Brothers and sisters apply for immigration

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According to American immigration law, there are two kinds of relative immigrants: close relatives and priority relatives. At the same time, quota restrictions are exempted and implemented, and priority relatives are divided according to relationships. This classification can help family reunion and control the number of immigrants.

1: next of kin

Close relatives refer only to relatives of American citizens, including: spouses of American citizens. 2/kloc-American citizens with unmarried children under 0/year old. Including unmarried children under the age of 18 born by spouses of American citizens and their ex-husbands or ex-wives, and unmarried children under the age of 16 legally adopted by American citizens. 2/kloc-parents of American citizens over 0/year old. As close relatives of American citizens, they can immigrate to the United States at any time without quota restrictions, that is, there is no waiting period for green cards.

2. Priority relatives

Priority relatives are controlled by the quota, which can be divided into four types according to the relationship:

(1) family priority: unmarried children of American citizens of any age, with an annual quota of 23,400;

(2) Second priority families: spouses and unmarried children of permanent residents in the United States, with an annual quota of 1 14200, plus the unspent 3% of the first priority family.

(3) Families in the third priority category: married children of American citizens, with an annual quota of 23,400, plus the unused quota in the priority category-.2;

(4) Families in the fourth priority category: brothers and sisters of American citizens, with an annual quota of 65,000, plus unused places in the first three priority categories.

3. Quotas and priority dates

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For those who apply for immigration of American relatives subject to quota restrictions, the quota and priority date should be carefully considered when applying for immigration. Quota is a constant (at least not frequent) fixed number, but the priority date is postponed or advanced according to the number of applicants. There are few places in some categories, but there are also few applicants, so the waiting period will not be long. Some categories have large places, but there are many applicants, so the waiting period may be very long.

At present, the waiting period for the first priority adult unmarried children of American citizens is about one year; The waiting period for spouses and minor children (2A) of permanent residents is 4-5 years, while the waiting period for adult unmarried children (2B) is almost 7 years. Married children of American citizens are the third priority, and the waiting period is generally more than 3 years; The longest waiting period is the brothers and sisters of American adult citizens, generally more than 10 years. In addition, the nationality of the beneficiary also determines the length of this waiting period. Take the third priority as an example. The waiting period in most Asian countries or regions is about 3 years, 8 years in Mexico and 12 years in the Philippines.

Therefore, when applying for relative immigration, you must know your priority category in terms of quota and priority date, especially if the applicant has a choice, and make repeated comparisons to determine the best choice.

As the accuracy of quota and priority date is very important, applicants can directly check with the State Council.