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Family - Based Visa
This category is for U.S. Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents who wish to bring their loved one to live in the U.S. The following categories are not to be confused with family members who wish to accompany nonimmigrant visa holders. For information on those visas, please visit the page for the primary visa holder's desired category. The family sponsored immigration categories are as follows:
Non - Immigrant Visa
- K-1 Fiance(e) Visa
- K-3 Spouse of U.S. Citizen
Immigrant Visa
- Immediate Relatives - Parents, spouses and children under 21 of U.S. Citizen
- First Preference - Adult unmarried sons and daughters over 21 of U.S. Citizen
- Second Preference - (a) Spouses and minor children of Legal Permanent Resident
(b) Unmarried adult sons and daughters over 21 of Legal Permanent Resident
- Third Preference - Married sons and daughters of U.S. Citizen
- Fourth Preference - Brothers and sisters of U.S. Citizen
- VAWA - Battered spouse or child of U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident
- Military parent, spouse or child
- Adopted children
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