USA Immigration (F3 and F4 Visas)

Any person who want to immigrate to the United States of America must have a petition approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) prior applying for an immigrant visa. The petition is filed either by a qualified relative or a potential employer at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in the United States.

Family-Based Immigrant Visas:

1. Family Third Preference (F3): Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, and their spouses and minor children.
2. Family Fourth Preference (F4): Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens, and their spouses and minor children, provided the U.S. citizens are at least 21 years of age.

F3 Visa

The F-3 visa is given to the children of U.S citizens, their spouses and minor children who are living in foreign countries however this visa does not apply to the children who are not married.

Since, there are boundaries in issuing the Family Green Card Visas, the F-3 visa is only given to near about 23,000 people in one year. If the limit for one year is reached, then the other visas will be given in sequential order in the next years.

By securing, F-3 visa, the married children of U.S citizens can live in the U.S permanently with their spouse and minor children. They can work legally without a need for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) however a Social Security Number is requiring, they can enroll in studies, as well as travel abroad and enter the U.S anytime they need to.

Requirements:

• You must have a parent who is a U.S citizen and prove it through valid birth certificates
• You must be over 21 years’ old
• You must be married and prove it through a valid marriage certificate

As for the U.S citizen who wants to bring their adult child in the U.S permanently, you must satisfy these conditions:

• You must be a U.S citizen
• You must have an adult child in a foreign country and prove it through birth certificates.
• You must be living in the U.S and have a valid U.S address

F4 Visa

The F4 visa is a U.S Family Preference Visa that allows US Lawful Permanent Residents to reunite with their siblings. This includes brothers and sisters and if applicable, their spouses and minor children. And the condition is the children must be unmarried and under 21 years old.

Eligibility:

• The U.S citizen must be at least 21 years old and qualify to bring their siblings to the U.S. After securing F4 Visa, they can work without the need for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) but only with their Social Security Number, as well as enroll in studies.

Near about 66,000 visas issued each year which limits the number of applications that are accepted and processed by the U.S government.

Requirements:

The F4 visa include eligibility conditions for both the siblings of the U.S citizen who are living in a foreign country, but also for the U.S citizen who wants to reunite with them.

As for the U.S citizen who wants to bring their siblings in the U.S permanently, you must Satisfy these conditions:

• You must be a U.S citizen
• You must be at least 21 years’ old
• You must have siblings in a foreign country and prove it through birth certificates or adoption documents
• You must be living in the U.S and have a valid U.S address