Immigration to the United States for siblings

You and your parents can both sponsor your siblings, and they can take advantage of whichever quota comes up faster. Currently the F-4 visa availability date for siblings is for those filing prior to February 8, 2002. If you file for your parents, it will take approximately one year for them to immigrate after you obtain your citizenship. At that time, they would be able to file for your siblings if unmarried and that quota is currently backlogged to January 1, 2008. If your siblings are married, your parents would have to wait until they are U. S. citizens before they could sponsor them under the F-3 category which currently has a backlog to December 8, 2003. Please note that the dates are not applicable to natives of Mexico or the Philippines.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.