What is an immediate relative petition?
Immediate relatives are the spouses, unmarried children under 21 years old and parents of US citizens. In applying for a parent the US citizen must be a son or daughter at least 21 years old. An immigrant for whom a family member files an immediate relative petition will be given a visa number (if s/he is outside the US) or allowed to apply to adjust her status to permanent resident (if s/he is already inside the US) as soon as the petition is approved. This means that the person who benefits from this petition does not have to wait for a visa number to become available. Married children, unmarried adult children, and siblings of US citizens will be in the preference categories and will have to wait in line for a visa number.
“Immediate relatives” are the spouses, parents, and unmarried children under 21 years of age of U.S. citizens. An immigrant for whom a family member files an immediate relative petition will be given a visa number (if s/he is outside the U.S.) or allowed to apply to adjust her status to permanent resident (if s/he is already inside the U.S.) as soon as the petition is approved immediately. This means that the person who benefits from this petition does not have to wait for a visa number to become available at a later date. Married children, unmarried adult children (21 and over), and brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens will be in the “preference” categories and will have to wait in line for a visa number.
“Immediate relatives” are the spouses, parents, and unmarried children under 21 years of age of US citizens. An immigrant for whom a family member files an immediate relative petition will be given a visa number (if she is outside the US) or allowed to apply to adjust her status to permanent resident (if she is already inside the US) as soon as the petition is approved – immediately. This means that the person who benefits from this petition does not have to wait for a visa number. Married children, unmarried adult children, and brothers and sisters will be in the “preference” categories and will have to wait in line for a visa number.
Related Questions
- I am a U.S. citizen and serving in the military, who in my family is considered as my immediate relative so that I may file a Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130) on their behalf?
- If I qualify to petition at U.S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar, can I petition for an immediate relative immigrant visa for a third country national (non-Mongolian citizen)?
- If I qualify to petition at U.S. Embassy Paris, can I petition for an immediate relative immigrant visa for a third country national (non-French citizen)?
