What are the categories of the Immigrant Visa? Because there are so many types…
What are the categories of the Immigrant Visa?
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.
What are the Family-Based Immigrant Fees?
Each applicant to be able to apply and get their Visa issued must pay the required fees for the Family Visa.
The required fees are:
The USCID filing fee for the I-130 petition which is almost 200 dollars (non-refundable),
the I-130 petition alone which is more than 500 dollars and the Immigration Visa which is around 220 dollars.
As an Employment Immigrant Visa applicant you need these documents:
the DS-260 Form,
the I-140 Form from the employer,
a valid passport,
two 2×2 photographs of yourself,
Civil documents like birth and marriage certificates,
Completed Medical Forms and the I-864 Form which is evidence of financial support if you have a sponsor.
Many international students/visitors not only want to visit the US but also live in it.
It is no surprise that each year the US has so many Immigrant applicants.
These applicants want to live in the Unites States for better studying opportunities, better job offers, better quality of life, to be with their loved ones and many more reasons!
How many relatives does an immigrant sponsor in the U.S.?
In the past decades, according to research in the United States, immigrants living there sponsor an average of 3.5 relatives.
Typically, they sponsor their spouses and children!
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.
Which documents are required for the Immigrant Spouse Visa?
The documents needed for the Immigrant Spouse Visa are: a valid passport, Form I-130 which is a Petition for Alien Relative, two 2×2 photos, Form I-864 which is Affidavit of Support from the petitioner/sponsor, birth certificate, marriage certificate, DS-260 Form, civil documents and completed medical examination forms.
How does the Immigrant Visa process go?
First of all, you need to submit a petition, after that your petition needs to get processed and if it does, you have to pay the fees. You need to submit the I-864 Form which is an Affidavit of Support to continue with your application, after that you gather the financial documents and fill in the online application which is the DS-260 Form. After the online application you need to collect all your civil documents, scan them and submit them when the time for the interview comes. After you have collected all the documents you attend the Visa interview but do not forget to schedule it beforehand! What is left is attending the interview and waiting for the result.
