What is the difference between an Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visa? The U.S. visas are…
What is the difference between an Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visa?
The U.S. visas are available in two categories:
immigrant and nonimmigrant. Foreign nationals who wish to live permanently in the United States for various reasons are provided with immigrant visas. For travel, medical care, business, temporary employment, research, or other similar purposes, nonimmigrant visas are for foreign nationals wanting to enter the United States on a temporary basis.
What kind of questions are asked in the Immigrant Visa interview?
Because there are many types of the Immigrant Visa, there are various questions that can be asked based on the category of the Visa you applied for.
Mainly in Immigrant interviews they ask about your cultural background, your employment and education status, your reason of wanting to enter the United States, your future plans and your criminal history.
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.
Required Family Visa documents?
As a Family Visa applicant you need these documents:
a valid passport,
I-130 Petition from your Sponsor,
two 2×2 pictures of yourself,
police certificates,
other civil documents,
birth certificates,
Form I-864 which is an Affidavit of Support and medical examinations.
The United States is known for its diverse population and for the many types of Immigrant Visas it has.
According to the Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy, there were 11,000 immigrant visa applicants from Africa who got their Visa issued, after them there were 9,000 from Near East/South Asia, 4,000 from East Asia, 3,000 from Europe and Central Asia and 3,000 from Latin America/Caribbean.
How long does it take to get family visas for eligible members?
It can take a really long time based on how the relationship between the applicant and their sponsor is.
Fortunately, immediate relative such as spouses and minor children receive their visas as soon as they meet all the criteria of the Visa process.
As for other family members, it varies because it can take from months to years all based on their family preference category!
Required Forms for the Immigrant Spouse Visa?
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.
Which documents are required for the Employment Immigrant Visa?
The main documents each Employment Immigrant Visa applicant needs are:
a valid passport,
the DS-260 Form,
Civil documents like birth and marriage certificates,
two 2×2 photographs of yourself,
the I-140 Form from the employer,
if you have a sponsor who can financially support you they must complete the I-864 Form and the completed medical Forms.
