US Immigration

US immigration proceedings are governed by the US immigration laws. The process is a lengthy one. The procedures to qualify one for a non-immigrant or permanent immigration status is a stringent one; the USCIS allows visa only after the beneficiary alien proves himself as genuine in his needs to enter the US.

US immigration proceedings are not common to all. Different Immigration forms should be processed for temporary employees, tourists, visitors and prospective business visitors.

LPR requires a different set of qualification as against temporary entrants. US immigration initially starts with the filing of a call petition. Unless the process is initiated by an existing qualifying resident of the US, the immigration application process cannot be processed.

The Adam Walsh Act requires criminal records checking for every kind of visa that is issued for US immigration purposes. However since late January branch consulates across many parts of the world are required to not receive application for immigration under certain processes as the consulates did not have appropriate criminal records checking system. However, the USCIS is devising methodologies to help the consulates to perform high quality criminal record clearance for certain application categories.

Certain visas are also processed at unimaginable speed for life and death emergencies and related health and safety; issues relating to minor children left without appropriate care giver also are categorized under emergency US immigration processing.

Travel of US military personal and family visa for United States Government employees are processed relatively faster than others giving priority to national interest; however, a majority of proceedings are navigated under strict visa scrutinizing methodologies even under emergency thus contributing to the safety standards of the country.

Most aliens enter the US under the following immigration criteria:-
Immediate relatives of US citizens or Lawful Permanent presidents.
Alien employees who fill in the American job vacancies that the government has determined have no qualifying or willing American to work in.

All proceedings are to be initiated by a call petition by the US citizens or Lawful Permanent residents by filing a form with the appropriate sponsorship, proof of qualification in terms employment with labor certification and in case of relatives appropriate relationship proof. After petition approval does the other proceedings like category specific application filing, priority date immigrant visa number and medicals follow finally leading to visa stamps. Adjustment of status for existing nonimmigrants can be submitted along with the call petition; however, the same will be processed only after the petition is sanctioned.