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Strategic legal guidance for family and employment-based green cards — from your first petition through permanent residence.
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Family Based and Employment Based Green Card Attorney

Obtaining lawful permanent residence in the United States is a significant immigration milestone that can create opportunities for long-term stability, career advancement, and family unity. Whether pursuing a marriage based green card, a family sponsored green card, or an employment based green card through EB1 or NIW eligibility, the immigration process often requires careful legal strategy, extensive supporting documentation, and close attention to procedural and eligibility requirements.

At Milovic Law Firm, immigration attorney Maya Milovic represents individuals, families, professionals, entrepreneurs, and businesses in Phoenix and throughout the United States in a broad range of family based and employment based immigration matters. The firm handles marriage based green card cases, green cards for qualifying relatives, employment sponsored green card filings, EB1 green card petitions for individuals with extraordinary ability or distinguished professional achievements, and NIW green card petitions for professionals whose work has substantial merit and national importance to the United States.


Every case receives direct attorney involvement, individualized legal guidance, and thoughtful preparation tailored to the client’s immigration history, professional background, family circumstances, and immigration objectives. Strategic planning at the outset can help strengthen supporting evidence, minimize unnecessary delays, and position the filing as effectively as possible under the applicable immigration category.

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Family Based Green Card

Family based immigration remains one of the most common pathways to lawful permanent residence in the United States. U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents may be eligible to sponsor certain qualifying family members for a green card, including spouses, parents, children, siblings, and fiancé(e)s in certain immigration processes. Depending on the relationship and immigration history involved, family based green card cases may proceed through adjustment of status inside the United States or through consular processing abroad.

Marriage based green card applications and other family sponsored immigration matters often require extensive supporting documentation, careful review of prior immigration history, and strategic preparation to avoid delays, Requests for Evidence (RFEs), or inadmissibility concerns. Processing timelines, eligibility requirements, and filing procedures can vary significantly depending on the specific immigration category and the applicant’s circumstances.


Review the family based green card pathways below to learn more about available immigration options and eligibility categories.

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Marriage-Based Green Card

Helping spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents navigate the marriage-based green card process with experienced legal guidance every step.

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Family Preference Green Cards

Assisting families with green card petitions for relatives who fall within the family preference categories, including certain adult children, married children, and siblings of U.S. citizens, as well as certain relatives of lawful permanent residents.

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Not every family-based green card case falls within the immediate relative category. Some relatives may qualify under the family preference system, which includes certain unmarried adult children, married children, and siblings of U.S. citizens, as well as spouses and unmarried children of lawful permanent residents.

Family preference cases are often more complex because they are subject to annual visa limits, priority dates, and country-specific backlogs. The waiting period can vary significantly depending on the family relationship, the applicant’s country of chargeability, and the applicable visa category.

These cases may also involve long-term planning. A beneficiary’s age, marital status, prior immigration history, location inside or outside the United States, and changes in the petitioner’s immigration status can all affect the available strategy.

The Milovic Law Firm helps clients evaluate family preference options, prepare immigrant petitions, understand visa bulletin movement, address priority date issues, and plan for adjustment of status or consular processing when a visa becomes available.
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Green Card for Immediate Relatives

Helping spouses, parents, and unmarried children under 21 of U.S. citizens apply for permanent residence through the immediate relative green card process.

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Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens may be eligible to apply for permanent residence without waiting for a visa number to become available. This category generally includes spouses of U.S. citizens, unmarried children under 21 of U.S. citizens, and parents of U.S. citizens who are at least 21 years old.

Because immediate relative cases are not subject to the same annual visa limits as family preference categories, many applicants may be able to proceed more directly with adjustment of status inside the United States or consular processing abroad.

Even when the relationship is straightforward, these cases still require careful preparation. Issues involving prior immigration violations, prior marriages, insufficient financial sponsorship, missing documents, unlawful presence, prior entries, or questions about the good-faith nature of a marriage can affect the strategy and evidence needed.

The Milovic Law Firm assists clients with immediate relative green card cases, including marriage-based green cards, parent petitions, child petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, affidavit of support issues, and interview preparation.

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EB-1 Green Card

Helping individuals with extraordinary achievements, outstanding researchers, professors, and multinational executives pursue permanent residence through the prestigious EB-1 category.

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EB-2 National Interest Waiver

Guiding advanced-degree professionals and exceptional individuals seeking permanent residence by demonstrating their work substantially benefits the United States and national interests.

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EB-3 Green Card

Guiding employers and foreign workers through EB-3 green card cases for professionals, skilled workers, and other workers seeking permanent residence through employer sponsorship.

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The EB-3 green card category allows certain foreign workers to pursue permanent residence through employer sponsorship. This category may be available to professionals, skilled workers, and other workers, depending on the position offered, the applicant’s qualifications, and the employer’s long-term need for the role.

Most EB-3 cases require the employer to complete the PERM labor certification process before filing the immigrant petition. This process generally involves obtaining a prevailing wage determination, conducting required recruitment, and demonstrating that there are no qualified, willing, able, and available U.S. workers for the offered position.

EB-3 cases require careful coordination between the employer, the employee, and immigration counsel. Job duties, minimum requirements, recruitment language, wage issues, education and experience documentation, and visa bulletin backlogs can all affect the timing and strength of the case.

The Milovic Law Firm assists with EB-3 strategy, PERM-based green card planning, immigrant petitions, priority date considerations, adjustment of status, and consular processing for eligible workers and sponsoring employers.

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Adjustment of Status vs. Consular Processing

Two primary paths exist for obtaining a green card. Understanding the difference is critical — we help you choose the right strategy for your situation.

Adjustment of Status

If you are lawfully present in the United States, you may be eligible to apply for permanent residence without leaving the country through a process known as Adjustment of Status.

  • This allows eligible applicants to complete their green card process inside the United States, typically attending an interview at a local USCIS field office.
  • Eligibility depends on how you entered the U.S., your current immigration status, and the basis for your green card application. In many cases, applicants may also apply for work authorization and travel permission while their application is pending.
  • Adjustment of Status is not available to everyone. Careful evaluation of entry history, prior immigration filings, and current status is essential before proceeding.

Consular Processing

  • Consular Processing applies when a green card applicant is outside the United States or is not eligible to adjust status within the country. In this process, the case is handled through a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad after approval of the underlying immigrant petition.
  • Following petition approval, most cases are processed through the National Visa Center before an interview is scheduled at the designated U.S. consulate. Timing may depend on visa availability, processing backlogs, and individual case factors.
  • For some applicants, consular processing may involve additional considerations, including prior unlawful presence, waivers of inadmissibility, or other immigration history issues that require strategic review before departure from the United States.
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    J.M.

    Phoenix, AZ

    "Let me start by saying that Maya is awesome. We engaged Maya to help with my naturalization application preparation and submission to USCIS."

      N.S.

      Phoenix, AZ

      "I had the most pleasant experience working with Maya through me legal proceedings. She was always very prompt in responding to the various questions I had through this process."

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        Gilbert, AZ

        "Maya did an awesome job walking me through the steps of my case and helping to ensure that all of the documents were filed with the court in a timely manner."

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          Gilbert, AZ

          "Maya Milovic provided great information for my situation. I will seek further council with her in the future if I have any other issues regarding family and immigration law."

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            Phoenix, AZ

            "Could not have been more satisfied with the level of professionalism, completely satisfied with my experience."

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