QUESTION
How much longer it will take before my sister gets her visa?
Asked on Mar 03rd, 2012 on Immigration - Michigan
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I am a naturalized US citizen,I applied i 130 for my sister in Sept. 2003, petition was approved in Sept. 2009. We both were informed by US Immigration. How much longer it will take before my sister gets her visa? I tried to get the answer by checking status on Us Immigration website. It is quite confusing, calling customer service is just as useless,because no one comes on line.
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Answered on Jul 02nd, 2013 at 1:47 AM
It currently takes about 10-12 years for a visa to become available for a sister of US citizen category. The national visa center is currently processing applications received in October 2000 (for most countries), so based on your filing date, it will be about another 3 years before your sister will be eligible for a visa. You can check the monthly visa bulletin published by the US State Department to see how the dates are moving in this category.
Answered on Mar 08th, 2012 at 3:26 PM
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You will want to review the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website. It is likely to be many more years before her priority date becomes current.
Answered on Mar 07th, 2012 at 12:26 PM
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Generally a sibling petition goes on a wait list of about ten years. When you sister becomes current she and her immediate family can emigrate. This includes a spouse and children under 21. If there are children over twenty one, then perhaps the CSPA can help.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2012 at 9:45 AM
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This depends on her nationality. If she is NOT, Mexican or Filipino, it will take about 12 years. You have about another 8 or 9 years. The previous nationalities have different backlogs.
Answered on Mar 05th, 2012 at 5:52 PM
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It depends on what country she is from. If she, is from Mexico it will take another 7 years. If she is from the Philippines it will take another 15 years. If she is from any other country it will take another 3 years.
Answered on Mar 05th, 2012 at 3:15 PM
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It generally depends on her country of birth. The wait is much longer for Filipinos than for Canadians, for example. Google "Visa bulletin March 2012". Chose the link from the Department of state, something with .GOV at the end. You will see a chart with about 25 squares, five vertically and five horizontally. The category is Family based 4, so look for the category F4. It will be bottom horizontal row. Then select her country of birth and should see a date. For example, below Mexico, 4F you will see May 22, 1996. This means that people who are beneficiary of a petition I-130 filed BEFORE 5-22-1996 are now ready for consular processing or adjusting status. Whatever your sister's country of birth, she still has to wait because the earliest possible date for 4F is October 8, 2000. The longest wait is for Filipinos (Dec 22, 1988). I hope this answer your question.
Answered on Mar 05th, 2012 at 3:11 PM
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It depends on country of birth. It can take from 12 to 24 years.
Answered on Mar 05th, 2012 at 3:03 PM