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Family reunification: checklist

Determine the appropriate category for family reunification, file the required petitions, and track your case using official tools.

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1. Determine your family preference category

Determine whom you can bring and your category based on your U.S. citizenship, green card status, or temporary visa status.

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1. Determine your family preference categoryDetermine whom you can bring and your category based on your U.S. citizenship, green card status, or temporary visa status.
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2. File the required I-130 petitionsIn preference categories, file an I-130 for the principal applicant; for immediate relatives, a separate I-130 is required for each person.
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3. Compare your priority date with the Visa BulletinIn preference categories, compare the date the I-130 was filed with the Final Action Date in the Visa Bulletin.
4. Check your follow-to-join eligibilityIf you meet the requirements, people adjusting status in the United States file an I-824; those who received visas abroad write to the NVC.
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5. Track your case using official toolsCheck your USCIS case status using your receipt number and check processing times with the USCIS processing-times tool.egov.uscis.gov(Official site)
6. Respond to NVC noticesContact the NVC through its inquiry form during the visa stage of an approved petition; upload documents and make payments through CEAC.
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