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Preferences are categories
of persons who are eligible to immigrate to the United States because they
are being petitioned by a relative who is a US citizen or permanent resident.
- The First preference is for unmarried sons and daughters
over 21 years of age, of US citizens.
- The 2A preference is for spouses and unmarried sons
and daughters under 21 years of age of permanent residents.
- The 2B preference is for unmarried sons and daughters
21 years of age or older of permanent residents.
- The 3rd preference is for married sons and daughters
of US citizens.
- And the 4th preference is for brothers and sisters
of US citizens where the petitioning citizen is at least 21 years of
age. What all persons in the family-based preference categories have
in common, is that only a limited number of of persons may immigrate
in any one preference and from any one country, each year.
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