Relative immigration schedule in the United States

Official website, the US Immigration Bureau, publishes the latest scheduling progress every month, so you can keep an eye on it.

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.

First, close relatives

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.

Second, 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. Families in the second priority category: spouses and unmarried children of permanent residents in the United States, with an annual quota of 1 14200, plus 3% of the unspent first priority category.

3. Priority families of the third category: married children of American citizens, with an annual quota of 23,400, plus unused places in priority families of the first and second categories;

4. Families in the fourth priority category: brothers and sisters of American citizens, with 65,000 places per year, plus unused places in the first three priority categories.

Therefore, when applying for immigration, the applicant should check with the Immigration Bureau, consider various factors and choose the appropriate immigration category.