how to get step son to usa

[bluebob]

my wife is from china.. my wife will be in the usa for only 6 months on the 15 th of may..we would like to bring my step son to the usa .my step son is 22 years only what is the the fastest way to bring him here..or the best way..

[Randy W]

You gave no details - what is his mother's status? How old was he when you married? How long will he want to stay? Does he have a degree? Why will he be coming?

 

But my first guess would be that your wife can file an I-130, if she's an LPR, so that he could arrive in about 10 years.

 

Visitor's visa? A lot less time, but a lot less likely.

[bluebob]

You gave no details - what is his mother's status? How old was he when you married? How long will he want to stay? Does he have a degree? Why will he be coming?

 

But my first guess would be that your wife can file an I-130, if she's an LPR, so that he could arrive in about 10 years.

 

Visitor's visa? A lot less time, but a lot less likely.

[bluebob]

You gave no details - what is his mother's status? How old was he when you married? How long will he want to stay? Does he have a degree? Why will he be coming?

 

But my first guess would be that your wife can file an I-130, if she's an LPR, so that he could arrive in about 10 years.

 

Visitor's visa? A lot less time, but a lot less likely.

my step was 20 when we got married he would like to live in the usa he has no degree..also his mother has the 2 year perment cardshe has her ssn#

[Randy W]

 

my step was 20 when we got married he would like to live in the usa he has no degree..also his mother has the 2 year perment card she has her ssn#

 

Then your wife can file an I-130, so that he could arrive in about 10 years.

 

If he had been 18 at the time of the marriage, then you could have filed the I-130 yourself. As the son of an American citizen, it would take about 5 years.

 

But if his mother becomes a citizen, that will shorten the wait to the same 5 years from the original I-130 filing.

[bluebob]

 

my step was 20 when we got married he would like to live in the usa he has no degree..also his mother has the 2 year perment card she has her ssn#

 

Then your wife can file an I-130, so that he could arrive in about 10 years.

 

If he had been 18 at the time of the marriage, then you could have filed the I-130 yourself. As the son of an American citizen, it would take about 5 years.

 

But if his mother becomes a citizen, that will shorten the wait to the same 5 years from the original I-130 filing.

the I-130 is the only way to bring him to the usa ...how long does it take to become a citizen..

[bluebob]

 

my step was 20 when we got married he would like to live in the usa he has no degree..also his mother has the 2 year perment card she has her ssn#

 

Then your wife can file an I-130, so that he could arrive in about 10 years.

 

If he had been 18 at the time of the marriage, then you could have filed the I-130 yourself. As the son of an American citizen, it would take about 5 years.

 

But if his mother becomes a citizen, that will shorten the wait to the same 5 years from the original I-130 filing.

the I-130 is the only way to bring him to the usa ...how long does it take to become a citizen..

so the mother is the only one that can file the I-130 ?do you know how long it will take before she will become a American citizen she has only been here for 6 months

[Randy W]

so the mother is the only one that can file the I-130 ?do you know how long it will take before she will become a American citizen she has only been here for 6 months

 

Yes - because he was over 18 when you married.

 

She can apply for citizenship 3 years after she got her green card (I think). So it would be 2013 at the earliest before he could come.