Visas and green cards: forms and wait times
Most immigration questions come down to a form, a category and a date. These guides show which form starts the process, where your category stands and how long the line is.
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Family green cards
- Form I-130
Who can sponsor whom, the categories and what to include.
- Green card wait timeCalculator
Priority dates, the two bulletin charts and a rough wait estimate.
Visas
- U.S. visa categories
Visitor, student, work and family visas, and the green card paths.
The rules behind these guides
- Immigration and Nationality Act
- the visa categories and the yearly limits for family and employment preference visas
- USCIS form instructions and fee schedule
- who can file, what to include and the current fee
- State Department Visa Bulletin
- the monthly cutoff dates that decide when a priority date is current
Other topics
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