Many lawful permanent residents (green card holders) are currently living in the United States, separated from their families.

These are mostly young families — a husband or wife, separated from their spouse and young child.  They are waiting for their I-130 petitions (petition for relative) to be approved.  The current waiting time is 5 years.

While they wait, their spouse and child are not allowed to enter the U.S., even for a brief visit.  The permanent resident, on the other hand, must reside predominantly in the U.S., otherwise they lose their permanent residency status.

Immigration law is splitting them.

Help UniteFamilies.org rectify this problem.  Explore our web site to learn more about this issue and discover what you can do to help.

what's new?

January 19, 2010: State Department Visa Bulletin for February released.  Priority date for Mexico is March 1, 2004.  Priority date for all other countries is March 1, 2006.

December 15, 2009: Congressman Solomon Oritz (D-TX-27) along with 92 other House members introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform ASAP Act — H.R. 4321.  More....

December 11, 2009: State Department Visa Bulletin for January released.  Priority date for Mexico is January 1, 2004.  Priority date for all other countries is January 1, 2006.