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Subject To The Numerical Limit

subject to the numerical limit

Categories of legal immigrants subject to annual limits under the provisions of the flexible numerical limit of 675,000 set by the Immigration Act of 1990. The largest categories are: family-sponsored preferences; employment-based preferences; and diversity immigrants.

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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