Immigration common sense inquiry

1. What are the basic knowledge of American investment immigrants?

The following questions should be paid attention to when applying for immigration to the United States: 1.

Examination and approval requirements It is also very important to carefully study the examination and approval requirements of the Immigration Bureau for investment immigrants. Because in order to recruit investors as soon as possible, some intermediary companies often only talk about the benefits of the project and deliberately avoid mentioning the shortcomings or risks of the project.

Some people even use the cultural differences between China and the West to blur the situation that is considered reasonable in China but not recognized by the US Immigration Service. Therefore, investors themselves should not only choose a serious, responsible, honest and reliable intermediary company, but also carefully read and study the information needed for the relevant approval of the Immigration Bureau.

2。 Don't believe and promise that many domestic intermediaries will package American investment immigration projects to make them more in line with the preferences of China investors. Therefore, many investment immigration projects that China investors come into contact with are over-beautified, and they often only see the good side of the project, ignoring the description of the project itself and the investment nature by the regional center.

Investors must clearly understand that it is the regional center of the United States that is really responsible for investment funds and immigration status. Intermediary companies are not responsible for investors' capital security and identity adjustment, but only for personal materials and information transmission. The protection of the fundamental interests of investors comes from the value and operation of the project itself.

Therefore, when choosing investment immigration projects, we should choose reliable intermediary companies. 3。

Carefully review all kinds of approval documents related to the project. Investors should carefully review all kinds of approval documents related to the project when choosing immigrant investment projects. Because all formal and real investment immigration projects will have complete approval documents.

The United States has always been proud of its sound legal system, so every formal and real investment immigration project will definitely have relevant approval procedures and * * * approvals. Experts remind * * *: 1 All authentic and reliable projects: American investment immigration projects must be reviewed by investors.

We should not only look on the bright side, but also assume that the project is the worst and whether investors can accept it. 2. Investment immigration projects can provide clear approval procedures.

All regional centers can provide the approval documents of the immigration bureau and the national certificate, which are only the documents that investors should look at first. There are a series of other related documents, which investors should check before deciding whether to invest or not and considering whether to invest in the project.

4。 Try to choose projects that have been completed or started construction. Some investment immigration projects start financing after they have a general direction at the beginning, and then start to operate after the funds are raised. If an investor invests in such a project, it means that the investor has only bought a project plan.

After the investor has lived in the United States for two years after investing in the project and obtaining a temporary green card, if the project has not yet started, it will not be able to meet the requirements of hiring 65,438+00 workers, pass the examination and acceptance of the immigration bureau, and the investor will not be able to obtain permanent resident status. Choosing a project that has been started or completed can avoid the consequences of unsuccessful project operation to the greatest extent.

5。 If conditions permit, it is best for investors to visit the investment project in person to see whether the surrounding environment is mature and whether the local market demand can make the project smoothly implemented.

Experts said that because the mature surrounding environment and market demand are the basis of the value of the project itself. Investors can also examine the successful cases of the project party, whether the existing cases of the project party are really as successful as advertised, and whether the project party has a strong capital base, which can ensure the investor's capital security and gain benefits.

6。 Clarify the investment methods of American immigrants. Before investing in a project, investors should be clear about the investment method.

If investors participate in investment projects as limited partners, that is, "joint-stock system", the proportion of investors in the projects is very important. The more investors hold shares, the more they have a say in the future business decisions of the enterprise, and the more secure their own interests.

If investors invest in private equity funds, they must pay attention to whether the fund has assets collateral and the actual value of the collateral.

2. What are the common sense problems of American investment immigrants?

Basic question: Q: What is the green card for American investment immigrants? A: Green card is a common name for permanent residence card in the United States. This is proof of permanent residence status in the United States. It used to be green, so it got its name.

Now the green card is actually white, with red and blue in the middle. Green card holders can apply for American citizenship and become American citizens after living in the United States for a certain period of time. Q: What's the difference between permanent residents and citizens? A: Permanent residents enjoy the rights enjoyed by most American citizens. American citizens have the following advantages: Q: Only American citizens can vote in federal elections.

2. Only American citizens can serve as a federal jury, and serving as a jury is an important duty of American citizens. 3, you can become an elected official politically.

Q: How to maintain permanent resident status? A: After getting the green card, you will become a permanent resident of the United States. To maintain permanent resident status, you need to do the following: 1. Landing in the United States at least twice a year. 2. Declare federal and state income tax and local income tax.

3. If you are a male aged between 18 and 26, you need to register with military service registration Bureau. But actual military service is voluntary.

4. If the address changes, the new address should be provided to DHS within ten days after each relocation. Q: How do American investment immigrants become American citizens? A: According to US Immigration Act 200 1, all foreign immigrants with legal residency can apply for American citizenship, but they must meet certain conditions before they are allowed.

Naturalization mainly has the following conditions: 1. You can apply for naturalization after obtaining permanent resident status for 5 years (you can apply after marrying an American citizen for 3 years). In the past five years, I have spent at least 30 months in the United States (at least 18 months after I married a citizen).

3. Have lived in a state or region of the United States for at least three months before applying. 4. The behavior is legal and acceptable (good moral conduct).

5. Know English, American history and * * *. 6. Understand and accept the principles of the American Constitution (abide by the Constitution).

Q: What is EB-5 investment immigration? A: 1990, the us congress established an investment immigrant visa, which belongs to the fifth category of professional immigrants according to the us immigration naturalization law, so it is called EB-5. EB-5 investment requires investors to invest at least $500,000. Such investment activities must benefit the American economy and create at least 65,438+00 jobs.

At present, the United States issues 10000 EB-5 visas to the whole world every year (including investors' spouses and children under 2 1 year). At present, most of the investment applicants are Asian countries, such as Chinese mainland, South Korea, India, the Middle East, Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province and other regions. According to historical data, the number of investors in regional centers has increased rapidly in the past few years, especially those from Chinese mainland. Therefore, it is expected that the annual EB-5 visa quota will not be enough.

Q: Besides the main applicant, who else can you bring with you to immigrate? Answer: The applicant's spouse and unmarried children under the age of 265438 +0. 2. Comprehensive question: Q: When applying for immigration to the United States, do you need to explain the source of all the assets of the applicant? A: No, just explain the source of the investment of $500,000.

Q: How to explain the source of $500,000? A: There are various explanations for the source of assets of $500,000. According to the statistics of successful cases, the main sources of assets of investment funds are: enterprise dividends, shareholders' borrowing from the company, salary and bonus income, stock and futures investment income, real estate sales income, rental income, real estate mortgage loans, gifts and bequests. Q: What documents should be provided during the processing? A: Proof documents matching the source of assets and relevant identification documents of the applicant and family members are required.

Q: In addition to the investment of $500,000, what other fees are required to apply for immigration to the United States? A: There are project issuance management fees, immigration lawyer fees, immigration company service fees, customer asset source certification materials fees, application fees, visa fees and medical examination fees. These costs are around 70 thousand dollars.

Theoretically, the investment of $500,000 can be recovered in five years. Q: How can I ensure the safety of my funds during the application process? A: The investor's $500,000 has been supervised by a third-party supervision bank until it is approved by the Immigration Bureau. Only after the US Immigration Bureau approves the I-526 form submitted by the applicant will the supervising bank transfer the money to the project party.

If the applicant's I-526 form is rejected, $500,000 will be fully refunded to the investor. Q: How to convert a two-year conditional green card into a long-term unconditional green card? A: Three months before the expiration of the two-year conditional green card (that is, one year and nine months after obtaining the two-year green card), you can submit an I-829 application to the Immigration Bureau and obtain the 10 unconditional green card. The application must comply with the relevant provisions of the investment immigration law on the conditions for termination.

The most important requirements of the 829 removal conditions include: the customer is a real investor, his investment still exists when the conditions are removed, and the original declared 10 direct or indirect work still exists.

3. How to check whether others apply for immigration?

Unless you know the unique ID number issued by the immigration office of the country where the immigrants live, you can only make inquiries through an intermediary.

However, the personal information of the immigrant is strictly confidential, that is to say, unless he or she voluntarily admits it, there is no better way to inquire. Cihai's explanation of immigration is: 1. A person who emigrates to a certain area abroad for permanent residence; 2. A large number of organized population movements.

The English words corresponding to these two definitions can be divided into immigration and resettlement, and migration can also be used as a general term for all kinds of immigrants. Population migration is the general name of population migration activities between different regions. As a noun, it refers to people or people's * * * (crowd), that is, the * * * of migrant population; As a gerund, it refers to population migration.

4. What is the common sense of overseas immigrant passport notarization?

The purpose of immigration is nothing more than a few points: for children, for business; Challenge yourself.

No matter what kind of immigrants go abroad and which country they want to immigrate to, they have to go through a series of complicated procedures and huge financial support. First of all, immigrants going abroad must first understand some common sense problems.

What is a passport? Passport is a document issued by the * * * country to its citizens to travel and live abroad. It is the legal basis to prove the nationality and identity of the holder (passport holder). What should I pay attention to when applying for a passport? After receiving the notice of approval from the public security organ to go abroad, the applicant should immediately go to get his passport, and carefully check whether the contents filled in are accurate, whether there is the signature and seal of the passport issuer, whether the date and validity period of the passport are correct, and whether the applicant's name and native place are accurate. If there is any mistake, you should apply for correction immediately.

Passport shall not be altered or added by itself. After getting your passport, you should take the time to prepare all kinds of corresponding documents and apply for a visa.

After a citizen's application for private exit is approved, he may apply to the exit-entry administration department for a passport and fill out an exit registration card. Then apply for a visa or entry permit from the embassy or consulate of the country you are going to.

What is a visa? What does it have? Visa refers to a kind of permission certificate that the domestic or foreign authorities of a country stamp and endorse passports or other valid travel documents held by citizens of other countries, indicating that passport (certificate) holders are allowed to enter, leave or pass through the territory of that country. What are the regulations on the types and validity of visas? According to the identity of the holder and the purpose of entry, visas can be divided into diplomatic visas, official visas, ordinary visas and courtesy visas.

According to the different entry and exit conditions, visas can also be divided into exit, entry, entry and exit, entry and exit, transit and re-entry visas. The validity period of a visa generally includes two aspects: first, the use period of the visa itself, that is, it must enter, leave or transit within the prescribed time limit; The second is the time allowed for the holder to stay after entering the country.

How do people going abroad (border) handle notarization? Notarization of work experience, educational background, transcripts, whether citizens have been subjected to criminal sanctions, etc. are the necessary conditions for citizens to submit relevant documents when applying for going abroad. During the notarization of work experience, the notarization institution shall, according to the applicant's application, prove the authenticity of his work experience at a certain stage, which is mainly used for the applicant's job hunting abroad and the export of labor services.

The notarization of work experience only proves the applicant's work experience, not the party's work experience. This certificate only proves the domestic work experience, and the experience that happened abroad is not proved.

However, the personnel sent abroad to study and work can be certified by the personnel department of the sending unit, and the notary office can handle it. Second, immigrants need simple procedural analysis.

Choosing a strong regular immigration agency can get twice the result with half the effort, improve the success rate and save a lot of time. But how to choose? First of all, institutions must be legal; Second, look at their professional level, which directly determines the success rate of applicants; Finally, the refund must be guaranteed.

Thirdly, how can immigrants identify the qualifications of immigration agents when they go abroad? Look at their business licenses, all indicate the business scope, and then enter the relevant website for inquiry.

Even if you are qualified, you may not be able to provide good service, so you have to learn about the company's history from various channels. Under normal circumstances, it is good to spend a long time and complain less. When signing a contract, you should also choose consultants, and try to choose experienced consultants.

It is basically the same for immigrants going abroad to find a better qualified immigration agent while knowing some common sense. The rest is complicated procedures and materials.

5. Immigration file number inquiry

Enquiry methods of the Hong Kong Consulate:

If you want to check the progress of your immigration application, you need to log on to the official website of Citizenship and Immigration Canada Headquarters. The website address is: 3w.cic.gc.ca (Note that the website of the Hong Kong Consulate itself cannot query the applicant's processing progress. ) The specific query method is as follows:

Log on to the official website of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. According to the following steps to query:

1 . services 3 . CIC . GC . ca/ecas/？ App = ecas & ampLang=en (without 3W in front)

2. Go to the next page and click "Continue" below.

3. Go to the next page, check the box next to "I have read and abided by the above terms and conditions" and click "Continue".

4. To enter the next page, you need to select an "IdentificationNumber" to query, because you are applying for immigration, please select the "file number" under "Immigration" and click "Continue" below; The "file number" is the number provided to you by the consulate after you submit your application. It starts with "b" and has 9 digits, such as B000000000).

5. Personal information ("Personal Information") must be filled in accurately and in detail when entering the inquiry page:

The number provided by the consulate after submitting the application)

Sruname/Family Name: (only fill in your last name, not your first name)

Date of birth YYYY-MM-DD (date of birth, format should be 8 digits, such as 1968-06-06).

Country of birth:

6. After the input is completed, click "Continue" to see the query results.

Matters needing attention in the process of online inquiry application:

1. If your application result was made two months ago, the query result will not be displayed.

2. You need to enter "Date of Birth of Principal Applicant". The date of birth of the spouse or child will not be recognized.

3. If the query result of the application progress shows that an email has been sent to you, please wait patiently, because it usually takes 3 to 6 weeks for the email to reach the recipient.

6. What are the common knowledge of Canadian immigrants' employment?

Working hours and overtime The standard working hours in Canada are eight hours a day and forty hours a week.

There should be one day off every week. If you work overtime, you must be compensated.

Managers are not restricted by working hours and overtime regulations. During the break, employees must have at least half an hour to eat after every five hours of continuous work.

The salary of Canadian employees must be paid at least once every half month, and the payday shall not be later than eight days after this period. The payment period shall not exceed sixteen days.

Deducting your salary may surprise you when you get the check (there is a difference between your salary and what you actually take home). Deduction of wages is strictly enforced, and most of them are mandatory. Projects include income tax, Canadian pension plan, employment insurance, etc. In addition, there may be union fees and medical insurance.

Employment Insurance Canadians can obtain temporary income through the National Employment Insurance System (EI) if they are unable to work because of unemployment, illness, having children or adopting children. Contributions deducted from statutory wages are mandatory.

Usually only the self-employed do not enjoy this kind of income. Please contact the Canadian Employment Center for details.

Canadian Retirement Plan Most Canadians are required to deduct Canadian pension contributions from their income. This law is implemented all over the country, except Quebec, which has its own plan, called Quebec retirement plan.

CPP is a public insurance plan. Its advantage is that the payer can benefit from retirement or long-term disability. Even if the contributor dies, his spouse and minor children will benefit.

The amount of retirement is calculated according to the income earned by the payer in the past and during the payment period. The contribution is based on the annual income and is shared by the employer and the employee. Self-employed people pay their own salaries.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents can enjoy pension benefits, the parties concerned must apply and the income must be taxed. No matter where in the world, the recipient can get money.

Holidays and Wages Full-time employees can get two weeks (ten working days) paid holidays after working for one year. After working for five years in a row, you can get three weeks' paid vacation every year.

Holidays cannot be replaced by wages. Public Holidays The national holidays in Canada are as follows: 1 month 1 day, New Year, Easter date is not fixed. Most of them are in April) Victoria Day, May 24th (except Quebec), St. Jean-Baptiste Day, June 24th (Quebec only), Canadian National Day, July 1 Sunday, Labor Day, September 1 Sunday, Thanksgiving Day1Monday, October 2nd and weekdays1KLOC-0/month/KLOC-. Employees must not be dismissed because of pregnancy.

In addition, she can get unpaid leave, continue to keep her pension or medical plan, and return to her original job after maternity leave. Notice of Resignation Employees must notify their employers, but usually at least two weeks in advance.

About a third of Canadian workers have joined trade unions. One of the main reasons for the development of trade unions is that individual employees lack bargaining power when negotiating with employers.

Employees believe that after the establishment of trade unions, they can negotiate employment conditions with employers on a more equal basis. Generally speaking, trade unions try to improve the wages and job security of their members as much as possible.

Failure to pay wages according to law If the employer illegally deducts wages, you should formally ask him to pay first. Otherwise, you can complain to the Employment Standards Division of the Employment Standards Bureau.

Labor Law Canada's labor law has provisions on working hours, overtime pay, holidays, minimum wage and discrimination. After being hired, it is best to find out the rights of employees.

Please contact your nearest Canadian job center for details.