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How is the IR5 different from other family-based green cards?
This is where parents have a real advantage. Unlike many other family-based visa categories, the IR5 is not subject to annual caps or waiting lists. That means no Visa Bulletin. No priority date backlog. Once the petition is approved and the paperwork is complete, the process moves considerably faster than preference-based categories like the F4…
This is where parents have a real advantage. Unlike many other family-based visa categories, the IR5 is not subject to annual caps or waiting lists. That means no Visa Bulletin. No priority date backlog. Once the petition is approved and the paperwork is complete, the process moves considerably faster than preference-based categories like the F4 sibling visa.
Answer by David Joseph Rozas
David Rozas is an experienced criminal and immigration lawyer and one of the founding partners of Rozas & Rozas Law Firm. He has been with the firm since 2004, joining his brother, Greg in practice. David concentrates his law practice on criminal defense and immigration.
