Q: Hello, I am a US resident and wish to bring my wife and daughter to live in the US. They are in Colombia now.
A: Although you should likely schedule a consultation with a competent immigration attorney to flush out any possible issues with your prospective case, speaking generally the process involves filing a petition for relative with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) (see https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/family-preference) followed by consular processing of their immigrant visa applications. Given, however, the nature of the relationships, your wife and child will be placed in a line, which can be monitored each month by viewing the Department of State's Visa Bulletin (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html). Consider speaking with a competent attorney who can ask various questions to evaluate the specific circumstances of your case and who can then advise accordingly.
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A: You can start the process by filing an I-130 petition for your wife and daughter with the USCIS. The backlog in this category is approximately 2 years. Once the I-130 petition is approved and the 2-years are almost over, the National Visa Center will ask them for certain documents. Then, the US Embassy in Colombia will interview them for green cards.
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