If you have a parent, spouse, fiancé, or sibling a US Citizen, or your parent or spouse is a Green Card holder, you may consider the options available for immigration in the United States.
Immediate Relatives
- Spouses of U.S. Citizens
- Children (unmarried and under 21) of U.S. Citizens
- Parents of U.S. Citizens (The Petitioning Citizen Must be 21 or Older)
Other Family Members
Preference categories apply to family members who are not immediate relatives. The visas allotted for these categories are subject to annual numerical limits. A visa becomes available to a preference category based on the priority date (the date the Form I-130 was filed). Preference categories are grouped as follows:
- First preference: Unmarried, adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens (adult means 21 or older.)
- Second Preference (2A): Spouses of Green Card holders, unmarried children (under 21) of permanent residents
- Second Preference (2B): Unmarried adult sons and daughters of permanent residents
- Third Preference: Married sons and daughters (any age) of U.S. citizens
- Fourth Preference: Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens
