Runnemede, NJ Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

There is no legal requirement that an adult child sponsor and apply for both parents, and indeed the child may petition for just one parent. Significantly more information is needed, however, to assess eligibilities, options and strategies for you to sponsor your father. Especially since you are less than thoroughly familiar with immigration processes, it would be wise for you and your father to work with an immigration attorney.

If she is your natural daughter you would likely be able to sponsor her in the F-2B classification for a green card. There ARE nuances associated with cases of this nature and we strongly recommend that you consider the assistance of a qualified immigration law practitioner in connection with this type of undertaking.

The timing varies depending upon the US consulate office to which the cases assigned. However, we recently became aware that the National Visa Center is experimenting with several new systems. This may delay the processing of the visa at the NVC. In general, you can expect anywhere between 3 to 6 months for a case like this to move through the system. Please also note that it will depend upon the queue individual seeking the visas at the US consulate abroad. To find out what the key was like, you can go online and see what the US consulate office processing times are. Be aware however that often times, those numbers are not accurate as they are dynamic and ebb and flow depending upon the supply and demand.