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If you are a U.S. citizen, and at least 21 years old, you can petition for your siblings (brothers or sisters) to live in the United States.  Siblings include children from at least one common parent. You do not necessarily need to be related to your sibling by blood.  The legal definition of sibling includes step-brothers and step-sisters (so long as you were both 18 or under when your parents married, and your parents remained married) and adopted siblings (so long as your sibling—and if applicable, you—were both under age 16 when adopted and meet other legal conditions for a valid adoption). 

Unfortunately, your brother or sister will not receive the right to immigrate to the U.S. immediately.   Due to annual limits on green cards given out in the relevant category, known as "Fourth Preference," siblings wait a long time for the right to apply for U.S. permanent residence.  This can take as little as 15 years to over 20 years depending on what country they were born in. 

Green card holders may not petition to bring siblings to live permanently in the United States. If you have a green card, you will want to become a US citizen first.  We can help you with that. 

The first step in getting permanent residence in the U.S. for your sibling is for you to file a petition.  If your foreign-born sibling is living abroad, they will have to wait until the I-130 is approved and your sibling's "priority date" becomes current before starting the green card application. 

Approval of the I-130 confers absolutely no rights to live in the U.S.—in fact, living here can lead to the person accruing "unlawful presence," and thus becoming inadmissible and possibly ineligible for a green card. 

Set up an appointment with one of our amazing immigration attorneys in Dallas to see if you can petition your brother or sister. Call us at (972) 497-1017 !

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