Wfies sister's want 2 of the children to study here

[ChrisA]

Wife's has 2 sisters, each wants to send a daughter and son here to study for high school and possible go to college, both are minors at present, is this possible to bring them here via I-130 as relatives without the parents filing an immigrant visa. The answer most likely is going the F1 Student Visa.

 

Chris

[xiaozhu]

Only choice is F1 visa for them. They need to get addmission letter to high school before applying for F1 visa.

Edited June 6, 2011 by xiaozhu (see edit history)

[dnoblett]

I-130 petition can only be filed by a person living in the USA as a Citizen, or Permanent resident. The petitioner can only be a parent, step-parent, sibling, son or daughter.

 

Petitioner cannot be (In-Law, Aunt, Uncle, grandparent, cousin etc..).

 

As for high-school, I doubt a public school unless they do some sort of foreign exchange student program, possibly a private school.

[credzba]

Wife's has 2 sisters, each wants to send a daughter and son here to study for high school and possible go to college, both are minors at present, is this possible to bring them here via I-130 as relatives without the parents filing an immigrant visa. The answer most likely is going the F1 Student Visa.

 

Chris

 

 

Just adopt them.

I know that seems a bit over the edge, but it would work

[dnoblett]

Wife's has 2 sisters, each wants to send a daughter and son here to study for high school and possible go to college, both are minors at present, is this possible to bring them here via I-130 as relatives without the parents filing an immigrant visa. The answer most likely is going the F1 Student Visa.

 

Chris

 

 

Just adopt them.

I know that seems a bit over the edge, but it would work

 

This has been a topic before, adoption is not an option, the children would have to have been orphans, or I believe been adopted and aunt/uncle had been their legal guardian for at least 2 years prior to filing the petition.

 

Topic often:

 

http://candleforlove...s-student-visa/

http://candleforlove...iece-to-the-us/

http://candleforlove...e-come-to-live/

http://candleforlove...ting-relatives/

http://candleforlove...n-of-relatives/

http://candleforlove...g-nephew-to-us/

http://candleforlove...showtopic=30944

http://candleforlove...ption-and-visa/

Edited June 6, 2011 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[pkfops]

Don't you just love the way Chinese women gang up on you?

 

Good luck.

[Randy W]

This is the ICE page about becoming a nonimmigrant student in the US - there is an F-1 (not exchange) category for high school students.

 

http://www.ice.gov/s...udent_52007.htm

 

 

3.1. How do I find schools that are approved to accept nonimmigrant students?

A full listing of the schools certified by SEVP to accept nonimmigrant students, is at http://www.ice.gov/d...ovedSchools.pdf. You can also find a school by geographic location using http://www.ice.gov/s...dschoolsmap.htm.

 

 

3.2. What are F schools?

F schools include:

 

 

• Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) private schools
• Public high schools (Nonimmigrant students are limited to a maximum of 12 months at a public high school.)
• Colleges and universities to include 2-year community colleges
• Fine arts schools and conservatories
• Seminaries
• Language training schools
• Other schools that provide instruction in the liberal arts or the professions

 

You will basically need to find a school which will issue an I-20 from an SEVP-certified school, which the student will then use to apply for a visa. Check with your local high school - if they won't issue one themselves, they SHOULD know how to find schools that will. They may or may not be able to help you - if not do some research, say, by checking with a nearby university's admissions department. If they offer I-20's for college students, they may be able to help find a high school for you.

 

This website may also help in your search - http://www.boardings...s.com/home.aspx

 

I see that the public school district I went to, Clear Creek ISD near Houston, is SEVP-certified.

Edited June 7, 2011 by Randy W (see edit history)

[ChrisA]

Thanks guys for the all the info, I pretty much guessed what the answer whould be, we do have 2 High Schools here SEVP Certified, the big question is what year would be the best if we can get them here on an Exchange Program. I'll have to get more info about the both of them, like what is their current grade level now, and do some planning, naturally the payment of full-tuition etc. will be the next thing to find-out?

 

 

Chris

[ChrisA]

Don't you just love the way Chinese women gang up on you?

 

Good luck.

 

 

It's a never ending story, how many peices can divide yourself into, honey can you do this, can you do that, hey what about my work and priorities.

Doesn't matter to them what your plans are, they have already made theirs plans before talking with you (committed to a party) and tell you the morning of the party.

[credzba]

Thanks guys for the all the info, I pretty much guessed what the answer whould be, we do have 2 High Schools here SEVP Certified, the big question is what year would be the best if we can get them here on an Exchange Program. I'll have to get more info about the both of them, like what is their current grade level now, and do some planning, naturally the payment of full-tuition etc. will be the next thing to find-out?

 

 

Chris

 

 

My wife and I brought our daughter over to America at the beginning of 11th grade. This was my plan as Chinese schools are atleast 2 years ahead of America schools, so I felt it would give her basically a free ride at school while she learned English.

Our daughter was in the top of her class in China, and graduated top of her class in America.

The first 6 months at school she said she had no clue what the teachers were saying, but I arranged for her to be in a school with 20% asians, so she did make some friends who spoke Mandarin, and they would tell her the assignment. Then she would learn what she needed to know on her own. After 6 months, she could at least understand the assignments on her own.

 

Pros:

Got to spend more time with her friends in China

Learned more in China than she would have in America.

American high school was easy, so she could focus on learning English before college.

 

Cons:

She has few American friends, even now 3 years later.

She had difficulty in History. That surprised me, though in retrospect I should have thought of it. History is LOTS of English reading, and she had no historical background to base what she read on.

 

Still, I think 11th grade was a good point. Some people suggested starting her back a grade so she would have extra time to learn English listening skills, but in our experience Chinese children are already ahead of American education wise, putting her back a grade would have been a waste of a year of her life.

 

Oh, getting grades from China can be interesting. Schools in America will accept just about anything sent to them from schools in China, including advanced course grade improvements. For instance, if a math course would be considered an advanced math for the grade, then it qualifies for the +10 to the score. Given how hard school is in China, many courses qualify for this bump, but the school in China has to note it or no bump in America.

Edited June 8, 2011 by credzba (see edit history)