At Byrd & Associates, our family-based immigration attorneys help reunite families.
One of the benefits of American citizenship is the right to help family members from other countries come to the United States and establish legal permanent residency.
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Family-Based immigration Attorneys
Do you want to bring your foreign spouse or minor children to the U.S. to live? You will need to prove you can support your relative and that you are an American citizen.
We can help you with all the paperwork and help your family member file a petition for family-based immigration. Once the petition is approved, your family member will be assigned a visa number immediately.
Visas for relatives other than spouses and minor children are granted according to a preference system:
- First preference: Unmarried, adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. Adult means 21 years of age or older.
- Second Preference: Spouses of lawful permanent residents, their unmarried children (under twenty-one), and the unmarried sons and daughters of lawful permanent residents.
- Third Preference: Married sons and daughters of U.S. Citizens.
- Fourth Preference: Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. Citizens.
Child Status Protection Act
If your son or daughter is approaching age 21, please consult us as soon as possible. Under the Child Status Protection Act, we can preserve your child's status as a minor if the petition for immigration is filed before the child's 21st birthday.
Child Citizenship Act (CCA)
The CCA allows any child under the age of 18 who is adopted by a U.S. citizen and immigrates to the United States to acquire immediate citizenship.
Fiancé(e) Visas
We also assist U.S. citizens who wish to marry foreign nationals obtain fiancé or fiancée visas.
VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Foreign born women who have been abused by their spouses who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents can use this process to obtain residency.
Please contact our law firm today to discuss your concerns about family-based immigration. We offer a free initial consultation and case evaluation.
From our office in Los Angeles, our immigration attorneys represent individuals and businesses in San Francisco, throughout California, across the country, and around the world.
