Q & A October 16, 2005Q & A 1. Possible Ways for a Family to Help Widowed In-Law and Her Daughter Come to the U.S.Yuan Reader asks: I have 7 children; they are all grown and have their own families.
When my oldest daughter in 1990 became naturalized, she applied
for the whole family. I immigrated to U.S. in 1991 and other children
came in 2002 and 2003. Unfortunately, my sixth son passed away in
1998 and left a wife and daughter behind. They are now in China
all alone. I wish they could come and unit with the rest of family.
Please advise how to immigrate them. Dear reader: Unfortunately there is nothing you or your oldest daughter can do by way of family petition in order to immigrate your sixth son's wife and daughter. You are not related by blood to the wife of your son and the law does not provide for you or your oldest daughter to sponsor your ex-daughter-in-law or grandchild. If your ex-daughter-in-law has immediate family in the U.S. with permanent status, they might be able to sponsor her and your grandchild. Also, if your ex-daughter-in-law has skills or education which are needed in the U.S., an organization might be able to sponsor her under an nonimmigrant or immigrant visa. You could assist in the process in that case by showing her qualifications to potential employers and perhaps securing the position and the sponsoring employer. If your ex-daughter-in-law has fame in some field, she might be able to self-sponsor under the immigration category for extraordinary aliens. In that case, a direct application can be submitted to the U.S.C.I.S. service center having jurisdiction over the place that she says that she will be residing in the U.S..
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