| | Immigrant Classifications and Visas | Government Information |
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| | Immigrant Visas | Lawful Permanent Residency
Dept. of State: Tips for U.S. Visas: Immigrants
Green Card Renewal |
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| | Family- Based Immigration | Immigration Through A Family Member
Dept. of State: Tips for U.S. Visas: Family-Based Immigrants
How Do I Get My Spouse or Children Derivative Asylum Status in the United States? |
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| | Immediate Relatives (Spouses of US citizens (USCs), unmarried children under 21 years of age of USCs, and parents of USCs
Note: A USC must be over the age of 21 to petition for his/her parent | Spouse - Petitioning Procedures: Bringing A Spouse to Live in the United States
- How Do I Bring My Spouse to Live in the United States?
- How Do I Remove the Conditions on Permanent Residence Based on Marriage?
Child - Petitioning Procedures: Bringing a Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the United States
- How Do I Bring My Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the United States?
- How Do I Prevent My Child From Losing Benefits at Age 21 ("Aging Out")
Parent
- Petitioning Procedures: Bringing a Parent to Live in the United States
- How Do I Bring My Parents to Live in the United States
INA Section 201 8 CFR 204 and 205
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| | First Preference (Unmarried sons or daughters over 21 years of age of USC) | Petitioning Procedures: Bringing a Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the United States
How Do I Bring My Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the United States? INA Sections 201 and 204 8 CFR 204, 205 |
| | Second Preference (Spouses and children of Legal Permanent Resident, or LPR) | Spouse Petitioning Procedures: Bringing a Spouse (Husband or Wife) to Live in the United States
How Do I Bring My Spouse (Husband or Wife) to Live in the United States?
INA Sections 202, 203(a)(2)(A) and 204 8 CFR 204, 205 Child Petitioning Procedures: Bringing a Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the United States
How Do I Bring My Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the United States?
INA Sections 202, 203(a)(2)(B) and 204 8 CFR 204, 205 |
| | Spouses and children | INA Sections 202, 203(a)(2)(A), and 204 8 CFR 204, 205 |
| | Unmarried sons or daughters over 21 years of age of LPR | INA Sections 202, 203(a)(2)(B), and 204 8 CFR 204, 205
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| | Third Preference (Married children of USC) | Petitioning Procedures: Bringing a Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the United States
How Do I Bring My Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the United States? INA Sections 202, 203(a)(2)(B), and 204 8 CFR 204, 205
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| | Fourth Preference (Siblings of adult USC) | Petitioning Procedures: Bringing a Sibling to Live in the United States
How Do I Bring a Sibling to Live in the United States? INA Sections 202, 203(a)(4), and 204 8 CFR 204, 205
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| | Employment-Based Immigration | How Do I Apply for Immigrant Status Based on Employment
Information on Visas for Employers
Dept. of State: Tips for U.S. Visas: Employment-Based Visas |
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| EB-1 | First Preference
Priority Workers | EB-1 Eligibility and Filing INA Section 203(b)(1)(A) 8 CFR 204.5 |
| EB-2 | Second Preference
Professionals with advanced degrees, and persons with exceptional ability | EB-2 Eligibility and Filing INA Section 203(b)(1)(B) 8 CFR 204.5
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| EB-3 | Third Preference
Skilled workers, professional and other workers | EB-3 Eligibility and Filing INA Section 203(b)(1)(C) 8 CFR 204.5 |
| EB-4 | Fourth Preference
Certain special immigrants | EB-4 Eligibility and Filing INA Section 203(b)(1)(D) 8 CFR 204.5 |
| SK-1 | Certain Retired International Organization Employees | INA Section 101a(27)(I)(iii)
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| SK-2 | Spouse of SK-1 | INA Section 101(a)(27)(I)(iv) |
| SK-3 | Certain Unmarried Sons or Daughters of an International Organization Employee | INA Section 101(a)(27)(I)(i)
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| SK-4 | Certain Spouses of a deceased International Organization Employee | INA Section 101(a)(27)(I)(ii) |
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EB-5 | Fifth Preference
Employment creation (investors) | Immigration Through Investment INA Section 203(b)(1)(E) 8 CFR 204.5
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