US Visa Analysis

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All immigrants wishing to come to the United States must present a basis for their application for a US visa. The general categories are immigrant and non-immigrant visas. Immigrant visas are for foreign nationals who intend to live in the United States on a permanent basis. Non-immigrant visas are for foreign nationals who intend to stay in the United States on a temporary basis.

Immigrant and non-immigrant visas are divided into the following categories. Please note that this list reflects only the most common categories.

Immigrant Visas

Family Sponsored Visa(I-130)
PERM Labor Certification Visa
Employment Bases Visa (EB-1/EB-2)
Violence Against Women Act Visa (VAWA)
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Visa
Diversity Visa Program-Lottery …show more content…

When an immigrant applies for a non-immigrant visa, the US government presumes that the non-immigrant intends to live in the US permanently. The immigrant bears the burden to establish that he or she will stay in the US only temporarily and will depart before the expiration of his or her US tourist visa. The immigrant may meet this burden by establishing that he or she has sufficient social, economic, and family ties with his country of citizenship so that he or she will depart the US and return to his country upon the expiration of his visa. The immigrant may establish such ties by, for example, showing that he owns property in his home country, or that he is the father or mother of an underage child who is not accompanying him or her on the trip, or that he or she is the only son or daughter of a single parent who he or she cares for. The immigrant must also establish that he or she has sufficient funds to cover his stay in the US. While each case varies by its unique circumstance and there is no bright line rule in establishing the approval of a US visa, the more evidence the immigrant presents to establish his or her intent to return, the better the chances of being approved for the tourist visa. The following is a sample of questions that the interviewer may ask the