Green Card through a permanent resident parent

If the parents received permanent residence through a means other than sponsorship through a U. S. citizen son or daughter, they could do a follow to join application for the 16-year-old child, and that processing would take approximately 6 months to one year. If they were sponsored through their U. S. citizen son or daughter, the processing would take approximately 2+ years in our estimation. Such petition would fall within the F-2A category which for the month of June 2014 is only processing for final immigration those individuals who put in petitions before May 1, 2012. 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.