tourist visa ...green card

[Threestep]

Originally Posted by Penguin_ie

She can probably get a divorce- in states like Nevada, it takes only 6 weeks. But that doesn't mean she can stay here. If you petition her for a sibling visa to get a greencard, you are looking at a 10+ year waitinglist. If she comes on a tourist visa, she needs to qualify by herself, you cannot petition her, and she cannot stay past what the immigration officer at the border gives her, usually 6 months. If the kids want to go to school they would need an F1 student visa, tourist visas are for visiting/ vacation, not going to school.

Will her home of record recognize a US divorce?

[Penguin_ie]

Most countries will recognise a foreign divorce, but not all (Philippines will not, for example). Also, in some countries it will cost more to get a foreign divorce officially recognised than to divorce locally.

[Lizita]

Originally Posted by sheycorley1

i am u.s. citizen - petition sister and her 2 small children to visit in the u.s. as tourist visa , but she wants to file a divorce while she's here in the u.s. Is it possible - could the children go to school?

The US divorce may not be recognized in her country so it may be pointless to divorce here.
The kids would most likely not be able to go to school on a tourist visa. That's not what tourist visas are for.