Can Your Family Members also Receive Immigrant Visas? Your spouse and minor unmarried children,…

Can Your Family Members also Receive Immigrant Visas?

Your spouse and minor unmarried children, younger than 21, can apply for immigrant visas with you based on your approved petition. They would also, like you, complete the necessary registration forms, obtain the necessary civil records, pay the required charges, and undergo medical examinations. Upon receipt of an authorized I-130 or I-140 petition from USCIS, consular officers at the United States Embassies and Consulates will evaluate their immigrant visa applications.

Why are there so many Immigrant Visa applicants in the US?

Thousands of citizens around the world apply every year for a visa to enter the US. Many of them want to immigrate to the US. The reason why there are so many immigrant applicants are for: better opportunities to find jobs, better living conditions, better education, to be with their spouse/family and to escape their troubled home country.

Where are Immigrants in the US from?

The United States is known for its diverse population and for the many types of Immigrant Visas it has. According to the Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy, there were 11,000 immigrant visa applicants from Africa who got their Visa issued, after them there were 9,000 from Near East/South Asia, 4,000 from East Asia, 3,000 from Europe and Central Asia and 3,000 from Latin America/Caribbean.

What are the general requirements of the Family Visa?

The general requirements of the Family Visa are: a valid passport, I-130 Petition from Sponsor, two 2×2 pictures of yourself, Form I-864 which is an Affidavit of Support, police certificates, other civil documents, birth certificates and medical examinations.

Step by step guide for the Immigrant Visa application!

The first step is to submit a petition/ the I-130 Form by a U.S. citizen, after that your petition needs to get processed and if it does, you have to pay the fees. You need to submit the I-864 Form which is an Affidavit of Support to continue with your application, after that you gather the financial documents and fill in the online application which is the DS-260 Form. After the online application you need to collect all your civil documents, scan them and submit them when the time for the interview comes. After you have collected all the documents you attend the Visa interview but do not forget to schedule it beforehand! What is left is attending the interview and waiting for the result.

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.

Which documents are required for the Employment Immigrant Visa?

The main documents each Employment Immigrant Visa applicant needs are: a valid passport, the DS-260 Form, Civil documents like birth and marriage certificates, two 2×2 photographs of yourself, the I-140 Form from the employer, if you have a sponsor who can financially support you they must complete the I-864 Form and the completed medical Forms.

What other types of Immigrant Visas are there besides Employment and Family related?

Besides these two types of Visas there are Other Immigrant Visas such as the DV Visa which is the Diversity Immigrant Visa and the SB Visa which is a Returning Resident Visa.