“The reunification of families should remain one of the foremost goals of immigration not only because it is a humane policy, but because bringing families back together contributes to the economic and social welfare of the United States. Society benefits from the reunification of immediate families, especially because family unity promotes the stability, health and productivity of family members.”
110th Congress, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
Family-based green cards can be broadly grouped into two categories: immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and the family preference category. The immediate relative category does not have an annual limit, whereas family-sponsored preferences limit the available visas each year. The processing times vary significantly among family-sponsored preferences ranging from 1 year to more than 20 years.
Our goal is to get you through this process as quickly as possible by choosing the most efficient path to permanent resident status through adjustment of status or consular processing in the following categories:
