How do American citizens get green cards for their brothers and sisters?

American citizens who apply for green cards for their brothers and sisters can apply for relative immigration.

American immigration law allows foreign citizens who are related to American citizens or permanent residents to immigrate to the United States, which is American relative immigration.

There are two kinds of relative immigrants in the United States: unrestricted and quota-free, and limited with quota restrictions. The waiting time for relatives to immigrate varies from six months to twelve years, depending on the category, from paper application to visa approval.

The application procedures for American relatives to immigrate vary according to the location of relatives: one is the situation of overseas relatives, and the other is the situation of American relatives.

In either case, American citizens or permanent residents need to submit immigration applications for them first. After the application is approved, relatives can obtain permanent resident status by applying for entry immigrant visas from American embassies and consulates abroad, or applying for adjustment of their status in China.

Situation: A relative is overseas.

If the relatives are overseas, the Immigration Bureau will transfer the case to the National Visa Center after approving the immigration application submitted by American citizens or permanent residents.

After the trial is completed at the National Visa Center, if the relative is not subject to the US immigration quota, or the case is scheduled despite the quota, the case will be transferred to the US embassy or consulate in the country or region where the relative is located.

The embassy or consulate will arrange visa interviews. After the interview, relatives can enter the United States as permanent residents.

Situation 2: Relatives in the United States

If relatives have entered the United States through other visas and their status is valid, they should submit an application for changing their status to the China Immigration Bureau. If the relative is not limited by the quota, his application for change of identity can be submitted together with the immigration application submitted by American citizens or permanent residents.

In practice, immigration authorities often examine and approve immigration applications and change of identity applications at the same time, instead of examining and approving immigration applications first and then changing of identity applications.

If relatives are subject to quota restrictions, the application for change of identity can only be submitted after the scheduled date. It should be noted that once arranged, you can submit an application for changing your status regardless of whether your immigration application has been approved or is still under trial.