Family Petitions USA
Family reunification and US residency through family sponsorship
What is a Family Sponsorship?
Immigration law allows US citizens or legal residents of the United States to sponsor their immediate family members to immigrate to the United States. The family members who can be sponsored are:
Spouse
Minor and adult children
Siblings
Parents
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Erika Jurado
Family Petitions USA attorney Erika Jurado works with the utmost professionalism, backed by her 17 years of experience in immigration law and her track record of winning complex cases. Remember that attorney Erika Jurado handles cases from anywhere in the United States.
Hiring a Family Petitions attorney increases your chances of obtaining permanent residency.
Who can apply for a Family Petition in the US and obtain residency?
- First preference (F1) – sons and daughters of US citizens who are single and 21 years of age or older.
- Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (single, under 21 years of age) of legal permanent residents.
- Second preference (F2B) – unmarried sons and daughters, 21 years of age, of legal permanent residents.
- Third preference (F3) – married sons and daughters of US citizens.
- Fourth preference (F4) – brothers and sisters of US citizens if the US citizen is 21 years of age or older.
American residency through family petition Green Card for family members
We advise you on reuniting your family and obtaining your residence permit.
How can we help you?
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Save on travel costs, time, and service thanks to technology.
Attorneys specializing in family petitions in the US, with extensive experience in Spanish and English. No matter where you are, we provide remote services, allowing us to have clients in the United States, Mexico, and throughout Latin America.
With the use of technology, distance is no longer an issue, and hiring the attorney around the corner who may not have the experience you are looking for is a thing of the past. Our family petition law firm is trained and qualified to make your process completely convenient for you, without you having to leave your home. This way, we save time and money for you and your family.
- Save on transportation costs, time, and service thanks to technology.
- Nowadays, most procedures can be carried out with the help of the internet.
- Most of the cases we take on can benefit from online procedures.
Legal Admission
If you have a child who is already 21 years old and you entered the country legally or were admitted by an immigration officer and can prove it, you may be eligible for the Adjustment of Status process, where you would apply for permanent residence in the United States. While you wait for your residence, you can apply for a work permit. If you want to learn more about this option.
Citizen child and Petition 245i for another family member.
These types of petitions are called combined petitions. If you did not enter the United States legally, you would normally require a waiver that a child cannot file for you. To avoid the need to go to the consulate for an interview and be punished with 10 years for not being able to file a waiver, a petition under 245i that another family member has filed for you, or has filed for your parents while you were a minor, could help you apply for residency without having to leave the country. There are limitations under 245i, and this law is not magic; that is, it does not waive other grounds for inadmissibility that you may have. But if your only immigration violation is having entered illegally, this could be your option.
Military Son
If you have a child in the armed forces and you entered the country illegally, you could apply for a legal entry permit called Military Parole in Place. This permit would allow you to apply for permanent residence within the United States and request a work permit while you wait for your residence. Military parole can be obtained once your child graduates from training and signs a contract with the military, but residency must wait until they turn 21. This option was made law by the previous administration in 2020.
Would you like to apply for a Family Visa for the United States?
Requirements for US residency through family petition
A US citizen can apply for certain members of their family to obtain legal permanent residency.
Becoming a legal permanent resident is a two-part process:
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Step 1
El ciudadano debe presentar el Formulario I-130 - Foreign Family Member Petition
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Step 2
The family member must submit Form I-485. - Application for Permanent Residence or Adjustment of Status.
In the first instance, a US citizen can apply for the following immediate family members:
- Their spouse
- An unmarried child under the age of 21
- Parents
FAQ's related to family petitions.
What is a family petition?
When a US citizen requests that certain members of their family obtain legal permanent residence.
Which family members can a US citizen petition for?
By the following immediate family members: your spouse, an unmarried child under the age of 21, or your parents.
Do those immediate family members have to live in the United States?
You can request them if they live in the United States or if they are in their country of origin.
What form must the US citizen submit?
Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative).
What form must the family member submit?
You must submit Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
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