Conditions and advantages of American L 1 immigrant visa

# American Immigration # Introduction L 1 Visa is one of the entry permits for foreign businessmen and foreign experts to work in the United States for a long time. Mainly to encourage foreign enterprises to do business and invest in the United States. The following are the conditions and advantages of American L 1 immigrant visa compiled by KaoNet. Welcome to read!

Article 1 Conditions and advantages of American L 1 immigrant visa

L 1 Visa is applicable to all kinds of enterprises (multinational companies) in China doing business in the United States, and employees with enterprise experience or special skills need to be sent or dispatched to work in the United States. China enterprises need to set up branches in the United States, and the staff sent to the United States can use L- 1A and L- 1B visas. The former is issued to the managers or supervisors of branches in the United States, and their stay in the United States can be up to 7 years. The latter is issued to its professionals, who can stay in the United States for up to five years. Holders of L 1A and their immediate family members. The law allows such applicants' spouses and children under the age of 2 1 to accompany them. L 1 The holder's family members can work in the United States, and their children enjoy free education benefits in the United States. The L 1A visa for managers of multinational companies is one of the most accepted visas in recent years. The main requirement for candidates is that they must be leaders or managers of enterprises in China (including general manager, deputy general manager, office director, or managers of certain departments of the company, such as finance department and business department manager, etc. ). As long as these people have held the above positions in China company for more than one year at the time of applying for L- 1 visa, and the company intends to do business in the United States, they can start to apply for L- 1. L 1A visa was a non-immigrant visa at the time of application. However, according to the relevant regulations issued by American immigrants, holders of L 1 visas and their families can change their immigration status within a certain period of time and directly obtain permanent residency in the United States. In the process of applying for a visa at the consulate, the visa officer shall not refuse the visa because the L- 1 visa gives the applicant the freedom to immigrate or not in the immigration law.

Applicant L 1 was assigned by the head office or parent company in China to work in a branch or subsidiary in the United States. If there are no branches or subsidiaries in the United States, the head office or parent company needs to start by setting up branches or subsidiaries. Employees of the above two companies can apply to the US Immigration Bureau for permanent residence status, which is commonly called "green card", after setting up branches or subsidiaries in the United States for one year, and are not subject to any immigration quota. When the applicant's application is approved, his accompanying family members can also get a green card at the same time.

I L 1 visa application conditions

1, must have a company in China, the company must be in normal operation, and the general registration time is not less than two years, without industry restrictions;

2. The applicant has worked in China Company for more than one year and must be an employee of the management of the company;

3. Register a branch in the United States in the name of China Company, and send employees to the branch to manage the business.

Second, the advantages of L- 1 visa

1 and L- 1 visas are not restricted by bilateral trade and investment treaties.

2.L- 1 Visa has no restrictions on the size of American subsidiaries.

3. American subsidiaries don't need to do exactly the same business as overseas parent companies.

4. American L 1 Visa holders can directly apply for a green card in the form of the first priority labor immigrant without the approval of the US Department of Labor after the establishment of the American company for one year, and directly obtain permanent residency in the United States without any immigration quota restrictions.

5. American L 1 visa does not need to wait for quotas and scheduling, and the application and approval time is short.

6, set up a branch in the United States, China head office can generally send 2-3 people in the past.

7. Spouses sent by domestic parent companies and minor children under the age of 2/kloc-0 can go to the United States by applying for an L-2 visa.

8. There is no academic language requirement.

Article 2 Conditions and requirements for American EB 1C immigration application

Managers and senior managers of multinational companies are the first choice for professional immigrants. Although you need the support of American employers, you don't need to apply for a labor card, and there is almost no problem of green card scheduling. EB- 1C is a shortcut for eligible people to get a green card.

I. Application conditions of EB 1C in the United States

1. There must be two companies in the United States and overseas, the parent company and the subsidiary company.

2. The applicant must have worked for an overseas parent company outside the United States for more than one year in the past three years, and need to seek to continue working for the American branch, subsidiary (or other eligible entities) of the overseas company. The position of the applicant's overseas and American subsidiaries (or other eligible entities) must be a manager or a senior executive (president, general manager, deputy general manager or corresponding position).

3. The applicant wants to immigrate to the United States with the purpose of running and managing a company in the United States. American employers, that is, branches or subsidiaries of overseas companies (or other qualified entities) apply to the Immigration Bureau, and companies in the United States must actually operate for more than one year.

Overseas companies and American companies need to operate normally and hire reasonable employees.

Second, the requirements of American EB 1C immigrants for managers' applications

1. plays a guiding role in the management or main functions of the company;

2. Be responsible for formulating the company's objectives and policies;

3. Have great dominance in the company's decision-making;

4. Just accept the supervision of very high-level companies, such as the board of directors, shareholders, or higher-level supervisors.

Three. Requirements of EB 1C immigrants in the United States for executive applications

1. Manage the company, a department of the company or be responsible for a major function of the company;

2. Manage and control the work of other professionals and managers. , or responsible for a major function or department of the company;

If you manage other employees, the applicant must have authority, such as hiring, firing or suggesting promotion. If you don't directly manage other employees, you need to have the right to guide the main functions of the company;

4. Have the right to guide the daily operation of the company.

Fourth, the application process

1. Establish a company in the United States or buy a company as a branch in the United States;

2. Overseas companies send managers to American branches with non-immigrant visas (L- 1 visa);

3. After entering the United States 1 year, the company can apply for immigration if it operates normally and employs reasonable employees;

4. Prepare relevant materials and submit EB- 1C immigration application;

5. The L- 1 applicant and his/her family can live, work and study in the United States while working in the United States with the L- 1 visa;

6. While waiting for the immigration application based on EB- 1C, if the L- 1 applicant and his/her family need to leave the country for business or other reasons, they can apply to the immigration office for a "pre-entry permit" to enter and leave the United States several times within 1 year, while maintaining the qualification of obtaining a green card directly in the United States.

Chapter III Social Welfare of American Immigrants

American social welfare needs depend on your immigration status, the length of time you have lived in the United States, and your income. You or your family may be eligible for other federal benefits.

The contents of American social welfare include pension, disability welfare, federal medical care, food stamps and other forms, and most of the people targeted are the elderly or the disabled.

America's welfare system also includes federal health care and food stamps. Federal medical care is an expensive medical expense, which is used to help the elderly over 65 and the disabled under 65. It is divided into hospital insurance and medical insurance. One-third of the medical insurance premium is allocated by the federal government from taxes, and the rest is the monthly insurance premium paid by the applicant himself. Food stamps are designed to solve the problem of feeding the poor. The applicant should show his income certificate and passbook in person at the office. After the application is approved, they can receive a card to redeem food stamps within 10 days.

There are two main forms of social welfare checks in the United States, one is a pension check and the other is a disability check. The purpose of these two welfare checks is mainly to give back and help the disadvantaged groups in society and ensure the basic quality of life of American citizens.

If you become disabled due to physical or mental reasons, and can't work for at least one year, or even die, then you or your children (low income or no viability) can apply for welfare allowance. This kind of welfare is called social security subsidy and relief fund. Please refer to the government publicationNo. 05- 1 1000. You should apply for such benefits as soon as possible, because it takes a long time from application to collection. If you receive social security benefits and your annual income exceeds $25,000, or your husband and wife earn more than $32,000, you must pay federal income tax.

Medical assistance is also deducted from everyone's salary and used for medical insurance for the elderly over 65. Some people under 65 are also eligible for federal medical insurance, including the disabled. This plan helps pay for medical expenses, but does not include all medical expenses or most long-term care expenses.

Medical insurance and Medicaid are different. Medicaid is a kind of help for people with low income and no financial resources. This subsidy is handled by social welfare and other institutions. Some people are entitled to two kinds of benefits, while others can only enjoy one of them.

Usually, you have to work in the United States for at least ten years (or 40 quarters) to get these medical insurance benefits.

Two parts of applying for federal medical insurance:

1. Hospital insurance (Part A) is responsible for the expenses of inpatient hospitals or professional sanatoriums (after hospitalization), some family medical care and hospices for terminally ill patients.

2. Medical insurance (Part B) is responsible for paying for doctor services and many other medical services and supplies not covered by hospital insurance. Generally, people over the age of 65 can enjoy part A medical insurance, and part B insurance requires extra diplomatic money. Anyone who can get part A insurance can apply for part B insurance.