General Information for Applicants for Immigrant Visas
STEP 1: WHICH CATEGORY DO YOU QUALIFY FOR?
| Category |
Who Qualifies |
Required Petition |
| Immediate Relatives |
- Spouse or Minor Child of a U.S. Citizen
- Parent of a U.S. Citizen
- Step-parent or Child of a U.S. Citizen
- Spouse of a deceased U.S. Citizen
- More Information
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I-130 |
| Familiy Bases |
- Unmarried Son or Daughter of a U.S. citizen
- Spouse, Children or Unmarried Son or Daughter of a Lawful Permanent Resident
- Married Son or Daughter of a U.S. Citizen
- Brother or Sister of a U.S. Citizen
- More Information
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I-130 |
| Survivor Benefits |
- Surviving spouses, children or parents of a U.S. citizen member of the armed forces that served honorably in an active duty status and died as a result of injury, or of disease incurred in or aggravated by combat.
- More Information
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I-360 |
| Employment Based |
- Priority Workers
- Members of "The Professions", Persons with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts and business.
- Professionals, skilled and unskilled workers
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I-140 |
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I-360 |
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I-526 |
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| Returning Residents |
- Permanent Resident Aliens, who were unable to return to the United States for reasons beyond their control within 364 days, may be eligible for a special immigrant Returning Resident (SB-1) visa.
- More Information
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DS-117, PDF 296.1KB |
| Fiancé(e) Visa |
- A fiancé(e) of a United States citizen who will travel to the United States to marry and take up indefinite residence after marriage.
- More Information
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I-129F |
Diversity Visa Lottery
(green card lottery) |
- Please read our Diversity Visa Lottery page for information on who qualifies and how to apply.
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| Orphans |
- Please see UCSIS: Orphan Petitions for information on who qualifies and how to apply.
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Next Step:
After you have found the correct visa category and the appropriate petition, it is now time to find out where you need to send your petition to.
