Bring Your Family Together — With a Strategy That Actually Works.
Family immigration looks simple until the details matter. The right path depends on how your relative entered the country, their prior immigration history, potential bars, and whether adjustment of status...
Who This Page Is For
This page is for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents petitioning for a relative, spouses seeking a marriage-based green card, fiancé(e)s applying for a K-1 visa, and families dealing with prior overstays, prior removal orders, entries without inspection, or other immigration complications.
The Problem
A family petition is not just a form. The correct strategy depends on lawful entry, unlawful presence history, prior removal, criminal issues, income requirements, and whether the applicant is inside or outside the United States.
Filing the wrong process can delay the case by years — or create new legal problems for someone who is already here. Common mistakes include choosing the wrong pathway, failing to identify inadmissibility bars before filing, and submitting incomplete relationship or financial evidence.
What Is at Stake
A mistake in a family immigration case can mean denial, lost filing fees, bars to reapplying, and family separation that lasts months or years.
For applicants already inside the United States, the wrong filing strategy can also create removal risk. Understanding the full picture before filing is how these risks are avoided.
How Ehsan Law Helps
Ehsan Law reviews the petitioner's status, the qualifying family relationship, and the applicant's full immigration history before recommending a path. We then prepare accurate filings, address potential bars, and prepare clients for interviews.
Our goal is to find the right route and avoid surprises before the government creates them.
Our Process
- Step 1: Eligibility Review — We analyze the petitioner's immigration status, the qualifying relationship, and any prior violations or inadmissibility issues that could affect the case.
- Step 2: Pathway Selection — We determine whether adjustment of status, consular processing, a fiancé(e) visa, or a waiver strategy is the right approach for the specific situation.
- Step 3: Filing Preparation — We prepare all forms, civil documents, financial evidence, relationship proof, and translations accurately and completely.
- Step 4: Interview Preparation — We help clients understand what USCIS or the consulate will ask — and how to answer truthfully and clearly.
- Step 5: Follow-Up and Problem Solving — We respond to RFEs, delays, denials, and requests for additional evidence to keep the case moving.
Services and Case Types We Handle
- I-130 family petitions for spouses, parents, children, and siblings
- Marriage-based green cards and adjustment of status (I-485)
- K-1 fiancé(e) visas and CR-1/IR-1 spousal immigrant visas
- Consular processing for family members living abroad
- I-601 and I-601A waivers for unlawful presence and prior removal
- I-751 removal of conditions on a conditional green card
- Affidavit of Support (I-864) review and joint sponsor issues
- Derivative beneficiary and follow-to-join processing
- Responses to RFEs and Notices of Intent to Deny
Evidence and Preparation We Focus On
- Marriage certificates, birth certificates, divorce decrees, and certified translations
- Proof of bona fide relationship — joint finances, leases, insurance, photos, travel records, and communication history
- Tax returns, W-2s, pay stubs, and employment letters for financial support
- Immigration history records, I-94 records, prior applications, and entry documents
- Criminal records, certified court dispositions, and police clearances where needed
- Waiver evidence showing hardship, rehabilitation, and strong family ties
Common Complications We Help Clients Address
- Unlawful presence bars and the need for a provisional waiver before consular processing
- Prior removal or deportation orders
- Marriage fraud concerns or prior marriage-based petitions
- Insufficient income or the need for a joint sponsor
- Consular administrative processing delays or 221(g) refusals
- Applicants who entered without inspection or have multiple prior entries
- Criminal history, prior misrepresentation, or prior visa denials
If your family's future depends on an immigration filing, do not guess which process to use. Schedule a consultation so we can identify the right path and the risks before anything is filed.
Why Choose Ehsan Law?
Hundreds of cases handled successfully
Your case, your story, our priority
We speak English, Farsi & Pashto
Frequently Asked Questions
Should my spouse adjust status inside the U.S. or go through the consulate?
That depends on how your spouse entered, any immigration violations, and whether there are inadmissibility bars that require a waiver. Filing the wrong process can cause serious delays — this decision should be made with an attorney reviewing the full history.
My spouse overstayed their visa. Can they still get a green card?
Many spouses of U.S. citizens who entered the country lawfully may still adjust status inside the U.S. despite a visa overstay. Every case requires review of the complete immigration history before filing.
What if USCIS questions whether our marriage is genuine?
We help you organize relationship evidence and prepare you for interview questions. The goal is to show the history and reality of the marriage clearly and honestly.
What is a waiver and do we need one?
Some applicants are barred from a green card because of prior unlawful presence, fraud, or other grounds of inadmissibility. A waiver is a formal request for the government to forgive that bar. Whether you need one — and which type — depends on your specific history.