Never heard of it. Last time I checked it was like 10 to 12 years...
I'm not saying it's the case, but I guess some people would say something like that because they are ashamed to say they are getting a fraudulent fiancee visa, which does take about 9 months...just saying...
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do;jsessionid=abc5uNTvkGacu7Z-b_8bu
I checked the Vermont Service Center and they are processing sibling applications now that were filed in December of 2010.
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister December 4, 2010
So it looks like about 3 years for a sibling and not 9 months.
Anyway, I don't really get the reason for this kind of sponsorship. Spouse, children, even parents I could understand. But brothers and sisters? what is the criteria here? You can't live without your brother or sister? Go back home!
Still a lot quicker than it was. Took 8 years for Mr AE's brother and sister
With the new inmigration law brothers and sisters will be out, if they aprove it americans citizents are going to have 1 year and half to apply to take into usa brothers and sisters, after that not body could be able to do that.