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|align=center|F1||Unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age or older) of U.S. citizens||align=right|23,400||align=center|79 – 22 years^b<ref name="visabulletin">{{cite web |date=March 21, 2023 |title=The Visa Bulletin |url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-april-2023.html |access-date=13 November 2022 |publisher=U.S. State Dept.}}</ref>

|align=center|F2A||Spouse and minor children (under 21 years of age) of lawful permanent residents||align=right|87,934||align=center|2 – 53 years ^b<ref name="visabulletin" />

|align=center|F2B||Unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age or older) of permanent residents||align=right|26,266<ref>Per [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1153 8 U.S. Code § 1153 (a)(2)(B)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025150309/https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1153 |date=October 25, 2018 }}, out of 114,200 visas, 77 percent are allocated for F2A. This leave 23 percent (of 114,200) for F2B, which is exactly 26,266.</ref>||align=center|78 – 2120 years<ref name="visabulletin" />

|align=center|F3||Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens ||align=right|23,400||align=center| 1314 – 2125 years^b<ref name="visabulletin" />

|align=center|F4||Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens ||align=right|65,000||align=center| 1516 – 2223 years^b<ref name="visabulletin" />

|align=center|[[EB-1 visa|EB-1]]||Priority workers. There are three sub-groups: 1. Foreign nationals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics; 2. Foreign nationals that are outstanding professors or researchers with at least three years' experience in teaching or research and who are recognized internationally; 3. Foreign nationals that are managers and executives subject to international transfer to the United States. ||align=right|41,455<ref name="visa-bulletin-2012-sep">{{cite web|url=http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5759.html|title=Visa Bulletin for September 2012|publisher=[[USCIS]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815222538/http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5759.html|archive-date=August 15, 2012}}</ref>||align=center|currently available – 3 years

|align=center|[[EB-2 visa|EB-2]]||Professionals holding advanced degrees (Ph.D., master's degree, or at least five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience) or persons of exceptional ability in sciences, arts, or business||align=right|41,455<ref name="visa-bulletin-2012-sep" />||align=center|multiple1 monthsyear – 1011 years^b<ref name="visabulletin" />

|align=center|[[EB-3 visa|EB-3]]||Skilled workers, professionals, and other workers||align=right|41,455<ref name="visa-bulletin-2012-sep" />||align=center|currently1 availableyear – 1011 years^b<ref name="visabulletin" />

|align=center|EB-4||Certain special immigrants: ministers, religious workers, current or former U.S. government workers, etc.||align=right|10,291<ref name="visa-bulletin-2012-sep" />||align=center|currently available – 34 years<ref name="visabulletin" />

|align=center|[[EB-5 visa|EB-5]]||Investors, for investing either $900,000 in rural projects creating over 10 American jobs or $1.8 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscis.gov/eb-5|title=EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program|website=USCIS|language=en|access-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120013738/https://www.uscis.gov/eb-5|archive-date=November 20, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> in other developments<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/special-report/2018/05/19/why-many-rich-chinese-dont-live-in-china|title=Why many rich Chinese don't live in China|newspaper=The Economist|date=May 17, 2018|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612011401/https://www.economist.com/special-report/2018/05/19/why-many-rich-chinese-dont-live-in-china|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>|| align="right" |10,291<ref name="visa-bulletin-2012-sep" />||align=center|currently available – 78 years (China-born individuals)