Brandon, MI Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

The chances of you getting a "Green Card" depend on: 1. How did you enter: The process you will have to complete in order to get a Green Card is different depending on factors like whether you came to the U.S. legally or Illegally; 2. Criminal convictions or prior negative Immigration history; 3. Whether you and your girlfriend can show that the marriage is a "good faith" marriage i.e. not entered into solely for immigration purposes These are just the key things you need to keep in mind. The best thing to do is to hire an Immigration attorney in your area who has handled such applications before.

You will need to file a petition for alien relative and consular process his green card (immigrant visa) in Ciudad Juarez. A smooth process may take about 12-14 months

Your employer will be applying for immigrant visas - for you and for the members of your family who can, by law, receive a derivative immigrant status by virtue of being related to you. Neither you, nor your relatives have to be in the U.S. for filing of the applications. Since you are in the U.S., your employer's petition should be filed together with your application for adjustment of status; you will not need to leave the U.S. to obtain a green card. If your family members are abroad, they will go through the consular processing: after approval of your employer's petition, USCIS will forward the case to National Visa Center of the Department of State, which, in turn, will send it to the U.S. Embassy in your country of citizenship; the U.S. consul will invite your wife (and, possibly, children) for an interview and issue immigrant visas that would allow them to come to the U.S. and receive green cards. Your family will have a year to join you in the U.S.; if necessary, this time can be extended.