My friend is an American citizen. I plan to work and live with him. What procedures are required?

In your case, it should be considered a work visa. Visas are generally not easy to apply for. There are so many people who want to go to the United States. If you are not good for the United States, they will easily deny you a visa.

For example, if you are a high-level intellectual, like some who are engaged in scientific research, or you are a special talent, like Wang Shuo, you can either study abroad, work, get married, or if you have money, go U.S. investment and more.

If it is a work visa, you first need to be hired by an American company, or you can be sent to the United States by a Chinese company, in which case you can apply for a work visa. You can also ask the higher-ups to invest the money and set up a company in the United States.

The following is the specific classification. I saw it on Baidu and it is very complete.

What type of visa do you have?

Work visas to the United States (H, L, O, P, Q)

H visa: issued to applicants who come to the United States to work for a short period of time. There is no visa fee for this visa.

Please note:

1. The letter of approval must be approved by USCIS. If the applicant applies for a work visa to the United States in China, he or she must wait until the embassy receives the approval form I-129 and I-797 from the Immigration Bureau before applying for the visa.

2. If the applicant has changed status in the United States, the approval letter does not need to be sent from the USCIS to the embassy, ??but the applicant must present the original I-797 form when applying for a visa.

3. All applicants must present at the interview an original copy of the USCIS approval letter, documentation detailing the job they will perform in the United States, and proof of previous employment and academic qualifications. There are three types of H visa***: H1 special skills work visa, H2 temporary work visa, and H3 training visa.

H1 visa:

If a U.S. company needs to hire foreigners with special skills to work in the United States for a short period of time, the company must apply to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for Form I-129 for the employee, that is, Work Authorization Application for Non-Immigrant Visa Holders. Once the job application is approved by the USCIS, the U.S. Consulate will contact the applicant to schedule an interview. Applicants can call to make an appointment for an interview. Materials that must be provided during the interview:

1. Original Form I-797.

2. An invitation letter from a U.S. company and documents regarding your education and work experience.

3. A copy of Form I-129 notarized and stamped by a lawyer.

H2 visa:

If a U.S. company needs to hire foreigners with special skills to work in the United States for a short period of time, the company must apply to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for Form I-129 for the employee, that is, Work Authorization Application for Non-Immigrant Visa Holders. Once the job application is approved by the USCIS, the U.S. Consulate will contact the applicant to schedule an interview. Applicants can call to make an appointment for an interview. Materials that must be provided during the interview:

1. Original Form I-797.

2. An invitation letter from a U.S. company and documents regarding your education and work experience.

3. A copy of Form I-129 notarized and stamped by a lawyer.

Note that applying for an H2B visa requires a temporary labor certificate signed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor.

H3 Visa

If you plan to apply for H-3 to go to the United States to receive training in agriculture, commerce, communications, finance, transportation industry or government departments, your U.S. company must immigrate to the United States Apply to the bureau for Form I-129. Once the job application is approved by the Immigration Bureau, the U.S. Consulate will contact the applicant to make an appointment for an interview. Applicants can call to make an appointment for an interview.

L visa:

The L visa is issued to people who will be sent to work in a US branch or related company. Applicants must hold a management-level position in the United States or have specialized knowledge, and must have worked continuously for the same employer or company for at least one year in the three years before applying for the visa. This visa is valid for 2 years and the visa fee is waived. Valid for multiple times for 2 years, the visa fee is RMB 1,080 (USD 120).

Please note:

1. The L visa approval letter must first be approved by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service. After the embassy receives the I-797 and I-129 forms from the Immigration Bureau, the applicant can apply for a visa at the visa office.

2. Applicants must present documentation detailing the job they will perform in the United States, as well as proof of previous employment and academic qualifications.

3. If the applicant is applying for a visa with a company's special L-1 (Blanket L-1) approval letter, he or she must present the original and two copies of Form I-129S. The original documents will be returned to the applicant after their visa is approved.

The materials that applicants need to provide are:

1. Valid passport.

2. Receipt of RMB payment of visa application fee at CITIC Industrial Bank.

3. Two completed visa application forms with photo attached.

4. Used U.S. visa (copy of U.S. visa is invalid). If the visa is in the old passport, please submit the old passport at the same time when applying for the visa

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5. Other application materials. Such as financial guarantee invitation letter, etc.

How else would you like to learn more?

The most direct way is to find an intermediary, which costs about 30,000 to 50,000.