The situation of five immigration modes in the United States

Article 1 The conditions of the five immigration modes in the United States

First, investment immigration conditions Investment immigration EB5 investment immigration project is one of the most effective ways to get a green card in the United States and live in the United States. According to the immigration policy of the United States, applicants who immigrate to the United States can immigrate through regional center projects or direct investment projects in the United States, with a minimum investment of 900,000 US dollars, and explain the source of funds.

1, the applicant must be at least 2 1 year old;

2. Applicants do not need to have any academic background, business or work experience;

3. The applicant must have an asset certificate of $500,000 (it is not necessary for the applicant to accumulate it himself, and there are gifts, inheritance, etc. It is also acceptable, but it must be taken from legal and legitimate channels);

4. The applicant must have invested or be actively investing the prescribed amount of investment;

5. This investment can directly/indirectly create ten job opportunities;

6. The explanation of the source of investment funds must prove that the source of investment funds is justified, which may include real estate sales, bond stocks, company surplus, commercial transactions, gifts and inheritance.

7. The main applicant's income tax return for the first five years (English version).

Second, the immigration conditions of outstanding talents

1. The immigrant applicant has outstanding talents in the fields of science, art, education, business or sports, and has been unanimously recognized by the host country or country, and his achievements can be proved by a large number of written materials;

2. Immigrant applicants want to enter the United States and continue to engage in their own industries;

Immigration applicants will bring great benefits to the United States after entering the United States.

Third, the conditions of spouse immigration

If you apply for naturalization because of marriage, you must maintain a marriage relationship for more than two years, and both parties need to apply for naturalization together. Spouse immigration includes two kinds of people: the first is the spouse of an American citizen, who is not subject to quota restrictions and can be approved quickly as long as he applies; The second is the spouse of the American green card holder, who is restricted by quota and belongs to the second priority immigration.

Fourth, the conditions for children to immigrate.

According to American immigration law, applying for child immigration requires the following four situations:

1.2/kloc-Unmarried children of American citizens under 0/can apply for immigration, and there is no quota limit;

2. If the child is over 2 1 year old, but unmarried, it belongs to the first priority category;

3. Children who get married belong to the third priority category;

Green card holders can also apply for immigration for their unmarried children. Beneficiaries belong to the second priority category, and divorced children are considered unmarried. Married children of green card holders have no priority.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Conditions for brothers and sisters to immigrate.

People with citizenship can apply for siblings to immigrate to the United States as long as they are 2 1 year old, which is the fourth priority in the priority category of relatives' immigration. People with permanent residency in the United States cannot be their brothers and sisters, but also include half-brothers or half-brothers. But this stepbrother relationship should have existed before 18 years old, otherwise you may not enjoy the rights and interests in immigration law.

The difference between American immigrants getting a green card and naturalization

First, the American green card

Generally speaking, an American green card is equivalent to a foreigner's ID card, which proves that he is a permanent resident of the United States. With an American green card, you can come to work, study and live in the United States at any time and enjoy the social welfare and medical security you deserve. But now you are still from China, and you still have a China passport.

Second, American citizenship.

Joining American citizenship means becoming an American citizen, having political membership in the United States, having the right to enjoy certain American rights and interests, fulfilling obligations and being subject to its jurisdiction. When you become an American citizen, you can enjoy all the rights of an American citizen, including political rights, but it also means that you give up your China citizenship and have an American passport.

General conditions for applying for American citizenship:

1. After obtaining a green card through legal channels, he has lived in the United States continuously for 5 years;

2. Married to an American citizen and has been married for three consecutive years;

3. Have basic English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, have a certain understanding of American laws, and need to take the naturalization test;

4. Living in the United States must have good moral quality;

5. Must be at least 18 years old;

6. Love America and support the American Constitution.

Article 3 Frequently Asked Questions of American Immigrants

1. What is US Citizenship and Immigration Service?

The US Immigration Service is affiliated with the US Department of Homeland Security. The Immigration Bureau is the law enforcement agency of immigration law, which is responsible for handling immigration and non-immigration applications, foreigners' entry and exit, border patrol, arrest and expulsion of illegal foreigners, refugee review and punishment of illegal employment. Ordinary foreigners handle four regional immigration service centers that directly accept immigration and non-immigration applications, as well as immigration branches and offices that handle daily immigration affairs. The latter is commonly known as the "local immigration bureau". There are about 60 local immigration offices in the United States, but only 36 immigration branches have the right to approve. Immigration generally only transfers applications and conducts interviews.

2.2 How many EB-5 visas are there? USCIS is published every year?

The EB-5 project under the supervision of the US Immigration Bureau issues 65,438+00,000 visas to foreign investors (and their families) who create or maintain at least 65,438+00 full-time employment opportunities every year, of which 5,000 visas are reserved for foreign investors who invest in regional centers.

3. For investors, what is the difference between the investment immigration scheme of choosing special economic zones (namely "regional centers") and the general EB-5 investment immigration scheme in other regions?

The main difference is that investors can choose the investment scheme of special economic zones, and they don't need to hire ten employees themselves, but they can enjoy the calculation method of indirect job opportunities in special economic zones. In terms of local economic prosperity, all walks of life can calculate their achievements in job creation due to the overall economic growth result of capital inflow and employment increase. For example, although you don't employ bus drivers in your investment business, after the local economic prosperity, the number of bus trips has increased, and the work of bus drivers has increased accordingly. This overall economic growth can be regarded as creating employment opportunities in the SAR.

Does the $45,000 investment and fund issuance fee include legal fees?

The investment and fund issuance fee of $500,000 does not include lawyer's fees, which need to be paid separately.