| A family sponsor can only
be done through the Parent, Sibling, Child, or Spouse of the
intending immigrant. Other relatives cannot sponsor you:
A) IMMEDIATE RELAVTIVES
These include the following relatives of United
States Citizens:
- Father/Mother (only immediate if
sponsoring child is
over the age of 21
- Son/Daughter (under the age of 21)
- Husband/Wife
The US government has yearly statutory restrictions
which limit the number of immigrant who can enter each year.
Immediate relatives fall outside of those restrictions. That
means that if you are sponsored as an immediate
relative there is never a waiting list You can immigrate as
soon as your papers are approved.
B) PREFERENCE RELATIVES
- Permanent Resident Spouse
- Child over the Age of 21 of Permanent
- Resident or Citizen· Brothers/Sisters of US Citizens
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When a business sponsor an Immigrant generally they need
to prove that they cannot find a United States Citizen to
perform the Job needed. The procedure involves two steps. A
Labor Application with the Department of Labor and then an
Immigrant Visa Application with the Immigration and
Naturalization Service. Once approved as an Immigrant the
Beneficiary can adjust his status in the United States to
that of a Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) if they are
legally here already. Or, if they are outside the country
they obtain an Immigrant visa from the US Consulate in their
home country, and are given a Green Card the day they arrive
in the US.
A) LABOR CERTIFICATION
While the Job Offer can be for an unskilled, skilled, or
professional position higher level positions are more likely
to succeed and are usually faster.
B) WAIVER CASES
Business sponsorships that do not require Labor
Certification are known as waiver cases. In these cases it
is possible to file an Immigrant Visa directly with the
Immigration and Naturalization Service. There are 4
instances in which a waiver of the Labor Certification can
be waived, the reason being that position, and/or the Alien
qualifications, is so unique that if they were employed in
the United States they would not be taking a job away from
an American.
- Intracompany Transfers – Very high
level international executives transferred from an overseas
affiliate.
- Scientific Researchers
- Person of Exceptional Ability – A
person unique who stands out amongst the peers in his
profession or vocation.
- Persons of Extraordinary Ability – This
is for Nobel Prize winners and the like.
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