority date of 2007 to become available before he can immigrate. Currently the process is taking approximately 13 years for persons born in most countries of the world except for China, India, Mexico and the Philippines which takes longer. As your brother has already invested nine years in the process, he probably needs to only wait another four years or so to immigrate if from any country other than those four. If he has good education or working skills, he may be a candidate for employment-based immigration. If he has much monies, he could conceivably look at the US immigrant investor scheme to immigrate. For those options, he or you may wish to consult an immigration attorney for details.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Sep 30th, 2016 at 5:59 PM
Your brother is waiting for his priority date to come current. There is no way to speed up the process. Your brother must wait for a visa to be available. You can estimate the wait time by checking the Visa Bulletin. The Bisa Bulletin provides information about who immigrant visas are available to on a monthly basis. You can find the Visa Bulletin at https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin.html.
Answered on Sep 06th, 2016 at 3:38 AM