Introduction of several commonly used visas for studying in the United States

Students studying abroad should be impressed when applying for a study visa. It is not easy to successfully apply for a study visa, and so is a study visa in the United States. The following 86 will introduce you to the most commonly used visa types in the United States, so you can have a look. 1.F- 1 visa

It is a study visa for international students who come to the United States for full-time undergraduate studies, have sufficient financial support and are ready to return to China after graduation.

Preparation materials: DS- 160, passport, receipt of China CITIC Bank, I-20 form, original offer of the applying school, diploma, report card, GRE, TOFEL.

Self-funded/incomplete awards: deposit certificate, work certificate, income certificate, household registration book, marriage certificate and family relationship certificate.

Optional materials: recommendation letter from future boss, recommendation letter from work unit, work certificate, academic letter, professional introduction, professor profile, publications and papers.

Material preparation: learning motivation, financial resources, sensitive major, whether to return to China for development after graduation.

2.J- 1 visa

Non-immigrant visa, issued to the United States to participate in the State Council approval? Exchange visitor program? It aims to provide educational and cultural exchange opportunities for the United States and other countries, so as to enhance mutual understanding, promote international cooperation and develop friendly relations between countries. J- 1 student visa can be divided into J- 1 high school students and J- 1 college/university students according to the type of school where the students are located. J- 1 Senior high school students must reach a certain age and participate in full-time study. It should be noted that J- 1 high school students can't get the graduation diploma of American high schools. J- 1 There is no strict age limit for college/university students, but they must also attend full-time study. J- 1 College/university students can take degree courses, non-degree courses or academic training.

This kind of visa is applicable to the following short-term visiting scholars who go to the United States for a certain period of time:

A. teaching;

B. observation;

C. exchange of views;

D. receive training.

3. Immigrant visa

CPT (Course Practice Training) Work Visa: This kind of visa is suitable for visas with internship period not exceeding 12 months. If the internship period exceeds 65,438+02 months, the applicant cannot apply for OPT, and the applicant must study full-time undergraduate for more than one year.

OPT (Optional Practical Training) is divided into two types: pre-completed international students apply before the academic project, and post-completed international students apply after the completion of their studies. Opt is generally 65,438+02 months. They study STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), and the company has verified that it can be extended to 36 months. You need to work full-time for 9 months, and there is a grace period of 2 months after OPT expires. In the meantime, you can stay in America, but you can't work. Completed 1 academic year, full-time, valid student status, and related professional work. The opt part can be extended to 29 months (after completing OPT) professional degree, computer science, life science and mathematics. E-verify will get F- 1 status if it finds out the situation of American employers, and apply for extension 90 days before the visa expires.

About green card

Eb 1b: The threshold is relatively low, there is no need for scheduling, there is no such big restriction, and 90% can be approved.

Eb2/Eb3:

1. labor certificate 12 months

2.6-1February can be approved, and the schedule depends on 140.

3.485 You can submit the application when you open the door, and 140+485 can submit it at the same time.

Eb 1a: no employer is needed.

Eb 1c: multinational manager

Eb5: Investment immigration, starting from the application of 500,000 US dollars, reviewed after 2 years, and approved by 2/3.

Family Green Card: Parents can apply for a green card for their minor children under the age of 265,438+0. If the child is an American citizen, it needs to be over 265,438+0 years old. If brothers and sisters are citizens, they can apply. Scheduling takes 65,438+00 years. If you get citizenship in the United States, you can apply for reunion immigration for your parents, and you can get citizenship in about 1 year.