US Immigration from Canada

The following categories are most subscribed to, or gets the most number of Green cards on a regular basis:

1. IR5 - Parents of US citizens

2. DV - Diversity Visa

3. IR1 - Spouse of US citizens

4. FX - Spouse of lawful permanent residents (exempt from country quota limitations)

5. F4 - Siblings of US citizens

Let's see if and how these groups of people contribute to the US economy. There are some hard truths that need to be discussed. Twenty first century demands that to be successful, the workforce be technically knowledgeable and skilled.

Start with the easy one, DV. The basic premise is to make America more diverse, or representative of all countries/cultures, but does that automatically mean that it will help the economy?

IR5, Parents and F4, Siblings. Bringing parents may give some peace of mind to new citizens, but are they not a burden to the healthcare system? Are all Siblings technically qualified or are skilled enough for the US job market? It doesn't make sense to allow residency for just being a parent or sibling of a citizen without any qualifications.

IR1, Spouse of US citizens. This is one of the most abused visa categories. People who have no other way of getting residency, or who can not afford to wait in the very long wait lists in other categories, typically attempt for this shortcut, and find a suitable citizen partner. Once green card in hand, they are not required to stay committed to the marriage.

And finally FX. Regular applicants of green cards typically include their Spouses and children under various employment and other categories, including F2A. But this FX is a special category for the spouses who are considered "Exempt". Why should some spouses be exempt from numerical limitations when vast majorities are not?

So which groups should ideally get the priorities?

A. IR2 - Children of US citizens

B. F2B - 21+ children of LPR

C. F1 - 21+ children of US citizens

D. E2, E3 - Employment based

Children should stay with their parents, so they should have the permanent resident status. Even if they are above 21 years of age, parents sponsorship helps them to gain education and subsequently employment. Other sources of sponsorship are increasingly hard to get these days.

Please feel free to provide feedback on the topics discussed above.

Nothing has been updated in the portal but my wife received her letter of approval for her EAD today!! Beyond excited. priority date 2/22/2023.

Hi, my parents immigrated to Canada. On my birth certificate/their marriage certificate/his canadian naturalization document all have the same first name (his mother language) but his current canadian passport has the "english" version of his first name --- both of those names are on his canadian naturalization document though. Do i write an explanation and upload it as part of the i-130 or ask him to go get a new Canadian passport with the new name....only issue is that i dont know if that changes the passport # and all his visits to the U.S. were with the english version. Any insight?

My parents are older, so when they got vaccinations for things there weren't records/or they are lost. They have proof for all the COVID vaccinations but none of the ones that are from childhood. What does the medical reviewer expect for the I-130 medical interview? Do they need to re-do everything (is that even safe?), do they do blood work/tests that show immunity? Any suggestions?

Hello, I am in the process of filing an i-130 for my parents living abroad. They were married in Austria - their marriage certificate is multiple pages and at the end there is a "translation key" that goes by number and gives multiple language translations. Is that enough? I figured i would attach a clean copy and also a "highlighted" copy to show where the translation is.

Has anyone used a similar foreign language document as part of USCIS immigration processes with success?