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Six Ways to Become an American

Option 1. Participate in the American green card lottery (official name: Diversity Visa (DV) – a visa lottery program for immigrants from various countries. To do this, you need to submit an application on the website of the U.S. Department of State. The green card lottery is drawn by random selection from 50,000 candidates. It doesn't matter whether the winner knows the language, how old they are, or what their profession is. The green card holder can expect full citizenship within 5 years.

Option 2. If you are a qualified specialist, you can become a citizen of the United States by obtaining a work visa. To do this, you must be officially invited to work by a firm, company, or individual, i.e., your future employer. A work visa is issued for three years. After this period, the visa can be extended once for another three years.

Option 3. You can enter the United States of America as a fiancée. As noted on the website hochusvalit.com, the seriousness of the relationship and intentions is confirmed by numerous photos, receipts from joint stays in hotels, etc. After arriving in the USA, you must officially get married within three months. Then you will receive conditional permanent resident status for two years. After this period, having proven the validity of your marriage, you can expect to receive a green card.

Option 4. If you have your own enterprise in your home country, you can establish and open a branch in the USA and move to America to personally manage the production. In such cases, a business visa is issued for one year. With smooth operation of the American branch, the visa can be extended up to three years.

Option 5. You can try to get an investor visa. To do this, you need to invest from $500,000 in a specific American company, having previously provided tax returns for the three preceding years, and proving that your money is 'clean' and earned honestly. You also need to provide all information about the company you are going to invest in.

Option 6. If you are really drawn to America, you can obtain refugee status. To do this, you will need to prove that you were subjected to persecution and oppression in your homeland. However, you can only apply for refugee status while on U.S. soil.

Well, now you know what options for moving to the USA exist. We wish that your dream becomes a reality!