The Immigration Law Office of David E.Yurkofsky

Since 1993, our office has represented the spouses, children and parents of US citizens and US permanent residents.

We have successfully helped foreign family members obtain permanent residence and US Citizenship-even for those who are or have been "out of status" including those who might have over-stayed their visa by more than fifteen (15) years.

This is normally a very smooth process. Often times a green card will be approved in six (6) months time or less.

We have successfully handled all kinds of family immigration matters---from the most common cases of marriage to US Citizens, to complex cases, such as: marriage based cases in which the spouses are "no longer on speaking terms" at the time of the green card interview; foreign adoptions issues; and even a case in which a senior citizen did not have a passport nor an ID----his identification records had to be traced back to the passenger list on the boat which brought him to the USA at the age of three.

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* Foreign applicants must be sponsored by a close relative who is either already a US citizen or a permanent resident ("Green Card" holder).

* US citizens may sponsor their spouses, sons and daughters (under 21 years old) and their parents (if the USA Citizen sponsor is over 21 years old).

* US citizens may also sponsor their sons and daughters over the age of 21 years old, whether married or not and their brothers and sisters (if the sponsor is over 21 years old). Processing of these family based cases can take from a few months to several years. Brothers and sisters of US citizens, for example may be on a waiting list for seven or more years.

* Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) may sponsor their spouses, children, and adult unmarried sons and daughters for Permanent Residence. The waiting time for sponsoring family members of Green Card holders tends to be much longer than for US Citizen Sponsors. In addition, US Citizen family members can often adjust status while in the USA.