How do illegal immigrants in the United States obtain identity?

Visa transfer of illegal immigrants in the United States

1 F- 1 identity converted to H- 1B identity. That is, if students of F- 1 find a formal job in an American company within one year after graduation and become employees of the company, their F- 1 status can be changed to professional H- 1B status employed by American companies accordingly. According to American immigration law, foreign students studying in the United States can keep their student status 12 months after completing their studies and obtaining their degrees. This period is called internship. During this period, students can have two choices: one is to study for another degree, so that they can keep their student status until they complete this degree, and the other is to find a permanent job within 65,438+02 months, so that they can stay in the United States and become employees of American companies.

2. The B status is changed to F status, and the stay time of all visas entering the United States is determined by the US Customs. At present, the B-identity visa is generally valid for one year, but the stay time of each entry should be arranged according to the individual's itinerary. Generally speaking, the stay time for sightseeing or visiting relatives can be up to 6 months, and the stay time for business visas is generally 1-3 months, so holders of B-status visas want to stay in the United States for a long time. It is necessary to change identity. After the applicant arrives in the United States, he chooses a suitable school and tries to obtain the admission permit of the school, and then applies to the Immigration Bureau for change of identity through the school's foreign student consultant or immigration lawyer.

3. Changing from Class B to Class L L is a visa specially issued to multinational companies to send their senior managers or senior professional technicians to work in their associated American companies. This visa can be valid for up to seven years, and you can enter and leave the United States many times during the validity period. At the same time, according to the US immigration law, holders of such visas do not need to apply for a labor card from the US Department of Labor in advance if they apply for permanent residency. Some domestic companies want to set up branches in the United States to expand their business, but according to American immigration law, if a company does not set up branches or joint ventures in the United States, its personnel are not allowed to apply for L-type visas, so many people go to the United States with B- 1 visas first, and then change to L- 1 visas after the company is established.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Changing Identity in America

An obvious advantage of domestic identity change is that the applicant can submit an application for identity change to the US Immigration Bureau. After the approval of the Immigration Bureau, he can change from one identity to another in the United States without going abroad to obtain a new visa at the US consulate. For example, in the United States, if you change from B-2 tourist status to F- 1 student status, you can stay in the United States directly after the approval of the Immigration Bureau, and you don't need an exit visa, thus avoiding the possibility of visa refusal. Another great advantage of domestic identity change is that applicants can legally stay in the United States during the identity change period, and if they meet the requirements, they can also apply for a work card and work legally in the United States.

However, these advantages are in opposition to several unfavorable factors. The first disadvantage is that it is relatively difficult to change identity in China. B- 1 and B-2 are visas for short-term business visits and sightseeing visits to the United States. As the name implies, the condition of this visa is a short-term business visit or sightseeing visit, and then return to your own country. If it is necessary to apply for changing to another identity in the United States due to changes in circumstances, the holder of the B- 1/B-2 visa must first prove to the immigration office that he has obtained B- 1/B.

-2 There is no attempt to change other identities when the visa is issued, which is called premeditated.

Intention), did not deceive the American consulate. If a foreigner holding such a short-term visit visa submits an application for changing his identity as soon as he enters the United States, he will be considered by the Immigration Bureau as deliberately deceiving the consulate and the Immigration Bureau.

Therefore, even if it is necessary to change your identity in the United States because of changes in circumstances, the application for such change of identity must be submitted after coming to the United States for a period of time, otherwise it will be rejected by the Immigration Bureau.

Even if B-2 visa holders successfully change to other non-immigrant status through the US Immigration Service, they must overcome the second disadvantage, that is, once they need to return to the United States in the future, they must apply for a visa from the US Consulate. It will be particularly difficult to apply for a visa at this time, because the previous visa records will show that he went to the United States with a B- 1/B-2 visa, and he can only stay in the United States after changing another visa. At this time, he must prove to the American consulate official that he did not intend to change his identity in the United States when he obtained the B- 1/B-2 visa, but that the situation changed or there were other reasons that led him to change his identity in the United States. For example, B- 1/B-2 visa holders need to change to other identities to stay in the United States, such as looking for a job, and change from B-2 to H- 1B in the United States. In this case, it will be more difficult for holders of H- 1B to obtain the H- 1B visa needed to return to the United States from the American Consulate if they return to China to visit their relatives.

The third unfavorable factor of domestic identity change involves the visa for the family members of the identity change person to come to the United States. Although the original B-2 visa holder changed his identity in the United States, the consulate will know the fact that the original B-2 visa holder changed his identity in the United States when his family applies for a visa to the United States, so it is often difficult for his family to get approval when applying for a visa to the United States for the above reasons.