Quota Chart

IMMIGRANT VISAS (Green Cards)

NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS (Temporary Work/Travel Visas)

IMMIGRANT VISAS (Green Cards)
Family-based green cards	226,000 (current total quota)
immediate relatives	none
family first preference	23,400 plus any unused 4th preference visas
family second preference	114,200 plus any unused 1st preference visas (and no less than 77% to 2A)
family third preference	23,400 plus any unused 2nd preference visas
family fourth preference	65,000 plus any unused 3rd preference visas
Employment-based green cards	140,000 (current total quota)
employment first preference	28.6% of the annual total
employment second preference	28.6% of the annual total
employment third preference	28.6% of the annual total
employment fourth preference	7.1% of the annual total
employment fifth preference (investment)	7.1% of the annual total
Green Card Lottery	55,000 (current total quota)
Amnesty	none
Asylum	none
Refugees	90,000 (current quota)
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)	none
Special Immigrant Status	10,000 (no more than 5,000 to non-clergy religious workers)
Special Agricultural Worker Status	none