Legal Question in Immigration Law in North Carolina

Yes, you can file the I-130. And this is the only petition that can be filed at this time.

Your sister is not eligible to file I-485 until her priority date is current, which can take at least 10 years or this visa category (it also depends on her country of birth).

No, her status will not change, and she can't stay in USA all 10+ years while waiting for her priority date UNLESS she has some other long-term non-immigrant visa.

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