Visitor VISA

A foreign national who wishes to visit the U.S. is obliged to obtain a visa; either an immigrant visa for permanent residency or non-immigrant visa for temporary stay. Visitor Visas fall under the category of non-immigrant visas and are for the individuals who want to enter the U.S. temporarily either for business purpose (B-1 Visa) or for tourism, pleasure, visiting friends or relatives, medical care(B-2 Visa) or for the both purposes (B-1/ B-2).

B-1 Visa is for the purpose of:

• Consulting with business associates
• Attending an educational, scientific, professional, business convention or conference
• Setting an estate
• Negotiating a contract

Other than this, under U.S. immigration law:

• Qualified personal or domestic employers may travel to the U.S. as business visitors or

• A U.S. citizen employer who permanently lives outside the U.S. or is stationed in foreign country and is visiting or is assigned to the U.S. temporarily may be granted visitor visa

• Or a foreign citizen employer in the U.S. who is on B,E,F,H,I,T,L,M,O,P or Q non-immigrant visa status, may be permitted visitor visa

B-2 Visitor Visas (For Pleasure, Tourism and Medical Treatment): When the purpose of visiting the U.S. is recreational in nature, the individual is obliged to apply for B-2 visitors visa. It includes visiting the U.S. for:

• Tourism
• Vacation
• Visiting friends or relatives
• Participating in social events hosted by social, fraternal or service organizations

• Participation by amateurs in musical, sports or similar events or contests, if not receiving any remuneration

• Enrolment in a short recreational course of study, but not for credit towards a degree (e.g.two days’ painting class while on vacation)

The presumption in the law is that every individual applying for visitor visa is an intending immigrant.So the applicants need to overcome this presumption by stating that:

• The purpose of your visit to U.S. is business, pleasure or medical treatment
• You plan to stay in the U.S. for the specific time period

• You have a residence outside the U.S. and as well the other binding ties in your homeland, to ensure your return at the end of visit.

If your relative is sponsoring the Visitor Visa, he needs to send the following documents for the processing of your Visitor Visa:

• A letter from the Bank/Banks (on their business letter head) stating his account summary
• Account Verification Letter
• Copy of his bank statements showing his prosperous financial health
• A neat photocopy of his complete Passport, including even the blank pages
• Copy of recent income tax returns
• A completed and notarized Affidavit of Support Form I-134

• If he is a Green Card Holder; copy of the Green Card and if he is a U.S. citizen; copy of citizenship certificate

• A formal invitation letter addressed to you by the sponsor, also stating that he will be taking care of all your needs in the U.S. including tickets, boarding and other expenses

• An application or letter to the U.S. consulate in India from the sponsor, requesting to issue Visitor Visa to the concerned person, stating that he will take care of your needs in the U.S. including tickets, boarding & other expenses.

Other than these, applicants need:

• Completed non-immigration visa application form DS-156
• Completed DS-157 form for all male non-immigrants between the age of 16 and 45

• Passport valid to travel U.S. with a validity date; at least six months beyond the intended period of stay

Our diligent team of experts at Express Immigration Services will help you to decide which visa will suit your purpose of travel and help you with the documentations needed for the visa type. Use Express Immigration Services’s extensively professional services and maximize your success rate.

Investor VISA

Like many other nations, the U.S. government gives chance to the wealthy foreign nationals to enter the U.S., if they plump money in its economy which can help in the growth and progress. Under this category, U.S. visas are made available to immigrant investors, if they are able to benefit the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment. The EB-5 is one of the most difficult and most expensive category to establish eligibility for, so it always advisable to take the help of a reliable immigrant company. Under this category, you have to make investment before applying for a green card and if you fail, you may lose lot of money also. Express Immigration Services will provide you with expert guidance needed for the of EB-5 visa. Obtaining green card through EB-5 is both a tedious and time consuming task and the U.S. government has formulated stringent rules to limit the overflow of foreign nationals through investment. Express Immigration Services helps you through all these difficult processes.

Requirements for Investor Visa: To apply for investor visa, an immigrant must invest, without borrowing, the following minimum capital dollar in a qualifying commercial enterprise:

• $ 1,000,000 (U.S.) or
• $ 500,000 (U.S.) in a high-unemployment or rural area

The qualifying investment must create full-time jobs for at least 10 U.S. citizens, lawful residents or other immigrants’ authorized to work in the United States, within two years, excluding the investor, and his spouse, sons or daughters.

Categories of Immigration Investor Visa:

1. C-5: Employment creation outside the targeted area
2. T-5: Employment creation in a targeted rural/high unemployment area
3. R-5: Investor Pilot Program not in a targeted area
4. I-5: Investor Pilot Program in a targeted area

EB-5 (Green Card) Benefits:

• EB-5 Green Card enables or qualifies the investors, entrepreneurs and the businessmen along with their families, to stay and work anywhere in the U.S. permanently
• Green Card holder is eligible to work in any of the U.S. companies at any level & at any length and that too without any sponsor.
• EB-5 Green Card holder is allowed to travel outside the U.S. & return back without any restriction. Moreover he can also sponsor his relatives to get green card & enjoy the same benefits to live & work in the U.S.
• After time period of five years, Green Card holder can apply for the U.S. citizenship and get the right to vote & run an office in the U.S.
• An EB-5 visa is normally granted for initial 2 years period, where the candidate will obtain a conditional U.S. resident status. Once the condition is withdrawn he will receive a permanent U.S. Green Card.
• EB-5 Green Card holders have to pay less tuition fee for the Universities or Colleges which are 3 to 4 times lower than what other foreigners pay.

Family / Spouse VISA

U.S. because of its strong family based visa policies has always been the preferred destination of families to settle down. The U.S. citizens, through Family Visa and Green Card can sponsor their family members to live and work in the U.S. Under the provisions of United States immigration law, precisely the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), family visas are provided under two categorising, immediate relatives and family preference category. The visas provided under family based category are follows:

• IR-1: Spouse of U.S. Citizen
• IR-2: Unmarried child under 21 years of age of a U.S. Citizen
• IR-3: Orphan adopted Abroad by a U.S. Citizen
• IR-4: Orphan to be adopted in the U.S. by a U.S. Citizen
• IR-5: Parent of U.S. Citizen who is at least 21 years old
• F-1: Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, and their minor children (if any)

• F-2: Spouses, minor children and unmarried sons and daughters (age 21 year & over) of lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs’)

• F-3: Married sons & daughters of U.S. citizens, and their spouses & minor children

• F-4: Brother& Sisters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and minor children provided the U.S. citizens should be at least 21 years of age

• K-1: U.S. citizens can sponsor their fiancée to enter the U.S. & thereafter apply for the Green Card

• K-3: U.S. citizen can sponsor their spouse to come & live in the U.S. while his/her green card in process

In order to begin your family based immigration process, you need:

• USCIS approved immigrant visa petition (I-130)
• Proof of relationship with the U.S. citizen

• Based on the category applied, the Department of States determines, if an immigrant visa number is available for the applicant

• After the visa number becomes available, your sponsoring U.S. relative,(excluding grandparents, uncles, aunts, in-laws and cousins); apply to change your status to that of a LPR (Lawful Permanent Resident)

At Express Immigration Services, your visa application will be processed by one of the most diligent and experienced persons. They will provide you with expert guidance regarding your documentation and visa processing. We are a company with highly experienced migration experts and represent the clients from across the world who wish to migrate to the U.S.

Immigration VISA

The foreign citizens to wish and to live and work permanently in the U.S. must obtain immigration visa. Obtaining immigration is a first step towards becoming a lawful permanent U.S. resident. Most of the U.S. immigration visas fall under the category of family or employment based visas. Only those individuals are eligible to apply for an immigration visa, those are sponsored by a U.S. citizen relative, U.S. lawful permanent resident or a prospective employer. To begin the immigration process, the sponsor is obliged to file a petition with USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) on the behalf of the foreign citizen.

We can divide U.S. Immigration Visas into the following categories:

• Family Based Visas: The American Government has formulated stringent rules to check the overflow of the foreign nationals. But the government allows the family members of the individuals living in the country to migrate and settle down in the U.S. The U.S. citizens are allowed to invite following family members:
  1. Spouse
  2. Children
  3. Parent
  4. Brother or Sister
  Whereas a Green Card Holder can invite:
  1. Spouse
  2. Unmarried Son or Daughter
  Family Based Visas can further be divided into Sub–Categories:

  1. Immediate Relative Immigrant Visa: This category includes visas based on the close family relationship with the U.S. citizen. It includes sub-classes like:

     • IR-1: Spouse of the U.S. citizen

     • IR-2: Unmarried child below 21 years of age

     • IR-3: A foreign national adopted orphan by a U.S. citizen

     • IR-4: An orphan adopted by a U.S. citizen in the U.S.

     • IR-5: Parent of the U.S. citizen above 21 years of age

  2. Family Preference Immigrant Visa (limited): This is a limited and specific, in the sense, that which relative can be invited by the U.S. resident for the permanent residency. The preferred family members are:

     • Family First Preference`( F-1): Unmarried Sons and daughters of the U.S. citizens and their minor children

     • Family Second Preference (F-2): Spouses, minor children, unmarried daughters and sons of (LPR) Lawful Permanent Resident.

     • Family Third Preference (F-3): Married sons and daughters of the U.S. citizens.

     • Family Fourth Preference (F-4): Brothers and Sisters of the U.S. citizens.

  3. Spouse or Fiancée Visa of a U.S. citizens: The American Government permits its citizens to bring their fiancée or spouse of the foreign origin to stay with them in the country permanently. They can claim this provision in the form of:

     • Spouse Visa (IR1 or CR1) Visa

     • Finance (K-1) Visa

• Employment Based Visa: The U.S. government has permitted or authorized the U.S. employers to sponsor the people with certain skills, or proficiencies and grant them permanent jobs. In certain specialized fields and domains, the U.S. Government allows prospective immigrants to sponsor themselves. It includes categories:

  1. Employment First Preference Visa (E-1): Priority Workers including persons with extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, multinational managers or executives.

  2. Employment Second Preference (E-2): Professionals with Advanced Degree or Persons of the Exceptional Ability.

  3. Employment Third Preference (E-3): It includes skilled workers, Professionals and Unskilled Workers (Others Workers)

  4. Employment Fourth Preference (E-4): It includes certain special immigrants like; broadcasters in the U.S., Ministers of Religion, Iraqi and Afghan interpreters, certain foreign medical graduates, Certain Retired International Organizations’ Employees, certain surviving Spouses of deceased NATO-6 civilian employees.

• Intra Country Adoption Visa: It includes the permanent residency visa for the child of another country, whom a U.S. citizen wishes to adopt. A U.S. citizen is permitted to do so by all legal means and bring the child lawfully to the United States. The applicant needs to abide by the local adoption rules and also by international standards of adoption.

• Diversity Visa: This visa program includes the random selection of the application entries from across the world who want permanent residency permit for the U.S. Prospective Diversity Visa application may obtain visa on the basis of education, professional experiences and other requirements, the mandatory requirements are:

  1. Minimum of high school education

  2. Two or more years of experience

U.S. immigration visa is quite a complex and tedious task. Express Immigration Services specializes in the U.S. immigration and relocation. As reliable immigration advisors, we have expertise in highly complex U.S. immigration laws.