Although family migration is an excellent benefit for reuniting families in the diaspora, patience is the essential ingredient when undertaking the slow multi-level migration process.
I've always been under the impression that my 16 and 18 year old siblings, because of their minor status, would qualify for residency along with my parents. Not so!
If your relative qualifies for residency, he or she must enter the U.S. and then petition for his or her immediate relative.
For example:
My married sisters’ children and spouses do not qualify for residency under my siblings’ visas. My sisters, after becoming U.S. residents, will have to start petitioning for their spouses and children.
Does anyone know of an easier way around this?
This blog is about my immigration journey - which began in the late-1990s - from Zimbabwe to the United States of America. I am sharing my experiences with the objective of helping individuals who, similarly to me, may find the immigration process impermeable. I am not an attorney and the contents of this blog do not constitute legal advice.
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