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OTHER QUALIFYING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
These
relationships fall into various categories known
as "preferences." These preferences
are subject to annual quotas. Even if one
can establish a relationship to a U.S. citizen
or permanent resident, it may be years before
an alien can gain permanent residence to the U.S.A.
because of the backed-up quota system.
Once
a month the Department of State provides details,
through the Bureau of Consular Affairs, of those
people who are qualified to obtain permanent residence
because there is a green card available for them
in the quota system.
(See www.travel.state.gov)
It
is also important to note that there is a limit
to the number of green cards that are allocated
to each foreign country, and for that reason,
certain countries may be backed up further than
other countries in the same preference category.
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