Family Visas
The act of immigration and nationality reflects the immigration of foreigners to the United States based on the relationship with a citizen of U.S. or legal permanent resident. immigration based on family ties is classified into two basic categories: unlimited family immigration and family immigration limited.
UNLIMITED FAMILY IMMIGRATION
Immediate relatives of citizens of the USA (IRS): The spouse, widow (the widow) and unmarried children below 21 from a citizen of the United States, and the parent of a citizen of the United States of over 21 years.
If you are a U.S. citizen and want to bring your fiance and / or your spouse in the United States to apply for a green card in the U.S., you can apply for a temporary visa. The visa apply for a fiance visa is the K-1 visa and apply for a spouse is the K-3 visa. These visas allow your fiance and / or spouse to work temporarily in the United States until you apply for a green card.
Residents Dropout (SB): Immigrants who lived in the United States previously as lawful permanent residents who return and live in the United States after a temporary visit of more than one year abroad.
IMMIGRATION FAMILY LIMITED
Family First Preference (F1): unmarried sons and daughters of citizens of the United States, and any offspring. (23,400)
Family Second Preference (F2): Spouses, minor children and unmarried daughters and son (age above 20 years) of lawful permanent residents. (114,200). At least seventy-seven percent of all visas available for this category will go to spouses and children, the rest will be assigned to the son and unmarried daughters.
Family Third Preference (F3): Married sons and daughters of citizens of the United States, and their spouses and children. (23,400)
Family Fourth Preference (F4): Brothers and sisters of citizens of the United States, and their spouses and children, if citizens of the United States are over 21 years. (65,000)
INELIGIBILITY / VISA WAIVER
The immigration laws of the United States to protect the health, welfare and security of the United States, prohibit the establishment of a visa to certain applicants. Examples of refusal are: infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, impaired physical or mental dangerous, serious crime, terrorists, former Nazi war criminals, etc.. If you are found ineligible, the consular officer will notify you if the immigration law provides for some form of exercise.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Documents for visa application
The sponsor must provide an affidavit of support form I-864. All applicants must submit certain personal documents such as passports, birth certificates, police certificates, and other civil documents. The consular officer will inform visa applicants of other documents required by bilateral agreement.
Before the establishment of an immigrant visa, every applicant, regardless of age, must undergo a medical examination. Costs for such examinations are the responsibility of the applicant, in addition to visa fees. Please consult the list of approved doctors in the state of Florida.
Numerical Limitations
All requests for family visa is limited categorized preference (see above). Once the application is accepted by immigration that this date will receive priority. Immigration then published in their bulletin visa what are considered to require the issuance of visas. To see what dates are the last priority, periodically check the bulletin visas issued by immigration.
How to apply?
The lawyers of a firm can assist you in your application or in your initial application to extend your visa. They will prepare all necessary documents to obtain your visa application and follow up the visa.
It is important that you check the status of youe application each time to know what is required so that you will not have delay in processing.
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