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family-based
petitions
U.S.
Citizen Sponsor
Who
Can Be Sponsored:
- Spouse,
child, parent or sibling of U.S. Citizen can be petitioned
to become a legal permanent resident.
How
Long To Become a Legal Permanent Resident:
- The
processing time is determined by a variety of factors.
- A
priority date is established when an immigrant petition
is initially filed with Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services (BCIS).
- Your
priority date determines when beneficiary will be able to
become a legal permanent resident.
- BCIS
periodically publishes a chart showing when priority date
will be processed.
Legal
Permanent
Resident Sponsor
Who
Can Be Sponsored:
- A
Spouse or unmarried child of a legal permanent resident
can be petitioned to become a legal permanent resident
How
Long to Become a Legal Permanent Resident:
- The
processing time is determined by a variety of factors.
- Your
priority date is established when an immigrant petition
is initially filed with BCIS.
- The
U.S. State Department periodically publishes a chart showing
when your priority date will be processed.
Employment
Based Immigrants
Labor
Certification
Who
Qualifies:
- Person
must have at least two years of experience in a job that
requires special job skills. (Note: There are published
lists stating which types of jobs qualify).
- Person
must have employer who is willing to offer full time employment
in skill area.
Processing
Time:
- There
are different ways to process a labor certification application.
The processing time ranges from one to four years depending
on the type of labor certification application that was
filed.
Aliens
With Extraordinary Abilities
Who
Qualifies:
Persons
with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business
or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained national
or international acclaim qualify for this type of application.
These applications are not subject to labor certification.
Processing
Time:
Extraordinary
ability applications are processed in 12-18 months.
Diversity
Immigrants
Who
Qualifies:
People
who come from certain regions of the world may apply for the
diversity lottery. You must be a high school graduate and
have at least 2 years of work experience in an occupation
requiring at least 2 years of experience.
Procedure:
There
is a random selection process each year. The number of diversity
visas available each year is 55,000. Your probability of being
selected is determined by country from which you come from.
Refugees
& Asylees
Who
Qualifies:
Persons
with a well founded fear of persecution on account of race,
religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group,
or political opinion may be eligible for asylum or refugee
status.
Registry
Who
Qualifies:
A
person who entered the U.S. prior to January 1, 1972 and has
maintained continued residence may qualify to become a legal
permanent resident.
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