yes you have to return home, because you are unable to adjust status through your brother as you are not an immediate relative. Ask your lawyer whether a waiver for over staying your visitors visa would need to be applied.

@O C she said yes. even with the waiver I would still need to go back?

Yes, I thought so, you need a 601 waiver and you need to go back. Sorru

@O C do you know how long u have to go back for? like the process?

@lovely roses this depends on the processing time in your country's embassy. And I am not sure how long a waiver would take, to be honest I see waivers taking up to 4 years, but don't let scare you on the waiver processing time

okay thanks @O C

@lovely roses it is best when you get married to a US citizen, then you don't have to return home, but you would still need waiver

@O C Yes I’m aware of this one….. So despite having the waiver and going to the interview you aren’t guaranteed a visa to return? I thought siblings were immediate relatives…

immediate relatives are parents,, children and spouses. I see your concern, but it is often up to the uscis and consular officer. Did you enter the US legally and as a minor? if you did by your parents then you had no control when being a minor, but the consular officer may say to you that once you became an adult (18 years) you should have returned

yes I came here at the age of 15 years by plane on a visitors visa.

@O C

@lovely roses , to be honest you may be given a waiver, you need it any way. I would be scared to go back home too and to be uncertain of the wait time but it's the process if you cannot adjust status

@O C yes I am definitley scared. that’s why I came on here to ask

@O C at first my lawyer told me I may have to go back home for the in

interview *

@lovely roses yes going back is for the interview

@O C Okay, thank you

@lovely roses you are welcome

Don’t go back home. Find someone you love, get married and adjust your status. if you go back you will regret it‼️

@My Case what happens??? what if the waiver gets approved?