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FAMILY VISAS

Mikin Law Firm provides comprehensive legal advice and representation for people facing family based immigration issues and opportunities. Your family is important to you, and you can trust in our immigration law experience to help make the immigration process as simple and trouble-free as possible. 

Legal permanent residents and United States citizens may sponsor their relatives for admission to the United States. This is based on an American policy that favors reuniting families. The closer the relationship is between the relative and the legal permanent resident or United States citizen, the more the U.S. government favors reuniting these family members in the United States.

The United States has provision for certain visa holders to bring dependents (their spouses and children) on accompanying visa basis. These dependent visas do not allow for the same privileges as the primary visa or status. Family based immigration may range from bringing in immediate relatives of United States Citizens, such as spouse or minor, unmarried children and parents, to “preference” relatives from several categories, such as unmarried sons and daughters or green card holders and U.S. Citizens, married sons and daughters of U.S. Citizens, and brothers and sisters or U.S. Citizens. 

Adult U.S. citizens may sponsor their spouses and/or parents without a long wait. However, for other relatives the process may take a long time. The timing depends on how many visas are available and on how many people are applying for those visas. The process also depends on the relative’s country of nationality or chargeability. 

U.S. Citizens may also apply for nonimmigrant visas for their foreign born fiancés and spouses. 

Types of family based immigrant visas are included below:

F-2:  
 Family Members of F-1 
H-4: Family of H-1, H-2, H-3
J-2: Family Members of J-1
K-1: Fiancé or Fiancée
K-2: Children of K-1
K-3: Spouses of U.S. Citizens
K-4: Children of K-3
L-2: Family Members of L-1
M-2: Family Members of M-1
N-8: Parent of Special Immigrant on SN visa
N-9: Child of N-8
O-3: Family of O-1, O-2
P-4: Family of P-1, P-2, P-3
Q-3: Family Members of Q-1
R-2: Family Members of R-1
S-7: Informants to US Govt.
T-2: Spouses of T1
T-3: Children of T1
T-4: Parents of T1
TD: Family Members of TN
U-2: Spouses of U1
U-3: Children of U1
U-4: Parents of U1
V-1: Spouses of U.S. Residents
V-2: Children of U.S. Residents
V-3: Children of V-1 or V-2

Visa processing can be difficult and confusing. If you would like the assistance of an experienced immigration lawyer, please contact us or call our office at 1-415-601-0210 to schedule a consultation today.

 

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Legal Disclaimer 
Content on this site is intended for generalized information reasons. It may become out of date at any time due to changes in the law. It is not intended to offer case-specific legal advice nor should it be deemed valid or accurate for that reason. If in fact you have an exact immigration related legal issue, we recommend you consult with an experienced immigration attorney or immigration lawyer. There exists disclaimers throughout our website stating that we are not an official U.S. Government website.

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