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Originally posted by aopirose
I admit that I haven't researched this and I need some help. Can someone please tell me what do you need to immigrate to the U.S. legally besides a passport or visa? Do you need to have a U.S. family member, employer or someone like that to vouch for you? Thanks for any and all repsonses.
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Well it depends on where you're coming from. There is lots of paperwork involved b/c as with any country you need to keep track of who's in your country & who's coming in and out of it. It only makes sense. Now Once you have your passport or Visa (if it is required by the US government) there's is usually a time limit that you can stay. Exceeding that is one form of being here illegally. I.E you got in legally but exceeded your stay...that's illegal.
Some instances require a family member to "vouch" for you, say if you're trying to get a green card. Some instances allow you to stay on a work visa, or student visa or asylum visa. They've got something for everyone. You can even be here off of a student visa, work on an Optional Practical Training Visa & the company you work for can "vouch" for you.
But then you have those who have come tot he US by boat or by sneaking into the country by land as in the case of illegal Mexicans. So basically there's no record of you even being here.
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