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Apr 05, 2014 News
Attorney Gail S. Seeram
Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question that you would like answered in this column, please email: [email protected].
Question #1: I am trying to find out if my children could file for their stepmother to come to the United States. One of the children did file for their father and stepmother to come to the States, however, the US Embassy informed her by letter that since her father’s wife was not her biological mother the stepmother could not come to the U.S.?
Answer #1: The children can only file for a stepmother if the marriage between their biological father and stepmother took place before children were age 18.
Question #2: I would also like to know if my husband, who is a green card holder, sponsor me and our three children (all under age 21), how long would it take and what is the procedure regarding that?
Answer #2: According to the April 2014 visa bulletin, there is a seven-month backlog for permanent resident (green card holder) sponsoring a wife and children under age 21. If you are now filing a petition, then processing time for the visa is approximately one year.
Question #3: I am 25 yrs old and I live in Guyana. I have my boyfriend of three years in the USA. We would like to get married but in the USA. What is the procedure and how long will it take?
Answer #3: To marry in the U.S., you would have to get visitor visa. Otherwise, he can marry you in Guyana and file papers in U.S. If the sponsorship petitions are processed while you are in Guyana then it’s about a nine to 12-month processing time. If you marry in the U.S. and file for green card in the U.S. then it’s a three to six-month processing time. In both cases, since your marriage will be less than two years at the time of visa approval, then you will have a conditional green card – only valid for two years. At the end of the two years, you will have to file to remove the conditions and if approved, will receive full 10-year green card.
Question #4: My father is a U.S. citizen and in 2010 he filed for me and my sister (we are 28 and 30 years). How long should that take for the first set of papers to come through
Answer #4: If you are both unmarried then visas being issued for petition filed on or before February 2007 (so 7 yrs wait) or if married, then visas being issued for petition filed on or before July 2003 (so 11 yrs wait).
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