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A fairly limited number of Green Cards is issued to spouses and unmarried children of permanent residents. The U.S. relative has to file a visa petition for you and any of your unmarried children. As soon as this visa is available, you have the right to apply for a Green Card at your local U.S. Consulate. There is also a reasonably short waiting period associated with this type of immigration benefit.

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A Green Card holder’s spouse or unmarried children of any age can also apply for a Green Card. Because the United States limits the number of relatives who may immigrate this way, there is usually a waiting period. This wait time is usually very short for spouses of Green Card holders or their unmarried children under the age of 21. For older children, the wait may be longer.

To receive a Green Card in this manner, your relative will first have to file an application called a “petition” for you. Once your visa is available, you can apply for a Green Card at the U.S. Consulate in your country. This is true whether or not you are currently in the U.S.

Some immigrants fear returning to their countries because the U.S. once punished illegal immigrants by making them wait either three or ten years before applying to reenter the country. However, the U.S. now allows you to apply for a “provisional waiver” that will let you avoid this penalty.

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General instruction by USCIS

First, the U.S. relative files a petition with the USCIS, proving their U.S. citizenship and relationship to you. Once the petition is approved, the National Visa Center takes over the case. When their turn comes, the non-U.S. relative has to submit Form DS-261 containing current personal information, as well as pay necessary fees and attach forms and documents, including the Affidavit of Support. Only then can an interview be scheduled for those who pass required medical evaluation.

Affidavit of Support

Form I-864, or Affidavit of Support, has to be filed by a U.S. citizen as a promise to support their foreign relative financially during the first 10 years as a Green Card holder. To be able to qualify as a sponsor, the U.S. relative has to have enough personal income and property themselves, or add additional sponsors to the petition.

Frequently Asked Questions

I am a permanent resident and my child is about to turn 21. How can I apply for his Green Card?

In the past, a person would not be able to receive a Green Card as a child if they turned 21 before the immigration process was finished. This practice was unfair to those young adults who had to wait for a long time for their application to be processed and who ended up being “too old” for the immigration purposes. The U.S. Congress created the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) to be able to protect this group of applicants. In order for your son to be placed under the CSPA, you need to file a relative petition on his behalf with the USCIS before his 21st birthday.

I am married to a Green Card holder and just received a letter stating that I can apply for a Green Card. Since I entered illegally in 2005, I need to go to the U.S. Embassy in Peru to apply. I am afraid that because of my illegal stay I will not get my Green Card. What should I do?

You and many other foreign citizens, who entered and lived in the U.S. illegally, have to apply for an immigrant visa from outside the United States. In the past, when such a person came to the interview at their local U.S. consulate, they were found not being able to enter the U.S. again. The next step for an applicant would be to apply for a waiver of inadmissibility. That made a waiting period very long and separation of relatives painful. As of March 4, 2013, some closest relatives of U.S. citizens, who are illegally living in the United States, can apply for illegal presence waiver before they leave the U.S. for their interview abroad. Such family members include husbands and wives, children and parents of U.S. citizens. This change was made in order for the U.S. citizens and their loved ones to be able to reunite much sooner. That is why it would make most sense for you to wait until your spouse receives his or her citizenship before you apply for your Green Card.

How long does it take to receive a Green Card for a Green Card family member?

Each individual case is different from another, which makes it very difficult to determine how long it would take for a family relative of a permanent resident to receive their Green Card. There are a limited number of petitions that can be approved each year, and the number of applications filed is far greater.

I entered the U.S. without inspection through the Mexican border. If I marry a Green Card holder, can I receive my Green Card without leaving the U.S.?

In your case, you may be able to apply for the adjustment of your status while in the U.S. if someone had filed a petition for you either before January 14, 1998 or in the period of time between January 14, 1998 and April 21, 2001, while you were physically present on the territory of the U.S. on December 21, 2000. Otherwise, having entered the U.S. illegally, you would most likely have to file a Green Card application in your home country.

After staying illegally in the U.S. for almost 10 years, I married my husband who is a Green Card holder. Can I get a work permit before I apply for a Green Card?

Unfortunately, not. In order for you to be legally employed in the U.S. workforce, you have to file an application for a Green Card first. Only then, as a family member of a Green Card holder, will you be able to apply for a work permit.

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