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Your mother cannot sponsor you unless she becomes a U.S. citizen; if she becomes a citizen and files a petition for you, your turn to receive a green card will come in about 11 years (plus waiting for an interview at the U.S. Consulate will take up to a year). ON your sister's petition, your turn for a green card will come in about 12 years (plus about a year for the consular processing) If everything will be done right, your husband will receive a green card together with you. If the immigration law does not change, after receiving your green card, you will be able to file petitions for your children who will be unmarried at that time (to sponsor your married children, you would have to be a U.S. citizen). There is no way to predict what the waiting time for green cards will be 12-13 years from now. Besides, the U.S. immigration law willl likely change more than once during the same time.

It is your current income that counts. You do not need to work for any specific time prior to the application, you need to show that you have a job NOW. If you do not have a job now, you can find a joint sponsor.