Introduction of American family reunion immigrants

First, the general situation and classification of American relatives immigrants

American family reunion immigration refers to an immigration method in which eligible American citizens or permanent residents (that is, American green card holders) provide guarantees for relatives outside the United States to help applicants immigrate to the United States and reunite with sponsors. It can be seen that the premise of applying for American relative immigration is that the applicant must have relatives who are American citizens or green card holders and are willing to apply for a green card for you, otherwise everything is out of the question! According to the quota situation, American relative immigration is mainly divided into two ways:

1, there is no quota class, that is, there is no quota class.

The relative migration without limit must be based on immediate family members, and the guarantee provided by such people has no limit. The USCIS recognizes the following immediate family members:

1) the spouse of an American citizen;

2) Age of parents of American citizens 21;

3) Unmarried children of American citizens under 21year old.

2. There is a quota limit, that is, you need to wait for a visa quota.

This kind of relatives, also known as priority relatives, will be divided into four priority orders according to the distance of kinship:

1)FB- 1 First priority: 2 1 year-old unmarried children of American citizens;

2)FB-2 is the second priority: FB-2(a) green card holder's spouse and unmarried children below 2 1 year old, FB-2(b) green card holder's unmarried children above 2 1 year old;

3)FB-3 gives priority to the third category: married children and their spouses of American citizens aged 265,438+0 and unmarried children under 265,438+0;

4)FB-4 gives priority to the fourth category: brothers and sisters of American citizens over 265,438+0 years old and their spouses, and unmarried children under 265,438+0 years old.

Each priority category has a fixed number of places every year, and the scheduling speed is not necessarily the same. The higher the priority, the faster you get the green card application qualification. When the quota of this priority category runs out, we have to wait for the quota of next year. If the quota of the previous priority category remains, it will be transferred to the next priority category for use in the current year.

Second, the general application process of American relative immigrants

Different types of relatives in the United States have different procedures and different lists of materials. Here is a brief introduction to the general process:

1. Submit I- 130 application form and other supporting materials, and then reply to the supplementary materials required by the immigration bureau, and pass the interview and trial;

2. If the applicant is already in the United States, you need to submit the I-485 form, and then reply to the supplementary materials required by the Immigration Bureau, and the interview and trial will pass;

3. Submit the I-864 form to provide financial guarantee for the applicant.

Three. List of general materials for American relative immigrants

According to the specific circumstances of the applicant and the guarantor, the list of materials to be submitted is not the same. Here is a brief introduction to the most basic list of materials:

1 and I- 130 bill of materials:

1) Birth certificate, nationality certificate and valid American passport;

2) If the name has been changed, the renaming document shall be provided;

3) For applicants with different identities, relevant materials shall be provided.

2, I-485 material list:

1) with photos and government-issued identity documents;

2) birth certificate;

3)I-94 entry and exit records;

4) marriage certificate and other relationship documents;

5) Relevant financial certificates, physical examination reports, vaccination records, proof of no crime, etc.