Family Sponsored Immigration — Immediate Relatives

Of of the main objec­tives of the Immi­gra­tion sys­tem is to bring fam­ily mem­bers together. High pri­or­ity is given to fam­ily mem­bers of US cit­i­zens and per­ma­nent res­i­dents in immi­grat­ing to the United States. In addi­tion, their are spe­cial removal relief that is only avail­able to close fam­ily mem­bers of US citizens.

The high­est pri­or­ity is placed on immi­gra­tion of imme­di­ate rel­a­tive of United States Cit­i­zens.  Their are an unlim­ited num­ber of visas allot­ted to imme­di­ate rel­a­tives.  They include:

• Spouses and minor chil­dren of US citizens
• Par­ents and adult US cit­i­zens when the cit­i­zen is at least 21 years of age
• Cer­tain Wid­ows and wid­ow­ers of deceased cit­i­zens and their children

Imme­di­ate rel­a­tives have cer­tain advan­tages in the immi­gra­tion process:

• They can avoid the long wait for a visa
• They are not barred for obtain­ing a visa for work­ing ille­gally, a fail­ure to main­tain a legal non-immigration sta­tus or a vio­la­tion in the terms of a prior visa does not bar such a rel­a­tive from obtain­ing per­ma­nent res­i­dency status.

For More Reading:

• How To Pre­pare for your Immi­gra­tion Interview

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