What fees does the Family-Based Immigrant Visa have? For the Family Visa you need…
What fees does the Family-Based Immigrant Visa have?
For the Family Visa you need to pay for the I-130 petition Form which is about 500$, the USCID filing fee for the I-130 petition Form which is almost 200$ and the Immigration Visa for 220$.
How many immigrant visas are issued per year?
Even though the number of issued Immigrant Visas has gone down since Trump got elected, The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) allows the U.S. to issue up to 675,000 immigrant visas every year for all immigrant visa categories.
What will get your Immigrant Visa rejected?
Certain requirements and activities can cause a visa to be unobtainable for an applicant.
For reference, drug trafficking;
overstaying a former visa;
and filing false papers are examples of such ineligibility.
If you are not qualified for a visa, the consular officer will contact you and remind you if you have access to a waiver of ineligibility and what the waiver procedure is.
Why are there so many Immigrant Visa applicants in the US?
Thousands of citizens around the world apply every year for a visa to enter the US.
Many of them want to immigrate to the US. The reason why there are so many immigrant applicants are for:
better opportunities to find jobs,
better living conditions,
better education,
to be with their spouse/family and to escape their troubled home country.
Because there are so many types of Immigrant Visas in the U.S., dividing them into categories is necessary based on the reason for applying. The categories of this type of Visa are: Immediate Relative & Family Sponsored Visas, Employment Sponsored Visas and Other Immigrants Visas such as: Diversity Immigrant Visa and Returning Resident.
Required Forms for the Employment Immigrant Visa?
The required Forms for the Employment Immigrant Visa are:
the DS-260 Form which is the Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application,
the I-140 Form which is an Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker and the I-864 Form which is an Affidavit of Support Form if you have a sponsor.
Which forms do you need for the Immigrant Spouse Visa?
For the Immigrant Spouse Visa, you need 3 Forms in total. These three Forms are:
The Form I-130 which is a Petition for Alien Relative,
The Form I-864 which is Affidavit of Support from the petitioner/sponsor
and the DS-260 Form which you fill online.
Questions asked in the Immigrant Visa interview?
Depending on the Immigrant Visa category, you get different questions.
If for example you are applying for the Spouse Visa then the questions might revolve around how you met them, they might ask you more in-depth questions about your U.S. citizen spouse such as biographical information, education and employment info, their cultural background, your common interests and their family/children.
Other than that you might be asked about the reason you want to enter the U.S., how long you plan to stay there, if you want to get a job or maybe study and they will also ask about your criminal history!
