Immigrating relatives

[jamin55]

My wife (Chinese) has been here in the U.S.A. since September 2007.(CR-1 visa) She has a green card and SSN already.
I was wondering if it is possible to immigrate a Chinese Neice or a Nephew. How long? Is it another long gruling process here? Stupid question huh? Any stories? OR is it just possible to immigrate a Mother or Father?
Were thinking it may be better to immigrate rather than get an F-1 student visa since I'm hearing the TOFEL examination for forign students in China is very difficult.
Just another quick one. Is it just as difficult as anything else for family and freinds from China just to come to visit? Is it even possible? It would be nice. Thank you all very much again--------
Ben

[dnoblett]

Un fortunately no.

 

Only people the wife can sponsor as a green-card holder are: her children or a spouse.

 

If wife becomes a US citizen through naturalization, the people she can sponsor becomes greater, she could sponsor: (Parents, and siblings) The Niece/Nephew would immigrate only if Sibling is petitioned for, cannot directly sponsor Niece/Nephew.

 

Siblings are priority (F4) this is taking 10 to 15 years for an immigrant number to come up at NVC (Currently Dec 96)

 

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin...letin_3953.html

 

More info here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1306.html

 

And I-130 instructions Page one.

 

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-130instr.pdf

 

Visiting and student visas tend to be hard to get also.

 

There has been some news that it may be becoming a bit easier to get a tourist visa.

[Corbin]

Un fortunately no.

 

Only people the wife can sponsor as a green-card holder are: her children or a spouse.

 

If wife becomes a US citizen through naturalization, the people she can sponsor becomes greater, she could sponsor: (Parents, and siblings) The Niece/Nephew would immigrate only if Sibling is petitioned for, cannot directly sponsor Niece/Nephew.

 

Siblings are priority (F4) this is taking 10 to 15 years for an immigrant number to come up at NVC (Currently Dec 96)

 

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin...letin_3953.html

 

More info here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1306.html

 

And I-130 instructions Page one.

 

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-130instr.pdf

 

Visiting and student visas tend to be hard to get also.

 

There has been some news that it may be becoming a bit easier to get a tourist visa.

Can you say ouch, that hurts. It's a shame that it can't be done or that it takes forever and a day to do this. Makes our one to two year wait look like a walk in the park and your done.

[lostinblue]

A friend of mine adopted a niece from south africa and she is here living in NY now. That is how they got aroung all this red tape. the girl was about 14-15 at the time.

[dnoblett]

A friend of mine adopted a niece from south africa and she is here living in NY now. That is how they got aroung all this red tape. the girl was about 14-15 at the time.

That's an excellent idea. If US citizen adopts, then the child qualifies as an immediate relative of a US citizen, so is then considered for unlimited visa number class, process takes as long as an application for a spouse or parent, 1-1.5 years from I-130 filing to Immigrant visa interview.

[Corbin]

A friend of mine adopted a niece from south africa and she is here living in NY now. That is how they got aroung all this red tape. the girl was about 14-15 at the time.

That's an excellent idea. If US citizen adopts, then the child qualifies as an immediate relative of a US citizen, so is then considered for unlimited visa number class, process takes as long as an application for a spouse or parent, 1-1.5 years from I-130 filing to Immigrant visa interview.

WOW, so there is more than one way to skin a Garfield, oops I mean a cat..............

 

So how would one go about starting this type of process? Seems just a little to easy, but I know in truth it can't be easy.

[dnoblett]

A friend of mine adopted a niece from south africa and she is here living in NY now. That is how they got aroung all this red tape. the girl was about 14-15 at the time.

That's an excellent idea. If US citizen adopts, then the child qualifies as an immediate relative of a US citizen, so is then considered for unlimited visa number class, process takes as long as an application for a spouse or parent, 1-1.5 years from I-130 filing to Immigrant visa interview.

WOW, so there is more than one way to skin a Garfield, oops I mean a cat..............

 

So how would one go about starting this type of process? Seems just a little to easy, but I know in truth it can't be easy.

I would start here: http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/adoption.html