Family & Fiancé Petitions
Please contact us to evaluate your case if you are interested in filing a petition on behalf of your family member.
Family Based Petitions
Petition for Family Member is also known as an I-130 Petition for Alien Relative. This type of petition is for a U.S Citizen or Permanent Resident who wants to apply for an immediate relative who wants to immigrate to the U.S. In order to apply for this benefit, the applicant must establish the relationship between them and the eligible relative. An eligible relative is a spouse, child, parent, or sibling.
If the family member is in the U.S, depending on their type of case, they may be eligible to adjust their status to a green card. In other types of cases, it is necessary for the family member to apply for a waiver and/or return to their country of origin for their interview with the U.S Department of State at the U.S. Consulate in their country of origin. In other cases where the relative is outside of the U.S, they must wait for their visa to become eligible before attending their interview at their consulate.
Fiancé Visa
A Fiancé(e) visa is also known as a K-1 nonimmigrant visa. This is available to a U.S Citizen who wishes to bring their fiancé to the U.S in order to get married in the U.S. The couple must prove that their relationship and intention of marriage is true and not for the purpose of solely obtaining immigration benefits. Upon being granted a fiancé visa, the couple must then get married withing the 90 days of the fiancé entering the U.S. If the couple is already married in another country, they are not eligible for a fiancé visa. If the fiancé has a child under 21, the child may also be eligible to come to the U.S on a K-2 nonimmigrant visa.
To be eligible to apply for your fiancé’s visa, you must:
Be a U.S. citizen
You and your fiancé(e) intend to marry one another within 90 days of your fiancé(e)’s admission to the United States
You and your fiancé(e) are both legally free to marry
You and your fiancé(e) met each other in person at least once within the 2-year period before you file your petition. You may request a waiver of this in-person meeting requirement if you can show that meeting in person would:
o Violate strict and long-established customs of your fiancé(e)’s foreign culture or social practice; or
o Result in extreme hardship to you, the U.S. citizen petitioner.
Please contact us to evaluate your case if you are interested in filing a petition on behalf of your fiancé.