immigration

[choco]

hi..

i read that we need to have sponsors, like relatives, my fiance has relatives living in the US, and before doing anything, we need to know the steps on how to apply for an immigrant visa.

my fiance and I have plans to live in US and start a family there... but we dont have idea where to start, i have been reading websites abt some information but i think i need it more in detailed... please help..
we need some info for applying for an immigrant visa step by step.

thank u.

[thetreble]

Well it depends on what kind of visa you are trying to attain. If you want to live and work in the US, you have to decide if you are going to be getting an employment based visa or a family based visa.

If you are going to go the employment based route, you will need to be offered a job here in the US first. They then can work with you to sponser you for a visa.

If your wife has relatives there, how close are the relatives? They can only file for her if they are her parents, brothers or sisters. Aunts, uncles, etc. can't apply for you. Also, since you are only her fiancee, they can't sponsor you since you have no immediate family connection to them or your fiancee just yet. As you can see, it is a very complicated thing. It is best to be married first if you are thinking of coming to the US. That will make it easier. But you will still need to figure out what kind of visa you want to attain because you might not have any cause for one as of now. Just because you want to come to the US, it doesn't mean you can just apply for a visa unless you plan on just visiting.

There are a list on the types of Visas you can attain from this website:

https://www.immihelp.com/family-base...ard/index.html

You will find that in order for your fiancee's relatives to petition for her, they need to be her mother, father, brother or sister.

[choco]

thanks

thank u for ur response..

we plan to marry first before applying for the visa.. im still gonna look for more stuff regarding this..

and for other member, if you know anything abt applying for this family based visa and/or immigrant visa, a little info wud be much appreciated. thanks again!

choco