1. Various American immigrant visas
1, immediate family members of American citizens, immediate family members of American citizens apply for green cards without quota restrictions, and there is no need to schedule; Apply immediately and approve immediately.
If the beneficiary is in the United States, there is only one step: submit I-485 and I- 130 and G-325A to apply for a green card at the same time; If the beneficiary is not in the United States, I- 130 must be submitted first, and then transferred to the local consulate after approval.
The immediate family members of American citizens include:
Spouse: After submitting I- 130, you can not only directly apply for I-485 to change to green card status, but also submit I- 129F to apply for a spouse visa. If you have been married for less than two years on the date of approval and get a temporary green card, you must submit I-75 1 90 days before the expiration to convert it into a formal green card.
Parents, stepparents, adoptive parents. The child who submits the application must be at least 2 1 year old, so if you want to go to the United States to have a baby and apply for a green card with the child's nationality, you need to wait 2 1 year.
2/kloc-Unmarried children under 0/year-old, non-biological children are also counted.
2. Spouses and unmarried children of permanent residents
Spouse: Family immigrants belong to the second category, A is the first choice, F2A. According to the current timetable, it will take about two years for applicants born in Chinese mainland. Spouses and fiancé es of citizens can apply for a K3/K 1 visa, while spouses of green cards do not have a special visa, so they either rely on other methods (B 1, B2, F, J, OPT, etc.) or have to wait outside the United States.
2/Kloc-Unmarried children under 0/year old also belong to F2A, just like their spouses.
2/kloc-Unmarried children over 0/year old belong to the second category, with B first and F2B, which will take about six and a half years according to the current progress.
Other relatives of permanent residents, such as parents, married children, brothers and sisters, cannot apply for relative immigration. Unmarried children who get married before I-485 is approved will lose their relatives' immigration qualification.
3. Other types of immigrants
1) Draw lots for immigrants
The American government wants to keep the diversity of immigrants. If the immigration rate of the country where the applicant was born is very low (the number of immigrants to the United States in the past five years is less than 50,000), you can participate, and there are 50,000 places every year. There are a large number of immigrants in Chinese mainland, so applicants born in Chinese mainland (regardless of nationality) are not eligible.
2)K visa
Unmarried spouses of American citizens can apply for a K- 1 visa, and children under 18 can apply for a K-2 visa. K- 1/K-2 is a non-immigrant visa, but two directions are allowed. K- 1 After entering the country, you must marry your American spouse within 90 days before you can adjust your status.
3) Life Act visa
The Legal Immigration and Family Equality Act allows some foreigners, including illegal immigrants, who could not have applied for a green card to adjust their status in the United States.
2. Application conditions and procedures for EB-5 investment immigrants in the United States
First, the US EB-5 investment immigration application conditions
EB5' s qualification requirements for applicants are quite relaxed. Investors don't need to be restricted by any business background, age, education level and language ability, as long as they can prove that the source of their investment funds is legal. Moreover, this fund is not required to be obtained through the operation of the enterprise itself, but can also be inherited or donated. This immigration category is characterized by "family immigration", that is, investors and their spouses and unmarried children under 2 1 can apply for immigration at the same time.
(1) Investors must be at least 2 1 year old.
(2) Investors do not have to have any academic qualifications, business or work experience.
(3) The investor must have an asset certificate of $500,000 (the applicant does not need to accumulate it himself, and there are gifts and inheritance, etc.). It is also acceptable, but it must be through legal and proper channels. )
(4) Investors must have invested or are actively investing the specified investment amount.
(5) The investor is in good health and has no criminal record.
Second, the EB-5 application process for American investment immigrants
1. Entrust an immigration agency to handle investment immigration and formulate an application plan;
2. The applicant prepares the basic application materials according to the list;
3. A complete set of application materials is compiled and produced by the US Immigration Service;
4. The applicant will remit investment funds, management fees, attorney fees, etc. Transfer to the relevant account;
5. American lawyers submit a full set of application materials to the Immigration Bureau;
6. Approved by the US Immigration Service (I-526);
7. Supervise the remittance of investment funds by banks;
8. Submit the documents to the National Visa Center and then forward them to the consulate to inform the applicant of the interview;
9. Obtain an immigrant visa after passing the interview;
10. After the visa is approved 180 days, he will land in the United States and get a conditional green card within one month;
1 1. 1 year and nine months later, submit I-829 application materials and apply for a permanent green card;
12. You have the right to apply for American citizenship after obtaining a green card for 5 years.
3. How can American immigrants improve their applications?
The United States has always been the first choice for China immigrants, some for their children's education and some for their career development. Everyone tries their best to understand and hope to find a suitable export plan. To apply for American immigration, you must know some common information about American immigrants in advance and make preparations in advance.
I. Immigration projects
First of all, we should consider which American immigration projects are suitable for our own situation. American immigration programs are mainly divided into relative immigration and professional immigration. If there are no immediate family members in the United States, for China applicants, the immigration items that can be considered are mainly American EB- 1 visa, American employer-sponsored EB-3 visa and American EB-5 investment visa.
Second, the cost preparation
The common types of immigrants are investment immigrants and skilled immigrants (including employer sponsorship), almost all of which require considerable investment. The preparation of expenses is not only the preparation of funds, but also the preparation of sources of funds. For example, EB-5 investment immigrants in the United States, applicants must explain the source of funds.
Third, the conditions for preparing the applicant
Some immigration projects, especially skilled immigrants and outstanding talents, require higher personal background and conditions for investors.
Fourth, suitable time for children's activities.
Among the immigrant groups in China, a considerable proportion of the purpose of immigration is to educate their children, so the early preparation of immigration should be combined with the choice and planning of children's education and future work. At present, more and more attention has been paid to the educational planning of immigrant families. Nowadays, more and more parents plan their children's study abroad together with immigration.
Five, other factors affecting the preparation in advance
Now the process of foreign exchange is becoming more and more complicated, so it is better to prepare in advance, at least you can use the annual foreign exchange quota of your family first. Considering exchange rate and economic fluctuations, it may be necessary to allocate funds overseas in advance. In view of the global tax in the United States, it is necessary to make tax planning in advance before becoming a tax resident (for example, getting a green card) to reduce a considerable proportion of unnecessary tax burden.
In addition, it should be reminded that immigrants do not have to acquire nationality. Many friends think that they will not be China people after emigration, which is fundamentally wrong. The right of abode referred to by "immigrants" generally refers to "permanent right of abode" (green card). There is no need for immigrants to give up their nationality. If they really want to acquire nationality, they need to meet the living conditions in the United States on the basis of permanent residence. Compared with nationality (citizen), immigrants with permanent residency in the United States can enjoy most rights except political rights.