Many people who immigrate to the United States want to share their good fortune with their families. Most popular visa programs allow people to help spouses and unmarried minor children enter the country with them. However, family members who do not live in the same...
Family Immigration
Tips for adjusting to life in America
If you and your family are immigrating to the United States, you know that it’s going to be a major change. Life in America is going to be different than what you were used to. Clearly, some of this is going to be a very positive change. Maybe you’re coming to the...
How the USCIS helps immigrants prepare for naturalization
It will take years, if not decades, to become a naturalized citizen if you were born in another country. You have already entered the country legally and secured a green card, so now naturalization is the last step you must take to become a citizen. Many people put...
How many family members can you bring to the USA?
You’ve been living in the United States for a long time. You were naturalized recently, too, meaning that you are now a citizen and may stay in the United States permanently. With your naturalization, you can bring family members to the United States more easily. You...
Who may qualify for a family preference visa?
People who have a loved one in the United States have more immigration opportunities than those with no immediate domestic connection. Immediate family members can travel with someone who secures an employment or educational visa, and loved ones can also apply for...
How can you help your children enter the United States?
Parents work hard because they want their children to have good lives. People who move to the United States often do so for the opportunity it will provide them and their children. Once you arrive, your main goal may be to reconnect with family members and help...
What family members can you help with immigration as a citizen?
You can become a United States citizen in two ways. You can be a born citizen if your mother gives birth within the country or if your parents are United States citizens. You can also become a naturalized citizen by enduring background and medical checks, passing...
US Citizenship and Immigration Services gets new director
For the first time in more than two years, US Citizenship and Immigration Services has a Senate-confirmed leader. Ur Jaddou is now the first woman and person of Mexican and Arab descent to get the job. What does this mean for immigration policy in the United States?...
3 Tips for applying for a family-based green card
If you are in the process of applying for family-based permanent residency in the United States, congratulations and welcome! This is a big step in your life. To make the steps of the immigration process as smooth as possible, there are some things to consider....
Common questions about family immigration
You have family members that reside in another country that would like to move to the United States and you want to find a way to help. Family immigration offers an opportunity to do just that. Foreign citizens that want to live in the United States need an immigrant...