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Obtaining permanent residency (“green card”) grants the applicant, spouse, and minor children lawful permanent residence to live and work in the United States. There are many ways to obtain lawful permanent residency in the United States:

1. Immediate relatives of United States citizens.
2. Individuals who have achieved extraordinary ability in their professions.
3. Individuals who qualify to fill an employment position that no American can fill.
4. Multinational executives
5. Religious leaders
6. Married or Unmarried Sons or Daughters of United States Citizens over 21 years of Age.
7. Married or Unmarried Brothers or Sisters of United States Citizen.
8. Spouse or Minor unmarried child of Lawful Permanent Resident.
9. Unmarried Child over 21 years old of Lawful Permanent Resident.
10.  Grant of Refugee or Asylum in the United States
11. Visa Lottery
12. NACARA; Cuban Adjustment Act; HRIFA, and other special legislation.
13. The Visa Bulletin, issued monthly by the United States Department of State, controls the time period (quota) many cases take. Priority dates (date of filing) do not affect Immediate Relatives.

Our Immigration Law practice group will explain the process, go over every question in the applications with you, prepare the documentation, collect and review the supporting documents and file the case under the name of Garces & Grabler, PC and prepare you and your relative prior to the interview. If your relative is out of the country, we will do everything necessary to have the consular interview result in an approval. If you or your relative is in the United States, should you wish to have an attorney accompany you, we will have a lawyer go with you to the adjustment interview. If you are living in a state that is far from our offices, you may elect to:

1. Go to the interview without a lawyer (not advisable).
2. Go to the interview with one of our lawyers.

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