Family Based Green Card Services and Fees

Submitted by admin on Apr 8th 2009

FAMILY BASED PETITIONS - SPOUSES

1.	Legal Fees (for our Office): $3,200 payable at the commencement of the case
2.	Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant
	I-130: $420
	I-485, I-765, I-131, Fingerprinting: $1070
3.	Federal Express Expenses: approximately $200

Note: The new filing fee of $1070 includes fee for applications I-485, I-765, I-131 and finger printing irrespective of whether I-765 and I-131 applications are submitted along with I-485.

FAMILY BASED PETITIONS - CHILDREN

The fee schedule for family based petition - children of citizens (fees are payable by personal checks) is as follows:

1.	Legal Fees (for our Office): $3,200 payable at the commencement of the case
2.	Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant
	I-130: $420
	I-485, I-765, I-131, Fingerprinting: $1070
3.	Federal Express Expenses: approximately $200

Note: The new filing fee of $1070 includes fee for applications I-485, I-765, I-131 and finger printing irrespective of whether I-765 and I-131 applications are submitted along with I-485.

FAMILY BASED PETITIONS - PARENTS

The fee schedule for family based petition - parents of citizens (fees are payable by personal checks) is as follows:

1.	Legal Fees (for our Office): $3,600 (both parents) $3,200 (single parent)
2.	Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant
	I-130: $420
	I-485, I-765, I-131, Fingerprinting: $1070
3.	Federal Express Expenses: approximately $200

Note: The new filing fee of $1070 includes fee for applications I-485, I-765, I-131 and finger printing irrespective of whether I-765 and I-131 applications are submitted along with I-485.

These are expected fees for the year 2011. For new cases, we reserve the right to change our fees at any time without prior notice.

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Green card for my wife

Submitted by Luis (not verified) on Sep 5th 2011.

As a legal resident,I got my wife her green card in 1998.She lived in USA for about 4 years and returned to Ecuador and never came back.While she was in USA I retired and got SS benefits for me and her as my spouse.All these years I filed as married filing jointly and reported her SS income.Now I am a US citizen and she wants to come back to USA.I want to re-apply for her green card but my daughter is telling me that I can get in trouble because once my wife left the US she was no longer entitled to SS benefits and that I did not filed taxes stating she is a non resident. Is she right?

Green card for my wife

Submitted by Rajiv S. Khanna on Sep 9th 2011.

Luis, I do not know know much about social security and tax laws. But I do know if she had filed taxes as a non-resident, she would have indicated that she is no longer a green card holder. Check with a lawyer who practices in the area of social security laws.

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Sibling Visa

Submitted by Manjurul (not verified) on Aug 25th 2011.

My brother, 31 years old and unmarried, got his citizenship and US passport 5 months back. He lives single. I am 28 years old male. His annual income in USA is USD 40,000+. I am from Bangladesh,Asia and the US embassy here does not provide sufficient or convincing information, so can you please tell me how long it will take for me to get US green card/ permanent residency if my brother apply for me now? IS there any way to accelerate the process or get a call for interview soon like less than 5 years?

Please advice.

Sibling green card

Submitted by Rajiv S. Khanna on Aug 28th 2011.

Review the visa bulletin for September 2011. http://www.immigration.com/visa-bulletin/visa-bulletin-september-2011
You can see that category 4 is backed up to April 2000. It appears that it will take over 10 years. There is no way to speed up the process.

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