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Family Petitions | AG Immigration Law P.A.<\/p>

Family Petitions Handled with Careful Preparation<\/h1>

AG Immigration Law P.A. focuses on family-based immigration petitions for spouses, children, parents and siblings, and helps families understand each step before they file.<\/p>

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By Adriana Gomez \u00b7 Published October 30, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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Family Petitions | AG Immigration Law P.A.<\/h2>\n

If you are considering a family petition for a relative, the first question is whether your relative can be petitioned for at all. A family petition is the filing that asks U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to recognize a family relationship. It is the first step in a family-based green card, not the last. This page explains who it’s for, what the filing covers, and how the process moves.<\/p>\n\n

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If you are a U.S. citizen or green card holder who wants to petition for a spouse, child, parent or sibling, our team can help you plan the filing. Talk it through with our team — we can walk you through how a situation like yours is usually handled and what your options are.<\/p>

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What a Family Petition Is and Who It Is For<\/h2>\n

A family petition is the form a U.S. citizen or green card holder files to ask USCIS to recognize a qualifying family relationship. The person who files is the petitioner. The relative is the beneficiary.<\/p>\n

Supporting documents play an important role in proving a family relationship. These often include birth and marriage records and proof of citizenship or green card status. The rules for these documents are in 8 CFR 204.1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some relatives are “immediate relatives.” These are the children, spouses and parents of a U.S. citizen. In the case of parents, such citizens must be at least 21 years of age, under 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1151<\/a>. 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1151<\/a> reads: “In the case of an alien who was the spouse of a citizen of the United States and was not legally separated from the citizen at the time of the citizen\u2019s death, the alien (and each child of the alien) shall be considered, for purposes of this subsection, to remain an immediate relative after the date of the citizen\u2019s death but only if the spouse files a petition under section 1154(a)(1)(A)(ii) of this title within 2 years after such date and only until the date the spouse remarries.” Other relatives, such as siblings and adult children, fall in family categories that have annual limits.<\/p>\n

A petition does not finish a green card. Adjustment is generally available, at the government’s discretion, to a relative who was inspected and admitted or paroled (or who has an approved VAWA self-petition), who is eligible for an immigrant visa and admissible, and for whom a visa is immediately available. Adjustment is generally available, at the government’s discretion, to a relative who was inspected and admitted or paroled (or who has an approved VAWA self-petition), who is eligible for an immigrant visa and admissible, and for whom a visa is immediately available. Or the relative may go through a U.S. consulate abroad. Some spouses who get a green card through marriage receive conditional status first, under 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1186a<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What Our Family Petition Services Cover<\/h2>\n

Our team handles the petition work from the first review through the appeal stage. Adriana Gomez is the responsible lawyer for this page. The work includes:<\/p>\n