US Immigration

INFOGRAPHI CO N People from different countries of the world U.S. IMMIGRATION who would want to migrate to the United States of America should know the PROC E D U R E S requirements in order U.S. entry visas to process their visa application smoothly. There are various visas to get into the U.S. but only one will let you Employment visas are quite easy to process especially if a U.S. based employer is the sponsor of the person that they will employ. No Employment visa is granted to a person who will still be looking for a job in the USA. There are also stay permanently and that is the Immigrant Visa. Other visas used for temporary stay are Employment some unscrupulous people in the U.S. that set up dummy companies to get immigrants in. They profit from fees they charge applicants for a working visa and there people and Tourist Visas. who fall for them. Visas not Other countries have the Visa The most abused visa is the one for Waiver Program (VWP) with tourists. Why, because it is quite the United States where easy to get a tourist visa because it citizens no longer need visas to is only for a short stay. However many have overstayed in the U.S. after their visa has expired. Basi- cally they are already considered undocumented or illegal immigrants for that reason. necessarily required travel to the U.S. Like those from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, France and Australia are exempt from having a visa to travel to the There are a United States. total of 37 countries where there is a VWP. There are some conditions to be met for Undocumented or citizens of countries under the VWP, like a roundtrip ticket foir return to the country of illegal immigrants There are several things considered by the U.S. for people to be legal immigrants to the country. It is important that every person that applies for a visa under a category and preference should be able to provide the requirements for such type of visa. 200 Now going to those who are already considered as undocumented or illegal immigrants, they can no longer apply for any of the considerations that will qualify them to be documented under any of those categories. Once they are caught to be still within the U.S. they will processed for deportation or removal. They will need the services of a removal lawyer to justify their overstaying and probably help them to get a green card. Immigrant visa application Now, why are there so many undocumented or illegally entering the U.S.? Most do not qualify for immigrant visa and find some other way to enter the U.S. Mexicans are most notorious for crossing the border illegally. Some Immigrants should consider that the process of applying for a visa is like climbing a steep flight of stairs. They will be filling up forms required to be from other countries hide in cargoes areas of seafaring vehicles and few submitted for evaluation. others in airplanes that enter the U.S. Illegal immigrants that are caught can be detained and given their day in court. An immigration lawyer that will help them will need to know the facts and circumstances on how and why they entered the U.S. illegally. Once the lawyer finds a justifiable cause to let an illegal stay in the U.S. and documented, he or she will pursue the case. Documents will also be required from them as proof that they will become good citizens. They will undergo several interviews in the, U.S. embassy in their country up to the last day that their visa will be granted. It will take months or even years to know if one will be granted a e properly visa or not. Visualization of Applicants for immigration visa will find it much easier to hire an immir gration lawyer to help in their appli-2 cation. Instead of like climbing a long steep flight of stairs, it will be like getting on a chain of escalators maybe an elevator to get to the processes or their objective. Those who do not have sponsors or were not petitioned by a relative who is alU.$. citizen will find it twice as difficult to be given a U.S. visa. Undocumented immigrants caught will even find it more difficult to get out of the situation on their own. They are virtually facing a high wall that will prevent them to stay in U.S. soils anymore. The high wall can be with an immigration lawyer who will serve as a ladder for them to overcome their immigration overcome problems. So to visualize the processes in a nutshell, the base of a steep staircase is full of undocumented or illegal immigrants. They will be considered as those who The steps for immigration visa applicants: have not yet been discovered or caught by law. On the first few steps it is also crowded by those who were already found by law and are in the process of deportation. On the higher steps of the stairway could be one or two who are making progress in working on their permanent stay in the U.S. They could be people who have special skills that the U.S. gives them opportunities to stay permanently. At the other side of visualization, we can see the base of an escalator beside an elevator door. There is no crowding at the escalator and they are moving up conveniently with no effort at all. They represent those who are applying for immigration and undocumented immigrants who are being helped by immigration lawyers. DO0D 000 Those waiting at the elevator door are those whose cases are just awaiting the decision for them to be granted permanent stay in the USA. Process of deportation or removal: 1. Learn about the different processes for the major immigrant categories. 2. To qualify, a foreign citizen must be sponsored by a U.S. citizen relative or relatives, by a U.S. lawful permanent resident (LPR) or by a prospective employer, and be the beneficiary of an approved petition filed with the USCIS. 3. Preliminary processing for a visa with the Department of State, National Visa Center. Some of the required applicant documents are like birth certificates, police reports, marriage/divorce certificates and others 000 1. A Notice to Appear (NTA) is received by the illegal immigrant before an Immigration Judge (IJ). NOTE: The above process will be totally difficult for an illegal immigrant to handle on his own. That is why in the NTA, the right to have an attorney is 2. Apply for relief from removal if deportation information is correct and if eligible another hearing will be set. 3. Know the type of relief like: Cancellation of Removal, Adjustment of Status and Asylum that is applicable. stated. There are many other reliefs and conditions an immigration attorney can 4. Know if your status if you are considered an LPR or not and the conditions applicable for permanent stay in the U.S. use to help in the cancellation of removal. 5. Adjustment of status is from changing to non-immigrant to legal permanent status. Several conditions again should be met. 6. Asylum for refugees who cannot return to their country of origin due to valid political reasons that their safety or will be compromised.