Family Immigration
Sponsoring relatives: family-based petitions and priority dates, marriage-based green cards and the interview, the affidavit of support, and bringing parents, children, and siblings.
All Family Immigration guides
- The Affidavit of Support (Form I-864)
What Form I-864 is, why it's a binding financial promise, the income rule tied to poverty guidelines, joint sponsors, and when the obligation ends.
- Family-Based Immigration Explained
Immediate relatives face no annual visa cap; other family categories are capped and can mean years of waiting. Here's how the system works.
- Bringing Parents, Children, and Siblings to the U.S.
Who can sponsor parents, children, and siblings for a green card, how long the wait really is, and what "aging out" means.
- The I-130 Petition and Priority Dates
How Form I-130 starts a family green card case, how priority dates work, and why the Visa Bulletin queue can mean years of waiting.
- Marriage-Based Green Cards: The Process
How a marriage to a U.S. citizen or green-card holder leads to a green card: petition, adjustment or consular interview, and the I-751 deadline.
- The Marriage Green-Card Interview and Marriage Fraud
What USCIS checks at a marriage green-card interview, why a second "Stokes" interview happens, and the real penalties for marriage fraud.