IMMIGRATION OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES

Bringing a family member to the United States, or helping someone already here obtain lawful status, can involve complicated requirements, extensive documentation, and important legal risks.

Attorney Miriam Enriquez assists individuals and families with family petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, marriage-based immigration, and other related matters. Our office will review your immigration history, explain the process, and help you understand which options may be available.

Because every family’s circumstances are different, an approved family petition does not always mean that a person can immediately obtain permanent residence. A careful evaluation is especially important when the intending immigrant has prior unlawful presence, entries without inspection, removal proceedings, criminal history, or previous immigration applications.

U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents may be able to petition for certain qualifying family members.

Depending on the petitioner’s immigration status and the family relationship, qualifying relatives may include:

• Spouses

• Children and adult sons or daughters

• Parents of U.S. citizens who are at least 21 years old

• Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens who are at least 21 years old

• Fiancés or fiancées in certain circumstances

Our office assists with preparing and filing family petitions, responding to requests for evidence, documenting qualifying relationships, and addressing issues that may affect eligibility.

YOUR FAMILY. YOUR FUTURE. YOUR PATH FORWARD.

Family-based immigration can open a path toward stability, permanent residence, and family unity. We provide personal guidance through every stage of the process.

FAMILY PETITIONS AND SPONSORSHIP

GREEN CARDS THROUGH FAMILY

Some applicants may complete the permanent-residence process from within the United States through adjustment of status. Others must attend an immigrant-visa interview at a U.S. consulate outside the country.

The correct process depends on several factors, including the applicant’s manner of entry, current status, immigration history, family relationship, and whether any grounds of inadmissibility apply.

United Path Immigration Law Office assists with:

• Adjustment of status

• Consular processing

• Marriage-based green cards

• Affidavits of support

• Work-permit applications filed with eligible cases

• Waivers of certain grounds of inadmissibility

• Responses to requests for evidence

• Preparation for USCIS interviews

VAWA SELF-PETITIONS

Confidential Immigration Options for Survivors of Abuse

The Violence Against Women Act, commonly known as VAWA, may allow certain survivors of battery or extreme cruelty to pursue immigration relief without the participation or cooperation of the abusive family member.

VAWA protections are available to qualifying individuals of any gender. Depending on the circumstances, eligibility may extend to:

• Abused spouses or former spouses of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents

• Abused children of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents

• Parents abused by a U.S. citizen son or daughter who is at least 21 years old

A VAWA case may involve physical abuse, threats, intimidation, isolation, financial control, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, immigration-related threats, or other forms of extreme cruelty.

Our office understands the sensitive and private nature of these cases. Consultations and case information are handled with care and confidentiality.

MARRIAGE-BASED IMMIGRATION

Marriage-based immigration may provide a path to permanent residence for the qualifying spouse of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

These cases require evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith and not solely to obtain an immigration benefit. The process may involve adjustment of status within the United States or consular processing outside the country, depending on the applicant’s circumstances and immigration history.

We help couples understand the required documentation, prepare their applications, organize evidence of their shared life, and prepare for USCIS interviews. We also assist eligible conditional residents with petitions to remove the conditions on their permanent residence.

DISCUSS YOUR FAMILY’S IMMIGRATION OPTIONS

Family immigration law can be complicated, particularly when a case involves unlawful presence, prior entries, removal proceedings, criminal history, or possible inadmissibility.

Contact United Path Immigration Law Office to schedule a confidential consultation. We will review your circumstances and explain the options that may be available to you and your family.

Hablamos Español.

UNITED PATH LAW OFFICE, P.C.

935 S. Mount Vernon Avenue, Suite 101
Colton, California 92324

Telephone: (909) 443-0188
Email: Consultations@UnitedPath.legal

Immigration legal services available in English and Spanish.

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