Family-Based Immigration
What is Employment-Based Immigration?
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides a yearly minimum of 480,000 family-based immigrant visas which allows aliens to obtain U.S. permanent residence (green card) through the family-based immigration process. The categories in family-based immigration consist of immediate relatives of US citizens pllus five preference categories.
The categories in family-based immigration are:
| Catogory | Description |
|---|---|
| FB-IR | Immediate Relatives of US Citizen |
| FB-1 | Unmarried Sons and Daughters of US Citizen |
| FB-2A | Spouse and Unmarried Children of Permanent Resident |
| FB-2B | Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Resident |
| FB-3 | Married Sons and Daughters of US Citizen |
| FB-4 | Brothers and Sisters of US Citizen/td> |
