Immigration

Some countries require people from certain nationalities that are traveling to a different destination other than their country, but with a stop in an airport in their soil, to obtain a transit visa. Usually is not hard to get them because you don't need to prove much other than having a clean background. U.S.A. used to have this type before 9/11 but now it is required to have a valid tourist visa, or a visa waiver for qualified countries to enter to American Soil even if you are just changing planes.

None. It is a law that has more than 20 years of being implemented (Immigration Act of 1990), and as a result, many Mexican people immigrate into the country illegally.

They are spending a lot annually to secure the land borders; especially the US-Mexican border line.

At the embassies/consulates abroad are biometric meaning that they take the finger prints of all ten fingers of each person- whether or not they agree to issue a visa. If a visa is issued, once the person arrives in the US, they have to be fingerprinted once more and have their photograph taken by the passport control officer.

The US Customs and Border Protection also takes fingerprints of nationals of countries participating in the US Visa Waiver Program (e.g. the UK, France, Australia, Germany, Japan and etc.) when they arrive at any point of entry.

Unfortunately the answer is NO! I'm sorry. I have been dealing with this one for over 4 years now with my Mother-In-Law, and Sister-in-Law. They're from Scotland. I married my wife over there in Scotland (I was born in California). Anyway, I WAS able to sponsor my wife and her kids from a previous marriage. However; not the case with her. My wife will have to sponsor her when she becomes a citizen. (She is now a "Legal Resident".) An adult immigrant that's not related to an American Citizen will have to do it the old fashioned way and apply for a "Green Card" under whatever circumstances they have, or can come up with. Again... Unfortunately, these days they're not handing them out very easily. I had to prove that my marriage wasn't a scam 2 years after we moved my wife and the kids into the country. That alone cost another $210.00. We've spent thousands and thousands of dollars getting my wife and step-kids legally into this country, AND WE'RE MARRIED! Good luck getting an immigrant with no American Citizen relatives into this country legally. I wish I had better news for you about this, but we're all too familiar with the Dept. of Homeland Security (formerly known as the I.N.S.).

Reply By Kyle Keith:

This users reply is to the extreme and a little over-exaggerating. There is no set amount of money you need like this user posted. 1 Million Dollars is not needed to start a business. When our economy was strong there were people reporting that they were getting denied when they had less than $100,000 in US funds to start a business. Well now that our money sucks and our economy has weakened anything more than 50,000 will be carefully considered.

Now the difference in my writing is that I actually provide proof of my rants and raves.

The E2 Treaty Investor: Nationals of qualifying Treaty countries who have made a significant investment in the United States may qualify for E2 Treaty Investor status. Like the E1 visa, there is no set minimum level of investment which may qualify for E2 status, but the lower the investment the less likely one is to qualify. Again, the level of investment must be sufficient to justify the treaty national (or his/her employees) presence in the United States. The investment must be in an operating business - i.e. simply buying property or stocks and bonds does not qualify. Also, a substantial part of the investment must have been made before applying for E2 status.

Of course the immigrant will have to be originating from one of the countries in the treaty.

Everybody needs a visa except Gulf Nationals. More info at http://www.iloveqatar.net/visa.php

Is the question: what countries does the US require a visa from?

If so, the answer is that the US requires a visa from every country on Earth EXCEPT those member countries that are part of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). However, even in these countries, those people with criminal records will STILL be required to obtain a visa.

Some pros of the new Arizona immigration law is that hospitals and schools won't get crowded. There could be less kiddnappings.

A con is that some people consider it was racial profiling.

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Yes, a Jamaican using a Jamaican passport can travel to Antigua without a visa.

2 years

They allowed both skilled and unskilled workers to join.

Individuals have no say in whether a non-citizen in the United States should be deported such decisions are made by the USCIS. Unless the person who has been granted permanent resident status commits a federal or state crime which constitutes a felony conviction he or she is not in danger of deportation.

yes, Indian citizens need visa to visit Bermuda,

Because people need to become legal residents to the U.S. They just want to escape their country and come here.But if everyone does that, we are going to be in big trouble.

All of the above (Apex)

The question is slightly ambiguous, since technically you cannot sponsor an illegal immigrant. If the immigrant is already in the country illegally, they cannot be sponsored for entry into the country. You can sponsor an immigrant, but there are conditions on someone re-entering the United States who has already been an illegal immigrant.

First, sponsoring an immigrant. There is a category of immigration called family sponsorship, whereby the family member of the immigrant (who is already a legal U.S. citizen) can sponsor the immigrant's entry into the country. The family member must submit an Affidavit of Support, which shows that the sponsor will financially support the immigrant. Proof of income must be provided along with the application. This only applies, however, to immigrants who have not yet entered the country illegally.

Illegal aliens who wish to re-enter the country legally are generally barred for three years from doing so. There are exceptions to this rule, but generally, any person who has been in the United States illegally for 180 days or more will be barred from re-entry for three years. Aliens will be barred for 10 years if they were illegally in the country for one year or more.

These laws surrounding legal and illegal immigration and sponsorship are contained in the updated Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and the Anti terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

People are usually unhappy with their country--the environment, the government, the economy...etc. Some countries have strict laws, like Communist countries, and people don't like that so they escape to other countries illegally thinking they'll be okay..

Immigration IS the fabric of the country when you take into consideration the fact that the ancestors of most people in the country immigrated here or were brought here from another part of the world within the last 300 years.

"A good American uses the freedom they have been given to make life better for others; working for the common good is a hallmark of a good American. A good American knows that individual rights spring from the roots of justice and are nurtured by respecting one another's equality."

-Einar Swenson of Blackfoot, Idaho.

"A good American is someone who thinks more highly of others than he does himself, who shows kindness to all people, who is humbled by the freedoms he enjoys, and who stoops to pick up a piece of litter instead of passing it by."

-Diane M. Pankonin of Oregon City, Ore.

"The best citizen puts ethics before law, law before gain, nation before self."

-David A. Todd of Bella Vista, Ark.

*well then im pretty sure have the people in America aren't good citizens then*

The German immigrants were often not trusted by Americans. Sometimes their homes were even vandalized. The Americans thought that because they were German, they had something to do with the Nazis.

Yes. None of the jurisdictions in the United States that permit same-sex marriage have a citizenship requirement for the marriage license. The couple must appear in person to apply for the license and show identification sufficient to satisfy the issuing authority. That ID can certainly be a foreign passport. Tourists frequently marry in foreign cities. The clerk will not examine the entire passport to see if there is a valid U.S. Visa and, even if he/she did, the absence of legal immigration status does not justify denial of the license.

some push factors in Africa are having no food,no clothes,not having a job,and dieing of a desies or malnutrition

Depending on where and when you choose to file your application, the period of time between sending in the completed application and the interview to become a U.S. Citizen can vary from five months to more than two years.Information online helps remove tension about the interview after you apply for US citizenship.

You can marry anywhere your hearts desire! After you get married the Illegal Resident needs to apply for Permanent residency. You can have the application sent to you just by calling them up (they have computer automated service also).