Can my sister sponsor someone if he was deported? 7 Answers as of October 19, 2011

She can, but you need to see if he is eligible for the waiver that he will need due to his deportation.

Your sister can petition for her husband even though he was deported. She will need to file an immigrant visa petition. She may also need to file a hardship waiver and application for readmission depending upon the facts of the case. Her husband may have accrued unlawful presence or may need to waive bars to re-entry. It would be best for your sister to meet with an attorney in person.

She will be able to after the deportation bar is over or he can apply for a waiver before then. He must do consular processing. See a lawyer to get the details.

Yes she can but the deported seaman will not get a green card. He would need to go back to his country of origin and wait 10 years before he can apply for an immigrant visa to be with his wife. His case should go through a lawyer for better results. I just think that if he keeps following his own advice, he will dig himself into the hole even deeper. What I mean is that the fact that he got married after he was deported shows disrespect for our laws and USCIS tends to frown on that kind of things and may impose an additional 10 years for a total of 20 years before he can come back to the US legally.

Yes, your sister may file a immigration petition for her previously deported husband; however, the date of and reason(s) for her husband's deportation could negatively impact and even prevent the issuance of an immigrant visa.

She can always marry him. The issue is whether she can obtain approval for her petition on his behalf. The answer is yes or no because it depends on whether he is able to get a waiver, which depends on why he was deported and how he is doing now. The solution is not as easy as 1-2-3. Your sister needs a lawyer's help for sure to avoid denial from USCIS.

Hypothetically yes. They will need to file for a waiver of prior removal orders.