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 |