Need advice on what to do next for brother -- More Questions for Lana
What is the name of your state? Georgia
Last year my father filed for my brother, aged 35 and unmarried, who was born in Nigeria to a different mother, for permanent residency. My mother who was born a US citizen accepted him as her son (my parents we seperated during that time). My family lived in Nigeria for years and my brother resided with them. My brother came here for the first time in July 2006 on a visitors visa and in September 2006 my father filed for him to obtain a green card so that he could travel back and forth to visit regularly. My father was a permanent resident for 35 years until he became a US citizen in 2004. My brother has never tried to come to the US before simply because he did not want to leave his mother by herself because she had cancer.
After my father filed, he had several strokes and I became his caregiver. Unfortunately he communicates better in his native language, which I do not speak, but my brother does. His doing better but it helps to have my brother here. When my father became ill, we as a family discussed the situation and we all agreed that he should stay because of our father. The doctors believe that he will only be with us a couple of years because of the damage and the inability to stop the strokes and seizures. We went to his immigration hearing and provided all documentation that they requested. They approved the petition for alien relative, I-130, but denied his I-485 based on the fact that there are no visa numbers available. They are still processing 2001.
Now that the I-485 has been denied, we have been told that he will be sent a letter telling him when he has to leave. He currently has a very lucrative financial position with a well known International Company, but it is a contract position. His mother passed away in January 2006, so he has no family left in Nigeria. We are a an educated family. My parents are both doctors, as well as another brother and the rest of the us (5) have our master's degrees, so we are not burdens on society.
Is there anyway that we can get an advanced parole (I think that's what the immigration officer said) so that he can stay? He is a tremedous help in taking care of my father. Without him, communication would be so difficult. Also, we want him here because we love him. I can't bear the thought of him having to wait 6 years for a visa number but we also do not want him to break the law by staying here illegally. He will return if he has too, but if he has to go back, there will be no point in returning. He gave up a very successful career in banking and sold his home to stay here for my father. We didn't anticpate the denial of the I-485.
Should he try to apply for the visa lottery? Or should we go in front of an immigration judge? What are his chances? We have not received the notification yet of how many days he has before he must leave so we do not know how much time he has. What is the typical time frame? What can we do?
What is the name of your state? Georgia
Last year my father filed for my brother, aged 35 and unmarried, who was born in Nigeria to a different mother, for permanent residency. My mother who was born a US citizen accepted him as her son (my parents we seperated during that time). My family lived in Nigeria for years and my brother resided with them. My brother came here for the first time in July 2006 on a visitors visa and in September 2006 my father filed for him to obtain a green card so that he could travel back and forth to visit regularly. My father was a permanent resident for 35 years until he became a US citizen in 2004. My brother has never tried to come to the US before simply because he did not want to leave his mother by herself because she had cancer.
After my father filed, he had several strokes and I became his caregiver. Unfortunately he communicates better in his native language, which I do not speak, but my brother does. His doing better but it helps to have my brother here. When my father became ill, we as a family discussed the situation and we all agreed that he should stay because of our father. The doctors believe that he will only be with us a couple of years because of the damage and the inability to stop the strokes and seizures. We went to his immigration hearing and provided all documentation that they requested. They approved the petition for alien relative, I-130, but denied his I-485 based on the fact that there are no visa numbers available. They are still processing 2001.
Now that the I-485 has been denied, we have been told that he will be sent a letter telling him when he has to leave. He currently has a very lucrative financial position with a well known International Company, but it is a contract position. His mother passed away in January 2006, so he has no family left in Nigeria. We are a an educated family. My parents are both doctors, as well as another brother and the rest of the us (5) have our master's degrees, so we are not burdens on society.
Is there anyway that we can get an advanced parole (I think that's what the immigration officer said) so that he can stay? He is a tremedous help in taking care of my father. Without him, communication would be so difficult. Also, we want him here because we love him. I can't bear the thought of him having to wait 6 years for a visa number but we also do not want him to break the law by staying here illegally. He will return if he has too, but if he has to go back, there will be no point in returning. He gave up a very successful career in banking and sold his home to stay here for my father. We didn't anticpate the denial of the I-485.
Should he try to apply for the visa lottery? Or should we go in front of an immigration judge? What are his chances? We have not received the notification yet of how many days he has before he must leave so we do not know how much time he has. What is the typical time frame? What can we do?
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