What does it take to sponsor an immigrant?
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Try: http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
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You might need to consult an immigration attorney.
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You just need an employer in the USA willing to sponsor you for an H1-B visa. This employer needs to give you a job and justify that they cannot find people with your kind of experience and that this employment is temporary. This employer may even pay for your legal fees or ask you to pay. Anyway, that is it. This is done all the time. No need of an American citizen's help.
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Best thing to do is go to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services website http://uscis.gov and take a look at your options. Your door of opportunity is closing however, so act fast...(taken from uscis) Eligibility\n\nTo be eligible to sponsor a relative to immigrate to the United States you must meet the following criteria:\n\nYou must be a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States and be able to provide documentation proving your status.\n\nYou must prove that you can support your relative at 125% above the mandated poverty line. Click here to find out more information about meeting this criteria and filing the Affidavit of Support. \n\nIf you are a US Citizen you may petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the United States; however you must be able to provide proof of the relationships:\n\nHusband or wife; \nUnmarried child under 21 years old; \nUnmarried son or daughter over 21; \nMarried son or daughter of any age; \nBrother or sister, if you are at least 21 years old; or \nParent, if you are at least 21 years old.
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NO.\nOnce they become citizens ,however, they can sponsor you under the family immigration class to get your permanent residency.
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Generally, "sponsorship" is only done through family members or employers.  You cannot be sponsored by a random US citizen.  If you want to live in the US and you don't have a close family member who is a citizen or resident, then you need an employer.  If you don't have that, you pretty much have to be either rich or famous.
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There are several ways, but unfortunately it will be difficult.\n\n1) File for refugee status.  If you can prove that his life is in danger in his home country, he can get a visa that is on track to green card and US citizenship status.\n\n2) Help him be accepted to a US university or other educational institute.  They will support his student visa, and then once he is in the US and graduates, he will be automatically eligible to work ion the US for a year in his field of study.  After that, his company can sponsor him for a visa to stay longer.\n\n3) Help him find a job.  If a US company will sponsor him to do a job that they can't find a US citizen to do, they can sponsor him for a visa or even a green card.  I know people who have done this for telecommunications infrastructure development and I know someone who did this as a cook in an Irish Pub (in the US I live in an affluent area and there aren't a lot of cooks around).  If you have the money, you can even found your own business with an emphasis on doing business with Afghanistan, and then support him for a visa as you need and Afghan expert with contacts.  Maybe you could export handicrafts?  It would be relatively simple to set something up and you could probably find a supplier on Chicken Street pretty fast.  You don't have to very successful, just enough to justify his help (even as a start-up consultant)\n\n4) Bring him to the US on a tourist visa.  This is normally hard to get for an Afghan, but if you invite him (officially) and provide a guarantee for any expenses he incurs, then he should get it.  I know an Afghan who came to the US that way.  Once he is here, he can try looking for a job that will sponsor him.\n\n5) Hire an immigration lawyer.  They can often find ways that no one has ever thought of. Even if you just get the money together to talk to a top immigration lawyer on the phone for an hour or two, they usually deliver.  You can find immigration lawyers and some information about them at: http://lawyers.martindale.com/\n\nGood luck!
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Check with the US consulate in your city. He should be able to sponsor you.
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There might be a way...recently I know of someone that is going thru the same process...she has been here for about 10 years now and has just recently been able to obtain a work permit...the only way she was able to do that is by proving that she has been in the US for the past ten years...you could also apply in a way that you would have a sponsor...the sponsor would basically take care of everything but you stand a chance of having to return to Mexico for a minimum of 6 months to 10 years...best thing to do is get a good immigration lawyer...best of luck to you
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Be aware that many employers dont want to sponsor employees as it is costly, Chances are they can find a US citizen that can do the job better. the only reason a employer would sponsor someone if they paid them less than the prevailing wage and the skill was not available locally. Having worked overseas in Iraq and Kuwait you get paid well because your skills are in demand and you accept the risk
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what you are undertaking is a very difficult thing.  to sponsor an international employee, companies have to show that they have done an exhaustive search of american workers and cannot find anyone in the US to hire.  this is american government policy. \n\nand then, on top of that, if they DO want to hire someone from outside the US, the sponsorship fee is several thousand dollars.  so because of the pain-in-the-ass factor and the cost of sponsorship, most companies are reluctant to hire foreigners unless they are really desperate, or already have someone in mind for a specialized position.\n\nalso keep in mind that a "green card" means you are a permanent resident of the US, which a company cannot get for you.  all they can do is sponsor you for a work visa, which usually has a fixed term (4 or 5 years or so).  getting a green card is easier once you are here but it is still a big hurdle.
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In principle, the answer is yes, however there are some grey areas.\n\nTo find out whether you are eligible to sponsor you spouse, please see the following page: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/sponsor/index.html\n\nYour spouse should remain in their country of origin until the application process is complete, as this will improve their chances of being granted resident status and should dramatically speed up the processing time.\n\n"To sponsor a relative or family member you must sign an undertaking with the minister of Citizenship and Immigration. This is a promise to the Government of Canada that you will support the person you sponsor and their family members for a period of three to 10 years so that they will not need to apply for social assistance.\nYou must also sign a sponsorship agreement with your relative or family member that outlines your mutual commitments to each other. You promise to provide for the basic requirements of the person you sponsor and their family members for the duration of the undertaking. The person you sponsor promises to make every effort to become self-supporting (unless they are elderly.)" http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/sponsor/out.html\n\nOnce you have filled out the application form: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/applications/fc.html ..."the case processing centre will send the application for permanent residence to the appropriate visa office for you." This is where you spouse will have to go to collect the form and attend an interview, etc..\n\nRecent changes in policy have affected the family class of immigration and further info is available her: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/sponsor/faq-spouse.html
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yes u need to find a job where the employer can sponsor you, or you need to get married to a US citizen, it is usually take 4 years to be a citizen, or up to seven years if u are applying through ur employer. and once u can get a Us citizenship u can carry both passport without any problem
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Go to your local American consulate and apply for a green card. Or find an employer (or someone else) who is willing to sponsor your application.
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you need to get a sponsor first (willing employer to hire you).
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Apply to the immigration office.
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One must be sponsored in by a relative who is a US citizen and that person must show sufficient income to support you.  Then you must spend five years before taking a test to become a US citizen.\n\nBut, mostly, the economic answer is that the work available to illegal immigrants is not available to lawful citizens.  It is low-paying, without benefits, long hours and frequently dangerous to your health.  It is illegal to use and pay workers in the manner than illegal aliens are used.  And that's why they're used - they have no other options and they can't complain to the government.  You can curtail illegal imigration if you'd like, but you can't get your produce picked, your slaughterhouses cleaned or your drywall installed for four times the price you pay now.