FAMILY VISAS

At the law firm of Goldie C. Domingue, APLC, we provide our immigration services to families in Louisiana as well as all other states. Whether you are a U.S. lawful permanent resident and you want to sponsor your spouse or child for a green card, or whether you are a U.S. citizen and you want to sponsor your fiancé, spouse, parent, child, or sister or brother for a green card, we are experienced and successful in all family visa matters. We also file petitions for widows and widowers of U.S. citizens, and for persons who have been abused or battered by their U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents spouse or parent or U.S. citizen son or daughter.

Whether your family member is in the United States and is eligible to apply for the green card while in the U.S. (adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident), or whether you need assistance for your family member's immigrant visa application process at the U.S. embassy in your family member's home country, we can help.

We can help you with these immigration matters:

• Petitions for your family members – fiancé, spouse, children (married or unmarried), parents, sisters and brothers of U.S. citizen) and spouse and unmarried children of Law Permanent Resident's (green card holder). These petitions are filed in the United States with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), formerly U.S. Immigration and Nationality Service (INS).
  
• Fiancé Visa (K-1 and K-2) application process. After USCIS approves the K-1 petition, your fiancé must apply for the K-1 petition at the U.S. Embassy in your fiancé's home country.
  
• Adjustment of Status to Lawful Permanent Resident (green card application), for family members in the United States who are eligible to apply for their green card while in the U.S.
  
• Immigrant Visa Application process at a U.S. Embassy, for family members living abroad, or family members who are in the United State but not eligible to adjust status.
  
• K-3 Visa application process. After USCIS approves the K-3 petition, your spouse must apply for the K-31 petition at the U.S. Embassy in your spouse's home country, but only if the Immigrant Visa Application cannot be filed.
  
• Immigration petitions for widows and widowers of U.S. citizen
  
• VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) petitions for persons who have been abused or battered by their U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents spouse or parent, or by their U.S. citizen son or daughter.
  
• Petition to Remove Condition on Residence Status for spouse and children granted two-year conditional residence status.

There are a number of sections of the U.S. immigration statute that define reasons why an individual may not be eligible to immigrate to the United States. However, the U.S. immigration statute also provides for a waiver for some of these categories of ineligibility. We can represent you if a waiver is needed.

Even the smallest mistake on the visa petition or visa application for your relative can result in lengthy delays, or even denial. We are experienced in navigating the complex family immigration procedures and welcome the opportunity to assist you in your relative's immigration process. Please contact us today.