Legal Question in Immigration Law in New Jersey

i am US citizen. My parents lives in India with my younger sister age of 21 unmarried. now i want to file petitions for all of them and I understand that parents usually come in 12 to 18 months. and siblings takes like 15 years or more. But my sister is not even married not kids and was never married. she is depending on my parents. i heard from people that now the age is 27 for siblings. they can still come with your parents. but i could not find that on USCIS. please help.

Asked on 9/25/14, 12:54 pm

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Ana Yngelmo YNGELMO LAW

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As the parents of a USC, your parents are considered immediate relatives. This means that they are not subject to a visa quota and a visa would be immediately available to them upon approval of the alien relative petition, which is currently taking about eight months. Unfortunately, siblings of USCs are not considered immediate relatives. Your sister falls in a family preference category in which there is currently a backlog of about twelve years. Once your parents enter the US as permanent residents, they can petition for her as the unmarried daughter of an LPR. The backlog in that category is about seven years. You must be 21 years old to petition a sibling, not 27.

Answered on 9/25/14, 1:25 pm

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