Immediate Relatives

An unlimited number of green cards can be issued to immigrants who are immediate relatives of US citizens. Examples of such are:

  • Spouse of U.S. citizen, including recent widows and widowers.
  • Unmarried people under the age of 21 who have at least one US citizen parent.
  • Parents of U.S. citizens, if the US citizen child is over the age of 21.
  • Stepchildren creating the stepparent/stepchild relationship took place before the child’s 18th Birthday and;
  • Parents and children related through adoption, if the adoption took place before the child reached the age of 16.
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