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Family Sponsorship Pathways
Family-based immigration unites U.S. citizens and, in some categories, lawful permanent residents with their relatives. MapleVista supports three key pathways: Spousal (CR-1 / IR-1), Parental (IR-5), and Sibling (F4). Each pathway has its own eligibility rules, waiting times, and documentation. The three sub-sections below describe each one.
Immigrant (family-based)
U.S. citizen petitioner (and permanent resident for certain categories)
Yes: permanent residence
Qualifying family relationship, Form I-130, and Affidavit of Support (I-864)
Spouses, parents, and siblings of U.S. citizens
Unites a U.S. citizen with a foreign spouse. The CR-1 (conditional) category applies where the marriage is less than two years old at admission; the IR-1 applies for marriages of two years or more. Spouses of lawful permanent residents are handled in a different category (F2A). Evidence of a bona fide marriage is required.
Available to adult U.S. citizens (age 21 or older) sponsoring their parents. Parents are immediate relatives, so there is no annual numerical cap. A separate petition is filed for each parent.
U.S. citizens (age 21 or older) may sponsor brothers and sisters. The F4 category is subject to annual numerical limits and a visa-bulletin queue, so waiting times can be long.
The U.S. citizen files Form I-130 with proof of the relationship.
After USCIS approval, the National Visa Center collects fees, forms, and documents.
The sponsor demonstrates financial ability to support the spouse.
The spouse completes the panel-physician medical exam and attends the consular interview.
The immigrant visa is issued; the spouse is admitted as a permanent resident.
The U.S. citizen files a separate Form I-130 for each parent.
Choose consular processing abroad or adjustment of status in the U.S., depending on the parent's situation.
Compile birth and civil records and submit the Affidavit of Support (I-864).
Medical exam and interview.
Parents receive a ten-year (renewable) unconditional green card.
Filing Form I-130 establishes the priority date.
The case waits until the priority date becomes current in the F4 category.
NVC processing begins; the Child Status Protection Act is reviewed for any derivative children.
Medical exam and consular interview.
The immigrant visa is issued and the sibling enters as a permanent resident.
• Pathway identification and eligibility mapping • Relationship-evidence and civil-document compilation • Affidavit of Support (I-864) preparation guidance • Interview coaching; attorney-partner I-130 filings • Attorney partnership: formal filings and legal representation are executed with licensed U.S. attorneys.
A confidential conversation about your goals and next steps.
MapleVista Consulting Solutions Inc. operates as an authorized agent of a U.S. law firm, providing professional guidance, administrative preparation, document compilation, application framing, and interview coaching. Legal representation and formal filings are executed in direct partnership with licensed U.S. attorneys. Approval of any application rests solely with the relevant U.S. government agency; outcomes are never guaranteed.