Category,Definition "All Classes" " All sub-classes",Total "Immediate Relatives" " All immediate relatives sub-classes","Immediate relatives of citizens" " Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens","Immediate relatives of citizens" " Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. Children","Children of U.S. citizen" " Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. Parents","Parent of U.S. citizen (individual must be 21 years of age in order to sponsor parents)" " Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. Spouses","Spouse of U.S. citizen" Family-sponsored " All family-sponsored sub-classes","Total number of people who receive status under family-sponsorship" " Family-sponsored preferences","Total number of people who receive status under family-sponsorship" " Family-sponsored preferences. First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their children","First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their children" " Family-sponsored preferences. Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents","Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents" " Family-sponsored preferences. Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children","Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children" " Family-sponsored preferences. Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens (at least 21 years of age) and their spouses and children","Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens (at least 21 years of age) and their spouses and children" Employment-Based " All employment-based sub-classes","Total number of people who receive status under employment-based preferences" " Employment-based preferences","Total number of people who receive status under employment-based preferences" " Employment-based preferences. First: Priority workers","Foreign nationals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics; Foreign nationals that are outstanding professors or researchers with at least three years' experience in teaching or research and who are recognized internationally; Foreign nationals that are managers and executives subject to international transfer to the United States." " Employment-based preferences: All employment-based subclasses",NA " Employment-based preferences. Second: Professionals with advanced degrees or aliens of exceptional ability","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" " Employment-based preferences. Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and unskilled workers","Skilled workers, professionals, and other workers" " Employment-based preferences. Fifth: Employment creation (investors)",Investors " Employment-based preferences. Fourth: Certain special immigrants","Certain special immigrants: ministers, religious workers, current or former U.S. government workers, etc." "Other Classes" " Asylees","Individuals under who receive residence through asylum" " Cancellation of removal","Individuals whose removal was cancelled" " Certain Iraqis and Afghans employed by U.S. Government and their spouses and children","Iraqis and Afghans employed by U.S. government, including spouses and children, in Afghanistan or Iraq as interpreters, translators, and other roles who faced threats because of their employment with the U.S. government" " Children born abroad to alien residents","Children born abroad to alien residents" " Diversity","Individuals who receive legal status through the green card lottery" " Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA)","Individuals receiving legal residence based on HRIFA, which provides certain nationals of Haiti who had meen residing in the US permanent residency" " Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA)","Individuals receiving legal residence based on NACARA, which provides immigration benefits and relief from deportation to certain Nicaraguans, Cubans, Salvadorans, Guatemalans, nationals of former Soviet bloc countries and their dependents who had arrived as asylees." " Parolees","Persons who do not have a valid immigrant visa who have permission to re-enter the US after traveling abroad" " Refugees","Individuals under refugee status" " Victims of crimes and their spouses and children","Victims of crime or witnesses to crime, including spouse and children" " Victims of human trafficking","Victims of human trafficking who faces a present danger of retaliation as a result of the alien's escape from the severe form of trafficking or cooperation with law enforcement" " Other","Other status provided"