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The purpose of submitting Form I-130 is to help your foreign family member(s) receive permanent resident status, get a green card and to immigrate to the USA.

However, filing and even further approval of Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, are only the first steps in this family-based immigration process.

When you, as a petitioner, file Form I-130 your alien relative, a beneficiary, gets a place in line and waits till there is a visa number available. And only then he/she can apply to become a lawful permanent resident. Usually, after getting Form I-130 approved it is required to submit Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, with several other related USCIS forms (on condition that the immigrant is adjusting status inside the USA).

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