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Immigrant U.S. Visas


Orlando Immigration Attorney, providing experienced immigration legal services in Orlando, and the Central Florida area.


Immigrating to the United States and to live here permanently is an important, and complex decision. Bill Rivera, an Orlando and Central Florida Immigration attorney & lawyer focuses his law practice on helping foreign citizens desiring to permanently immigrate to determine the visas, requirements, and related materials they will need to apply to immigrate to the United States. For information on who can immigrate to the U.S., contact our immigration law office at 407.536.7123.

We will assist you in being properly informed regarding visa forms, the Affidavit of Support, other requirements, and related materials for immigrants. In general, to apply for an immigrant visa, a foreign citizen must be sponsored by a U.S. citizen relative(s), U.S. lawful permanent resident, or by a prospective employer, and be the beneficiary of an approved petition. Therefore, a first step is filing a petition with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which we are well equipped to assist you with.

Petitions Required to be Filed in the U.S.:  American citizens and lawful permanent resident sponsors residing in the United States file I-130 petitions at the USCIS Service Center which has jurisdiction over their geographic place of U.S. residence.

Filing Petitions Abroad:  Petition Form I-130, which can be filed abroad are limited. Petitions for immediate relative immigrant classifications can be filed abroad by American citizen petitioners who have been authorized to be continuously resident in their consular districts for at least the preceding six months, including members of the U.S. armed forces, emergency cases involving life and death or health and safety, and others determined to be in the national interest. Petitions are filed with USCIS abroad or at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate (when there is no USCIS presence).

After the immigrant petition filed in the U.S. has been approved by USCIS, the petition is forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC) for processing.  NVC plays an important role in the next steps of the U.S. immigration process.  NVC provides instructions to petitioners and sponsors, and receives from sponsors, the required Affidavit of Support forms, fees, other required documents, and much more.  For numerically limited family preference petitions, NVC contacts the petitioner once the petition’s immigration wait nears end, and the priority date is about to come current.

For more information about visas required for temporary visitors to the U.S., contact our immigration law office at 407.536.7123.

Rivera Law Center, P.A., can professionally guide you through the immigration process of obtaining the various types of U.S. Visas, Obtaining a Green Card, seeking Political Asylum, fighting Deportation, becoming an America Citizen, or other immigration needs and goals. We are an immigration law firm which is focused in understanding and obtaining the best solution for you.

If you going through any immigration law situation, Be Informed, and Plan Before You Act. Contact an experienced Orlando and Central Florida Immigration Lawyer as soon as possible. Call 407.536.7123 to speak to Rivera Law Center, P.A.


Orlando Immigration Attorney, providing experienced immigration legal services in Orlando, and the Central Florida area.


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