Immigrant Visas General Information About Immigrant Visas

An immigrant visa is required of anyone who wishes to enter the United States to reside there permanently, whether or not that person plans to seek employment in the U.S. U.S. immigration law provides for the issuance of immigrant visas in four general categories: • immediate relatives, • family based, • employment based, and • Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, known as the "green card" lottery. All legal permanent residents, and American Citizens resident in the United States or with a permanent address in the United States, will file I-130 petitions at the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction over their place of residence (as indicated on the USCIS website: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130.pdf). Visit the following links for more information on: • Immediate Relatives immigration (spouse, parent, and minor children, including step-children and adopted children of U.S. citizens); • Family-based immigration (children who are married and/or over the age of 21 of U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents); • Employment-based immigration; • Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. For more information on filing a petition with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), visit the USCIS Web site. For USCIS instructions on filing a petition at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, visit Amman's Web site.

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