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The answer depends upon whether the visa applications are separate standalone applications or whether the child is filing under a dependent status. If the first, he or she may be able to receive the visa without you; if the second, he or she must await your result. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.    

It will take 1-2 years for the approval. However, they are currently processing for an immigration visa beneficiaries whose visa petition was filed on or before April 22, 1990. As such, your brother and his family would be waiting a long time, perhaps 24 years or more, until he and his family could immigrate to the United States. Any children included in the petition would likely turn 21 and age out of the petition.

This can NOT be answered without a detailed analysis of what was done and a review of the documents that were submitted. An error that was done when the papers were sent in will result in a long delay. You will be best served to have an attorney review your case. Many of us, such as myself, will do telephone consultations.