| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Immediate Relatives | Diplomacy | The parent, spouse and certain natural, step or adopted children of U.S. citizens whose immigration is not numerically limited. See also "Preference Cases". (references) | |
| Immediate Relatives | Physics | Certain immigrants who because of their close relationship to US citizens are exempt from the numerical limitations imposed on immigration to the United States. Immediate relatives are: spouses of citizens, children (under 21 years of age and unmarried) of citizens, and parents of citizens 21 years of age or older. (references) | |
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