U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents can provide sponsorship for family members when applying for visas and helping them immigrate to the United States. The primary categories of family visas are:
Immediate Relative visas (IR): These visas are for people with close family relationships with U.S. citizens, including spouses, unmarried children younger than 21, and parents. Family Preference visas (F): These visas are for certain family members of U.S. citizens or those who have close family relationships with lawful permanent residents. They include married children or unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens, spouses and children of permanent residents, and siblings of U.S. citizens. Fiancé visas (K): These visas allow U.S. citizens to bring foreign fiancé(e)s to the United States so that they can get married.