American immigrants: how do domestic relatives apply for green cards? ( 1)

First of all, according to American immigration law, citizens apply for green cards for their relatives, and only three types of immediate family members, such as parents, spouses and minor children, do not need to wait for immigration scheduling, and other types of kinship need to be scheduled. Even if brothers and sisters are underage and live in China with their parents, they cannot emigrate with their parents. They can only apply for immigration as the fourth kind of relatives (brothers and sisters of citizens), which is about 12 years from now.

Secondly, another issue that everyone is very concerned about is whether citizens can adopt the children of relatives (such as brothers and sisters) as their own children and then apply for immigration. American immigration law stipulates that citizens who adopt siblings cannot apply for immigration immediately. Adopted parents must live with their adopted children for two years before they can apply for immigration to the United States. However, if orphans are adopted, for example, some citizens go to Chinese mainland orphanage to adopt orphans, such adoption can apply for immigration without waiting for two years to live together.

Third, green card holders cannot apply for immigration for their parents. Relatives immigration only allows green card holders to apply for immigration for spouses, minor children and adult unmarried children. Green card holders cannot apply for immigration for their parents, brothers and sisters. This is also a question that green card holders often ask.

Fourth, applicants who have obtained a temporary green card can immediately start applying for the one-child green card. You don't have to wait until you get a formal green card to apply for your child. The schedule of spouses and minor children of green card holders (category 2A) has been advanced to 20 1 1 year 1 month 8, and it is still 1 year in August; The schedule of adult unmarried children (category 2B) of green card holders has reached 1 1 2005 10, and it is still seven and a half years away.