Greencard Sponsorship?

[tracifrost]

HI when you become a greencard holder, does that allow you then to sponsor family members etc etc etc
OR must you be a U.S citizen before you can sponsor?
just interested thank you guys

[Munish]

As an LPR you can sponsor your spouse and unmarried children (including adult children).

[peter gold]

You can sponser as a LPR but the wait will be many years. Quicker to wait to become a citizen and then sponsor asthe wait will be less (even with adding in wait to be a citizen)
Basically family sponsored visas are on a quota basis and the top of the pile is a US citizen sponsoring is wife, parents, children etc

[tracifrost]

Oh thanks munish,
how about sponsoring, parents, aunts, cousins, dogs, chickens, the chickens son etc etc

[Munish]

Only citizens, but not LPR, can sponsor Parents and siblings (this is also subject to quotas).

Although things will drastically change if the immigration bill is passed. Won't say too much more on it at the moment, because Clinton/Menendez are introducing an amendment to the bill which, if accepted, could mean LPRs will the right to sponsor spouses and minor children as "immiediate relatives" so they will not be subject to any quota. USC would no longer be able to sponsor siblings and LPRs would not longer be able to sponsor adult children.

[Munish]

You can sponser as a LPR but the wait will be many years. Quicker to wait to become a citizen and then sponsor asthe wait will be less (even with adding in wait to be a citizen)
Basically family sponsored visas are on a quota basis and the top of the pile is a US citizen sponsoring is wife, parents, children etc

Not necessarily. For example, if a beneficiary is being sponsored by an LPR they move to the appropriate category after their Parents naturalise. So for example, if my Dad naturalises I move from F2B to F1 and keep the priority date so it makes little sense to wait.

[traveller]

Not necessarily. For example, if a beneficiary is being sponsored by an LPR they move to the appropriate category after their Parents naturalise. So for example, if my Dad naturalises I move from F2B to F1 and keep the priority date so it makes little sense to wait.

Its really not worth the effort though, I looked into this for my son. It can take years.
We looked at this E2 visa for him, but even if he got that and we are here it shows intent on his part. It is hugely complex

[Munish]

Its really not worth the effort though, I looked into this for my son. It can take years.
We looked at this E2 visa for him, but even if he got that and we are here it shows intent on his part. It is hugely complex

I know. I was originally a derivative on an F4 petition in 1991,which was finally processed in 2004 (I aged in 2000). Parents petitioned me in 2005 (and trying to recapture original priority date (PD) has proven to be a bureaucratic nightmare). If the laws stay as they are and if the PD were to stay as 2005 I would have a 10 year wait at the moment - although that changes if Parents naturalise (they could qualify in three years) to a shorter period.

But not worth it. I am intent on getting married well before then in any case.

[InnVic]

constructive post Traveller

[Susie]

Hi

Mun is correct

What worries me if Bush gets his way them he will stop family based immigration

If the strive act is passed , it says that only LPR and USC will be able to sponser minor children in future, definatley not good for legal immigrants