PATH MAPS
Paths
Each path lays out the steps the official sources describe for one common route, with every rule quoted from the source and the government's current numbers for each step, refreshed daily.
- Green card for the spouse of a U.S. citizenThe steps USCIS and the State Department describe for a U.S. citizen's spouse, from the I-130 to adjustment of status or consular processing. 60 sources · checked October 18, 2026
- Employment green card: EB-2 and EB-3The EB-2 and EB-3 employment green card path step by step: prevailing wage, PERM, Form I-140, the Visa Bulletin wait, and the green card application. 79 sources · checked October 18, 2026
- Family preference green cards (F1 to F4)The family preference path step by step, from the I-130 petition and priority date to the Visa Bulletin, NVC or adjustment of status. 72 sources · checked October 17, 2026
- Green card for a parent of a U.S. citizenThe steps USCIS and the State Department describe for a U.S. citizen's parent, from the I-130 to adjustment of status or consular processing. 54 sources · checked October 18, 2026
- K-1 fiancé(e) visaThe steps USCIS and the State Department describe for a U.S. citizen's foreign fiancé(e), from Form I-129F to marriage and the green card. 69 sources · checked October 18, 2026
- U.S. citizenship through naturalization (Form N-400)The steps USCIS describes for a permanent resident to become a U.S. citizen with Form N-400, from eligibility to the oath ceremony. 72 sources · checked October 18, 2026