The U.S. Immigration Green Card Lottery Will Soon End Wednesday….
What if……
FOR RELEASE Monday November 4th 2002
Contact: Amanda Gary
Phone: 818-508-7299
Amanda@riznyk.com
The U.S. Immigration Green Card Lottery Will Soon End Wednesday….
What if……
LOS ANGELES, CA, November 4th, 2002-ClearedForLanding.com, the immigration supersite, receives letters from many persons regarding options should they lose the green card lottery. Persons from various underrepresented countries are banking on the green card lottery to allow them to live here permanently. Unfortunately, it is estimated that over 15,000,000 people will apply for the coveted 50,000 green cards that will be made available. Are there other options should this one fail? The answer is yes, and regrettably, many persons who write to www.ClearedForLanding.com are not aware of the many methods available.
There are four major ways in which one can enter the United States (among several others), and they include entering as a student, relative, investor or worker. Entering as a student is relatively straightforward, thus we will not be covering it here.
As an investor, there are two classes of entry possible: on a visa or a green card. The green card, also known as the EP5 method, requires an investment of $1 million and the hiring of 10 US workers for a period two years. If you can open your business in an area of high unemployment (and still survive), you can cut the capital requirement in half. This is extremely risky as options go, but is often the only route available for persons from non-treaty countries who do not qualify for an ‘E' visa.
The other method of entry involves the use of a visa, and there are two major choices available: the E and the L. The E visa is available in two forms, the E1, for persons and entities involved in import/export, and the E2, for other investment types. The E visa is only available to persons from treaty countries; for a complete list, go to www.ClearedForLanding.com/Treaty.html. The treaty countries include most Western European countries, as well as Canada, Mexico, and Australia. Although there is no set number with respect to the investment, our staff lawyers have prevailed in cases with investments as low as $50,000.
The other visa available is the L1, also called the intra-company transferee visa. This visa is ideal for persons from non-treaty countries and there is no fixed dollar figure with respect to the investment in the company. Ideally, the applicant would be a person who is a manager or executive of a foreign aspect of the operation (i.e. the parent company) and is entering the U.S. to open a branch, subsidiary or affiliate and will still serve as a high-level executive or manager. This person can remain in the United States for up to 7 years' time, but can also apply for a green card while remaining.
A worker can also choose between a green card and a visa. There are visas for unskilled persons (difficult cases to win), as well as the famous H1b, for persons with a 4-year degree or equivalent. A person on an H1b can apply for a green card while in the U.S., based on the ‘dual intent doctrine'. An unskilled worker is often best served by applying for a green card and in his or her country of origin. The major requirement for a green card via labor certification is that the person should have two years' experience or training in a field that requires two years' experience or training (i.e. auto mechanic). Although a green card through this route can take 4 ½ years' time, the time can be accelerated by a new system known as Reduction in Recruitment, or RIR.
Last but not least are the relatives. There are a number of options available, but the quickest are via marriage to a U.S. citizen, and petition from a U.S. citizen son or daughter who is over 21.
We wish you all luck with the lottery and if you wish to find out more about the various methods of entry, feel free to visit www.ClearedForLanding.com ; for an attorney, visit www.ClearedForLanding.com/lawyer.html .
Author: Amanda Gary at ClearedForLanding.com
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