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All categories of family-based preference visas are currently “oversubscribed” (i.e., there are more people who want visas than there are visa numbers available). The law limits the number of preference visas available.

The priority date in a preference case, however, matters greatly. Workload permitting, the Immigrant Visa Unit may begin processing the approved petition upon receipt from the Department of State’s National Visa Center or the Department of Homeland Security. Because the law does not limit the number of immediate relative visas, the priority date is normally irrelevant in such cases (please see the 9 FAM 502.1-1(d)(1) for the notable exception, related to the Child Status Protection Act).

citizen on behalf of a son, daughter, or sibling or by a legal permanent resident on behalf of a spouse, son or daughter, or child. A preference family-based petition is filed by a U.S. citizen on behalf of a spouse, parent, or child. An immediate relative family-based petition is filed by a U.S. Family-based immigrant visas are divided into two broad groups, immediate relative cases and preference cases. The priority date, in the case of a family-based immigrant visa petition, is the date your petition was filed (not the date it was approved). NVC will notify you by mail when this occurs. Once NVC completes its administrative processing of your case, the case file is sent to the Immigrant Visa Unit of the U.S. Failure to do so could result in a delay in your case and could even cause you to lose your chance to live and work in the United States.

You or your agent must follow the directions in the Instruction Package for Immigrant Visa Applicants exactly. Once the immigrant visa fee is paid, NVC sends the Instruction Package for Immigrant Visa Applicants to the agent. Once NVC receives the completed Form DS-261 from the applicant, NVC mails a bill for the immigrant visa fee to the agent designated on the Form DS-261. Once the Form I-864 processing fee is paid, NVC sends the Form I-864 and related instructions to the petitioner. When a beneficiary’s (the beneficiary is the person on whose behalf the petition was filed) priority date appears about to become current, NVC sends the petitioner a bill for processing Form I-864 (Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act) and sends the beneficiary a Form DS-261 (Choice of Address and Agent). Petitions may remain at NVC for several months or for many years depending on the visa category and country of birth of the visa applicant. The Department of State’s National Visa Center (NVC) retains the approved petition until the case is ready for adjudication by a consular officer abroad. You may check this page for the Fiscal Year 2016 Diversity Visa Entry instructions in approximately September 2014.

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Note that the registration period for 2015 has closed. Please see the Fiscal Year 2016 Diversity Visa Entry Instructions. More information on obtaining an immigrant visa through employment rather than through a family member is available on USCIS’s Green Card through a Job page. You may obtain an immigrant visa through employment rather than through a family member. Once your relative has filed a petition for you, you may check its status by accessing the USCIS Case Status Search Page. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security. The first step in obtaining a family-based immigrant visa is for your relative (the petitioner) to file a Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) by mail with U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident 2.through employment 3.through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (the visa lottery) Most applicants in Mexico obtain their immigrant visas via family relationships. There are three basic methods for obtaining an immigrant visa: 1.through a family relationship with a U.S.

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