What are the Family-Based Immigrant Fees? Each applicant to be able to…
What are the Family-Based Immigrant Fees?
Each applicant to be able to apply and get their Visa issued must pay the required fees for the Family Visa.
The required fees are:
The USCID filing fee for the I-130 petition which is almost 200 dollars (non-refundable),
the I-130 petition alone which is more than 500 dollars and the Immigration Visa which is around 220 dollars.
Why do so many people apply for the Immigrant Visa?
Every year, thousands of people around the world apply for a visa to enter the US.
A lot of them want to go to the US to immigrate.
The explanation why there are so many applications for immigrants is for:
better work prospects, better living conditions, better education, being with their spouse / family and fleeing from their troubled home country.
What are the general requirements of the Immigrant Spouse Visa?
The general requirements of the Immigrant Spouse Visa are:
two 2×2 photos,
a valid passport,
Form I-130 which is a Petition for Alien Relative,
Form I-864 which is Affidavit of Support from the petitioner/sponsor,
birth certificate,
marriage certificate,
DS-260 Form,
completed medical examination forms and
civil documents.
What are the types of Family Immigrant Visas offered in the US?
The types of Family Visas offered in the United States are: IR1, CR1 Visa which the Spouse of a U.S. Citizen can apply, K-3 for the Spouses of U.S. Citizen awaiting approval of an I-130 immigrant petition, K-1 for the Fiancés who are going to marry a U.S. Citizen, IR3, IH3, IR4, IH4 for Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens, IR2, CR2, IR5, F1, F3, F4 for Certain Family Members of U.S. Citizens and F2A, F2B for Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents.
The Immigrant Visa process!
The immigrant visa process starts with your U.S citizen filing the Form I-130 which is a Petition for Alien Relative and then sending it to NVC to process it.
If it is accepted, then you need to pay the fees and move on to the I-846 Form which is Affidavit of Support.
After that you need to gather all the financial and civil documents and apply for the DS-260 Form online.
It is important to schedule the interview with the Embassy/Consulate on time in order to have all your documents ready.
After you scan all your documents the last thing you need to do is to attend the interview and wait for the result.
How to immigrate to the United States without a job offer?
To be able to go to the United States without a job offer, you need to apply for the EB-1, O-1 and EB-5 Visas.
These type of Visas are permanent work visas which do not require a sponsor from the United States or a job offer!
Where are Immigrants in the US from?
The United States is known for its diverse population and for the many types of Immigrant Visas it has.
According to the Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy, there were 11,000 immigrant visa applicants from Africa who got their Visa issued, after them there were 9,000 from Near East/South Asia, 4,000 from East Asia, 3,000 from Europe and Central Asia and 3,000 from Latin America/Caribbean.
What are the Employment Visa Fees?
Each applicant to be able to apply and get their Visa issued must pay the required fees for the Employment Visa.
The required fees are:
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker,
Form I-140 or Special Immigrant,
Form I-360; the DS-260 Form;
required vaccinations and medical examination;
other fees might include:
photocopies,
translations,
birth or police certificates and travel expenses to the U.S. Embassy/Consulate.
