Eight kinds of immigrant visas in the United States

Legal analysis: American immigrant visas are divided into immediate family immigrant visas, other family immigrant visas and professional immigrant visas.

Immigrant visas for immediate family members: IR- 1 (married for 2 years) and Cr-1(under 2 years), IR-2 and Cr-2 (children under 21year), IR-3 (entry of orphans), IR-4 (adoption of orphans has been completed), IR-.

Immigrant visas for other relatives: mainly children's visas such as F 1 (citizens' children and grandchildren), F2-A/F2-B (permanent spouses and children), F3 (citizens' children and their spouses), F4 (citizens' brothers and sisters and spouses' children), green card DV by lottery, etc.

Professional immigrant visa: EB- 1(E 1 administrative visa for outstanding talents) EB-2 (artistic science business talent visa)

EB-3(E3 Advanced Professional Visa), EB-4(E4 Religious Immigrant Visa), EB-5(E5 Investment Immigrant Visa), Special Immigrants (SIV includes overseas translation in Afghanistan).

Legal basis: foreigner's permanent residence permit

Article 3 The Alien's Permanent Residence Permit is a legal identity document for foreigners who have obtained the permanent residence qualification in China to stay in China, and can be used independently.

Article 4 Foreigners who have obtained the qualification of permanent residence in China shall enter and leave China with valid passports and permanent residence permits for foreigners.

Article 5 The organs that accept foreigners' applications for permanent residence in China are the public security organs of the municipal people's government divided into districts and the public security sub-bureaus and county bureaus of municipalities directly under the Central Government.

The organs that examine foreigners' applications for permanent residence in China are the public security departments and bureaus of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government; The authority that examines and approves foreigners' applications for permanent residence in China is the Ministry of Public Security.

Article 6 Foreigners applying for permanent residence in China shall abide by the laws of China, be in good health and have no criminal record, and meet one of the following conditions:

(a) direct investment in China, investment stability for three consecutive years, good tax record;

(2) Having served as deputy general manager or deputy factory director or above in China, or having served as an associate professor or associate researcher or above and enjoying the same treatment, having served continuously for four years, having resided in China for not less than three years in four years, and having a good tax record;

(3) Having made significant and outstanding contributions to the special needs of China and the country;

(4) Spouses of persons referred to in items 1, 2 and 3 of this paragraph and their unmarried children under 18;

(5) The spouse of a China citizen or a foreigner who has obtained the permanent residence qualification in China, whose marriage relationship has lasted for five years, has lived in China for five years continuously, has lived in China for not less than nine months every year, and has a stable living guarantee and residence;

(6) Unmarried children under the age of 18 who take refuge in their parents;

(7) Those who have no immediate family members abroad, have taken refuge with immediate family members in China, have reached the age of 60, have lived in China for five consecutive years, have stayed in China for not less than nine months each year, and have a stable living guarantee and residence. The term "fixed number of years" as mentioned in this article refers to the continuous term before the date of application.

Article 7 The registered capital actually paid by foreigners investing in China mentioned in Item (1) of Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of these Measures shall meet one of the following conditions:

(1) The total investment in encouraged industries listed in the catalogue of foreign-invested industries published by the state is more than 500,000 US dollars;

(two) the total investment in the western region of China and the key counties of national poverty alleviation and development work is more than 500 thousand US dollars;

(3) The total investment in Central China is more than US$ 6,543,800+0,000;

(4) The total investment in China is more than 2 million US dollars.

Article 8 The term "foreigner" as mentioned in Item 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of these Measures shall meet one of the following conditions:

(a) institutions affiliated to various departments or provincial people's governments in the State Council;

(2) Key institutions of higher learning;

(3) Enterprises and institutions that implement national key projects or major scientific research projects;

(4) High-tech enterprises, encouraged foreign-invested enterprises, foreign-invested advanced technology enterprises or foreign-invested products export enterprises.

Article 9 An applicant shall truthfully fill in the Application Form for Permanent Residence of Foreigners in China when applying, and submit the following materials:

A valid foreign passport or a certificate that can replace a passport;

(2) A health certificate issued by the health and quarantine department designated by the government of China or a foreign health and medical institution certified by China's embassy or consulate abroad;

(3) A certificate issued by China's embassy or consulate abroad that it has no overseas criminal record;

(4) Four two-inch recent bareheaded color photos;