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Immigrant Visa Process - Answer -Petition
Visa application form
personal appearance and interview
Medical examination
Vaccination Documentation
Affidavit of Support
Becoming an Immigrant Generally, an Alien must be: - Answer -Sponsored by a relative USC or
LPR
or Sponsored by an employer for the purpose of employment
Petition for Alien Relative Requires: - Answer -Form I-130
USC or LPR to submit to appropriate USCIS center
USCIS Center Located in: - Answer -California
Nebraska
Texas
Vermont
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,National Visa Center(NVC) - Answer -Is a branch of Department of State
Reviews petition
Notifies applicant of necessary documents
Forwards petition to designated consulate
Additional Visa Application Forms - Answer -Police certificates
Prison record
Military record
Birth certificate
Photographs
other documentation
Employment Requirements - Answer -Full-time
Permanent position
Parallel with prevailing U.S. wages
Alien - Answer -Any person not a citizen or national of the U.S.
Presume that all persons who arrive in the U.S. are aliens until they demonstrate otherwise.
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,Immigrant - Answer -Every alien except an alien who is within one of the classes of
nonimmigrant aliens.
Presume that all aliens are immigrants until they show that they are one of the classes of
nonimmigrant.
Petitioner - Answer -The individual initiating/filing a petition for another, for the purpose of
obtaining a benefit.
Beneficiary - Answer -Any person deriving a benefit from another person.
Consular Officer - Answer -Any consular, diplomatic, or other officer or employee of the U.S.
designated under regulations prescribed under authority contained in the Immigration and
Nationality Act, for the purpose of issuing immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
USCIS - Answer -United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
The two most most common ways to immigrate: - Answer -- Family ties to a U.S. citizen (USC) or
a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)
- Employment in the U.S.
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, Immigration process - Answer -- Petition
- Visa application form
- Personal appearance and interview
- Vaccination documentation
- Affidavit of support
Petition for alien relative - Answer -Requires:
- Form I-130
- USC or LPR to submit to the appropriate USCIS center
Approval of the petition... - Answer -...only establishes the relationship between the petitioner
and the beneficiary
Immigrant visas are issued... - Answer -...at a U.S. Consulate or embassy abroad.
Immigrant Visas are valid for: - Answer -6 months
Immigrant - Spouse of USC: - Answer -- IR1
- Approved I-130 and I-130A
- Married for 2 years
- Proof of bonafide marriage
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