Green Card Relatives

People who have relatives in the U.S. who have a green card or are U.S. citizens have an option of entering to live and work permanently in the U.S. by the green card relatives visa scheme. The immediate family members of relatives of green card holders or U.S. citizens can apply for green card if the resident U.S. citizen or green card holder is capable of sponsoring their stay and initiates the I-130 call petition with valid capability proof.

One may submit for green card relatives’ process if they have a relative who is a citizen by birth or by the process of naturalization:-

The wife or husband via green card marriage visas

The widow or widower of a U.S. citizen.

Brother or sister who are biological full or half-siblings

Son or daughter who can be illegitimate children too.

A stepson or stepdaughter of spouse.

A stepparent of U.S. citizen child.

Adopted sons or daughters.

Adopted parents or battered spouse or children who are U.S. citizens.

Before applying for green card for relatives it is necessary to update oneself of the following factors:-

Get the general idea of the green card relatives application from an overview.

Differentiate between requisites for sponsoring a relative as a U.S. citizen.

Differentiate between requisites for sponsoring a relative as a green card holder.

Before filing the petition get to understand the full process and document needs and financial requirements.

Know about the details of the interviews and other appeals that can be made.

Submit the petition to the right USCIS branch applicable to your county or state.

You can even see chances for getting a temporary visa for employment in case the actual green card relatives process seems to be time consuming.

Special application form processing may be required if the green card relatives recipient is a temporary visa holder already like AOS and some K-2 forms need to be processed for children of spouses of foreign nationals. The green card relatives process is of course a long process. If sufficient care is provided and professional approach is made in having submitted every document correct the very first time the process will be welcomingly positive.

The U.S. Embassy is providing unlimited marriage visas; however with national security being their prime motive the process seems long because of fear that the grant may not be misused for terrorist applications especially after 9/11 event!