Family Sponsors Petitioning for Immigrants

Can your relatives come to the U.S. and receive a green card? It depends on how the family member is related.

How to make sure your new family member can join you in the U.S.

Learn when children can piggyback on a parent's right to immigrate to the U.S., and when they'll instead need a separate family relationship and petition filed on their behalf.

Turning 21 no longer destroys children's eligibility as it used to -- learn the details here.

Turning 21 is cause for concern when the beneficiary is the child of a U.S. lawful permanent resident, but the immigration law adds some legal protections.

Half-blood sibling relationships qualify for U.S. immigration purposes.

Not only natural-born children, but also adopted and stepchildren can immigrate through their parents if certain conditions are met.

U.S. citizen petitioners face limitations on sponsoring derivatives of relatives who qualify through them.

When someone becomes eligible for a U.S. green card, immigration law allows, them, in most cases, to bring spouses and children; but not always. Get the details here.

A step-by-step guide to completing the visa petition with which a U.S. citizen starts the immigration process for a parent.

Line-by-line guidance to filling out USCIS Form I-130.

Step-by-step guidance to this important first step in petitioning for a brother or sister to immigrate to the U.S.

Children's eligibility for immigration, how long they normally must wait, and how to fill out the I-130 visa petition on their behalf.

Line-by-line instructions for U.S. citizens preparing the initial visa petition for their adult or married child.

How to prepare the paperwork for a green card holder to sponsor an adult child for U.S. immigration.

Before you mail in Form I-130, find out whether your relative is, if living in the U.S., allowed to also submit the remainder of the green card application.

Dealing with complications and exceptions when U.S. petitioner proves capacity to support an immigrant in the United States.

If you are a U.S. citizen wishing to sponsor your foreign citizen relative for a green card, you may (or may not) need to file – among other things – a Form I-864, Affidavit of Support. This form is intended to create a contract between the U.S. government and you in which you (the sponsor) give

Having more than one person file a visa petition for an intending immigrant provides a potentially crucial backup plan.

U.S. citizen petitioners face limitations on sponsoring derivatives of relatives who qualify through them.

Does the process for applying for a green card as part of a same-sex married couple differ from the process for a same-sex couple?