Petition for Relative

This is the first step for becoming a lawful permanent resident (LPR), also referred to as acquiring your "Green Card."

There are specific laws that allow certain family relations to petition for a certain family members, depending on the status of the petitioner and which family member you are petitioning to bring. To determine your eligibility to petition for a family member it is necessary for one of our counselors or a qualified accredited immigration professional to thoroughly review each individual.

If you are a US citizen you may also qualify to bring a fiancé to come to the US to marry within 90 days of entering the US. There is also a visa in which US citizens can bring their family to the US while they wait for their adjustment of status application to be determined.

VAWA self petition

Violence Against Women Act - There are many requirements to qualify in order to petition for oneself under VAWA. One very important regulation is that the person being abused must be married to either a Legal Permanent Resident or a US Citizen. Due to the sensitive nature of this process, we require that the victim be in a shelter and be receiving counseling and to be referred to our agency by either the shelter or another legal agency. The person must make arrange a special appointment with one of our specially trained legal counselors in this area. Please call to discuss this possibility.