American investment immigration application cycle

First of all, the applicant needs to submit an application for "foreign entrepreneurs to invest in immigration" I-526 to the Immigration Bureau, and at the same time, attach the legal proof of the required investment funds, business plan and other supporting documents. The application fee is $65,438+0,500, and it will take six months to one year for the Immigration Bureau to process this application. The following is the application cycle of American investment immigrants, welcome to read!

Article 1 Application cycle of American investment immigrants

After 1.I-526 is approved, like other immigrant visas, investment immigrant applicants can start to apply for a "conditional green card"): If the applicant is not in the United States, the applicant must apply for an immigrant visa and conduct an immigrant visa interview to adjust his identity. If the applicant is in the United States, the applicant can submit an application form for adjusting his/her status to the US Immigration Service (I). The trial process takes about 6 to 12 months. Once the identity adjustment is approved, the applicant will get a "temporary green card" valid for two years and enjoy the same treatment as a permanent green card. The applicant's immediate family members (i.e. spouse and unmarried children under 2 1 one year of age) can apply for adjustment of identity as beneficiaries at the same time. The probation period of I-485 is six months to one year;

Step 2 apply for a permanent green card

Within 90 days before the expiration of the two-year temporary green card, the applicant must submit an application for "Application for Removal of Conditional Identity of Foreign Entrepreneurs" to the US Immigration Service, with an application fee of $3,750. If the application is overdue, the applicant will be included in the list of expulsion procedures. If the applicant meets all the requirements of the Immigration Bureau for EB-5 on funds and work, I-829 will be approved, get a permanent green card and become a legal permanent resident. The trial period of I-829 is six months to one year.

In the I-829 trial stage, the applicant's temporary green card status is still valid and will remain for one year until the Immigration Bureau comes to a conclusion. During this period, applicants can still travel abroad with complete documents.

3. Submit an application for immigration

The applicant first submits an immigration application (I-526). As long as the project they apply for is recognized by the Immigration Bureau and the application materials are fully prepared, the general application period is about 6 to 14 months.

4. Apply for I526 visa

After the approval of the Immigration Bureau, it will be handed over to the American Visa Center for background investigation, physical examination and interview at the Guangzhou Consulate, and a visa will be obtained, and a conditional American permanent green card will be obtained. This process takes about 3 months. Get the I526 green card and land in the United States within six months.

Step 5 apply for a permanent green card

Within 90 days before the two-year expiration date of the temporary green card, the applicant who obtained the temporary green card can submit an I-829 application to obtain a formal green card. If the Immigration Bureau determines that the investor does meet the requirements, the investor and his family members can formally become legal permanent residents. The trial period of I-829 is six months to one year.

EB-5 investment immigrant applicants generally need three and a half to four years from the beginning of application to getting a permanent green card.

6. American passport

Within 5 years after obtaining the American green card, the applicant can apply for American citizenship and obtain an American passport.

Chapter II Introduction of American Entrepreneurship Immigrants

I. Conditions for Entrepreneurial Immigration in the United States L 1 Is there a company in China with a turnover of more than RMB 5 million in the past year and more than 10 employees who can cooperate with your application?

Have you been a supervisor in this company for one year in the past three years?

Second, the handling process

1. Establish an affiliated company

If you know about American entrepreneurial immigrants L 1A, you will know that this kind of executive visa for multinational companies, like the green card, requires you to have a company in China and an affiliated company in the United States, and you, as an executive sent by a domestic company to the United States, shoulder the glorious mission of building an American company.

Then obviously, you also need to have a company in the United States that is related to a domestic company. So you can go to the United States to open a new subsidiary in the name of a domestic company, or you can buy a company, or you can buy a company. Note that this is an inter-company behavior.

If it is a new company, you need to open a company account. If you buy or invest in a company, just send money directly. Generally speaking, the bank requires me to log in to open an American company account.

Prepare information

Business plan is a very important document for applying for L1A. In the process of hearing L 1A, the Immigration Bureau paid attention to the development prospect of your American company and your management ability, and judged whether you should be approved.

Therefore, a high-quality business plan is the key to success when submitting an application. In this document, you need to have a detailed and reasonable description of your domestic companies, American companies and business prospects, as well as your personal job responsibilities, which is also the basis for the US Immigration Service to trust you.

In order to ensure the authenticity, you need to collect the relevant documents of the two companies and your personal information as evidence of the business plan.

3 Submit an application

If you choose to expedite, the Immigration Bureau must give you an answer within 15 working days.

Article 3 the way of American immigration

Path 1: labor migration

Some employees can apply for E3-type labor visas with their special skills. This kind of visa must first find a local employer in the United States, and the employer will help them apply for labor quotas. Generally, it takes five years from application to quota acquisition. After getting the quota, you can become a full resident by working for an American employer in the United States for at least two years.

Path 2: Marriage migration

Now more and more people can accept western culture and life. Many people go to the United States to find a boyfriend and girlfriend abroad to get married and then immigrate, so as to achieve the purpose of individual immigration.

Path 3: Business Migration

Applicants who invest in the United States to establish commercial enterprises beneficial to the American economy and create 65,438+00 full-time employment opportunities for American workers can obtain a two-year conditional immigrant visa. If the investment behavior of immigrant investors still exists 90 days before the expiration of the two-year period, they can apply for cancellation of conditions and become permanent residents. This is the EB-5 project for American investment immigrants. This kind of visa has 10000 places every year, of which 3000 places are reserved for investors who choose to invest in the target employment zone.

Path 4: Immigrants studying abroad

At least you can get a one-year work visa after completing the undergraduate course, and you can get an H 1B visa if you find a local employer. If the employer is willing to provide a guarantee, you can become a formal permanent resident directly after the expiration of two and a half years.