At the beginning of 2024, the U.S. Secretary of State and the Department of Homeland Security announced new policies on visa issues for China in 2024, and several of them are particularly eye-catching, which undoubtedly reflects that with the end of the epidemic era and the continuous warming of Sino-US relations, the immigration policy between the two countries will also return to a relatively stable period.
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1. U.S. visa policy.
First of all, from January 2024, people who meet the following conditions at the same time can apply for a visa without an interview:
1. Have previously had other types of non-immigrant visas (excluding B certificates);
2. No more than 48 months have passed since the expiration of the last visa (excluding Category B certificate) at the time of application
3. Apply in your own country or place of residence
4. Have not been refused a visa before, unless the visa refusal is withdrawn later;
5. There is no obvious or potential non-conformity;
The new U.S. visa policy is expected to double the number of applicants who qualify for an interview waiver.
It should be noted that the application for interview exemption does not guarantee the issuance of a visa, meeting the conditions for interview exemption is only the first step, after submitting the application materials, you need to pay attention to the applicant's email and **, in case you receive the consulate's ** and mail needs to be interviewed or supplementary information needs to be processed in time!
If you do not meet the conditions for exemption from interview, you need to go to the consulate for an interview, and you can only make an appointment at the fastest time available at each consulate!
2. China's visa policy.
Source: uschina-embassy.gov.cn
Similarly, China has eased some restrictions on the entry of U.S. citizens.
Starting January 1, 2024, Chinese embassies and consulates in the U.S. will implement exemption and exemption measures for tourist visa application materials.
Those who plan to travel to China in the U.S. will no longer need to provide relevant application materials such as round-trip air tickets, hotel reservations, detailed itinerary or invitation letters when applying for a visa to China.
This new policy will undoubtedly make it easier and more convenient for American citizens to enter China. However, as the specifics of each application may be different, applicants still need to follow the specific requirements and guidance of the Chinese Embassy or Consulates in the United States to apply for a visa approval.
Overall, this is proof that the US visa has relaxed restrictions on Chinese applicants, which not only helps the process of Chinese landing in the United States to be more streamlined, but also enhances the administrative efficiency of the US visa agency and promotes economic and trade exchanges and immigration exchanges between the two countries.
However, if you want to settle in the United States and stay in the United States for a long time, you still need a green card to achieve this purpose, and the most popular ways are still EB-1A aliens of extraordinary ability, NIW National Interest Waiver and EB-5 investment immigration.
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1. EB-1A Extraordinary Ability.
The U.S. Alien of Extraordinary Ability is the first preference category in the U.S. employment-based immigration program. The five fields that meet the criteria for the U.S. Exceptional Ability Immigration are Science, Arts, Education, Business, and Sports.
Application Category 1:
Fully meet the Outstanding Talent Criteria: the world's top talents in their field.
For example: Nobel laureate, Oscar winner, Pulitzer laureate, etc.
Application Category 2:
If you meet any three or more of the following ten criteria to demonstrate outstanding ability and achievement in a certain professional field, i.e., the "three out of ten" criteria, you can apply.
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2. NIW National Interest Exemption.
NIW National Interest Waiver immigrants, also known as highly skilled immigrants, fall under a special category in EB2.
Category 1: Advanced Degree.
Applicants need to have a master's degree or above or equivalent from another foreign university
If you do not have a master's degree, usually the applicant has a bachelor's degree + more than 5 years of work experience, and you can also apply.
Application Category 2: Special Skills.
USCIS requires that you may apply for a NIW if you have exceptional skills in a specified field (science, arts, business), meet three of the six criteria, and can provide written evidence.
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3. EB-5 investment immigration.
EB-5 has relaxed requirements for applicants, with no age, language, educational qualifications, etc., and there is no need to start a business on their own or manage the business themselves. Applicants need to meet the following requirements in order to take their spouse and accompanying children under the age of 21:
a. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
b. Investment amount requirements.
Invest $800,000 in TEAs (TEA areas) or $1.05 million in non-TEAs (non-TEA areas).
A Targeted Employment Area (TEA) is a rural or high-unemployment area.
Rural area: means any area other than the Metropolitan Area (MSA);or any city or town with a population of 20,000 or more, according to the most recent decennial U.S. Census.
High Unemployment Areas: Regions with an unemployment rate of at least 150% of the national average.
c. Investment amount**.
The investment amount needs to be proved to the immigration bureau legally**, which can be real estate mortgage, salary income, gifts or inheritances from relatives and friends, real estate sales, ** transactions, contracted enterprise retention, legal dividends of the company, etc.
d. No criminal record.
e. No infectious diseases.
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