Family reunion is still an important principle America immigration law. The family based immigration into two major categories: the first category is lineal relatives USA citizen, also known as the "special immigrant", category no limits or pai. Immediate relatives include American citizens under the age of 21 unmarried children, spouses and parents . Another kind is "give priority to immigrants," in a world and various independent states based priority system. Each year the number of immigrants have a quota allocation to.

Give priority to immigrants from kinship based into four categories:

First priority: American citizens above the age of 21 unmarried children
Second priority: American lawful permanent resident spouse and underage sons and daughters.

Third priority: a son and a daughter married USA citizens.

Fourth priority: USA citizen brothers and sisters.

The relevant provisions of immigration law further provisions recently deceased American citizen spouse as required, can immigrants.

The kinship based immigration application program is to submit family immigration application form I - 130 start. America citizen or permanent resident application, called the request, seeking permanent residence of foreigners called.

In addition to the special immigration is not subject to quota restrictions, give priority to immigrants from kinship based according to the priority date for their proposed 130 for certain, waiting for the visa quota arrangement. in complete immigration procedures, priority case where the date of visa categories, there must be. visas are set in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the supervision USA operation based on the world and each of the independent countries of visas with deterministic demand quota allocation. The State Council published monthly America visa schedule, the address is travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html

Mark family immigration program is completed, if the beneficiary beneficiary in the overseas, has consulates issued visas, entry American. Or the beneficiary in America territory, the adjustment of the application is approved. All immigrants or adjustment of status applications must pass a background check, health examination and answer a series of be allowed entry questions include whether criminal punishment, whether there is a visa violations, whether it is political organization etc..

After successful completion of the immigrant visa or adjustment of status after the procedure, relatives immigrants became legal permanent residents of USA, can be in America life and work, and eventually apply for naturalization as citizens, USA.

Other immigrants in terms of kinship based

Unmarried couples or American citizen spouse visa: "K" visa is used to help accelerate and USA civic engagement ready to marry the person (K-1) or have and USA citizen married people (K-3) as soon as possible into the American visa. K visa application procedures began in the applicant for their spouse or the spouse in the future to America USCIS non immigrant visa application, then beneficiary to the consulate to apply for a visa, entry USA, USA identity and in. If the K1 visa holders to enter the USA unmarried couples, must enter USA married 90 days.

Abuse women act: suffer American citizen or permanent resident alien spouse abuse, if meet the conditions provided for by law, can apply yourself to become permanent residents, USA.

Fraud Act1986: adoption of immigration regulations, the establishment of a special program, to prevent just to help the foreigners to obtain a green card marriage partner. Under the terms, if the foreign spouses in the immigration status, and America citizen or permanent resident married less than two years, foreign spouses will only give two "conditions of residents" identity. The conditional green card two years ago, the applicant needs to submit the application to the official green card. This program is designed to give the immigration a chance to review its approval for foreign spouse immigration status decision is correct. Immigration was awarded the very high right to investigate suspicious Pianhun cases and foreign spouses in cases of expulsion of fraud.

Adoption of childrenUSA: citizen parents can apply for immigration for the adoption of children under 16 years of age. Provisions in order to prevent fraud, legal, America citizen parents in immigration applications for adoption, custody must obtain the adoption of children law on the full 2 years and practical and adopted children living for two years. The law further provisions, custody of 2 years and 2 years of practical life in formally adopted before or after the adoption can. The applicant must provide written documentation in the common period of residence, parents are responsible for the basic obligations of parents.

OrphanOther special terms: the adoption of orphans or in foreign countries are brought into the American complete adoption process of orphans.

Complex legal issues: apply for immigrant children, step children and children born out of wedlock, complex problems often involves the interpretation and application of foreign law.