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How Can I Bring My Family Members To The United States?

If you’re a United States citizen or are a green card holder (lawful permanent resident), you can bring eligible family members to the U.S.

To do so, they need to apply for a family-based immigrant visa so they can become lawful permanent residents themselves.

Our experienced immigration lawyers can help you and your family members collect all the documents and fill out the paperwork they need to apply.

Working together, we can help you complete all the steps that can bring your loved ones to the U.S. to stay.

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Which Family Members Are Eligible to Apply for a Green Card?

Two types of family members are eligible to apply: U.S. citizens’ immediate relatives and a broader category, called “preference relatives.”

According to immigration law, immediate relatives are the U.S. citizen’s spouse, unmarried minor children, and parents, provided the U.S. citizen is 21 years old or older.

The qualifications for preference relatives are more complicated and consist of four levels. The highest preference goes to U.S. citizens’ adult unmarried children, followed by lawful permanent residents’ spouses and unmarried children.

The third preference category is U.S. citizens’ married children, followed by U.S. citizens’ siblings, provided that the U.S. citizen is at least 21 years old.

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Fiancés of U.S. citizens, however, are eligible for a special visa (link to fiancé visa page) and have a similar status as immediate relatives, provided that their wedding takes place within 90 days of their arrival.

To speed up the process, it helps to have a legal team that can make sure that everything is in order. Set up your appointment today.

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How Long Will My Family Members Need to Wait?

Immediate relatives may apply for a visa without a wait, while preference relatives must usually wait since the U.S. limits the number of immigrant visas for each country.

It’s of the utmost urgency for your preference relatives to file their petitions as soon as possible since the USCIS processes these by the date on which your relatives file.

In countries where there are many people applying for immigrant visas to the U.S., the wait can be extremely long – often stretching into several years before you can enter the U.S.

Our experienced immigration lawyers can help get the process started. Get in touch with us today.

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