US Green Card cases, managed with a verified US attorney
A green card is permanent residence in the United States. Employment cases run through labour certification and petitions; family cases through a sponsoring relative. Both are long, multi-stage files. Vistolane keeps every stage, document and priority date on one board with a verified US immigration attorney on the case.
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How Vistolane handles US Green Card
Vistolane does not file this case itself. It brings the employer, the agency, the applicant and the Vistolane team onto one application in VIMS, prepares the file with the Immigration Language Model, and an enrolled licensed specialist reviews and signs.
Tourist and student visas are processed by Vistolane directly. See all tracks and per-file rates on the support services and pricing pages. Pricing
What this case involves
Employment-based cases (EB-2, EB-3) usually start with PERM labour certification from the Department of Labor, then an I-140 petition to USCIS, then adjustment of status (I-485) or an immigrant visa at a consulate. EB-1 and National Interest Waiver cases skip PERM.
Family cases start with an I-130 petition by a US citizen or permanent resident. Immediate relatives of citizens have no quota; other categories wait for a priority date in the Visa Bulletin, sometimes for years.
How the case runs, step by step
- 1
Category and strategy
The attorney confirms the category, the likely wait from the Visa Bulletin and whether the applicant can stay in status meanwhile.
- 2
Labour certification (PERM)
Prevailing wage determination, recruitment and the ETA-9089 filing, with every advert and applicant logged in the case.
- 3
Petition (I-140 or I-130)
Filed with evidence of the job, the employer's ability to pay or the family relationship. Premium processing where available.
- 4
Final stage
Adjustment of status in the US (I-485, work and travel permits) or consular processing abroad (DS-260, medical, interview).
How Vistolane supports your agency
Multi-year timelines
Priority dates, Visa Bulletin movement and expiry of interim permits are tracked on the case; the client sees the same dates in the portal.
Verified US attorneys
Only licensed US immigration attorneys in the network give advice and sign filings. Your agency keeps the client relationship and the invoicing.
Evidence bundles
Ability-to-pay, experience letters, degree evaluations and relationship evidence are organised into the bundle structure USCIS expects, versioned in the vault.
Family members linked
Spouses and children derive status on linked cases with their own medicals, biometrics and interview dates.
Compliance requirements to keep in view
- Keep PERM recruitment files for five years
- Pay the offered wage from the green card approval
- Maintain non-immigrant status throughout or use the adjustment grace rules
- Report address changes to USCIS within ten days
Questions agencies ask
- How long does an employment-based green card take?
- From one to three years for EB-2 and EB-3 applicants born in most countries; much longer for India and China because of per-country limits.
- Can our agency charge for green card cases?
- You charge your service fee for case coordination and document work; legal advice and filings are provided by the verified US attorney under a separate engagement shown on the same case.
- Is premium processing available?
- Yes for I-140 petitions (15 business days) and some I-485 related applications; not for PERM.
- What if the applicant's status expires during the process?
- The attorney plans around it from day one: extensions, change of status or timing the I-485 filing so work and travel permits are issued.
Verified partners who take this case type
Licence-checked firms in the Vistolane network. Scorecards show real approval rates and processing times per route.
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