How to move to America from Russia to permanent residence

How to leave in the USA for permanent residence from Russia in 2017? This question is interested in many Russians, because immigration in the United States has become a dream of many since the disintegration of the USSR and the fall of the iron curtain. We will try to consider the most relevant problems of obtaining a residence permit in the United States by Russian citizens: how to get the right to permanent residence that it gives, who has a real chance of fulfilling the American dream.

Grounds for immigration

The grounds for immigration are only two:

• obtaining an immigration visa in the US diplomatic mission in the Russian Federation;
• win on the annual lottery Greencart.

Immigration visas

Russians who want to receive a residence permit in the United States can contact the US Embassy to receive an immigration visa. At the moment, there are 4 American diplomatic missions in large cities in Russia:

1. Moscow,
2. St. Petersburg,
3. Yekaterinburg,
4. Vladivostok.

There are a lot of types of visas in the United States, which can be divided into immigration and non-immigration, as clearly from the name is the first difference in the right to obtain a residence permit, permanent or temporary. Consider the most common options:

• Work Visa. Usually such a visa is issued to the Russians who received an invitation from a particular employer. The visa is valid for 3 years, after that it can be extended if the employer still needs an employee. Despite the fact that officially an employee has the right to quit at any time, it is better to work on the first employer at least a year, otherwise the migration services may well arise about the authenticity of its intentions to work in this company, and any deception in such a question is punishable by the type of view on Residence.
• Bridegroom visa / bride. Very common path of immigration - marriage with a US citizen. After the conclusion of the union, the young spouse is entitled to qualify for Greencart for a period of 3 years, and then apply for citizenship.

Obtaining such a visa can be considered a subspecies of family immigration. Often, the relatives of migrants come to visit, and then gradually establish links with local employers to receive their invitation in the future. Until recently, the visas received children adopted in Russia, at the moment it is impossible, but the child born in the United States will automatically receive citizenship.

• Maintaining your business and investment. There is a whole group of visas for foreigners who can open their business or invest major amounts from half a million dollars in the American economy. At the same time, it will have to prove the origin of funds or experience in conducting business activities and its effectiveness. Business visa is usually issued for a year, and then extended.

Lottery Greencart in 2017

Green card, and easier - a permanent residence permit in the United States annually plays a lottery organized by the American state. Department to attract able-bodied personnel from around the world to the country. Each year they are played by 55 thousand, for each of the 8 zones, which are divided by the planet, a certain number of prize cards is allocated. Russia also participates in the lottery. In 2017, the winners of the DV 2015 winners will be able to leave in the United States, it is no longer impossible to get into their number, and therefore let's talk about the lottery, which will begin in 2017.

It is expected that at the end of the summer of 2017, the date of the beginning and end of the registration of lottery participants will be announced, usually this period from the beginning of October to the beginning or mid-November. The site will need to fill out a small questionnaire in English. Do not try to file several statements, duplicas will be dropped. In punishment for such behavior, the participant can be disqualified at all. Registration of lottery participants is completely free. This does not reduce the huge number of intermediaries offering services for filling out applications, and sometimes at all "guaranteeing winnings". The registration procedure in the lottery is so simple that any adult and Russian with secondary education and at least a minimum level of abstracts can go through it.

Attention! Do not fall on the tricks of fraudsters, registration of lottery participants is carried out only on the official website https://www.dvlottery.state.gov

In May 2018, the selection of winners will be taken, which will be invited to the interview in the fall of 2018. Selection occurs with the help of a special program and fraud in this matter is impossible. In the applicant's personal office on the official website, information on the result will appear. If it is positive, then the lucky one can safely begin preparation for the interview.

Documentation

We need to prepare all the necessary documents in advance. Among them, a medical conclusion, which is given only by the US medical institutions accredited by the US Diplomatic Mission. In addition, you will need to fill out the D-260 questionnaire. It is more informative and contains not only common questions about the identity of the applicant. Here you need to specify work experience, education, place of residence, marital status. Given that together with the winner, they can enter the country and members of his family, the form D-260 needs to be filled with each of them.

The very fact that you have become the winner of the lottery does not guarantee you the receipt of the desired Green card. You will have to prove that she really needs, and you have intent to build a future in the USA. An employee of the embassy may refuse you simply because the photograph that you applies does not comply with the standards or he had a suspicion of your law-ability, especially this is true in the light of mass combat against terrorism in the world.

Attention! Knowledge of English at a high level is not a prerequisite for receiving the Green Card winner of the lottery, but the better you speak the language, the higher the chances of success.

If everything went well, the Russian citizen will receive Green card by mail, and with it a permanent residence permit and in 2019 his family will be able to move to the United States to permanent residence.

Refugees and illegals

Russia is sometimes associated in the US, almost with the totalitarian regime, and therefore some Russians can take advantage of such conviction. For example, try to convince the American authorities that they are oppressed on national, religious or soil affiliation to sexual minorities. True, the latter will have to prove the case. It is to demonstrate in some way their belonging, such as a kiss or living with a person of the same sex.

Despite the vigilance of consular departments every year, hundreds of illegal immigrants deport. This situation is the strongest, but there are a lot of examples when the persons who entered the tourist visa and lost on the expanses of the country were married to the locals and legalized.

The benefits of immigration in the USA

Thinking about immigration, many are considering several countries, usually in the list something from Europe, Australia, possibly Singapore, if the profession allows and, of course, the United States of America. Consider the poles and cons of such a decision.

pros

Among the unconditional advantages of immigration, receiving a residence permit, and then citizenship is the opportunity to visit in a visa-free regime of more than a hundred countries around the world, because most developed states, one way or another, opened borders for guests from the United States, at least for tourists.

High quality of life. It is impossible to attribute it to the perfect plus, if only because he is not so far. Get a highly paid job in the US foreigners who arrived from the Russian Federation without a prior agreement may be quite difficult. Most of the migrants who arrived without a prior invitation start with work for a small fee. It must be recognized that the average resident of the United States has a higher standard of living than the Russian, and therefore the life of the immigrant can come to the taste of many who are not lucky in their homeland.

Immigration of one family member can become an expensive in a bright future for relatives in a straight line, they will be able to unhindered to visit visit, including in the hope of finding an invitation to get acquainted from local employers. At the same time, social security here remains at a very high level.

Minuses

Let's start with medicine, it was never cheap in the US ever, but it is impossible not to recognize her quality for a fairly high fee she. Immigrant will have to take care of insurance, which will be quite expensive. At the same time, the basic insurance does not include cosmetology, and most importantly, dentistry. In the US, it is so expensive that many immigrants are easier to return to their homeland for several months and visit the dentist.

Diplomas of American universities are recognized worldwide, we will not discuss about its quality, it is not evenly, but, of course, there are quite excellent educational institutions here, only training in them is quite expensive. In addition, from the date of receipt of the Green card, you must pay taxes.

Of course, each immigrant will additionally find their pros and cons, but one thing is clear, to go to the US, you need confident in future sources of financing and its working capacity.

Attention! In connection with the latest changes in legislation, legal information in this article could be outreach!

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