Part I: The Process and Required Materials for the U.S. Immigration Physical Examination
1.? Applicants need to bring the original passport;
2.? Original appointment letter from the U.S. Consulate General in China or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or a printed copy if the appointment letter is an e-mail;
3.? Five recent (within six months) photos that meet the U.S. Consulate's specifications for immigrant visas (50mm x 50mm); for Category K visa holders who choose not to be immunized at the time of the physical examination, only four photos are required; <for 11-year-old adopted children coming to the U.S., only two photos are required, and for those ≥11 years old, three photos are required; ?
4.? If you have suffered from a chronic disease, have a history of major illness or surgery, or are currently undergoing medical treatment medical examination please provide medical records or valid medical certificates (e.g., medical records, hospitalization summaries, surgical records, pathology reports) as much as possible.?
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5.? If the applicant has previous vaccination records, please bring along the original vaccination record and one copy of the record and present it before applying for vaccination.
Second, the process of U.S. immigration medical examination
U.S. immigration with the medical examination to do five aspects of the examination.?
The first aspect: the immigrant physical examination. The physical examination also includes an assessment of mental status.?
The second is a "tuberculin reaction test" (tuberculosis). However, this test is only done for people over the age of 2.
The second aspect is the "Tuberculin Reaction Test".
The third aspect: is the x-ray chest X-ray. This test is required for all applicants, but there is a difference between applicants under 10 years old and applicants over 10 years old. Applicants under 10 years old are required to take two x-rays in different positions (posterior-anterior and lateral films); applicants over 10 years old are required to take one x-ray (posterior-anterior film).
The fourth aspect is the "serum test". Only people over the age of fifteen will have blood drawn to check for HIV and syphilis. If the doctor suspects that a person under the age of 14 may have these viruses, the doctor can test them.
The fifth area is immunization. If an immigrant can show proof of having had certain vaccinations before, he or she will not have to pay for them. Therefore, the certificate of previous vaccination should be kept in a safe place for future use.
Part II Extended Reading: Livable Cities for U.S. Immigrants
1.Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, by the mountains and by the sea, where there is a density of large colleges and universities around the world, and also many of the world's leading research institutes, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the seat, high-quality education is an attraction to immigrants everywhere. The high quality of education is a major attraction for immigrants and international students from all over the world.
Boston has a large resident Chinese population and one of the top three Chinatowns in the country. Among the many Chinatowns with complex identities and uneven lives, Boston's Chinatown is one of the most well-managed among the Chinatowns in American cities, and the standard of living for the Chinese is relatively good.
2. Los Angeles
Sitting at the top of the list of the most suitable cities for Chinese immigrants, Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States after New York. It has a beautiful environment and a temperate oceanic climate that makes it very mild throughout the year, with no particularly hot summers or harsh winters.
The key is that the Chinese make up a large percentage of the total population, and the status of the Chinese is relatively high and less restricted.
The key is that Chinese people make up a large proportion of the population and have a high status, so there are fewer constraints.
And there is a well-developed economy, is the United States petrochemical, marine, aerospace industry and electronics industry base, second only to New York's financial center, employment opportunities are inevitable.
3. San Francisco
The Gold Rush brought the first generation of Chinese overseas, and is now one of the densest metropolitan areas for overseas Chinese. Of San Francisco's 800,000 people, 20% are Chinese, which is the highest percentage of Chinese in the US urban population.
San Francisco is situated on a long, narrow peninsula, bordered by a rugged coastline and a quiet harbor, as well as modern buildings, two-story attached homes along steep hills, and vibrant markets and shopping centers. The size of San Francisco's Chinatown has allowed the Chinese to play a growing role in the political, economic and social life of the area.
4. New York
Currently the city with the largest Chinese population in the United States. Various Chinese neighborhoods are famous for their popularity, and if you are in Chinatown, Flushing, and other places where food courts, stalls, and massage and foot massage parlors gather, you may not even realize that you are in the United States for a while. Of course, New York as a cosmopolitan city may be more attractive, with countless landmarks, shopping paradise, developed higher education, etc. are people to New York in a variety of labels.
5. Irvine
The new city of Irvine is only about 30 years old, but it's the place many people expect to call home. This city in Orange County in southern California has a population of 170,000, with nearly 30% of the residents being Asian. The city has excellent urban planning, a large Chinese population, is near the ocean and has a pleasant climate with the sunshine for which California is famous. It is also an up-and-coming city with great prospects for investment and employment. There is an entrepreneurial business environment and excellent government administration and services. At the same time, the University of California, Irvine and other excellent academic institutions are located here. The pleasant climate, excellent school districts, and ideal law and order situation are the reasons why many people, especially Chinese, choose to live in Irvine.
6. Seattle
Seattle, the commercial and cultural capital of Washington, is a city in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, only two hundred kilometers from Vancouver.
Part III Extended Reading: Introduction to U.S. Immigrant Investors
A. Types of Businesses U.S. EB-5 Immigrant Investors Can Invest In
(A) Investments in new business ventures, including innovative ventures or reorganization of old ventures.
(B) Expansion of an existing business can be invested in or capitalized to increase assets or employees by more than 40%, that is, after capitalization, the assets or the number of employees, are one point four times the original size.
(C) The investment in a troubled business loses one-fifth of its asset value in the 12 to 14 months prior to the capital injection.
The U.S. immigrant investor program is an investment and actual business and investment, but the investor does not need to have any business experience or education, the condition is to have enough money.
The new business must be guaranteed to run for at least two years, and if the new business loses money continuously and is difficult to maintain for two years, the investor may not be able to get an immigrant green card.
Second, the U.S. EB-5 immigrant investor application conditions
EB5 on the applicant's eligibility to formulate the conditions are quite loose, the investor does not have to be subjected to any business background, age, education and language ability of the conditions of the limitations, as long as to prove that the source of investment funds can be legal. The investor does not have to prove that the investment funds are from a legitimate source, and the funds are not required to be derived from the operation of the business, but can be inherited or gifted. This immigration category is characterized by "family immigration", that is, the investor, his spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 can apply for immigration at the same time.
(1) The investor must be at least 21 years old
(2) The investor does not have to have any education, business or work experience
(3) The investor must have proof of $500,000 in assets (which does not have to be accrued by the applicant, but can be gifted, inherited, etc., and must have come from a lawful and proper source.)
(4) The investor must have invested or be actively investing the required amount of money
(5) The investor must be in good health and have no criminal record
(3) The specific requirements for applying for the U.S. EB-5 immigrant investor program
(1) Establishing a new business enterprise; or purchasing an existing business, and remodeling or reorganizing it to become a new business enterprise; Or expanding an existing business to 140% of its original net worth and employment, or investing to enable a troubled business, one that has suffered a 20% reduction in net worth over the past one to two years, to retain all of its existing employee positions. The investment must be made with real money, including cash, machinery, equipment, inventory, and other property. If the investment is made with a bank loan, it must be secured by the investor's own personal property? s personal property as collateral for the loan. Bonds, notes, or loans between the investor and the investing business are not investments. If there is any guarantee between the investor and the investing enterprise that the investment will be recovered or made profitable, it is not considered an investment.
(2) The amount of investment should be one million dollars. An investment of $500,000 may be made in certain specified areas, which are defined as areas with a national unemployment rate of 1.5 times the national rate of the United States or certain specified rural areas.
(3) Create full-time jobs for no fewer than 10 U.S. citizens or green card holders. Immigration law defines a "full-time employee" for the purposes of immigrant investor law as an employee who works at least 35 hours a week. If you invest in a troubled business that has lost 20% of its net worth in the last one to two years, you will have to keep all of your current employees employed for at least the next two years.
Fourth, the U.S. immigrant investor EB-5 program features
1. short application cycle, no education, language and business background requirements;
2. no need to start a business, no need to personally manage the business;
3. one person to apply for the whole family immigrants, free to enter and exit the U.S., no immigration supervision;
4. five years after the holding of the green card, you can apply for U.S. citizenship