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If I wanted to live in the U.S, how would I get a visa? |
Travel Info I am a student and was wondering, if I wanted to live permanently in the U.S., how would I go about it? Can someone list me the options? Many thanks! Travel Tips It depends on your nationality and certain agreements between the governments. Most European countries have visa-free travel arrangements with the US. However, to obtain permanent residence status is extremely difficult, but well worth it. 1. The best way is to attend a university and hope to get sponsored for H1B (Working) Visa. It is very burdensome for employers to sponsor a foreigner, thus you better be worthwhile for them to go through all the legal mess. The choice of your university and course of studies, and your performance will influence potential employers valuation of you. This is the best way, however it involves many steps and takes a long time. Remember, it is difficult enough to get a job, it is doubly difficult to ask for visa sponsorship. Eventually H1B Visa can lead you to Permanent Residence. Some conditions apply obviously, but once you have the H1B Visa you are almost there. 2. The next best thing and the fastest way is to get married to a US citizen. If you are single, it's great, because you can actually marry for real. Whatever you are, there are many wonderful potential partners here in the US. French, Polish, Chinese, Irish, Korean, whatever, we have them by the millions, so there is no way that you can't find a true love here. Another way is to arrange a fake marriage for about $8000-10000, although very risky, and whoever who would get into such a thing for money is surely a less than decent person. Incidents with threats to ruin the process at the last minute in order to extract much more money than agreed is not unheard of. But generally, it is a workable plan. In both cases, the paperwork process takes about 3 years. About a year to submit applications, then get the "Green Card" with CR (Conditional Resident) Status, then wait 2 years and apply to get the CR status removed and replaced by Permanent Status. The process is easy when done while inside the US. 3. The next best way is to look into special programs, like diversity lottery, skill in demand, exchange program, etc The 2 options above are best taken with broader goals in life in mind. Do your homework and don't bother paying a lawyer, unless taking the more tricky assylum seeker route. Others Well after you get your green card and join up wiht a bank it should be fairly simple just ask your bank how!!! Walk through the border, claim your Mexican and being oppressed and get welfare. Thats generally how its done and now with Democrats in the control it should be a snap. A lot depends on what country you have citizenship in now... The US offers a type of "lottery" for many countries, that give out a certain number of immigrant visas for that country every year, and the recipients are picked randomly from all applicants. Check with the US consulate in your country to see if they do one there. You can also apply for a student visa (assuming you can get accepted at a US university), and after you finish your schooling you get preferential treatment for an immigrant visa if you get a job offer in the US. You can also apply for asylum, getting you an immigrant visa if you can prove you're in danger or being discriminated against in your home country because of your political or religious views. Or you could marry an American citizen... Go to the US consulate web page for your country, and they'll have all of the options listed there. Good luck. Haha. I live overseas and am asked this question every day. But you are French and it may be easier... 1) Get a work visa in the U.S. first with some company 2) Marry a citizen 3) Win the green card lottery |
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