CIP Visa & Status Applications Flashcards

Which immigrant visa preference category covers unmarried sons and daughters (age 21 or older) of U.S. citizens?

Answer: F-1

The F-1 family preference category is reserved for unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens who are 21 years of age or older.

Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, is filed with USCIS to accomplish which purpose?

Answer: Establish a qualifying family relationship for immigration purposes

Form I-130 establishes the qualifying relationship between a U.S. citizen or LPR petitioner and their foreign national relative but does not itself grant immigration status.

Which U.S. government agency publishes the monthly Visa Bulletin that tracks immigrant visa availability by preference category and country?

Answer: Department of State

The Department of State publishes the Visa Bulletin monthly, indicating which priority dates are current for immigrant visa issuance.

Which immigrant visa category has no annual numerical limit and is reserved for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens?

Answer: IR

Immediate Relative (IR) visas are not subject to per-country or annual numerical caps, which is why they have no waiting periods.

After the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, what is the minimum EB-5 investment amount in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA)?

Answer: $800,000

The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 set the minimum investment in a TEA at $800,000, while the standard (non-TEA) minimum is $1,050,000.

Under the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery program, applicants must be natives of a country that sent fewer than how many immigrants to the U.S. in the prior five-year period?

Answer: 50,000

Countries that have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. over the preceding five years are ineligible for the DV lottery, which is why major sending countries like Mexico and India are excluded.