Which documents are required for the Family Immigrant Visa? The main documents each Family…
Which documents are required for the Family Immigrant Visa?
The main documents each Family Visa applicant needs are:
a valid passport,
two 2×2 pictures of yourself,
police certificates,
other civil documents,
birth certificates,
Form I-864 which is an Affidavit of Support,
I-130 Petition from Sponsor and medical examinations.
Which documents do you need for the Employment Immigrant Visa interview?
Before the interview if you are applying for the Employment Immigrant Visa then 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 relative who can financially support you.
What types of Employment Immigrant Visas are there?
Some types of Employment Visas are: E1, E2, E3, EW3, C5, T5, R5, I5, S, etc.
This type of Visa includes: Priority workers, Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability, Professionals and Other Workers, Employment Creation/Investors, Certain Special Immigrants, Religious Workers, Afghans Who Worked for/on Behalf of the U.S. Government, Iraqis Who Worked for/on Behalf of the U.S. Government and Iraqi and Afghan Translators/Interpreters.
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.
What are the requirements for Immigrant Spouse Visas?
For the Immigrant Visa for a Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1/CR1), the requirements are:
a valid passport,
two 2×2 photos,
Form I-130 which is a Petition for Alien Relative,
Form I-864 which is Affidavit of Support from the petitioner/sponsor,
DS-260 Form,
civil documents,
birth certificate,
marriage certificate and
completed medical examination forms.
Why do so many people apply for the Immigrant Visa?
Every year, thousands of people around the world apply for a visa to enter the US.
A lot of them want to go to the US to immigrate.
The explanation why there are so many applications for immigrants is for:
better work prospects, better living conditions, better education, being with their spouse / family and fleeing from their troubled home country.
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.
How to apply for an Immigrant Visa?
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.
