I Have Visited United States before, my Visa was for many Visits, it is valid now, I would like to complete my life in United States, I am married, working as Translator, so how can I live in United States because o love it and its people, please guide me how can I get it? Thank you!!!
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Not likely that you qualify for a visa. Information on immigration here: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
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There are multiple ways that a non-US citizen can come and live in the US. 1) Work Visa. 2) Student Visa. (Temporary) 3) Green Card Lottery. 4) Corporation. 5) Asylum. 1) Work Visa, You will have to get a company, here is the US to send you a contract stating that they would like you to come and work for them, based on your specific expertise. You will have to work for them for a certain period of time (not the extent of the contract, I believe it is 5 years, a period set by USCIS) and after that you will get your green card and you can then quit and work any where else. 2) Student Visa, it is along the same lines of the work visa except it is to study. You will have to be accepted by a college or a university in the US in order to apply. The down side of this is that its temporary, as soon as you graduate, you will have to go back. 3) The Green Card Diversity Lottery is possibly the best way to come to the US. You apply in May from your country and they respond in a couple of month. The only down side is that it is by chance. Out of the number of people that do win, they choose about half who are qualified, and educated, and they give them green cards as soon as they come to the US. IN retrospect, This is the most cost-effective way to migrate to the US. 4) The Corporation is interesting. To do it, you have to be an owner or a manager of a company in your home country and say that you would like to open a branch in the US. Generally USCIS, the company's fund needs to be above a million dollars to be taken seriously at all, because there is no point of opening in a new country if you don't make that much money. This is possibly the least cost effective of all the ways. 5) Asylum. In order for you apply for asylum you will need to be from a country where there is discrimination from a specific group of people. For example, Christians in a Muslim country, Homosexuals in an intolerant country, Palestinians in Israel...etc. You will have to prove a) that you belong to that group b) that you were discriminated again c) that going back home will put your life and the lives of your family in danger. Other than those 5 ways, there is no way that you can live in the US and achieve Citizen ship.
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To obtain Permanent Immigrant Visa, you need a sponsor who must file Petition for you. http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1326.html
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Pick a visa There are basically NINE ways that you can get a visa to live and work in the US: (1) Marriage (or engagement in anticipation of marriage) to a US citizen. (2) You have skills that are in short supply in the US e.g. scientific or medical training. A degree is normally a must. Or you have superior specialist skills with at least 12 years experience. (H visas) (3) You have an Employer who is willing to transfer you - but even the employer has to make a good case for you - so you have to be a manager unless you fall under category (2) above.(L visas) (4) You may get a Green card in the diversity lottery (UK citizens, except N.Ireland, are not generally eligible unless you, your spouse or parents were born abroad or held a different citizenship. (5)You own or buy business (does not get you permanent resident status i.e. no green card)You must be a national of a qualifying Treaty countries. The business must have a minimum value of around $150k (more the better) bearing in mind you will need somewhere to live and with any startup business you will need at least 2 years living money as back up. So a figure of $350k would be a nearer minimum (E-2 visas) (6)You are an "investor" i.e. you have at least US $1m in assets to bring with you. half of that in a few areas. And your background will be investigated to the hilt. (EB-5 visas) (7)You have a close relative (mother, father, brother, sister and no further) who is an US citizen who would sponsor you, approx time this take 2-12 years? (8.The R1 visa is available to foreign members of religious denominations, having bona fide non-profit religious organizations in the U.S., for entering the U.S. to carry on the activities of a minister or religious worker as a profession, occupation or vocation (9)THE UNUSUAL You are in a position to claim refugee status/political asylum. or You get a member of Congress to sponsor a private bill with legislation that applies just to you. The S visa issued to persons who assist US law enforcement to investigate and prosecute crimes and terrorist activities such as money laundering and organized crime Recruitment agent will not take you seriously if you are not already in the US. Writing for jobs is really a waste of time; likewise US employers have no idea what foreign qualification are or mean (except Degrees) it may pay you to get your qualification translated into a US equivalent, there are Companies that do this (www.wes.org) .. But if you are getting a visa under (2) above then you need a job offer before you can get the visa. Your Employer will be your sponsor this will cost them upward of $5k. So you can see you have to be offering something really special to get considered They may also have to prove to the Dept of labor that there is no American who can do the job if the position is to be permanent ©
