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Green Card for Parent Visa

Green Card for Parents falls under the category of 'family-based Green Cards,' offering a pathway for parents of U.S. citizens to obtain permanent residency status in the United States. This process allows parents to reunite with their children and establish long-term residency, navigating through the complexities of U.S. immigration law with expert legal guidance.

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Eligibility Requirements
  • Relationship: The petitioner must be a U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years old.
  • Financial Support: The petitioner must demonstrate the ability to financially support the parent(s) at an income of at least 125% of the federal poverty guidelines.
  • Proof of Relationship: Providing necessary documents proving the family connection.
  • Intent: The parent(s) must intend to live in the U.S. permanently.

Can adopted parents and stepparents be eligible for Green Card through children?
Yes! USCIS does not define paternal relations according to biological paternity. Hence, adopted and stepparents are eligible for a Green Card through their children as well.
Yes. The U.S. does not discriminate against parents' immigrants based on their marriage type.
Yes. If your parents are issued immigrant visas and coming to the U.S. from abroad, they will be entitled to a work permit without applying for employment authorization.
Your parents may apply for employment authorization (Form I-765) while their adjustment of status application is pending. Once their work permit is approved, they can legally work in the U.S. while waiting for their Green Card.
Fortunately, no. This is because Green Cards for Parents is an immediate relative Green Card. This fact also makes Parents' Green Card processing time much shorter!
Yes. For this, they need to go through a process called ‘adjustment of status’. They can adjust their nonimmigrant status by filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Yes. To apply from abroad, they need to go through a process called consular processing. You, as their U.S. citizen son or daughter, must first file Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, on their behalf. After the I-130 petition is approved, your parents will be invited to an interview at the U.S. consulate or embassy in their home country, after which they will be issued immigrant visas.
Yes. U.S. immigration laws state that America must be the primary residency for new Green Card holders. Hence, long-term departures might result in the revocation of Green Cards.

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