Sister sponsoring me to become US Citizen

[sonicmoj]

My sister who was previously a Canadian citizen recently became a US citizen after marrying her US husband. Can she sponsor her brother who is a Canadian citizen now working in the US on a TN visa? If so, how long does it typically take? What's involved in the process?

[Reba]

She could sponsor you, but it could take several years to process. Current processing timelines for the California service centre for sibling petitions are still back at 2001! That's 7 years. And once you have an I-130 petition submitted with your name on it, it may become difficult to renew TN visas, or apply for any other type of non-immigrant visa.

[Christopher G. Rizzo, Esq]

7 years in incorrect, you have to factor in the visa bulletin. All countries except MEX, INDIA, CHINA, PHIL have a priority date of July 1997 for 4th preference family-based petitions, so your looking at more than 10 years before you can file for adjustment of status, which is in addition to the I-130 processing time. And you can't file an I-130 with an I-485 (one-step file) unless the priority date is current.

I disagree that there would be an immigrant intent issue. What CBP officer in their right mind would claim immigrant intent if you can't adjust for 10+ years?

[Reba]

What CBP officer is in their right mind?

[flames9]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index ... wforum=111
some info on visajourney, but I belive most of them are coming over on a family sponsored visa, not a work one, but cant hurt to ask.