Common questions

If you are married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, a marriage green card may be your path — inside or outside the U.S. The free check asks about your situation and shows the exact forms, documents, and government fees for your case.

Spouses, parents, children, and siblings each have their own petition paths, and which ones are open depends on whether the petitioner is a citizen or a permanent resident. Pick the relationship in the chooser, or let the free check identify the right petition from your answers.

The K-1 fiancé visa is the path for bringing your fiancé to marry in the U.S. Its page explains the requirements and documents, and the free check confirms whether it fits your situation.

A supporting filing that travels alongside many family petitions. Its page explains what it is — and if your case needs one, the free check includes it in your exact list of forms and documents.

Both paths exist — the family petitions run inside or outside the U.S. Your answers in the free check determine which one applies to your case, and which forms it needs.

Many people prepare their own petition. welcomeUSA is self-help software: it puts your answers on the official USCIS forms and checks the packet for completeness before you file. If your case needs legal advice, we can connect you with an independent licensed immigration attorney.

Private immigration attorneys typically charge $3,000–$8,000 to prepare a family-based green card petition. Our flat technology fees are a fraction of that because software, not billable hours, does the repetitive work — family petitions start from $249.

Family petitions usually travel with the affidavit of support, the filing that covers financial sponsorship. Its page explains what it is, and your free check shows whether your case needs one.