El tiempo para obtener la Green Card por este proceso puede ir desde los 9 meses en adelante.
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Alert: USCIS reveals who are the immigrants who can obtain the Green Card in the United States more quickly

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Despite the series of measures and establishments that have emerged in recent months, regarding limitations for immigrants in the United States, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), established a regulation that allows obtaining the Green Card more quickly compared to other cases. 

As established by USCIS, this measure, although extremely beneficial for individuals with irregular migratory status who wish to remain and work legally in the United States, depends on a particular element: the presence of a U.S. citizen in the process. 

How can a U.S. family member help in obtaining the Green Card? 

Through its website, USCIS states that every U.S. citizen has the opportunity to apply for a Green Card for immediate family members. Within this category are: 

  • Spouses 

  • Unmarried children under 21 years old 

  • Parents 

In addition to the immediate family members that a U.S. citizen can "support" with the Green Card, the agency also establishes a list of categories regarding family members who can obtain this permission: 

  • Second preference A (F2A): spouses and unmarried children under 21 of permanent residents. 

  • Second preference B (F2B): unmarried children over 21 of permanent residents. 

  • Third preference (F3): married children of U.S. citizens, regardless of age. 

  • Fourth preference (F4): siblings of U.S. citizens, provided the citizen is at least 21 years old. 

To start this process, according to USCIS, it is necessary to submit the Form I-130 for each eligible individual. And as mentioned by the agency, there is no annual limit for the facilitation of this type of documentation. 

Following this, one must wait for a visa to become available according to the category in which the process took place. It is worth mentioning that if the beneficiary is within the United States, an adjustment of status can be requested after completing Form I-485. 

If the beneficiary is outside the United States, the process must be followed at an embassy or consulate of the U.S. Regarding the waiting time, this can vary from around 9 months for spouses of U.S. citizens, to 35 months in processes for permanent resident couples. 

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence