USA Immigration Visa Guide
May 17th, 2008 by Study Abroad
Many people around the world trying to immigrate to U.S. to have a better life or sometimes running away from somethings like a bad management, bad government, can’t get on with some people or we can extend these reasons till we get bored. It’s not easy to get visa to U.S. but there are ways to gain this right to stay and live in the USA forever. Immigration right gives you whatever an American citizen has. So you can even vote on American Presidence Elections.
Few years back the process of getting immigration visas are lengthy and requires substantial paperwork. Applications are submitted to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and then the foreign nations must attend an interview at an U.S. consulate. It takes so much time for processing and can take several months; mistakes in applications can result in even delays for years. So its best to fill all necessary forms right and collect every single document you need to have to avoid delays on your visa process. They wouldn’t care how many days you losing. All they want to make sure they accept right persons.
We can say that today situation has changed, getting US immigration visas become much easier and so many are using electronic forms to get visas from consulate. Actually there are various types of visas available to foreign nations who enter in to United States. According to new rules and regulations the U.S. immigration visas are divided in to two types:
1) Nonimmigrant visas
2) Immigrant visas.
Nonimmigrant visas are mainly useful for non U.S nations, who desire to study, work, visit or travel through the United States of America. Nonimmigrant visas are further divided into 4 types:
1) Work visas
2) Visitor Visas
3) Student Visas
4) Family Visas.
Work visas are most popular temporary work permit to enter in to United States for specialty occupation.It includes H1B,E3,TN,L1,E1,E2,I,O,P,R,H2B. Visitor visa is for foreign individuals who can demonstrates their business and travel temporarily in the U.S. B1, B2 and Visa waiver program comes under this category. Student visas are mainly for foreign nations who want to study in U.S. Universities or colleges. Family visas (K and V) are available to those who plan to marry a U.S. citizen.
Immigrant visas provide permanent resident status (Green Card) which allows foreign nationals to reside permanently, work and travel in the U.S.