re: #388 Nyet

Oh look, the U.S. doesn’t ban the immigration of spouses of U.S. citizens, even if they come from Afghanistan or Yemen or Iraq or….

Imagine that. //

I. Family-Based Immigration

Family unification is an important principle governing immigration policy. The family-based immigration category allows U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to bring certain family members to the United States. There are 480,000 family-based visas available every year. Family-based immigrants are admitted to the U.S. either as immediate relatives of U.S. citizens or through the family preference system.

There is no numerical limit on visas available for immediate relatives, but petitioners must meet certain age and financial requirements. Immediate relatives are:

• spouses of U.S. citizens.
• unmarried minor children of U.S. citizens (under 21 years old).
• parents of U.S. citizens (petitioner must be at least 21 years old to petition for a parent).

There are a limited number of visas available every year under the family preference system, and petitioners must meet certain age and financial requirements. The preference system includes:

• adult children (married and unmarried) and brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens (petitioner must be at least 21 years old to petition for a sibling).
• spouses and unmarried children (minor and adult) of LPRs.

More: immigrationpolicy.org