Family services
Green cards for spouses, from inside the U.S. or from abroad, with an evidence plan built for the interview.
You married a U.S. citizen or a green card holder, and your spouse needs a green card.
A marriage green card is really a set of filings. The U.S. citizen or green card holder files Form I‑130 to show the marriage is real and legal. Then the spouse either applies for the green card inside the United States (Form I‑485) or goes through the National Visa Center and an interview at a U.S. embassy or consulate.
If you are married to a U.S. citizen and your spouse entered the country lawfully, the I‑130 and I‑485 can often be filed together. Spouses of green card holders may have to wait for a visa number first. We tell you which applies in the first meeting.
Most of the work is evidence. Officers want to see a shared life: a lease or mortgage, joint accounts, insurance, photos over time, trips, messages, and people who know you as a couple. We help you gather it, organize it, and explain anything that looks unusual, like a short courtship or a big age gap, before an officer asks.
Every step has an owner. You always know whether we are waiting on you, on us, or on the government.
Our team
We confirm which path fits, flag anything in either spouse's history, and give you a written checklist.
You
You collect documents. Luis, our senior paralegal, builds the evidence binder and asks for anything missing.
Our team
You review every form before you sign. We file and send you copies of everything.
USCIS
USCIS mails receipt notices and a biometrics appointment. Spouses filing inside the U.S. often get a work permit while they wait.
USCIS
Inside the U.S., an attorney can attend with you. Abroad, the interview is at the embassy after the National Visa Center stage.
Our team
If you were married less than two years at approval, the card is conditional. We calendar the removal of conditions right away.
A conditional green card lasts two years. To keep permanent residence, you and your spouse file Form I‑751 together in the 90 days before the card expires. Filing on time automatically extends the card while USCIS reviews it.
If the marriage has ended, or you cannot file jointly for another serious reason, you may be able to file alone with a waiver. That takes a careful evidence plan, and we start it as soon as you call.
I-751 Flat fee for a joint filing from $1,800.
Often 8 months to 2 years from filing to decision.
It depends on the USCIS office or embassy and on the case. Ranges change with agency workloads, so we check the current published processing times with you. We never promise a date.
Why cases waitDo not have everything? That is normal. Luis, our senior paralegal, helps you find or replace missing records.
None of these means your case is over. They mean it needs a plan before anything is filed.
Example outcome
Marriage green card
Situation: A couple married 14 months, with separate bank accounts and a short courtship.
What happened: USCIS sent a Request for Evidence about shared finances. We answered with a joint lease, insurance records and a sworn letter explaining their budget. Approved after a second interview.
Example outcomes describe past matters in general terms, with details changed to protect privacy. Every case is different. They are not a promise or prediction of your result.
More example outcomesNo. What matters is that the marriage is real and legally valid. A short marriage simply means more attention to evidence, and a conditional two-year card if you were married less than two years when the green card is approved.
An officer reviews your forms and asks about your relationship and daily life: how you met, where you live, who pays which bills. We run a practice session with you beforehand and, for interviews inside the U.S., an attorney can come with you.
If your spouse applies inside the U.S., we usually file a work permit request (Form I‑765) with the green card application. It often arrives before the green card does, though timing varies.
A 45-minute consultation with an attorney, in English or Spanish. We tell you the route, the flat fee and the honest range.
1820 S Blue Island Ave, Suite 300, Chicago. Near the 18th Street Pink Line stop.
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