What is an Immigrant Visa? Foreign nationals who wish to reside permanently in the…
What is an Immigrant Visa?
Foreign nationals who wish to reside permanently in the United States are provided with immigrant visas.
The USCIS issues foreign nationals with different categories of immigrant visas.
The categories of Immigrant Visas are: Immediate Relative Immigrant Visas, Family Preference Immigrant Visas, Diversity Immigrant Visas and Employment-based Immigrant Visas.
What are the requirements for Family Visas?
The requirements for the family Visa are:
a sponsor (relative) in the United States,
application,
numerous screenings,
background checks,
Visa interview,
fees and medical examinations.
Keep in mind that the relative who is going to sponsor you has to be over the age of 18 and live in the U.S.
Why is the US a great place to live?
The United States is a great place to live due to the many job and studying opportunities that it offers, not only to its citizens but to international students/visitors.
The quality of life is higher than the developing countries and the culture is very diverse and welcoming.
The required Forms for the Immigrant Spouse Visa are:
The DS-260 Form which you fill online,
Form I-130 which is a Petition for Alien Relative
and Form I-864 which is Affidavit of Support from the petitioner/sponsor.
What fees does the Employment Visa have?
For the Employment Visa you need to pay:
The Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker,
Form I-140 or Special Immigrant,
Form I-360;
the DS-260 Form;
required vaccinations and medical examination;
other fees might include:
photocopies,
translations,
birth or police certificates and travel expenses to the U.S. Embassy/Consulate.
The top 10 countries that received the most Visas in The United States out of the 45 million applicants who got their Visa issued are: Mexico with 11 million, India with almost 3 million, China with 2 million, the Philippines with 2 million, El Salvador with 1 and a half million, Vietnam with 1 and a half million, Cuba with more than 1 million, the Dominican Republic with 1 million, South Korea with 1 million and Guatemala with 1 million.
You need to submit the I-130 Form first, send it to NVC for processing, if it gets accepted you need to pay the fees and get the I-864 Form. After that you gather your financial documents and apply online and fill the DS-260 Form.
After applying online, together with your financial documents you gather and scan your civil documents as well and apply for the interview you need to schedule with the Embassy/Consulate beforehand.
How Long Does It Take to Receive an Employment Immigrant Visa?
Cases with immigrant visas, dependent on jobs require more time when they are in numerically restricted categories of visas.
The amount of time ranges from case to case and can not be estimated with much accuracy for particular cases.
Any cases can be postponed due to candidates not carefully following the process/instructions.
Any applicants for the Immigrant Visa require additional processing, which requires more time until the applicant is interviewed by the consular officer.
