how long for green card holder to bring his son who's under 21 ?

[waterwh]

hey guys

so my father just entered the usa (he'll get the green card after about 20 days ) and i'm 20 years exactly .

how can he bring me there and how long does it take?

[newacct]

hey guys

so my father just entered the usa (he'll get the green card after about 20 days ) and i'm 20 years exactly .

how can he bring me there and how long does it take?

He can petition you immediately right now. Unmarried under-21 child of permanent resident is in the F2A category, which currently has a wait for visa numbers of 1.5 - 2 years. It is likely you will age out into the F2B category, which has a wait of 6.5 - 7 years.

How did he immigrate (who petitioned him)?

[waterwh]

my uncle petitioned my mother and he went as accompany (F4 category)

[waterwh]

even if my father didn't start working and didn't pay any taxes he can bring me ?

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Are you married? If not you can be a derivative of your mothers alien relative petition, just like your dad. Get your follow-to-join benefits

[waterwh]

Are you married? If not you can be a derivative of your mothers alien relative petition, just like your dad. Get your follow-to-join benefits

no i'm not married and my mother went already

i thought i can follow and join only the first time , can i now?

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I'm not sure what you mean by "the first time", and even if I did, I honestly know very little about this. The USCIS website at https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-...nent-residents does say

If you were married and/or had children who did not obtain permanent residence at the same time you did, they may be eligible for follow-to-join benefits. This means that you do not have to submit a separate Form I-130 for your spouse and/or children. In addition, your spouse and/or children will not have to wait any extra time for a visa number to become available. In this case, you may simply notify a U.S. consulate that you are a permanent resident so that your spouse and/or children can apply for an immigrant visa.

Your spouse and/or children may be eligible for following-to-join benefits if:

* The relationship existed at the time you became a permanent resident and still exists, AND
* You received an immigrant visa or adjusted status in a preference category.

If you received the immigrant visa overseas, you may contact the National Visa Center (NVC) for follow-to-join information. Send your inquiry by e-mail to [email protected] or by writing to the National Visa Center, ATTN: WC, 32 Rochester Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909.

Immihelp has written up about follow to join at https://www.immihelp.com/following-t...sed-greencard/ but what he wrote pertains to aliens who adjusted their status to permanent residents while inside the United States

Even though I don't know much about this, I have difficulty believing that you aren't entitled to an immigrant visa just because you didn't request one at the same time your dad did

[newacct]

no i'm not married and my mother went already

i thought i can follow and join only the first time , can i now?

There is no time limit to follow to join. As long as you are your mother's child, and you are under 21 and unmarried, and your mother is still a permanent resident (hasn't become a citizen yet), and a visa number is still available for your mother's category and priority date (this is almost certainly true because it must have been available when your mother immigrated, so unless it retrogressed a lot, it is still available), you can immigrate as her derivative beneficiary.

[waterwh]

There is no time limit to follow to join. As long as you are your mother's child, and you are under 21 and unmarried, and your mother is still a permanent resident (hasn't become a citizen yet), and a visa number is still available for your mother's category and priority date (this is almost certainly true because it must have been available when your mother immigrated, so unless it retrogressed a lot, it is still available), you can immigrate as her derivative beneficiary.

thank you so much it's really helpful

how much time almost does it take ? (to finish my case with follow to join ?)

[newacct]

By the way, the process is different depending on whether you are doing Adjustment of Status or Consular Processing, and whether your mother did Adjustment of Status or Consular Processing. If you are doing Adjustment of Status in the US (unlikely), you would just file I-485. If your mother did Adjustment of Status (unlikely) and you are doing Consular Processing outside the US, she would have to file I-824 to move the petition from USCIS to NVC. If your mother did Consular Processing and you are also doing Consular Processing (most likely), she would simply notify NVC that you want to follow to join; there is no I-824 needed. I am not sure how long exactly it takes, but I would guess, for the last case (your mother did CP and you are doing cp), a few months, since you don't need to wait for a petition to be approved -- it starts directly at the NVC. Note that you must get the immigrant visa and enter the US with it before you turn 21.

[usmantahir]

I am married before green card interview

I am married 4 months before and now i received green card sponsor(father's brother sponsor in sibling sponsor) interview call with medical, my all brothers are unmarried but i am married,
should i go for interview(for green card) or is that possible that they give me green card?

[newacct]

I am married 4 months before and now i received green card sponsor(father's brother sponsor in sibling sponsor) interview call with medical, my all brothers are unmarried but i am married,
should i go for interview(for green card) or is that possible that they give me green card?

It's not possible for you to immigrate as a derivative beneficiary if you are married.