U.S. Family Sponsorship Petitions

You’ve been thinking about sponsoring your loved ones for U.S. permanent residency for a long time now. You miss your family that lives abroad, and you hate that you aren’t able to see them often. You feel like you’re missing out on those key family milestones - graduations, birthdays, anniversaries, and those ordinary moments that you always took for granted. You want to be reunited with your family, because family is everything.

You’ve spoken with your loved ones, and they confirmed that they would love to move to the United States in order to reunite with you. They love you dearly, and they love so many things about America - freedom and patriotic values, beautiful natural landscapes, world-class cities, unparalleled economic opportunities, excellent universities and research institutions… they don’t have enough fingers on their hands to count the reasons why they want to move to the U.S.!

The lawyers at Sisu Legal have experienced this struggle themselves. They know what it’s like to live in a different country than their loved ones, and to wish that they were closer. For that reason, Sisu Legal is proud to help reunite families with our done-for-you U.S. Family Sponsorship Service.

U.S. immigration laws apply very specific definitions to family relationships, and create categories (and preferences) based on these definitions. 

There are an unlimited number of green cards available for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, defined as:

• Spouses of U.S. citizens
• Children (unmarried and under 21) of U.S. citizens
• Parents of U.S. citizens who are 21 or older

For all other family members, USCIS applies preference categories with annual caps allotted to each category based on the priority date:

• First Preference: Unmarried, adult (21 years+) sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
• Second Preference (2A): Spouses of Green Card holders, unmarried children (under 21) of permanent residents
• Second Preference (2B): Unmarried adult sons and daughters of permanent residents
• Third Preference: Married sons and daughters (any age) of U.S. citizens
• Fourth Preference: Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens

If you are an immediate relative, the wait time for a green card may be relatively quick. If you fall within the preference categories, the wait time for a green card may be lengthy. The priority date is determined by the date the Form I-130 is filed, so it’s important to initiate the process quickly in order to get in the queue.

When you unwrap the way this service works, here’s an overview of what you can expect…

A Strategic Plan

We don’t believe in “winging it”. This service includes an initial meeting with a lawyer to discuss your goals, your concerns, and to answer any questions you have. We will go over the visa requirements and will guide you through the entire process. You will feel comfortable, knowledgeable, and confident.

An Execution Strategy

A plan is nothing without execution. You’ll get a customized checklist so that you can start gathering the best possible evidence for your application. We will make document collection as painless as possible with a customized upload link and a secured shared folder that you can add to, whenever it is most convenient for you.

Attention to Detail - Always

We’ve got checks and balances along the way to ensure that nothing gets missed. You’ll do a few simple questionnaires and we will do all the heavy lifting behind the scenes. We have systems, processes, and technology in place to help reduce the chance of errors.

Support - Reach out anytime you get stuck

Schedule a call or email us with your questions - whenever, at no extra charge. You can always expect a response within one business day. However, the goal is to anticipate as many of your questions as possible and provide you with lots of resources and information so that you always have a clear picture of what comes next.

Here's a snapshot of our process:

Step 1 

Schedule a Strategy Session

This will allow us to get to know each other and figure out if we are a good fit. If you decide to move forward within 30 days of your consultation, the consultation becomes free.

Step 2 

After you agree that we are a good fit, it is time to come up with a tailored  plan and execute. We will go over strategy and a roadmap of how to gather the best evidence, what affidavits are required, and how to put together flawless forms.

Step 3 

Amazing—now that we are almost there, we will put your entire application through an  error-proofing review system and discuss how it can be made even better. No cutting corners here.

Please note, to keep up with our high service standards, there are limited spots available each month.