How do American citizens apply for adult children's green cards?

According to American immigration law, there are four main situations to apply for child immigration:

(1)2 1 Unmarried children of American citizens under the age of can apply for immigration, and there is no quota limit;

(2) Children who have reached the age of 2 1 year, but are unmarried, belong to the first priority category;

(3) Children who are married belong to the third priority category;

(4) Green card holders can also apply for immigration for their unmarried children. Beneficiaries belong to the second priority category, and divorced children are considered unmarried. Married children of green card holders have no priority.

The Immigration Law defines "children" as follows:

(1) legitimate children;

(2) A stepchild, as long as his biological father is married to his stepmother or his biological mother is married to his stepfather, and the child is under the age of 18, he has the status of stepchild;

(3) Children born out of wedlock can seek immigration status through their relationship with their biological mother or father, if they are really related by blood;

(4) adopted children, adopted children before the age of 16, legally adopted by adoptive parents, who have lived with adoptive parents for two years.

The so-called parents here include not only biological father and mother, but also stepfather, stepmother, adoptive father and adoptive mother. In principle, the applicant's children should prove the existence of parent-child relationship. It should be noted that the relationship between the adopted children and their biological parents was terminated by adoption, so the adopted children obtained citizenship and could not apply for immigration to the United States for their biological parents.

American green card holders' spouses and relatives of underage unmarried children (under 2 1 year old) immigrate to apply for a green card through certain family relationships. American citizens or green card holders are called applicants, and those waiting for green cards are called beneficiaries. The second category, commonly known as the four priority categories, can apply for relative relocation, with about 226,000 places per year. The first priority is about 23,400 places, which refers to the adult unmarried children of American citizens (2 1 year or older); The second priority is about 1 14200 places, which are divided into two categories: 1. Spouses and underage unmarried children of American green card holders (2 1 under); 2. Adult unmarried children of American green card holders (2 1 above). The third priority is about 23,400 places, which refers to the adult married children of American citizens (2 1 year or older); The fourth priority has about 65,000 places, referring to the brothers and sisters of American citizens. Obviously, there are several situations where it is impossible to apply for relative immigration. The application procedure of relative immigration varies according to the priority and whether the beneficiary is in the United States. If the beneficiary is in the United States, the super priority relatives can directly apply to the local immigration office (I- 130), and the beneficiary can also submit an application for change of green card status (I-485). Other priority relatives must first submit immigration applications to the local immigration center, and the beneficiaries can only submit applications for changing their green card status to the local immigration office after the schedule is determined. If the beneficiary is abroad, all relatives of the immigrant must first submit an immigration application to the immigration center. Among them, American citizens can also apply for a K-3K-4 visa to enter the United States for their spouses and underage unmarried children, and then submit an application for change of identity in the United States. After other immigration applications are approved, the case will be automatically transferred to the State Council National Visa Center, and then transferred to the corresponding US consulate to complete the immigration visa procedures. In addition, American citizens can also apply for a husband visa for their fiancee, get married after coming to the United States and apply for a green card. Priorities are not fixed. If the adult unmarried children of American citizens get married and start a family, the application will be changed from the first priority to the third priority, and the waiting time for the green card will be longer. However, if the green card holder becomes an American citizen, the second priority application will be upgraded to super priority or first priority, and the waiting time for the green card will be significantly shortened.

You can also apply for American EB-5 investment immigration for your children.

1. Investment amount: USD 500,000.

Immigration applicants need to invest $500,000 in the investment projects of the regional center for a period of five years. There are also distribution fees ranging from 30 thousand to 50 thousand dollars.

Second, the investment period: five years

The investment period is five years, and after five years, the investment funds will be returned in one lump sum.

Third, apply for qualification.

1. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Spouses and unmarried children under 2 1 year old can apply together.

2. The applicant does not need any business background, education level and English ability.

3. The applicant has no asset requirements, and only needs to prove that the investment amount is legal income.