Any immigrant settled abroad can invite their family member over, in certain cases. The family member(s) can claim their immigration rights through the Family Based Immigration Visa. This visa is usually available to direct family members, and in the case of a few specific countries, to certain distant relationships and family members.
The individuals who can make the most this visa type are spouses, unmarried children, adopted children, etc. that have a permanent resident vouching for them. There is a considerable time duration that goes into applying and obtaining this type of visas. This process has a large amount of documentation, forms and applications that need to be filled out and submitted over and above a comprehensive interview.
Many people usually struggle with getting their dependents come live them in the country of their choice. The Family Based Immigrant Visa requires a lot of long hours as well as tiresome filling of umpteen forms and getting a large number of documents in order. For the dependents applying for such a visa it is essential that they have a direct family member who has a permanent residency of the country.