How do parents immigrate their children to the United States?

The meaning of "parents" in American immigration law includes: biological parents (whether born in wedlock or not), stepparents and adoptive parents. However, if an American citizen obtains citizenship through legal adoption, he no longer has the right to apply for the permanent residence of his biological parents in the United States.

Because the parents of American citizens are immediate family members, American immigration law stipulates that there is no limit on the number of immigrant visas for parents of American citizens to apply for green cards. If the parents of American citizens are outside the United States, their children can apply for I- 130 first, and the materials to be submitted include American citizenship paper, birth notarization (father's name is required), parents' marriage certificate, etc. After I- 130 is approved, I will wait for the notice from the American visa center, then prepare the financial guarantee and apply for an immigrant visa at the Guangzhou Consulate. After the immigrant visa is passed, you can go to the United States for permanent residence. If the parents of American citizens are already in the United States and have entered the country as legal non-immigrants, they can apply for adjustment of their status. In this case, they must apply to the Immigration Bureau through the "two-in-one" application procedure of I- 130/I-485, and get approval after the interview.

But when you apply, you must pay attention that if you stagger the documents, your parents may not be able to go to the United States.

(1) If you apply for your father to immigrate to the United States, your father must marry your mother before you are born. In other words, if your father marries your mother before you 18 years old, it can also be handled according to the stepfather's regulations. If neither of the two conditions holds, your father will not be eligible for immigration. So you can't just submit your parents' newly reissued marriage certificate.

(2) Even if your father is really not your own, if your father married your mother before you were born and your birth certificate shows your father's name, then your father still meets the immigration requirements of the United States.

(3) Those who have been adopted by American citizens and obtained American citizenship may not apply for their biological parents to immigrate to the United States in turn.