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Family-based Visa Application Approval Process
You probably already know getting a visa application approved can be challenging; Velie Law Firm commitment to you is to provide you with an immigration attorney with a successful track record, who will invest in you first by providing complementary Family-based visa strategy and an up-front flat fee quote. When you select Velie Law Firm as your Family-based visa attorney, you’re get extraordinary service including:
- Internationally recognized and American Bar Association award winning immigration law firm;
- A proprietary briefing method described as best in the field by an US Immigration Official;
- A team approach that evaluates your evidence, works closely with all parties to provide strategy, document creation contracts, employment letters, expert analysis case management to expedite the process;
- Available to you when you need us, not just during our normal work hours
Qualifying for a Family-based Visa
A United States Citizen may sponsor an immediate relative for Permanent Residence if the international beneficiary is not excludable for other reasons. US Citizens may also sponsor other relatives (non-immediate) but they are subject to waiting periods.
U.S. Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents are treated differently for family immigration purposes. U.S. Permanent Residents may not immediately sponsor entry for immediate relative, but instead must file under the family based 2nd Preference category to obtain permanent residence for their immediate relatives. Family-based immigration consists of an immediate relative category and four preference categories.
IMMEDIATE RELATIVE CATEGORY is available only to the following relatives of US Citizens (not Permanent Residents):
- spouses,
- minor children (under the age of twenty-one), and
- parents of U.S. citizens (if the citizens are at least 21 years old).
Family-based visa issues
Affidavit of Support Requirement:
Nearly all family based international beneficiaries immigrating through one of the family-based categories must obtain a legally binding affidavit of support as a condition of admission. Sponsors signing the affidavit must be at least 18 years old, domiciled in the United States, and able to support both the sponsor’s and the immigrant’s families at an annual income level equal to at least 125 percent of the federal poverty guideline.
Your Family-based Visa Extension
Adjustment of Status to Permanent Residence is a lengthy process. However if the beneficiary is in the US he/she may apply to adjust status to permanent residence in the US without being required to leave during the pendency of the adjudication of the Permanent Resident Petition. The Beneficiary may apply for work authorization and travel permission while he/she is pending issuance of the Green Card.
Hire Velie Law Firm as Your Family-based Visa Attorney
Velie’s Visa Application Service Guarantees
- Velie Law Firm’s flatfee Family-based visa preparation service guarantees you know exactly how much you will be paying before you hire us.
- Velie Law Firm will always respond to your questions and needs as quickly as possible
- You will not find a more effective or quicker immigration law firm than Velie Law Firm
