TYPES OF IMMIGRATION
U.S. immigration legislation in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) stipulates that a person may obtain permanent resident status primarily through the course of the following proceedings:
- Immigration through a family member
- Immigration through employment
- Immigration through investment (from 0.5 to 1 million US dollars)
- Immigration through the Diversity Lottery
- Immigration through Refugee or Asylum status
- Immigration through "The Registry" provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
- Immigration approved by the Director of Central Intelligence
