Austin, Texas Family Visa and Immigration Lawyer
We help families throughout Central Texas who are interested in bringing their family members such as fiances, spouses and children to the United States. Many of our clients are from Mexico, although we represent clients from many countries. Calamia Law Firm, PLLC, offers skilled legal services to ensure your immigration concerns are met in a timely manner.
Would you like to speak with an attorney regarding immigration and obtaining family visas? Call us at 512-472-1926 to schedule your consultation. You may also contact us online and someone will be in touch with you promptly.
Our Immigration Services Help Families Come Together
Calamia Law Firm can help you and your loved ones navigate the process of obtaining a family visa. A legal permanent resident is a foreign national who has been granted the privilege of permanently living and working in the United States. If you want to become a legal permanent resident because you have a relative who is a citizen of the United States, or a relative who is a legal permanent resident, you must go through a multi-step process. Attorney Daniel Calamia can help you through this process, which includes the following:
- The USCIS must approve an immigrant visa petition, I-130 Petition for Alien Relative, for you. This petition is filed by your relative (sponsor) and must be accompanied by proof of your relationship to the requesting relative.
- The Department of State must determine if an immigrant visa number is immediately available to you, the foreign national, even if you are already in the United States. When an immigrant visa number is available, it means you can apply to have one of the immigrant visa numbers assigned to you.
- If you are already in the United States, you may apply to change your status to that of a legal permanent resident after a visa number becomes available to you. If you are outside the United States when an immigrant visa number becomes available, you must then go to the U.S. consulate servicing the area in which you reside to complete your processing.
For more specifics on family-related visas and immigration please see our Family Visa Specifics page.
If the sponsor is a U.S. Citizen, they may petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the U.S.:
- Husband or wife
- Unmarried child under 21 years of age
- Unmarried son or daughter over 21
- Married son or daughter of any age
- Brother or sister, if the sponsor is at least 21 years old
- Parent, if the sponsor is at least 21 years old
If the sponsor is a legal permanent resident, they may petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the U.S.:
- Husband or wife
- Unmarried son or daughter of any age
We also handle fiance visas and visas for spouses of U.S. Citizens, or K-1 and K-3 visas. The K-1 visa permits the K-1 visa holder to enter the United States for a 90-day period to marry the petitioner and apply for permanent residence (green card) and obtain a work permit. Once the visa is issued, the K-1 visa holder has six months to enter the United States for the purpose of marriage.
The K-3 visa permits the spouse of a U.S. Citizen to enter the United States and remain in the United States while their permanent residence (green card) application is approved. The K-3 visa holder may obtain a work permit while in the United States. Children of the K3 visa applicant may obtain a K4 visa to enter the United States together.
For help with these and any other family visa issues, please contact Calamia Law Firm to schedule your consultation.
