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Family-based visa backlogs persist due to outdated quotas, delaying legal status for many from high-demand countries.
Family-based visas remain a key route to U.S. legal status, but strict 1990-era quotas cause severe backlogs, especially for siblings and unmarried adult children from high-demand countries like India, China, Mexico, and the Philippines.
While unlimited visas are available for spouses, parents, and children of U.S. citizens, only 226,000 family-preference visas are issued annually, with dependents counted toward the cap, worsening delays.
Some applicants, including a Mexican sibling who filed in 2001, still wait in 2025.
Critics say the outdated system breeds confusion and inequity, urging Congress to modernize it for fairness and efficiency.
Los atrasos de visados basados en la familia persisten debido a cuotas obsoletas, retrasando el estatus legal para muchos de los países con alta demanda.