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?

May 13, 2012: State Department Visa Bulletin for June released.  Priority date for Mexico is December 8, 2009.  Priority date for all other countries is January 1, 2010.

April 11, 2012: State Department Visa Bulletin for May released.  Priority date for Mexico is October 15, 2009.  Priority date for all other countries is November 15, 2009.

March 13, 2012: State Department Visa Bulletin for April released.  Priority date for Mexico is September 1, 2009.  Priority date for all other countries is October 8, 2009.

January 15, 2012: Facebook page created.