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If my mother files an immigrant petition for me, can I keep the priority date from the petition my sister filed for me?
QUESTION: My sister filed an I-130 for me in 2001. My mother just got her green card. If my mother files an I-130 for me, do I keep my 2001 priority date for my mother’s I-130?
THE IMMIGRATION ANSWER MAN – ARI SAUER: No. Your mother can file a new I-130 immigrant petition for you
Mother and Daughter. Attributed to the US CDC.
(assuming you are not married), but the new I-130 will not have the priority date from your sister’s petition. The priority date for your mother’s I-130 will be the date that her I-130 is filed.
However, where the same petitioner files a new I-130 for the same beneficiary, and the old I-130 is still approved, then you can recapture the priority date from the old I-130. This rule does not apply here since the two I-130s are being filed by different petitioners.
Also, the priority date from an approved I-140 employment-based petition can often be recaptured for future I-140 petitions.
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My resident husband directly petitioned my daughter of 20 years (11 months 1 day) in April, 2017 we have the receipt of f2a and then after three weeks she is sworn in.
Now he is a citizen and she is older than 21. She studies at E.u. With an F3 visa,
I live in Mexico. What should we do ? I’m desperate!!
Claudia, was your husband sworn in as a US citizen before your daughter’s 21st birthday? Or was he sworn in as a US citizen after your daughter turned 21?
Greetings.
I have 2 sisters, who are in line to immigrate through my mother (unmarried children over 21 of LPR). My mother submitted petitions/approved for both of them: one daughter in 2010 and second daughter in 2011 (due to the loss and re-issuance of her birth certificate). My husband and I will be co-sponsoring both of my sisters. There still 2 years for one and 3 and a half years for another one to wait.
My question is this, is there a possibility to “switch” their Priority dates with each other, since the petitioner for both beneficiaries is the same and category is the same?
My middle sister (2010 Priority date) has a very good job, and she is willing to wait additional year and a half, if it will bring our youngest sister (2011 priority date) sooner to the US. They are both currently living outside of the US and have never been here (multiple tourist visa refusal, due to high immigration risk even before they were put in the immigration line).
We want youngest sister come to US sooner, she is struggling without visits and such long separation (14 years for me and 5 for my mom).
I extremely appreciate your time and answer.
Thank you very much
Respectfully
Julia
Julia:
I am sorry, but no. Your sisters cannot switch their priority dates with each other.
* This is an advertisement. Ari Sauer is a Memphis immigration lawyer with the Siskind Susser law firm. http://www.visalaw.com/ari.html. On this blog we answer questions as a service to our readers, but we cannot assume any liability related to reliance on anything herein, and responses to questions are not intended to establish an attorney-client relationship. Immigration laws and regulations are constantly changing and the rules stated may not apply to your situation. Readers are cautioned to schedule a consultation with an immigration lawyer before acting on anything stated in this blog. This blog is not intended to substitute for a consultation with a qualified immigration law attorney. Ari Sauer is licensed to practice law through the states of Tennessee, New York and New Jersey but is eligible to assist clients from throughout the US. Certification as an Immigration Specialist is not currently available in Tennessee, New York or New Jersey. Siskind Susser limits its practice strictly to immigration law, a Federal practice area, and we do not claim expertise in the laws of states other than where our attorneys are licensed.
Hello!
I filed a petition as an LPR for my wife and 1yr old kid(who could immigrate as a derivate). It has been approved after 5months. I am a US citizen now. I knkw can can immigrate as immediate relatives now. I wanna have my older date recaptured. Is it gonna take 5more months for the new separate petition for my kid who now cannot immigrate as a derivative to be approved?
Thank you so much for consideration
Emmanuel:
Unfortunately it will. They will likely process your child’s petition under their regular processing time. Make sure that you also send notice to USCIS with a copy of your certificate of citizenship and a copy of your wife’s petition approval notice letting them know that you are now a citizen and they note that her petition has been upgraded to an immediate relative category petition. It may seem strange to have to tell them this, since the USCIS granted your naturalization, but this is a situation of one office not knowing what the other office is doing and they continue to treat your wife’s petition under the F2A category unless you let them know.
You can call me at 901-507-4270 and speak to my paralegal, Jessica, to schedule a consultation appointment if you would like to discuss this further or if you would like assistance with your petition for your child or notifying USCIS about your new status.
Ari Sauer
* This is an advertisement. Ari Sauer is a Memphis immigration lawyer with the Siskind Susser law firm. http://www.visalaw.com/ari.html. On this blog we answer questions as a service to our readers, but we cannot assume any liability related to reliance on anything herein, and responses to questions are not intended to establish an attorney-client relationship. Immigration laws and regulations are constantly changing and the rules stated may not apply to your situation. Readers are cautioned to schedule a consultation with an immigration lawyer before acting on anything stated in this blog. This blog is not intended to substitute for a consultation with a qualified immigration law attorney. Ari Sauer is licensed to practice law through the states of Tennessee, New York and New Jersey but is eligible to assist clients from throughout the US. Certification as an Immigration Specialist is not currently available in Tennessee, New York or New Jersey. Siskind Susser limits its practice strictly to immigration law, a Federal practice area, and we do not claim expertise in the laws of states other than where our attorneys are licensed.
Hi, my brother has an I130 pending case, he wants to come to the US with student visa..how can he get approved?
Bahareh:
In theory someone with a pending or approved I-130 could get a student visa to study in the US. But in practice maybe not. The way the law is now, the applicant must show that their ties to their home country are stronger than their ties to the US so that they are not likely to stay in the US after they finish their program. USCIS must be convinced that they do not intend to apply for a green card in the US or to overstay their status. So the fact that they have a pending or approved I-130 petition, as well as they fact that they have US citizen or permanent resident relatives, can be held against them. But not all I-130s are equal. For example, the wait for a visa for an I-130 filed by a sibling is probably more than a year. So someone with an I-130 filed in one of the categories where there is a longer wait might be able to show that their ties to their home country are stronger than their ties to the US and that they are unlikely to apply for a green card here in the US.
There are a bunch of factors that would go into that decision for the consular officer and the consulates in some countries are more willing to entertain issuing a student visa in that type of situation than consulates in other countries.
Some potential good news is that the current version of the Senate immigration bill would remove this requirement from the student visa and would allow someone to obtain a student visa even if the consular office thought they might stay here and apply for a green card and use their US education for the betterment of the US. But we are just in the initial stages of that process. So we still don’t know if an immigration law will be passed by Congress this year and, if so, whether it will contain this change. I recommend that you contact all your US citizen friends and have them call their Senators and Congressmen and ask them to support the immigration reform bill.
You can call me at 901-507-4270 to schedule a consultation appointment if you would like to discuss this further or if you would like assistance with your brother’s visa application.
Ari Sauer
* This is an advertisement. Ari Sauer is a Memphis immigration lawyer with the Siskind Susser law firm. http://www.visalaw.com/ari.html. On this blog we answer questions as a service to our readers, but we cannot assume any liability related to reliance on anything herein, and responses to questions are not intended to establish an attorney-client relationship. Immigration laws and regulations are constantly changing and the rules stated may not apply to your situation. Readers are cautioned to schedule a consultation with an immigration lawyer before acting on anything stated in this blog. This blog is not intended to substitute for a consultation with a qualified immigration law attorney. Ari Sauer is licensed to practice law through the states of Tennessee, New York and New Jersey but is eligible to assist clients from throughout the US. Certification as an Immigration Specialist is not currently available in Tennessee, New York or New Jersey. Siskind Susser limits its practice strictly to immigration law, a Federal practice area, and we do not claim expertise in the laws of states other than where our attorneys are licensed.
if my mom file immigration for me with my kids name and when the it comes out it include my kids name as well, but i process mine alone because of expense what will be my kids case now? (NOTE: am single and i have collect my green card?
I am sorry, but I am not entirely understanding your question. Some visa categories allow the beneficiary to obtain a green card for their minor unmarried children along with them. Some do not. If you would like to schedule a consultation appointment with me to discuss whether your child can obtain a green card in your particular situation, you can schedule an appointment by calling 901-682-6455. A standard consultation fee would apply.
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