US citizens and legal permanent residents have the right to request a green card or green card for their family members.

• US citizens can petition their parents, spouses, and children under the age of 21, without them having to wait for a visa to be available. Although US citizens can also ask their children over 21 years of age, their married children and their siblings, in this case, these relatives DO have to wait for a visa to be available, that is, for their priority date to be available. in the Visa Bulletin.
• Legal permanent residents can petition their spouses, children under 21 years of age, or their unmarried children over 21 years of age. These petitions are classified in the category of preferences, therefore the relatives have to wait for an available visa, that is, that their priority date is available in the Visa Bulletin.

Requirements:

• The family member who is sponsored the visa (the US citizen or the legal permanent resident) must fill out the I-130 form.
• Documents proving the family relationship must be presented.
• A statement of financial support must be submitted.

If you want to know if you can apply for a resident visa for yourself or for a family member, please call IACO at 973-472-4648.

More information on immigrant visas through family petitions, visit the page of Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS.