{"id":349,"date":"2017-06-17T16:11:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T16:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev2.berenbaumlaw.com\/?page_id=349\/"},"modified":"2017-06-17T16:12:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T16:12:41","slug":"family-us-citizen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/berenbaumlaw.com\/en\/practice-areas\/family-us-citizen\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of a U.S. Citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Family of a U.S. Citizen&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][separator width=&#8221;20px&#8221; height=&#8221;1px&#8221; color=&#8221;#660030&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;20px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]U.S. citizens can file Petition for Alien Relative for their family members to immigrate to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Citizens can petition for the following family members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Immediate relatives, including:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Spouses of U.S. citizens;<\/li>\n<li>Children (unmarried and under 21) of U.S. citizens;<\/li>\n<li>Parents of U.S. citizens (The petitioning citizen must be 21 or older.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2013&gt; <em>Visa number immediately available, i.e. immediate relatives can be granted permanent resident status within a short period of time.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Other relatives qualifying in a \u201cfamily preference category\u201d:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Unmarried sons or daughters over the age of 21;<\/li>\n<li>Married child(ren) of any age;<\/li>\n<li>Brothers and sisters (if the U.S. citizen petitioner is over the age of 21).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2013&gt; <em>To check visa availability click <a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/visa\/bulletin\/bulletin_1360.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>,\u00a0i.e. other relatives must wait for their visa category to become available to be granted permanent resident status.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Process<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Two step process;<\/li>\n<li>Premium Processing not Available;<\/li>\n<li>Visa availability varies depending on the Alien\u2019s relationship to the U.S. citizen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the foreign national and the U.S. Citizen have been married less than two (2) years at the time that the immigrant petition is approved, the alien will receive a conditional permanent resident status valid for two (2) years.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign national must apply to remove conditional status within the 90-day period before the expiration date on the conditional resident card. The conditions must be removed or the foreign national will lose his\/her permanent resident status.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the couple has been marred for over two (2) years, the alien will receive a permanent resident status valid for ten (10) years.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about this visa category contact us today to schedule a professional consultation with an Immigration Attorney. Call (305) 515-VISA\u00a0(8472)\u00a0or <a title=\"Free Evaluation of your case\" href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">click here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Family of a U.S. Citizen&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][separator width=&#8221;20px&#8221; height=&#8221;1px&#8221; color=&#8221;#660030&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;20px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]U.S. citizens can file Petition for Alien Relative for their family members to immigrate to the U.S. U.S. Citizens can petition for the following family members: Immediate relatives, including: Spouses of U.S. citizens; Children (unmarried and under 21) of U.S. citizens; Parents of U.S. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":309,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-349","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Family of a U.S. Citizen - Berenbaum Law Firm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/berenbaumlaw.com\/en\/practice-areas\/family-us-citizen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Family of a U.S. Citizen - Berenbaum Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Family of a U.S. Citizen&#8221; 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