Family based US immigration allows the families to stay together by immigrating to the United States. In this immigration category, it is essential the applicant or foreign national is sponsored by a United States citizen or a PR holder. Furthermore, they need to prove that they have adequate income or assets to support the applicant.
However, there are several other things that you need to know about family based immigration. It includes –
- It is for immediate relatives and family preference.
- There are various categories for immigration on the basis of the close family relationship of applicant with sponsor. For spouses of American citizens, IR-1 visa is available. For unmarried child under 21 years of age, the category is IR-2 and for orphan adopted abroad by an American national, the category is IR-3.
- For an orphan to be adopted in the U.S., the category is IR-4 while for the parent of a U.S. national who is at least 21 years old, the visa category is IR-5.
- For couples, there is the option of K and V visas, so that they can be together in America.
- Sponsors need to accept the legal responsibility to financially support the applicant, who is their family member. For this purpose, they need to sign a document called an affidavit of support.
- Same sex spouses are eligible for the same immigration benefits.
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