Besides EB5, what other ways are there to immigrate to the United States?

1. Professional immigrants

1)EB 1

Among professional immigrants, the first priority is divided into EB 1A ou

Besides EB5, what other ways are there to immigrate to the United States?

1. Professional immigrants

1)EB 1

Among professional immigrants, the first priority is divided into EB 1A outstanding talents, EB 1B outstanding professors and EB 1C multinational executives, with a visa quota of about 40,000. Before 20 18 and 12, there was no global scheduling phenomenon in EB 1, but in the last two years, there began to be scheduling signs, indicating that there were many applicants in EB 1 in the last two years. Applicants who meet EB 1 but are hesitant should really hurry up.

Foreigners who meet the standards of outstanding talents can directly apply for immigration and obtain a permanent green card without applying for a work permit or employer's guarantee, and there are no restrictions on language, education, age, industry and assets. Applicants can apply in the United States, China or other countries. Applicants can bring their spouses and unmarried children under 2 1 year-old for family migration.

2)EB2

The second priority among professional immigrants is immigrants with high academic qualifications and special talents, with a quota of 40,000. Not only affected by quotas, but also guaranteed by employers. Foreigners applying for the second priority category must have jobs, and their potential employers must complete the application process of labor documents on behalf of employees, except for applying for green cards through "national interest exemption".

3)EB3

Technician. Similar to EB2, they are also professional immigrants who need employer's guarantee. The difference is that EB2 requires higher education (master's degree or above or bachelor's degree +5 years relevant industry experience), while EB3 does not require education. The quota is also 40,000, and the current schedule is close to 6 years. Employers need to go through a perm procedure, and they need to prove that there are no Americans in the market who meet the position, and they must hire a foreigner. This process is complicated, the application depends on the employer, and there are many uncertain factors.

4)EB4

Religious people. The quota is 65.438 million+0,000, but there are no slots in other countries except El Salvador and Mexico, because the audience is limited and only targeted at specific religious workers.

Working symbol conversion class

1)H 1B

Work visas are the way most international students choose to stay in the United States. In the later stage of H 1B, green cards can be converted through EB2 or EB3. But the premise is that you need to find an employer in the United States and draw lots after you get the offer. The number of places in H 1B is 65,000, of which 20,000 are reserved for master's degree or above and 6,800 are reserved for Chile and Singapore. Every year, a large number of international students apply for H 1B, among which China applicants are selected by lot, and most of them are from China. Moreover, the longest validity period of H 1B is 6 years, that is to say, the applicant needs to get the green card for approval within these 6 years, otherwise a new round of H 1B lottery will be conducted. This road depends on the employer, which is difficult to operate and has a low probability of drawing lots. It is a helpless choice to cross the wooden bridge with thousands of troops.

2)L 1A

Administrative visa for multinational enterprises. For senior managers of multinational enterprises, those who go to the United States to manage enterprises can change their green cards through EB 1C later. L 1A has no visa quota limit, and naturally there is no need to wait for the schedule. The official rate is around 80%, and the success rate is guaranteed. It is one of the most popular ways to immigrate to the United States at present. The longest validity period is 7 years. If you get the approval of EB 1C within 7 years, you can wait for the schedule in the United States. Applicants are advised to give priority.

3)E2

Treaty investor visa. It is also a work visa. Although there is no direct way to convert a green card, the E2 visa can be extended indefinitely as long as certain conditions are met (American enterprises continue to operate and make overall profits), which is commonly known as the "work visa most like a green card". However, because E2 is only for nationality applicants of treaty countries, there are not many domestic applicants at present. Therefore, the E2 project has not been "targeted" by the Immigration Bureau, and it is undoubtedly a good choice for applicants who already have passports from treaty countries to do business in the United States.

E2 visa is a "treaty investor visa" and a long-term renewable non-immigrant work visa. The visa is only issued to investors who set up or buy companies in the United States. Investors must be citizens of countries that have commercial and maritime treaties with the United States, such as Grenada and Turkey. The validity period of E2 visa is generally 5 years, which can be extended indefinitely as long as the investor's company can operate normally.

Further reading: American immigration welfare policy

First, the employment advantage.

With a green card, there will be no restrictions on working in America. In order to protect the interests of Americans, many jobs in the United States (high-tech, biochemical, military and other research, production, security work) are not open to foreigners, even if foreigners have corresponding knowledge and expertise. This situation makes international students in an extremely unequal competitive situation with American students when they look for jobs after graduating from college. Green card holders can turn this "disadvantage" into "advantage".

If you really can't find a job, the US government also has a special agency to find jobs for our people free of charge. Green card holders can get free basic employment skills (such as computer and English) training as long as they register in this department. At the same time, the organization will also provide corresponding job opportunities according to the skills, expertise and interests of the registrant.

Second, the tuition advantage.

Tuition is an expensive investment for students studying in the United States. Students who get a green card can attend all public primary and secondary schools in the United States for free before 18 years old. At university, students who immigrate to the United States can enjoy the same tuition as local students. Take the University of California at Berkeley as an example. Local students only need more than $65,438+00,000 for one-year undergraduate tuition, while international students need to pay $36,000.

In addition, green card holders above 18 can apply for various kinds of student loans after getting a green card. Take the excellent private universities in the United States as an example, the annual tuition fee is as high as 30 thousand dollars; If a green card holder wants to study for a master's degree for two years, he can probably apply for a student loan of 60,000 to 70,000 dollars. In case you can't find a job after graduation, the loan can be paid off temporarily and paid off in years after you find a job. Usually you only need to pay one tenth of your salary every month to repay the loan.

Third, the advantages of admission and scholarship

After having an American green card, in addition to attending public primary and secondary schools, the chances of entering a top university in the university application stage will be greater. Only 65,438+00% of the places in the top 20 universities in the United States will be reserved for international students (including China students). Not only that, quite a few popular majors have high requirements when recruiting international students. After having a green card in the United States, children can enjoy the same admission treatment as American children.

For China students who are interested in applying for American university scholarships, they can only compete with outstanding students from all over the world for very limited scholarship places open to foreigners. But for students with green cards, the scope of scholarships they can enjoy far exceeds the scope that a foreign student can apply for. Because many scholarship institutions in the United States limit scholarships to "Americans." Therefore, after immigrating to the United States, children are far more likely to apply for scholarships than overseas students.

Further reading: American professional immigrants

Professional immigrants, immigrate to the United States through working relationships. It is divided into EB- 1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-4 and EB-5.

A detailed introduction to American immigrants with special talents

EB- 1 is divided into three categories: immigrants with special skills (mainly in the fields of science, art, education, commerce and sports); Outstanding professors and researchers emigrated; Directors and managers of multinational companies immigrate.

EB-2 is mainly for immigrants with high academic qualifications and immigrants with outstanding skills in the fields of art, science and commerce.

Detailed introduction of professional and non-professional labor immigrants in the United States

EB-3 is mainly aimed at immigrants of professionals, skilled workers or other unskilled workers.

A detailed introduction to American special professional immigrants

EB-4 is a special kind of professional immigrant, including religious people, employees of embassies and consulates outside the United States, and retirees from international organizations.