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Applying for a Green Card Through Family


To have your green card application approved, you must meet the eligibility criteria for at least one of the eight green card categories approved by the United States and supervised by USCIS. With the professional legal help of a U.S. immigration attorney, you should analyze your chances for each category, and file accordingly. The eight eligibility categories for green card status are:

1. Green card through family

2. Green card through employment

3. Green card as a “Special Immigrant”

4. Green card through refugee or asylee status

5. Green card for human trafficking and crime victims

6. Green card for victims of abuse

7. Green card through other categories

8. Green card through registry


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Applying for a green card through family you must prove a certain family relation to a citizen of the United States or a lawful permanent resident (green card holder). Other special personal relations may also apply. Thus, you need to meet one of the following criteria:

  • Spouse (wife/husband) of a U.S. citizen

  • Unmarried child (daughter/son) under the age of 21 of a U.S. citizen

  • Parent (mother/father) of a U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years old

  • Unmarried son or daughter of a U.S. citizen and you are 21 years old or older

  • Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen

  • Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years old

  • Spouse of a lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

  • Unmarried child under the age of 21 of a lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

  • Unmarried son or daughter of a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) 21 years old or older

  • Person admitted to the U.S. as a fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen (K-1 nonimmigrant)

  • Person admitted to the U.S. as the child of a fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen (K-2 nonimmigrant)

  • Widow or widower of a U.S. citizen and you were married to your U.S. citizen spouse at the time your spouse died

  • Abused spouse of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

  • Abused child (unmarried and under 21 years old) of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

  • Abused parent of a U.S. citizen


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If applying for a green card is relevant to you in any kind of way and/or extent, make sure to acquire the professional legal services of a U.S. immigration attorney. If applying for a green card through family is not the right green card application process for you, continue to read our other posts about how to obtain green card status.




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