I have a green card and want to apply for citizenship.Once I get my citizenship, i would want to sponsor my?

Question

brother who is already here and has completed school . When I apply for him, will he be able to get documents to allow him to stay here legaly and work as he waits?

Answer 1

You have to wait 5 years to apply for a US citizenship if you are a legal resident. Once you are a US Citizen, you have to earn around $30,000 to $35,000 US dollars a year in order to sponsor your brother. You'll be financially responsible for him during his stay. Check out this website for accurate answers: http://www.uscis.gov/

Answer 2

Brothers of U.S Citizen are the last category for relatives in the main list.  

Ones you become a citizen  you can apply for him.

The main problem is that he needs  to wait for a visa availability to come out.

The waiting time right now is around 12 years.

If your brother is from  Mexico then you have to wait around 15 years.

If your brother is from the Philippines then the waiting time is 22 years.

Ones the visa is available then the paper work start moving again.

The main question  that you have right now is how are you going to keep the visa of your brother current for all this time.

The fact that he applies does not make him current.

Sorry but you should find a lawyer and ask for professional help .

Answer 3

US Citizen petitioning for sibling, has to wait A LONG TIME for a visa number for siblings as Family fourth class, talking up to 20 years is some cases

Answer 4

Once you become a U.S. citizen and file an I-130 for your brother, there will be a waiting period of about 11 years, 13 if he is from Mexico or the Philippines.

The answer to your question is no, he would not be permitted to stay legally and work for all of those years until his visa number becomes available and current.

He must return home an the end of his authorized period of stay in the U.S. and wait out this lengthy process like everyone else.