Catalog · Green Cards & Immigration

Family-Based Green Card

Permanent residence based on a qualifying family relationship.

About this visa

Family-based immigration allows eligible U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor certain relatives. The qualifying relationship and the sponsor's status determine the category, the available process, and whether annual visa limits apply.

Cases require evidence of the relationship and a review of immigration history, admissibility and financial-sponsorship obligations where applicable. A person in the United States may qualify for adjustment of status, while another may need consular processing abroad. Those routes are not interchangeable, and travel or filing decisions should follow an individualized assessment.

What's included

◆Attorney assessment of the family relationship and filing route.
◆Review of immigration history and potential admissibility issues.
◆Guidance on civil documents and relationship evidence.
◆Review of financial-sponsorship requirements where applicable.
◆Preparation of the petitions and applications specified in the engagement.
◆Submission tracking and interview preparation within the agreed scope.

The path

1 · Define

Identify the qualifying relationship and appropriate residence process.

2 · Build

Prepare relationship, civil and financial evidence for the agreed filings.

3 · File & track

Submit the covered filings and track interview or further-processing steps.

Timing and features

Immediate relatives and family-preference applicants follow different visa-availability rules; the relationship alone does not determine the full timeline.