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Green cards for immediate relatives of US citizens (no annual cap) and for family-preference categories sponsored by US citizens and lawful permanent residents (subject to annual limits and the Visa Bulletin).
Spouses, children, parents and certain other relatives of US citizens and green-card holders.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Applicants inside the U.S. who are eligible may file for adjustment of status, while those abroad use consular processing; marriages less than two years old at approval generally result in a conditional green card requiring Form I-751 to remove conditions.
The Affidavit of Support is a legally enforceable promise by the sponsor to financially support the immigrant; most family-based immigrants must have one filed on their behalf to overcome the public charge ground of inadmissibility.
They classify relationships by sponsor and family tie: F1 (unmarried adult children of citizens), F2A (spouses/minor children of LPRs), F2B (unmarried adult children of LPRs), F3 (married children of citizens), and F4 (siblings of citizens).
Your priority date is the date the Form I-130 is properly filed; in preference categories you must wait until that date is current under the monthly Visa Bulletin, which can take years for some categories and countries.
U.S. citizens can sponsor a wider range of relatives, including spouses, children, parents, and siblings, while lawful permanent residents can generally only sponsor spouses and unmarried children.
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (spouses, unmarried children under 21, and parents) have unlimited visas with no annual cap, while family preference categories are subject to yearly numerical limits and waiting lines.
Family-based green cards go to immediate relatives of US citizens (with no annual cap) and to family-preference relatives of citizens and permanent residents, subject to annual limits and the Visa Bulletin.
