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Family-Based Visas ("Green Card")

Description:
U.S. Citizens or permanent residents are allowed to sponsor family members for their own permanent residence status. Family members must be related to the sponsor in a qualifying family relationship.

Qualifying family relationships:
  • The spouse, child, unmarried son or daughter over age 21, married son or daughter, parent, or brother/sister of a U.S. citizen who has an approved I-130 petition and the priority date, if needed, is current.
  • The spouse, unmarried son or daughter of any age of a green card holder who has a family based visa petition approved on their behalf and a current priority date.
Eligibility to Petition for a Relative
To be eligible to sponsor a relative to immigrate to the United States you must meet the following criteria:
  • You must be age 21 years or older;
  • You must be a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States and be able to provide documentation proving your status, and
  • You must prove that you can support your relative at 125% above the mandated poverty line.
Adjustment of Status or Consular Processing?
If the sponsored relative is present in the United States, s/he can process through the USCIS in a process known as adjustment of status. If, however, the sponsored relative is abroad, the immigrant visa application must be completed through consular processing in their home country.

The Junn Law Firm can assist you with the adjustment of status and consular processing applications.
Practicing nationwide and located in Duluth, Georgia, Junn Law Firm is a full-service United States immigration law firm representing families, individuals, and business clients in the Metro Atlanta Area and throughout Georgia.
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