Can a sibling be "immediate family" for I-130?
921865
In the US sisters or siblings are immediate family.
202060
If you sign a contract with the school for enrollment of the child then YES they can. However, just talk to the school. They will probably be flexible on the situation.
220483
You can go to a local welfare office and they can give you information on Section 8 Housing.  Since I don't know the state or town to which you are referring, I can't get any more specific.  \n\nGood luck with your new family. :)
208905
Yes. Family is very important to me and we are very close.
902131
In theory this is possible but, to be honest, I'm not sure it would work. You would be applying for a residence permit as the dependant of an EEA national family member, one or other of your French brothers. The difficulty would be whether or not you are actually a dependant i.e are you substantially financially reliant upon your brother. Do you live in the same place and, in that sense, form a settled family unit ? If you're over 18 - and that sounds likely - you would not ordinarily be considered as a dependant unless there are exceptional circumstances. An example of this would be if you have a medical condition and rely upon your brothers for care. \n\nObviously I don't know the detail of this situation but, unfortunately, it sounds to me that it would be pretty difficult for you to qualify for a permit as your brothers' dependant. Sorry not to give you a more positive answer.
952434
Unfortunately the answer here is yes. Had I heard of this situation earlier I would have told you to not bother with all this planning. My niece is 1/4 Cherokee so we looked into all this information and, upon further review, you must be able to prove 1/8 Native American or greater to qualify as a member of the nation. Your daughter would be less than 1/8 if her father is 1/8. I regret to inform you that she is not going to be eligible for any of the Native American benefits.\n\nNow with that out of the way there is still a lot of hope for your daughter! Do NOT LET HER GIVE UP AND DO NOT GIVE UP YOURSELF! First, she can stay on your health care until age 24 if she is a student. If you do not have health care you need to look into how Medicaid works in your state as each state does it differently. Also, just about every university and college in the United States offers student health insurance and it can be paid for with financial aid assistance. \nAs for paying for college the best advice ever given is "where there's a will there's a way!" If she wants it bad enough there are programs to help pay for it. First, how are her grades? Second, how did she score on the ACT? Third, have you filled out financial aid forms (FAFSA, ETC). Until you have the FAFSA filled out and filed and are accepted into one or two universities, there is always hope for assistance to pay for school. Also, once financial aid packages are put together and offered you can speak to the University to get assistance finding outside sources of aid as well. Just because she is not a Native American by rule of blood, it is possible that she could qualify for a scholarship offered by her father's tribe. The University can also make a decision to change her aid package and offer her scholarships because after the FAFSA is filed and the school gets it, financial aid is a school decision. The FAFSA only guarantees ONE form of AID and that is the Pell Grant and the SEOG both of which are need based financial aid programs available to undergraduates who show a financial need and never have to be paid back! Beyond that, there are always loans and she can apply for scholarships. \nDepending on the school(s) she is applying to you need to keep in mind the early financial aid dates. Ultimately, the sooner you fill out the FAFSA and apply for financial aid the better your chances are to get the aid. The FAFSA for the 2007-2008 school year will require you to have filed your 2006 taxes as you use those numbers to fill it out. I would be happy to email with you and/or your daughter to help you through all this if you would like. If you click on my name there is a link to my email there and be sure to include a way to email you back. \n\nOh, and one more thing, be very careful about the website you use to fill out the FAFSA. DO NOT EVER PAY TO FILE THE FAFSA! Go to http://www.fafsa.gov to fill out this long and tedious government document. All the other sites will want you to pay for this and it is free. If you have problems filling it out or have questions either call the toll free number on their website OR go to ANY College, University, Community college and ask for help.\n\nGood luck and hope I can help more.
279732
Hi there ... here's a great website that links you into specific families, etc. ... directly in Iowa:\n\nhttp://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/Ami/ami_intro.htm
718258
May be you should ask it in two questions.\n\nHow many brothers and sisters in your family?\n\nAnd you are number?
791689
Do the people who want to move to TX have family members in TX?  If so, they should be able to transfer after applying to the Interstate Compact in NM and paying the transfer fee if they are not in violation of their probation.  This paperwork would need to be completed at the current probation office.\n\nIf they don't have family in TX, TX has the right to refuse to accept the couple for transfer.
120211
"Individuals who have close relatives or family members in the United States may be eligible to apply for permanent residency (green card) if the sponsoring relative is United States citizen or green card holder."
1065166
No and No again.  Just because you were once in the family does not mean you have to stay in the family.  Move on.
924571
YES, YES, YES, you can petition him, it´s called Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative and you as a lawful permanent resident may petition for your husband.
1056880
Well, the cynical answer is, if your brother gets into the military, you won't have to be his parent.  But I don't think that's a good enough answer for your needs.  \n\nI don't know if I can give you good advice without knowing how old your brothers are, and what the other issues are that are involved.  The one that seems to need a parent--do you think this is because he's at an age where he ought to be taken care of, or is it because he's dealing with the loss of his mother, or is it because of something else?  \n\nThere's a lot of stuff I would need to know before I could try to give you good specific advice, and even then I'm not sure how good my advice would be.  But in general terms, I'd advise you two things:\n\nFirst, figure out how much you want to give, and figure out how much you _can_ give, and then find a middle ground somewhere between the two.  You're going to end up giving more of yourself than you want to, but that doesn't mean you have to give everything away.  Talk to your brother openly, and honestly, about how you're feeling, including that you're in the same boat with some of these issues, and on other ones you probably don't know where he's coming from.  Work with him to set reasonable boundaries that you both can agree to and follow, and give him a little extra support when it comes to learning to stand on his own two feet, so that in the future he won't have to lean on you so often.\n\nThe second piece of advice is, don't try to go it alone.  There are probably other people you know who are willing to lend a hand.  Figure out who can help how, and let them. \n\nFinally, remind yourself that a difficult adjustment doesn't necessarily have to lead into a permanently difficult situation.  Your brother is going through a difficult period, and so are you.  If you handle things well now, they probably will get better over time.
390333
She can petition you as her niece, check www.bcis.gov
757097
Yes, he can. Because he is a US citizen and you are his immediate relative. However, I would ask an immigration lawyer about how he can do it without having you to exit the country first.
97444
I (a man) have one full sibling (a brother) and my wife has a sister. We had a boy for our first kid in November. So, it happens. Good luck.
400711
Good luck.\n\nMy I-130 took 2 years.\n\nI still haven't been able to afford the rest of the shit and i have been here since 2002...so you get my picture now\n\nCompassion in the government...I wish. How about accountability instead.\n\nIf you aren't in the US and are from a Waiver country just come on over, i filed my I-130 IN country.\n\nHope it helps.