Family-Based Immigrant Visas
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Family Preference Immigrant Visas (Limited): These visa types are for specific, more distant, family relationships with a U.S. citizen and some specified relationships with a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR). There are fiscal year numerical limitations on family preference immigrants, shown at the end of each category. The family preference categories are:
- Family First Preference (F1): Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, and their minor children, if any. (23,400)
- Family Second Preference (F2): Spouses, minor children, and unmarried sons and daughters (age 21 and over) of LPRs. At least seventy-seven percent of all visas available for this category will go to the spouses and children; the remainder is allocated to unmarried sons and daughters. (114,200)
- Family Third Preference (F3): Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, and their spouses and minor children. (23,400)
- Family Fourth Preference (F4): Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens, and their spouses and minor children, provided the U.S. citizens are at least 21 years of age. (65,000)
Note: Grandparents, aunts, uncles, in-laws, and cousins cannot sponsor a relative for immigration.
Numerical Limitations for Limited Family-Based Preference Categories
Whenever the number of qualified applicants for a category exceeds the available immigrant visas, there will be an immigration wait. In this situation, the available immigrant visas will be issued in the chronological order in which the petitions were filed using their priority date. The filing date of a petition becomes what is called the applicant's
priority date. Immigrant visas cannot be issued until an applicant's priority date is reached. In certain categories with many approved petitions compared to available visas, there may be a waiting period of several years, or more, before a priority date is reached. Check the
Visa Bulletin for the latest priority dates."
Source: travel.state.gov siehe oben angegebenen link.
Dauert oftmals viele Jahre bist das durch ist, weil du kein immediate relative bist. Du koenntest von deiner Mutter gesponsort werden, wenn diese ein LPR (legal permanent resident) ist. Dann waere das die Second Preference (F2B for unmarried children older than 21). Siehe auch hier:
Filling Out Form I-130 for Adult Son or Daughter (Over 21) of U.S. Permanent Resident
Wenn deine Schwester (US-citizen) dich sponsored, waere das fuer dich F4. In beiden Faellen ist die Visavergabe begrenzt und wie schon gesagt mit extrem langer Wartezeit verbunden, gerade wenn viele Antraege eingehen. Im Netz findet man Zeiten von 2 bis 7 Jahren fuer das F2B; und fuer das F4 findet man alles von 1 bis 10 Jahren.
Die Beantragung ist in diesem Fall das kleinere Uebel - ausser es gibt rechtliche Probleme, die das ganze schwieriger machen koennten.