Why is the US a great place to live? The United States is a…
Why is the US a great place to live?
The United States is a great place to live due to the many job and studying opportunities that it offers, not only to its citizens but to international students/visitors.
The quality of life is higher than the developing countries and the culture is very diverse and welcoming.
What kind of questions are asked in the Immigrant Visa interview?
Because there are many types of the Immigrant Visa, there are various questions that can be asked based on the category of the Visa you applied for.
Mainly in Immigrant interviews they ask about your cultural background, your employment and education status, your reason of wanting to enter the United States, your future plans and your criminal history.
What are the requirements for Immigrant Spouse Visas?
For the Immigrant Visa for a Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1/CR1), the requirements are:
a valid passport,
two 2×2 photos,
Form I-130 which is a Petition for Alien Relative,
Form I-864 which is Affidavit of Support from the petitioner/sponsor,
DS-260 Form,
civil documents,
birth certificate,
marriage certificate and
completed medical examination forms.
How Long Does It Take to Receive an Employment Immigrant Visa?
Cases with immigrant visas, dependent on jobs require more time when they are in numerically restricted categories of visas.
The amount of time ranges from case to case and can not be estimated with much accuracy for particular cases.
Any cases can be postponed due to candidates not carefully following the process/instructions.
Any applicants for the Immigrant Visa require additional processing, which requires more time until the applicant is interviewed by the consular officer.
What does the Embassy require for an Employment Immigrant Visa?
The general requirements are:
a valid passport,
two 2×2 photographs of yourself,
the DS-260 Form,
the I-140 Form from the employer,
Civil documents like birth and marriage certificates,
the I-864 Form which is evidence of financial support if you have a sponsor and the Completed Medical Forms.
Which type of Immigrant Visa should YOU apply for?
There are many Immigrant Visas, therefore you should be very careful when you choose which one you want to apply for.
Based on your reason for traveling to the US you choose the type of Immigrant Visa you need.
You have Immediate Relative & Family Sponsored Visas, Employment Sponsored Visas and Other Immigrants Visas such as:
Diversity Immigrant Visa and
Returning Resident.
What are the Family-Based Immigrant Fees?
Each applicant to be able to apply and get their Visa issued must pay the required fees for the Family Visa.
The required fees are:
The USCID filing fee for the I-130 petition which is almost 200 dollars (non-refundable),
the I-130 petition alone which is more than 500 dollars and the Immigration Visa which is around 220 dollars.
How many green cards are issued each year in the US?
Each year there are around 140,000 green cards issued to immigrants.
Because the job-based system has a limit of 140,000 green cards each year, this indicates that there are around twice as many demands for green cards for immigrants every year as there are green cards given to them.
