Which is the best way to proceed?
My aunt wanted to sponsor her sister to U.S so she filed an I-130 for her sister family (4 people) since 2006 and she got a notice recently stating that her application has been approved and forward to NVC. However, she also now want to file a different application for her brother. My questions are:
Is it better (or wise) for her to file 2 different I-130 applications for sibling at 2 different times (2006 and 2010)? Or it is possible to file a request for adding more people onto her pending application?
If file 2 different I-130 applications at 2 different time, would it by any mean affect the chance of getting approval from the US consulates in my native country?
Please advise. Thank you very much.
For every sibling you have to file seperate petition, you can only add a child born to the sibling petitioned after its filed at the time when a visa number is available (10-11 Years), a lot more for Phillipines, China and Mexico.
For Siblings it is taking about 10-11 Years after filing the petition to get a Immigrant visa.
If she files for here brother now it will take 10-11 years from now to finally get the IV.
Thank you very much for the reply. What I worry is which would be a better way to do between filing two separate petitions at 2 seperate times and wait until 1 petition is completed then file another? Some people told me having 2 pending petitions at the same time with NVC may affect the chance of getting any one of them completed. Is this true at all??
Once again, thank you very much for your reply.
For every sibling you have to file seperate petition, you can only add a child born to the sibling petitioned after its filed at the time when a visa number is available (10-11 Years), a lot more for Phillipines, China and Mexico.
For Siblings it is taking about 10-11 Years after filing the petition to get a Immigrant visa.
If she files for here brother now it will take 10-11 years from now to finally get the IV.
As long as she meets the financial requirements she can sponsor as many families as she wants at the same time. She really needs to understand the support obligations.