What are the requirements and how much does it cost to immigrate to the United States?

The conditions for immigration to the United States are divided according to different types of people, which are mainly divided into five categories:

1. Conditions for talents to immigrate to the United States:

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

②: This person wants to enter the United States and continue to engage in the industry he is good at;

This person will bring great benefits to the United States after entering the United States.

2. American investment immigration conditions:

①: Applicants must be at least 2 1 year old;

②: Applicants don't have to have any education, 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 by himself, but it can be a gift or 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 specified investment amount;

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, bonds and stocks, company surplus, business transactions, gifts and inheritance.

⑦: Income tax return of the principal applicant for the first five years (English version).

3. American spouse immigration conditions:

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.

4. Conditions for American children to immigrate:

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

① Unmarried children of American citizens under the age of 2/kloc-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: If the children get married, it belongs to the third priority category;

④ Green card holders can also apply for immigration for their unmarried children, and the beneficiaries belong to the second priority category. Divorced children are considered unmarried. Married children of green card holders have no priority.

5. Conditions for American 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 the age of 65,438+08, otherwise you may not enjoy the rights and interests in immigration law.

2. Application process: No matter what kind of visa applicant you are, you must have the original personal passport, which is valid for more than half a year. According to the visa processing procedures in the United States, all applicants need to fill in the complete DS- 160 form. You need to pay a visa fee of 904 yuan at CITIC Bank, and then buy a visa reservation card from 54 yuan and make an appointment at the embassy. When you are all ready, just wait for the appointment time at the embassy and go to the embassy for an interview with the materials on the day of the appointment. To enter the embassy at the appointed time, you need to go through the first gate of the embassy sentry, make an appointment for the second gate, and then go through the security check. In the visa hall, the first step is to queue up to hand in materials, usually in groups of 8 people; Step 2, queue up for fingerprints; The third step is to interview the visa officer. The general interview time is 1-2 minutes, and there are 2-5 questions. Don't be nervous, confident and face them normally.