Immigration Laws in the United States
Checkpoint
Angela Lippy
12/16/2010
Marti Pizzini
Family type
Date of application for the
Length of wait till visa
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Visa
processed
Unmarried sons and
daughters of U.S. citizens
July 8, 1992
18 years
Spouses and children, of
permanent residents.
June 3, 2003
7 years
Unmarried sons and
daughter of permanent
residents.
June 1, 1992
18 years
Married sons and
daughters of U.S citizens
May 1, 1992
18 years
Brothers and sisters of
adult U.S. citizens.
November 8, 1995
15 years
Question #1. How long must Mexican parents who are U.S. citizens wait for their unmarried sons or
daughters visas to be processed?
Answer:
Parents must wait 18 years for their unmarried son or daughter’s visas to be processed.
Question #2.
How long must a U.S. citizen wait for a married son in Mexico to get a visa?
Answer: Parents must also wait 18 years if their married son or daughter’s visa to be processed.
Question # 3.
How can someone from Mexico who is a farm worker or construction worker come to the
United States to work if they have no family who are here legally?

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