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American visa

Refers to people who intend to give up their original residence and nationality, enter the United States for permanent residence and apply to become American citizens. An immigrant visa is a visa for the purpose of immigrating to the United States. Generally, an application must be made to the US Immigration Service. After strict examination, the Immigration Bureau will issue "approval documents" to those who meet the requirements. Then, the applicant will apply for an immigrant visa to the American consulate abroad with this document.

Immigrant visas can be divided into family visas, professional visas and special immigrant visas.

1. Family migration

Relatives immigrants are divided into two categories.

1). Relatives who are not limited by the number of global immigrants, that is, immediate family members: 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.

2). Relatives restricted by the number of global immigrants are divided into four grades according to priority:

Adult children of American citizens (over 2 1 year) and their children.

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

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

④2 1 or brothers and sisters of American citizens.

2. Professional immigrants

Also known as work immigration, it is a way to immigrate 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 provisions of the immigration law, the total number of people who immigrate to the United States by occupation every year is 6.5438+0.4 million, which is divided into five priority categories according to the conditions of different occupations and individuals:

1). Priority labor force

Foreigners who have made outstanding achievements in science, art, education, commerce, sports and other fields and have a certain reputation at home or abroad; 2. Outstanding professors or researchers with more than three years of teaching or research experience in special academic fields and internationally recognized; 3. 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 of applying for this status, and come to the United States to continue working in the same company or affiliated enterprises.

2) Professionals with advanced degrees and special skills.

Advanced degree (master's degree or above) or "equivalent education" (at least five years working experience in this field); 2. 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

Refers to people who have a bachelor's degree and have been engaged in this profession (such as accountants, architects and engineers). ); 2. Skilled workers refer to those who have more than two years of vocational training or experience; 3. Other workers, including unskilled workers.

4). Special immigrants

5). Investment immigration

The new immigration law 1990 creates this new immigration mode for foreigners who want to invest in the United States and obtain permanent residency. In order to apply for this kind of immigration, 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: 1. Create a brand-new business; 2. Buy out the difficult enterprises, rectify or reorganize, and retain the original employees; 3. Buy and sell existing businesses and expand them.

3. Marriage migration

Cr 1 the spouse of an American citizen who has been married for two years, and 2 1 the unmarried children under the age of 0 are CR2.

IR 1 The spouse of an American citizen who has 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 applications at immigration service centers in their areas of residence.

CR 1/IR 1/ is an immigrant visa. You can receive a two-year conditional green card (within two years from the date of marriage to the date of entry) or a ten-year green card (more than two years from the date of marriage to the date of entry) from 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.

After receiving the application of CR 1/IR 1, you can choose whether to apply for K3 at the same time.

K3 is the United States Immigration Service. Considering the long application time of CR 1/IR 1, in order to reunite the husband and wife as soon as possible, we can apply for K3 to go to the United States in advance at the same time.

K3 must first apply for CR 1/IR 1, but K3 and CR 1/IR 1 are two independent cases with their own handling 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.