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LONG WAITING TIMES & WHY IT’S BETTER TO BE THE ADULT SON/DAUGHTER OF A GREEN CARD HOLDER THAN A U.S. CITIZEN!

U.S. Citizens may sponsor their immediate relatives (spouses, parents and minor children) for a green card but for Green Card Holders and their relatives, the waiting times can be very long. The May 2024 Visa Bulletin shows waiting times of anywhere from about 3 years (for a spouse or child of a Green Card Holder) to about 23 years for the Mexican National brother/sister of a U.S. Citizen. Right now, it is better to be the adult child of a Green Card Holder (3 year waiting period) than the adult child of a U.S. Citizen (9 year waiting period)!

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Susan Pai

Susan Pai is the principal attorney at The Law Office of Susan Pai, PLLC. After attending the University of Southern California, University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Louisville and Nagoya University in Japan, Ms. Pai began her career as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the State of Washington.

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Bridging the Distance: K-1 or Fiancé(e) Visa Services in Jacksonville, FL

A fiancé visa application is a type of visa application that allows a foreign national to enter another country for the purpose of marrying a citizen or permanent resident of that country. It is also commonly known as a “K-1 visa” in the United States, as it falls under the K category of nonimmigrant visas.

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Bring Your Family to the United States

Current Visa Bulletin

Historical June 2011 Visa Bulletin

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Green Cards

Family-Based Green Card for Parents: Eligibility, Benefits, and Procedures

The Government Vetting Process

In America, the President is Not King & Immigration Officers are Not Judges

Cancellation of Removal for Lawful Permanent Residents

Affidavit of Support

Citizenship

How to Prepare for Your Citizenship Interview and Test

Derivative US Citizenship

Immigration Article Library

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Florida’s SB 1718 Anti-Immigrant Law Includes Plenty of Penalties Against Employers Who Hire Lawfully-Present Foreign Nationals Who Are Waiting on Their Employment Authorization Document

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