Introduction of American immigrant visa types

American immigrant visa refers to a visa for immigrants to settle in the United States. Generally, the application should be submitted to the US Immigration Bureau, and the Immigration Bureau will send a copy to those who have passed the strict examination? Approval document? Then, the applicant applies for an immigrant visa to the American consulate abroad with this document. American immigrant visas are mainly divided into five categories: relative visas, professional visas, marriage visas, lottery visas, and refugee visas. The first three are more common. Below, I will introduce the first three common immigrant visas in detail.

★ Family visa ★

Relatives' immigrant visas are divided into two categories.

The first category: immediate family members, relatives who are not limited by the number of global immigrants: spouses of American citizens; Minor children of American citizens (2 1 under); Parents of American citizens. This is classified as immediate family members, at any time.

Category II: Non-lineal relatives, whose migration is limited by the number of global immigrants, and is divided into four grades according to the priority order:

1. Unmarried adult children of American citizens (2 1 above) and their children.

2. Spouses and minor children of permanent residents; Adult unmarried children of permanent residents and their children.

3. Married children (regardless of age) of American citizens and their children.

4.2/kloc-Brothers and sisters of American citizens aged 0/year or above.

★ Professional visa ★

Professional immigrants, also known as work immigrants, are a way to move to the United States by working in the United States on the basis of having certain professional advantages. Professional immigration is undoubtedly an important way for those who do not meet the conditions of relative immigration but have certain professional knowledge and want to immigrate to the United States. According to the American immigration law, the total number of people who immigrate to the United States by occupation is 6.5438+0.4 million each year, which is divided into five priority categories according to the conditions of different occupations and individuals:

1. High-quality labor force: foreigners who have made outstanding achievements in science, art, education, commerce and sports and enjoy national or global reputation; Outstanding professors or researchers with more than three years of teaching or research experience in special academic fields and internationally recognized; The senior management of an international trading company must have more than one year's working experience in the company in the first three years before applying for this status, and come to the United States to continue working in the same company or affiliated enterprises.

2. Professionals with special skills with advanced degrees: those with advanced degrees (master or above) or? Equivalent education? At least five years experience in this field; Have special abilities in science, art and business, and have a substantial impact on American economy, culture, education or welfare.

3. Skilled workers, professionals and other workers: people who have a bachelor's degree and have been engaged in professional work (such as accountants, architects and engineers). ); Skilled workers refer to those who have more than two years of vocational training or experience; Other workers, including unskilled workers.

4. Special immigrants

5. Investment immigration: 1990 The new immigration law of the United States has created this new type of immigration for foreigners who want to invest in the United States and obtain permanent residency. In order to apply for such immigrants, foreign investors must invest 500,000 US dollars in a newly-built American enterprise and directly or indirectly create 10 new employment opportunities. This investment immigrant visa takes effect from 1 99111October1 Investment refers to the provision of capital, including cash, equipment, inventory or other substantive property. Time deposits, government bonds and other securities that are easy to turn into cash, as well as payment for goods, can all be regarded as property. Applicants must set up commercial enterprises, invest in real estate, buy land or houses, and wait for appreciation, which does not meet the requirements. Investment immigrants, spouses and children can obtain conditional residence status first. Two years later, if the Immigration Bureau determines that the investor has indeed fulfilled the relevant regulations, the investor, his spouse and children can become permanent residents of the United States. Investors can hire 10 employees on the last day during the two-year investment period. After investors and their relatives get a green card, they can't hire employees if they don't need to work. Investors must maintain the operation and employment status of the new enterprise within two years and maintain the survival of the enterprise to ensure that they can still fulfill their investment immigration obligations after two years, otherwise they will still be unable to permanently reside in the United States. New commercial enterprises include the following three types: creating a brand-new enterprise; Buy out the difficult enterprises, rectify or reorganize them, and retain the original employees; Buy and sell existing businesses and expand them.

★ Marriage visa ★

CR 1 is applicable to spouses of American citizens who have been married for two years, and the unmarried children under 2 1 are Cr 2；; IR 1 is applicable to spouses of American citizens who have been married for two years, and the unmarried children under 2 1 are IR2.

American citizens living in the United States can only submit CR/IR application CR 1/IR 1/ as an immigrant visa at the immigration service center in their residential area. Within 1-3 months after entering the United States, they can receive a two-year conditional green card (less than two years from the wedding date to the entry date) or a ten-year green card (more than two years from the wedding date to the entry date) sent by the immigration office at home in the United States.

American citizens can apply for a CR2/IR2 visa for your children (stepchildren of American citizens) separately at the same time, but you cannot apply for a visa under the following circumstances. After becoming an American citizen, you can only apply for a visa for your child yourself;

A. When you marry an American citizen, your child is over 18 years old.

B the child is over 2 1 year old at the time of application.

K3 is the priority category of CR 1/IR 1, and the unmarried children under 2 1 are K4.

Regarding the application of CR 1/IR 1, you can choose whether to apply for K3 at the same time after receiving the application from the Immigration Bureau.

K3 is the United States Immigration Service. Considering the long application time of CR 1/IR 1, in order to reunite spouses as soon as possible, you can also apply for K3 to go to the United States in advance.

K3 must first apply for CR 1/IR 1, but K3 and CR 1/IR 1 are two independent cases with their own processing procedures. If the speed of CR 1 is similar to that of K3, then CR 1 will merge with K3, and CR 1 will directly sign for permanent residence in the United States. Otherwise, you can sign K3 at the US Consulate General in Guangzhou, reunite with your spouse in the United States first, and then choose to change your identity in the United States to obtain permanent residency.