| Frequently Asked Questions |
Your Immigration Questions Answered by VisaPro.
Here, you will find detailed answers to many of most common immigration questions. |
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| 17. | How do I bring my sibling to live in the U.S. on a family based Green Card? |
| | | | | There is a three-step process for your brother or sister to become a legal immigrant in the U.S.: |
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must approve an immigrant visa petition that you file for your brother or sister |
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| | | | | The State Department visa bulletin must show that a sibling immigrant visa is
available to your sibling, based on the date that you filed the immigrant visa application |
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| | | | If your brother or sister is: | | |
| | | | • | Outside the U.S. when an immigrant
visa number becomes available, your brother or sister will be notified to go to the local U.S. consulate to complete the processing for an immigrant visa | |
| • | Legally inside the U.S. when an immigrant visa number becomes available, he or she may apply to Adjust Status to that of a lawful permanent resident using the Form
I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status |
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| 18. | How can I check the status of my visa petition? | | | | | |
You may check visa status by using VisaPro's free visa status service. |
| 19. | How do I appeal the denial of my petition or application for a family based Green Card? | | | |
| | | | You should review the Form I-292, Notice of Denial that accompanied the adverse decision to determine whether you may
appeal the denial of your Green Card family application. The decision will inform you of the proper appellate jurisdiction and provide you with the correct form |
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Denial of a petition or application, the Notice of Appeal must be filed within 30 days of the date of the decision. If you receive the decision by mail, you must file the appeal within 33 days of the date of the decision | | | • | Revocation of an approved immigrant petition, you must file the appeal within 15 days of the date of the
decision, or within 18 days of the date of the decision if the decision is received by mail |
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| | | | | If the Administrative Appeals Office has jurisdiction over the decision, the notice
of appeal must be filed on Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal to the Administrative Appeal Office. The appeal must be filed with the office that made the original decision. A brief (explanation) may be filed in support of your appeal. The fee must be included. |
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