PERMANENT RESIDENT THROUGH RELATIVES

There are four categories under which an individual can obtain permanent residency through relatives. They are:

a. First Preference - Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens (23,400 per year, plus unused visas from the Fourth Preference);

b. Second Preference - Spouses and unmarried children of U.S. permanent residents (114,000 per year, plus excess over 226,000 the floor for family based immigration, plus unused visas from the First Preference);

c. Third Preference - Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens (923,400 per year, plus unused visas from the First and Second Preferences);

d. Fourth Preference - Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens (65,000 per year, plus unused visas from the First, Second and Third Preferences).

Family-sponsored immigration has an overall quota of 480,000 visas per year, less immediate relatives (parents, spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens) who are exempt from numerical limitations, plus unused Employment-Based Preferences.

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