I-130 for petition for mother and sibling

[bazinga]

Hi all, wondering if anybody knows this, we're going to petition my mother, she is married and has my younger sister who just turned 20, i'm wondering if we can petition my mother, her husband and my sister at the same time? it's hard to find detailed information on this

[newacct]

No. Parents of US citizens are in the Immediate Relative category which cannot have derivative beneficiaries.

You can petition your sister directly; it will be in the F4 category which currently has 13.5 year wait for visa numbers (longer for people born in India, Mexico, or the Philippines). Your mother, once she enters the US with her immigrant visa, can also petition your sister, assuming she is unmarried. By that time your sister will likely be 21, so it will be in the F2B category as an unmarried 21-or-over child of a permanent resident, which currently has a 6-year wait for visa numbers (longer for people born in Mexico or the Philippines). Your sister would have to remain unmarried in order to immigrate on your mother's petition.

I'm assuming your mother's husband is not your father. If your mother married him before you turned 18, you can petition him directly, as a parent of a US citizen. If not, your mother will have to petition him once she enters the US with her immigrant visa. It will be in the F2A category with currently no wait for visa numbers.