How can I immigrate to America?

People who want to immigrate to the United States and study in the United States should understand some related policy issues. Here I will answer your question about how to immigrate to the United States, hoping to help you!

How can I immigrate to America?

Step 1: at the beginning of study, choose a major, specifically, four major areas: science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Short for stem (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). In his State of the Union address, President Bush announced an important plan-American Competitiveness Plan, and proposed that one of the goals of school education is to cultivate stem talents. The stem field itself needs professionals, and all levels of school education also need stem teachers, so the employment prospects are bright.

Step 2: I contacted the internship in the United States before graduation, and paid great attention to work experience.

Internship in the United States is the best time to accumulate work experience. The United States provides two kinds of internship opportunities related to majors for international students: cpt is the internship they apply for during their school years, and opt is the internship they can apply for during their school years or after graduation. Cpt internship in school should be part-time, otherwise the internship in the next year will be deducted from ocp. Opt internship can be carried out after one year of study, but usually after graduation. The internship period of opt is 12 months, but stem students can apply for an extension of 17 months, so the total internship period is 29 months. Opt is not only an important stage to accumulate work experience, but also a golden age to find professional jobs.

Step3: International students applying for an h 1-b visa are usually f- 1 visas.

Except for internships, international students cannot work legally in the United States. If you want to stay and work in the United States, you must apply for a professional work permit, that is, an h 1-b visa. Before applying for this visa, you must first find a job related to your major, and the employer is willing to apply for h 1-b for you. The employer shall submit the laborconditionapplication (lca) to the Ministry of Labor, stating that the employer will pay no less than the current wage standard and provide you with the same treatment as other employees. Hiring you will not have a negative impact on the work of other employees. After the lca is approved, submit an application for h 1-b to the Immigration Bureau. The basic requirement of h 1-b visa is that the job you want to do requires a bachelor's degree or above, and you just meet this requirement. The H 1-b visa is issued to foreigners, which means that people can apply even if they are not in the United States. However, relatively speaking, there are many more opportunities for international students to get a degree in the United States. If you show your talents in opt internship, your company will be happy to hold h 1-b for you and keep you. Usually, the service life of h 1-b is 3 years, which can be extended for 3 years.

Step 4: Apply for permanent residence. While working on an h 1-b visa, you can ask the company to apply for permanent residence for yourself and get a commonly known green card.

If you have difficulties, you can only find a job in a unit that is willing to apply for a green card. This kind of immigration is called employment-based immigration. International students who have obtained a degree in the United States are given the second priority in applying for the professional immigration category (eb-2), and you must have a master's or doctoral degree; There is also the third priority (eb-3), which does not require a postgraduate degree. In order to deal with these two types of immigrants, we must pass the difficulty of labor certification.

What should I do after I get the American school offer?

One: the time to pay the entrance deposit When students receive the offer from the school, they can carefully pay attention to whether the deadline for paying the entrance deposit is marked in the offer. Usually, the school will give a fixed time, which may be one month after receiving the offer, or 15 days, which is a relatively short deposit payment period. Generally speaking, schools that unify their grades at a fixed time, such as Johns Hopkins University and University of Rochester, require to pay the entrance deposit within a unified deadline, and the time for paying the deposit varies with the application rounds. There are also schools with late deadlines, such as July 15, but such schools are usually rare. Note: If the school does not indicate the specific time of deposit payment in the offer, it is recommended to contact the school admission committee by email to determine whether there is a deadline.

Second, schools with different amounts of admission deposits have different amounts of admission deposits, ranging from $200 to $3,000. For example, the gold major at Rutgers University is $3,700; Statistics major at Columbia University: $3,500; Johns Hopkins University Finance Major: $3,000; The cost is lower, such as the finance major at Hofstra University: 200 dollars. And there are a few schools that don't need to pay the entrance deposit, such as the metalworking major of Johns Hopkins University. Based on the above situation, students must carefully read the accepted offer and the email sent by the school to determine the amount to be paid. Note: Although most schools pay the entrance deposit in one lump sum, some schools pay it twice. After the first payment is successful, the specific time and amount of the second admission fee will be informed. These two admission deposits must be paid in full within the specified time to retain the students' admission qualification. Don't neglect the payment of the first deposit.

Three. method of payment

1. Credit card online payment should be the most familiar payment method for all students, which is the same as paying online application fee during the application process. Usually, the admission notice or the school email will provide a link to explain what steps need to be taken to pay the deposit. The first step is to choose acceptoffer. Students should never click "Down" excitedly. Then you will jump to the page of credit card payment. After the payment is successful, you will receive an email from the school to confirm.

2. Informing the credit card information is also a credit card payment admission fee. But the school can't provide online payment, and can only send students a form with credit card information. After the school receives the form, it will charge the corresponding entrance deposit. The form needs to be filled in, signed and sent to the school as an attachment.

3. Mailing money orders Apart from credit cards, money orders are also an important way to pay deposits. First confirm the name and mailing address of the payee with the school, then go to the bank (usually China Bank) to buy a draft equal to the amount of the entrance deposit, and finally send it to the school by international express (dhl or FedEx, etc.). From this description, the students can infer that this payment method takes a long time, so if the students' dream school requires a draft to pay the entrance deposit, they must leave enough time before the deadline. In addition, it is best to contact the school to inform the mailing information after sending the manuscript, so that the school can check it.